How do i take a client's credit card info over the phone and enter the payment into my quickbooks?

Glad to have you here on the Community page, @Linda Cameron.

I'm glad to guide you on how to take and add your client's credit card information to their profile, then process credit card payments in QuickBooks Online (QBO). First, you need to gather the details from your customer, then input them to QuickBooks.

Here's how:

1. Open your QBO account, then go to Sales at the left pane.
2. Click the Customers tab, then locate and select your customer.
3. Tap Edit.
4. In the Customer Information window, go to the Payments and billing section.
5. Select Credit Card from the Preferred payment method drop-down menu.
6. Enter the needed information and click Save when done.

To enter the payment, choose the Receive Payment button from the New (+) icon, fill in the necessary details and pick the Credit card as a payment method.

Also, I'd recommend opening these links to learn more about managing customer's credit card information and accepting credit card payments in QBO:

• Edit a customer's credit card information
• Process a credit card payment in QuickBooks Online

Above all, make sure to connect your payment account to your QBO account. This way, your customer can pay their invoices online. To learn more, check out the details from this article: Connect your QuickBooks Payments account to QuickBooks Online.

Lastly, feel free to read the topics from this article in case you need related resources while working with your customer's transaction: Help articles QBO Income and Expenses.

I'll be right here to continue helping if you have any other questions. Just add a comment below. Happy weekend!