# QuickBooks Desktop Cash Flow Projector: Step-by-Step Guide


## How to set up a cash flow projection

To create your projection, QuickBooks will look at your cash on hand, incoming cash, and expenses.

1. Go to the **Company** menu, then select **Planning & Budgeting**.
2. Select **Cash Flow Projector**.
3. Select **Next**.
4. Select the cash accounts to use for your projection, then enter any adjustments to the beginning balance.
5. Select **Next**.
6. Choose a projection method, and make any weekly adjustments to the **Cash Receipts Summary**, then select **Next**.
7. Select an existing account or enter an expense description, and enter an amount. Make additional weekly adjustments in the **Business Expenses Summary** then select **Next**.
8. Make any adjustments to your accounts payable expenses that need to be cleared in the coming weeks, then select **Finish Projection**.
9. To share or view the cash flow projection outside of QuickBooks, select **Print** or **Save as PDF**.