22.2. Customizing the Home Page

The QuickBooks Home page is a chameleon that changes to fit your business's workflow. The program performs its magic by incorporating your answers from the EasyStep Interview with your Company Preferences settings, as shown in Figure 22-1. For example, if you don't have inventory, the tasks for buying, receiving, and paying for inventory are nowhere to be seen on your Home page. And if you don't have employees, the employee panel disappears. See Section 20.5.3 for the full scoop on changing the icons you see on the Home page.

Figure 22-1. The Edit—Preferences → Desktop View → Company Preferences tab is where you customize your Home page. To turn tasks on or off, turn their checkboxes on or off. For example, if you don't send statements to customers, turn off the "Statements and Statement Charges" checkbox. To show or hide feature icons (like Payroll), simply turn the features on or off in the bottom panel.