How to Export a QuickBooks Customer List
QuickBooks is a commercial software package designed and distributed by Intuit. This program provides businesses with software that will handle multiple functions in one area. This program maintains a database of customers that you may deal with for invoicing or communication purposes. QuickBooks exports files in a format called IIF, or Intuit Interchange Format. An IFF file is essentially a text file capable of relating to other software packages, such as email programs. Exporting a customer list from QuickBooks is an uncomplicated procedure.
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Open QuickBooks on your computer. You must switch the program to single-user mode. This restricts the file access of any other user. If anyone else is working on this company file, have him close the program. Click on the "File" menu located at the top of the screen. Select "Single-User Mode" from the options in the File menu.
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Click on the "File" menu a second time. Select "Utilities" from the options available.
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Select "Export" from the options under Utilities.
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Click on the box next to "Customer List." This screen will give you a number of lists available for export, with boxes next to them. Clicking on a box marks that list. You may export as many lists as you want from this screen.
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Use the dialogue box to select a location on your hard drive where the list will export. If you set up a separate folder for this purpose, locate it and click on the "Open" button.
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Click on the "OK" button at the bottom of the export screen.
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