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hello i am very new mac user switching from windows, all our finances are on microsoft money. Does apple have a program already installed in the tiger ver 10.4.2? is there a program any one can recommend? I need to be able to print checks. Thanks!

Hi alasalla,
Welcome to the discussions and the AppleWorks forum.
Look for Quicken 2005 in your Applications folder. Quicken has also been bundled with the 'consumer' Macs since the Performa series (mid 1990s) or earlier, but I don't know if it is included in the 'professional' machines (such as your PowerBook.)
If not, check the Made4Mac software guide on this site. Click the  tab above, then the Made4Mac link in the bar below the tabs. Click Home and Recreation in the menu on the left, then the Accounting and Finance radio button in the list. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Find Software.
This forum is dedicated to Apple's productivity application, AppleWorks, which is available as a retail item, and is bundled with current 'consumer' Macs (iMac and iBook and the Mac Mini). You might find further results by posting your question in the PowerBook section of the Discussions.
Regards,
Barry

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