One Window.
When you choose this option, you can only view one window at a time even though there are many windows opened. These multiple windows are stacked against each other and you can only see the top one. There is a list of windows opened on the Open Windows left pane, click the name of window you want to display.
Multiple Window.
Choose this option if you want to view multiple windows at a time and if you want to resize windows according to your preference. Once this option is on, you then have the menu commands on how you want to arrange the opened windows (Tile Vertically, Tile Horizontally, Cascade) from Main Menu > Window.
Save when closing company.
This option allows you to save the current state of opened windows and positions when you exit the program. The next time you login, you can continue the work where you left off.
Save current desktop.
If you have a favourite arrangement of windows and positions for your work, use this option to remember it each time you login to QuickBooks.
Show Home page when opening a company file.
When you choose this option, the program opens the Home Page each time you open your company file.
Switch to icons/light background on the Top Icon Bar.
Activate this option if you want to change colour similar lighter colour on the Top icon Bar.
Show Live Community and Help.
Turn this option on if you want to see the live Community and Help window opened (on the right side of your main window) each time you open your company file. I found that this to slowing down the time to open your file.
Windows Settings.
You can set Microsoft Windows displays and sounds setting from these two Displays and Sounds button.
Company Color Scheme.
If you don’t like the black colour default setting, you have more than 10 colour scheme you can choose from this option.
2. Company Preferences
Select the features that you want to show on the Home page.
You can choose features/icons you want to show on the Home page by checking the boxes for Customers related features and vendors related feature here. In the screenshot above, Invoices and Enter Bills and Pay Bills boxes are greyed out (*) which means you can’t turn them off their related preferences are enabled. For example, Invoices checkbox can’t be removed because either Estimate or Progress Invoicing is enabled.
Related preferences.
This shows all related preferences from the features/icons on the Home page that are enabled. As you can see, the Estimates is enabled which makes the Invoices feature above it can’t be removed. If you need to turn off any of the preference, click the name of preference in blue.