Free Wave tutorials for small business
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Wave. These 3 free modules teach it by building real projects, not by reading about features: Wave: Chart of Accounts, Transactions and Reports, Wave: Create an Invoice and Record the Payment and Wave: Enter a Bill, Pay It and Reconcile.
The Wave modules cover Accounting. Every module runs in a practice copy of Wave, so you can learn it without an account, then set it up for real.
3 modules
Wave: Chart of Accounts, Transactions and ReportsA beginner Wave accounting walkthrough on real screens: find the chart of accounts, record and categorize a transaction, then run a Profit & Loss and a Balance Sheet…
Free · Live ~10 min Beginner
Wave: Create an Invoice and Record the PaymentA beginner Wave accounting walkthrough on real screens: create an invoice, approve it, mark it sent, record the payment so income is counted once, and check Aged…
Free · Live ~10 min Beginner
Wave: Enter a Bill, Pay It and ReconcileA beginner Wave accounting walkthrough on real screens: enter a supplier bill, record the payment so it no longer shows as owed, and open bank reconciliation for month…
Free · Live ~8 min Beginner
What you do in each module
- Wave: Chart of Accounts, Transactions and Reports (about 10 minutes, 13 steps, beginner). You work through: Find the chart of accounts, Record a transaction and Run the reports.
- Wave: Create an Invoice and Record the Payment (about 10 minutes, 12 steps, beginner). You work through: Create the invoice, Approve and send, Record the payment and Check who owes you.
- Wave: Enter a Bill, Pay It and Reconcile (about 8 minutes, 10 steps, beginner). You work through: Enter the bill, Pay it and Reconcile at month end.
Common questions
How long will this take?
The 3 modules take about 28 minutes in total, and you can do them in separate sittings.
Do I need experience first?
No. These modules are beginner level, and each step tells you exactly where to click.
Do I need a Wave account to start?
No. The practice runs in a copy of Wave inside your browser, and nothing touches your real accounts. When you are ready, you repeat the steps in your own account.
Is it free?
Yes. All 3 modules are free.
Where should I start?
Start with Wave: Chart of Accounts, Transactions and Reports, then continue with Wave: Create an Invoice and Record the Payment.
Frequently asked questions
- Are these Wave tutorials free?
- Yes. All 3 live Wave lessons here are free, and you can start without signing up. Each one is a real project you build step by step in a practice copy of Wave that checks your work.
- Where should a beginner start with Wave?
- Start with Wave: Chart of Accounts, Transactions and Reports, about 10 minutes. Every step shows you where to click, and "Do it for me" finishes any step you get stuck on.
- Do I need my own Wave account to practice?
- No. The lessons run in a practice copy of Wave in your browser, so nothing touches your real accounts. To build the same workflow for real afterwards you need your own Wave account; check Wave's current pricing first.
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How every module works
Each step is shown on the left, with a cursor pointing to exactly where to click. You do the same thing on the right, in a practice copy of the real tool. Get it right and it moves on. Nothing touches your real accounts until you're ready to build it for real.
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