Cal, Thanks for the tip, I will try that as well.
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Lori


"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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You might also want to experiment with single-line vs multi-line
entries. Ctrl+T is an alternative to the mouse method of changing.

Alternatively, they may delay some people from understanding what's really
going on with a transaction. It's kinda like the argument about teaching
math by handing kids calculators.

"Chris Cowles" <spam_magnet[at]remove-me-bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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"Lori" <Lori[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I don't use transaction forms but it may make it easier for some people to
understand the process.
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Chris Cowles
Gainesville, FL

Glad I could help. Thanks for the feedback.

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Dick, Your explanation was exactly what I wanted to know. I thought it was
very clear and not a screw up at all. I think I will quit using the
transaction form as well. I already wrote a check once so I agree with you
that it is rather pointless to fill out another check in Money. Well thanks
for clearing this up for me so quickly and for taking the time to understand
what I was asking!
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Lori


"Dick Watson" wrote:

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I hate it when I try to be clear and screw it up.

You are taking about the lists in the pull-downs for Pay to/From on the
Withdrawal/Deposit transaction forms. If I follow right, you are asking why
withdrawals and deposits Pay to AND From names show up on the each list
rather than the "Pay to"s on the Withdrawals and the "From"s on the
Deposits.

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Ok. Now we are in sync on the question. You are taking about the lists in
the pull-downs for Payee/From on the Bill/Deposit transaction forms. If I
follow right, you are asking why bills and deposits Payee AND From names
from your deposits show up on the each list rather than the Payees on the
Bills and the Froms on the Deposits.

Internal to Money, the From on a Deposit transaction form and the Pay To on
a Withdrawal transaction form are stored as the exact same thing. A
Transaction is neither inherently Withdrawal nor Deposit. It's just a
Transaction. The transaction forms are really more of a crutch for people
who can't get away from the checkbook metaphor than they are a reflection of
how Money works internally. For this reason, many of us just turn off the
transaction forms and get on with life. (I have never used transaction forms
for real use in 13 years of using Money. Frankly, this is one reason I'm
slow to cone into questions that are transaction-form-related from people
who are using transaction forms but don't mention it in the question. Since
they've never not used them, it doesn't occur to them to mention it.)

Money stores Payees (and payers for that matter, but there is no distinction
in Money) in the same list. Some of these Payees can be "implicit" and these
payees will not be shown in the Pay to/From pulldowns. The remainder are
"explicit" and show up in the pulldowns. The explicit list is exposed at
Banking|Categories &Payees |Payees. You can edit payees and payee details,
see all transactions associated with a given payee, and delete Payees from
the explicit list from that page. The implicit list is every payee ever used
in the file that's not in the explicit list.

There is a setting somewhere in Tools|Options or |Settings that tells Money,
by default, to add every Payee entered to the explicit list. Since some of
us find that the explicit list gets un-usefully long with many Payee names
that will only ever be used one or a few times (places you ate on vacation,
etc) we turn this setting to force Money to ask us for every new Payee
whether we want to add it to the explicit list and we tell it no for many or
most of these. My explicit list is maybe 100 or so Payees. My total list
(implicit + explicit) is over 1,300.

Hopefully this helps. I know it was a lot to digest.

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Dick,
Checking account> Account Register> Register View> New transaction> Withdrawal
tab> Pay toDown arrow> Pop up box with most common names checks are written
to... In this list of Payees there are also names of common deposits that I
make. It is not a big deal, I was just curious why Income/Deposits are listed
in the Pay to: list. Under the Deposit tab> From: box is the
same way listing Payee names. I am in the Advanced Register. Thanks!!!
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Lori


"Dick Watson" wrote:

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I'm not sure I understand what you mean by Income (transactions? categories?
amounts? payee names associated with things you typically consider as income
transactions?) showing up in your Payee list. What Payee list? Categories &
Payees|Payees? Bills & Deposits? Some account register?

Are you using (M05 or 6) and Essential modes?

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It's up to you. If you want to rename or move those "payees" to
something more meaningful to you, there are buttons to make those
choices. Just select the odd payee, and choose Rename, Move or
Delete. Move or Delete will let you combine payees.

Why does my income (paychecks, child support received, etc.) show up in my
Payee list. Are they supposed to? Thanks
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Lori