Transferring payroll data from a previous version When you open Elite Payroll for the first time, the Elite Payroll Upgrade Wizard takes you through the process of upgrading your company file and reports from a previous version of Elite Payroll, Quicken Payroll, QuickPayroll or Payroll Premier. You can also open the Upgrade Wizard from the Wizard menu.
When you have completed the information for each step, click Next. If you want to go back to a previous step, click Previous.
1 The Upgrade Wizard is started automatically when you first open Elite Payroll, or when you select Upgrade Wizard from the Wizard menu.
2 Click Next. The Upgrade Wizard will locate any previous versions of Elite Payroll, Quicken Payroll, QuickPayroll or Payroll Premier on your computer. Your old company data file will be left unchanged in the previous version file folder.
3 Click to þ select which files you want to upgrade. Generally, you should upgrade both Reports and Data files.
4 The list of data files will be displayed. Files that will be upgraded will have Yes in the Upgrade column. To select or de-select a file, click on the Upgrade column.
5 When you have completed all of the steps, click Finish. Your company files and reports can now be used in Elite Payroll v12.
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