Changes released in Quickbook 2013 R3

When you upgrade from Quickbook 2013 R1 to the new R3 version you will get a notice about an update to your file – the database is being altered (thankfully!).

If you find that you need to go back to the 2013 R1 release (I can't think of any reason for wanting to do that at this point in time) it's simple to do – as when I opened an R3 database with the R1 version.

There's been a GREAT degree of discussion about the modifications in the UI with QuickBooks 2013. A fair portion of users were pushing for major alterations in version R3 to address details that frustrate them. Did they do that? Some of the features are not included in Quickbooks for Mac (see our quickbooks for mac 2013 page). Let's take a look…

General Alterations

There are a bunch of tiny user interface changes on sizes of fonts and such in the Centers. Not noticeable unless you look closely. They adjusted the spacing dividing choices in the top menus (tiny modifications). The "edit" and "attach" icons in the Centers got raised to a standard ratio. Occasionally the balances part of the left icon bar would not update the balances. Version R3 solves this. There are dramatic upgrades in the icons that are used in both top and left icon bars. The alterations here are, mostly, greatly focused on ease of use.

Upgrades in the Left Navigation (Icon) Bar

They appended an "Add New To Do" Link in the "Do Today" portion of the Left Icon Bar. This is similar to the recent function showcased in skype for mac. In the R1 release we got an "Open Windows" item in the Left Icon Bar as a "tab" in line with the rest. This is the new version of Open Window list that you can see if you dock the Top Icon Bar.