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Quicken Help and Support Options

By Shelley Elmblad, About.com

Need help with Quicken personal finance software? Here are your options for Quicken technical support and for getting help online for using Quicken personal finance software.

1. Check Quicken Online Forums

You can find help for using Quicken in a number of online discussion groups where Quicken users share solutions with one another. When you use an online Quicken help group, start with using the search feature in the group to find out if answers have already been posted for your questions about Quicken.

2. Quicken Support Page

You will find support options on the Quicken Support Page for each annual release of Quicken for Windows and Quicken for Mac.

Selecting the version of Quicken you need help with on the support site to get a knowledge base with Quicken help topic links. You may find help for your problem with Quicken right away in the Hot Topics list, or you can type a phrase or key words into the Search box near the top of the Quicken support page.

3. Quicken Reference Books

There is a good selection of Quicken books with step-by-step tutorials, tips and answers to many Quicken questions. It's great to have a Quicken reference manual on hand to help you through those, "how do I use Quicken to..." questions.

4. Quicken Help Via Email

Use Quicken Support email to get free help with Quicken. You should get an answer for getting help with Quicken within 24 hours.

5. Quicken Chat

You can get free help for Quicken with chat support, every day except around the clock except for Sundays from 1:30 AM to 2:30 AM Pacific time. Using chat over a dial up connection could be frustrating. If you must use dial up to chat with Quicken support, let the support person finish typing before you enter a response.

6. Quicken Phone Support

To speak to a Quicken Support representative by phone, you need to request a call back. Within 30 minutes, someone will return your call to help you with Quicken. Call backs are available from 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific time, Monday through Friday. Questions about purchasing or installing Quicken are free, but for other questions, first try another method to get help with Quicken because the call could cost you $25.

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