Phew!! Wow, what a quick response!!

OK, I'll make the changes tomorrow and hope for the best.

Thanks again

"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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In microsoft.public.money, Birdflu wrote:

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When you do the download, the bank is probably putting something
generic into the Payee field. So the trick will be to note what
*Payee* Money is assuming the transaction is for.

Suppose the last incorrect Payee that got associated with such a
transaction is ABC Food.

Go to
Banking-> AccountTools-> Categories&Payees-> Payees-> PreferredPayeeNames
which shows how downloaded names are translated into Payees.
Record the Payee Name Variation(s) shown for ABC Food. Delete the
entries that are not necessarily ABC Food.

Then click on GoToPayeeRulesManager. Excluded Payee Names
identifies words and phrases that should be ignored from the payee
field (e.g., check, deposit). Add each word or phrase that was
listed as a Payee Name Variation that you recorded.

While you are at it, it is usually a good idea to select
Tools-> Settings-> OnlineServices-> ReplacePayeeNames....

You may want to set
Tools-> Settings-> OnlineServices-> AddADescriptionToTheMemoField

Seems that I can't stop Money from entering the wrong catagory after a
download from my bank. Everything shows as Groceries. How can I get the
download either to enter the correct information or none at all?

Thanks in advance.
XP SP2, Money 2008 17.120 xxx