Money: How To Be Reminded of Bill After Viewing Bill List
  
PSS ID Number: Q166235
Article last modified on 03-12-1999
 
WINDOWS:
 
WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Money 99 
 - Microsoft Money, version 5.0 for Windows 95 
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SUMMARY
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After you open Bill Reminder (Payment Reminder in Money 5.0) to review the list
of due or overdue bills, the Bill Reminder icon on the taskbar no longer
contains a starburst or exclamation point. This behavior is by design.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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You can reset the Bill Reminder using one of the following methods:
 
Open a Different Money File, and then Open the Original File
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To open a different Money file, and then reopen the original file, see your Money
printed documentation or online Help.
 
Turn Bill Reminder Off and then On Again
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To turn Bill Reminder off, and then turn it on again, follow these steps:
 
1. Start Money.
 
2. On the Tools menu, click Options.
 
3. On the Bills tab (the Payment Reminder tab in Money 5.0), click to clear the
   Use The Bill Reminder check box (the Use The Payment Reminder check box in
   Money 5.0), and then click OK.
 
4. Repeat steps 2-3, except this time in step 3, click to select the Use The
   Bill Reminder check box (the Use The Payment Reminder check box in Money
   5.0).
 
The following table describes the appearance of the Bill Reminder icon on the
taskbar.
 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Display         | Description                                      | 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| No icon         | No bills due.                                    | 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Blank checkbook | Bills due, but the list has been viewed already. | 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Red starburst   | Bills due, list has not been reviewed.           | 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
The following table describes the appearance of the icons inside Bill Reminder.
 
+--------------------------------------------+
| Display     | Description                  | 
+--------------------------------------------+
| No icon     | Bill due after today's date. | 
+--------------------------------------------+
| Exclamation | Bill due today or overdue.   | 
+--------------------------------------------+
 
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
 
Q166234 Money: Documentation Error - Payment Reminder Missing
 
Additional query words: w_money Ham 7.0
 
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Keywords          : kbimu 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.