Customizing the home page or default first page in Money

Two new articles on customization of the home page or initial startup page in Money.

• Changing the startup page
• Home page in the Microsoft Money Product

If you regularly dip into Money, and all you want to do is enter the account register, then starting in the account list could be for you - should save some initial time.

Another useful starting point is your previous ending point, so you can carry on where you left off the previous time.

In addition, the 'home' page can be customized to one of two options.

Use this account in the budget

A short new article has been added. Use this account in the budget.

Account details allow you to select whether the account is used in the budget. However sometimes the option is not available. In the article, which will undoubtedly expand over time, the criteria for having the option available in Microsoft Money are explained.

More articles relating to the budget in Microsoft Money can be found on the budget FAQ pages.

Money 2007 - no news

I've had a number of questions to me asking about Money 2007.

Firstly, there is no news to report at this time. Any news I do have, that I can pass on, will be put on the money 2007 page on the site, and some will be posted in here too.

It is not clear what versions will be available - will there even be a version or not? What about the UK or other countries that didn't get Money 2006?

There are lots of unanswered questions, that only time will provide us with the answers.

Talking of time, just under a year ago (24 March 2005) the invites for the beta program went out. This acts as a good indicator as to the time the released product comes out (3 months later, based on history).

Perhaps we'll start seeing something soon.

Two new articles

Two new articles for the Microsoft Money FAQ site today, both of which have been on my list to add for quite a while.

The first is Specifications for download formats (OFX, QIF and OFC) - basically a page to provide download and/or reference details for the specifications of these files.

Secondly, a page which shows the Money window (Menus and options in the Microsoft Money Window), showing and explaining the various bits of it. Some of it is pretty obvious, but I have been approached in the past regarding the layout. It is likely that, over time, I'll use the terminology on this page to ensure there is consistency across the site.

Couple of minor formatting updates to some pages today too - nothing worth mentioning here.