Password Protecting Payroll Information in a QuickBooks Company File
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Steps to password protect your payroll data:
- Log into your QuickBooks company file with your Administrator User Name.
- From the QuickBooks Company menu, select Set Up Users and Passwords and select Setup Users.
- Click on Add User.
- Enter a User name and enter and confirm your; Password
- Do you have your Caps Lock or Num Lock keys turned on? Passwords are case sensitive, so turning on either of these keys can affect how your password is stored.
- Choose Selected Areas of QuickBooks, click Next until you reach Payroll and Employees.
- Choose the Access Level you want to give to this Employee User Name, click Finish.
- To Log in to this user click on the File drop-down list and choose Close Company/Logoff.
- Choose your company file from the No Company Open list and click Open.
- Enter the new User Name and password and click OK.


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