QuickBooks 2004/2005/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010 (and later versions)

With QuickBooks open, press F2. QuickBooks will display a Product Information window. The first line of the Product Information window gives the QuickBooks product version followed by the release number.

Alternatively you can hold down the CTRL key and press the number 1 (CTRL+1). Use the number one key at the top of your keyboard rather than the one on the number pad to the right.

QuickBooks 2003 and older

With QuickBooks open, hold down the CTRL key and press the number 1 (CTRL+1). Use the number one key at the top of your keyboard rather than the one on the number pad to the right. QuickBooks will display a Product Information window. The first line of the Product Information window gives the QuickBooks product version followed by the release number.

QuickBooks Mac 2010, 2009, 2007 (or older)

Choose Help > Product Information. Version and release information appear. For example, if it shows Product: QuickBooks Pro 2007 for Mac R7, the version is 2007 and the release is R7.

Windows: If you cannot open QuickBooks to find the product information:

Press and hold the CTRL key, and then double-click the QuickBooks icon on your desktop. Continue pressing the CTRL key until you see the No Company Open window, then release the CTRL key.

If QuickBooks still does not open:

1. Right-click the QuickBooks icon on your desktop, and click Properties.
2. Click Find Target and right click QBW32.EXE.
3. Click Properties and click the General tab. The Location line shows the year of your QuickBooks version.
4. Click the Version tab and under Item name, click File Version. To the right, under Value, the last release update to your copy of QuickBooks appears. For example: 18.0D R12. The number 18 refers to QuickBooks 2008 (17 would refer to 2007 and so on). The R12 refers to release 12.