Quicken 6 for Macintosh - Program Updates

The most recent update to Quicken 6 for Macintosh (release R7) is available as a downloadable update. Before downloading the update, check to make sure you need it.

Select About Quicken from the Apple menu, and press R on your keyboard. If anything other than R7 is listed, proceed with the update by downloading the appropriate updater file.

Installing the Updater

1. Double-click the Quicken 6 Updater icon. Depending on the way you installed Quicken 6, the Updater will either be called Quicken 6 Updater 68K, Quicken 6 Updater PPC, or Quicken 6 Updater Universal. The Updater reports that it will update your copy of Quicken 6 to Quicken 6 Release R7. It attempts to locate Quicken 6 on your hard disk and highlights it as the application to be updated.
2. Confirm the highlighted application you want to update and click Update. You will see the Updating Quicken 6... status bar. It should take between 2 and 5 minutes to complete the update. When the update is finished, the Updater tells you Your copy of Quicken 6 has been updated successfully.
3. Once the update is complete, you will have only release R7 of Quicken 6 on your hard disk. You will no longer have a copy of your old release.

   Note: Your Quicken data files will not be changed in any way.

Adding additional changed files
The R2 to R7 Updater comes with eight additional files that have been changed in Quicken 6 Release 7, while the R5 to R7 Updater has one file that has been changed. For R2 to R7 Updaters, inside the folder named Put contents in Quicken 6 Folder you will find: About Quicken Guide, Guided Setup Guide, New Features Guide, Quicken Guide, Tips Guide, PUBKEY, TAX.SCD, and Read Me. R5 to R7 Updaters will find one file inside the Put contents in Quicken 6 Folder: Quicken Guide.

1. Drag these files into your Quicken 6 Folder. For Quicken Deluxe 6 users, the Quicken 6 Folder is located inside the Quicken Deluxe 6 Folder.
2. Click OK when asked if you want to replace the older versions of the files.

   Note: It is very important that you copy these file(s) into your Quicken 6 Folder. If you do not, Quicken's online banking features will not work.

Latest Release Details

Quicken's online banking features save you time and hassle

• Get current account balances
• See at a glance which checks and deposits have cleared.
• Reconcile accounts faster with automatic transaction matching.
• Reduce data-entry hassle by automatically downloading transactions into Quicken.
• Easily transfer funds between accounts to maximize your interest earned.
• Get current charge card and credit card statements on demand.

If you would like additional information regarding online banking availability, pricing or enrollment, please contact a participating financial institution.

If you are using a PowerBook 100 (with 4 megabytes of RAM), Mac Plus, Mac SE, or Mac Classic, online banking is not available because of memory constraints. If you are running Quicken on other Macintosh models with only 4 megabytes of RAM, you will need to turn on virtual memory in order to use online banking.

Corrections from release R5 to release R7

• Save a Copy works correctly after deleting a security with no symbol.
• Memos in split transactions in the Register are saved correctly, and are not replaced by N/A.
• Partial page check printing settings are saved correctly.
• Online funds transfer recovers correctly after a service disconnect.
• Phone numbers are correctly transmitted to CheckFree.

Corrections from release R2 to release R5

• In the Portfolio view, the share total and security market value are correctly calculated when selling shares of a security from a lot of 100,000 shares or more.
• In the Investment Performance graph, selecting securities to display works correctly.
• In the Investment Performance report, selecting accounts, types, and goals for inclusion in the report works correctly.
• The budget reports correctly display category names and descriptions, based on your Quicken 6 Preferences.
• Sheet feeder check printing settings are retained after converting from a previous version of Quicken.