Sams Teach Yourself Quicken Deluxe 2000 in 24 Hours uses a friendly, conversational approach to teach you the basics of Quicken 2000 and personal finance. This book covers everything you need to know to use Quicken, from installation to transaction entry to reporting and analysis. It provides comprehensive coverage of all basic Quicken features in a way that's easy for beginners to follow. Each hour-long chapter teaches you how to perform an essential Quicken task, and the hours progress from the basics to more advanced tasks, such as downloading information from the Internet and analyzing investment portfolios.