You cannot use the Monthly Spending Progress thermometer to track category spending in Money (842872)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Money 2004 Deluxe
  • Microsoft Money 2004 Premium
  • Microsoft Money 2004 Small Business
  • Microsoft Money 2004 Standard
  • Microsoft Money 2003 Deluxe
  • Microsoft Money 2003 Deluxe and Business
  • Microsoft Money 2003 Standard
  • Microsoft Money 2002

SYMPTOMS

You cannot track spending by category in the Monthly Spending Progress feature on the Microsoft Money home page. For example, when you try to display a thermometer on the home page for a category, the spending for the [all other] subcategory appears instead.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if you customize the Monthly Spending Progress monitor.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, configure each subcategory to display a spending thermometer on the Money home page. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. On the Money home page under Monthly Spending Progress, click Customize.
  2. Click the category where you want to track expenses in a subcategory, and then click to clear the Tell me when my monthly spending in this category is check box.
  3. Click the subcategory you where you want to track expenses, click to select the Tell me when my monthly spending in this category is check box, and then click the appropriate budget tracking option.
  4. Click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/11/2004
Keywords:kbprb KB842872 kbAudEndUser
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