Money: Money Home Screen Overview
  
PSS ID Number: Q173862
Article last modified on 11-18-1998
 
WINDOWS:98
 
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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Money 98
 - Microsoft Money 99
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SUMMARY
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This article provides an overview of the Money Home screen, previously
called the Contents place in Money 97. The Money Home screen serves as
your default entry point into Money. A number of enhancements have been
made to this page, for example a Navigation bar which contains nine
buttons that allow direct access to the main areas of Money. In addition
several new features such as Advisor and Headlines have been added.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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Money 98/99 preserves the same general navigational model established in
earlier versions, with the Home screen reorganized and Menu bars enhanced.
The Money Home screen is flexible and always changing to reflect your
current financial situation.
 
NOTE: The following features are only available in Financial Suite of
Money 98, Advisor, Monthly Report, Money Insider and Planner.
 
THE BODY OF THE MONEY 98 HOME SCREEN
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Advisor FYI
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The Advisor FYI oversees your activities in Money to help set priorities
and prevent mistakes. Based on principles suggested by financial experts,
the Advisor FYI proposes ways to more effectively manage your money.
Advisor also directs you to areas of the program that offer additional
help.
 
NOTE: The Advisor information updates with every third opening of the
Money program.
 
Tip of the Day
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Provides a daily tip to help you with your finances.
 
Take a Tour of Money 98
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Starts the Money Tour.
 
Chart of the Day
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The Chart of the Day uses your information and the charts available in
Money to graphically display your information.
 
Bills
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This is a list of reminders for upcoming and overdue bills.
Clicking a bill will take you to the Bills area.
 
Accounts
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This a list of your Favorite accounts, click the account name to open the
account register.
 
Headlines on the Web
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Here you will see headlines from the Money Insider, MSN Investor, and the
Money Home page on the Web. Click a headline to view the article and other
information on the Web. Headlines update once a week.
 
Update Internet Information
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Will connect you to the Internet to download information including stock
quotes, updated Headlines, and the latest Mortgage and Tax rates.
 
ITEMS ON THE NAVIGATION BAR
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Money Home
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This button returns you to the Money Home screen from other areas of
Money.
 
Accounts
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Takes you to the Accounts area, to view a summary of all your accounts,
create new accounts, and delete or modify existing accounts. This area is
a combination of the Account Manager, Account Register, and Account
Details from Money 97.
 
Bills
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This provides access to the Bills area, where you can manage your cash
flow and online payments. Bills is a new name for the Money 97 Payment
Calendar.
 
Online Banking
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Takes you to the Online Banking and Brokerage area, where you can send
online bill payments and download your statements and investment
transactions.
 
Investments
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Takes you to the Investments area, where you can track your Investment
Portfolio. This area combines the Investment Portfolio, Investment Details
and online Quotes from Money 97.
 
Planner
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Takes you to the Goal Planner, where you can set goals, create a debt
reduction plan, and budget expenses.
 
Reports
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Takes you to the Gallery of Reports and Charts, where you can view and
customize summary reports about your finances.
 
Money Insider
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Takes you to Money Insider, where you can read about basic finance and use
financial calculators.
 
Categories
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Takes you to the Categories and Payees area, where you can keep detailed
information regarding your Categories and Payees, as well as set up
classifications.
 
Back
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Takes you back to the previous screen.
 
For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
 
   ARTICLE-ID: Q172942
   TITLE     : What's New in Money 98
 
Additional query words: w_money 6.0 woody
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Keywords          : kbdta kbonline mnyinvest 
Version           : WINDOWS:98
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbinfo
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