Microsoft KB Archive/842872

= You cannot use the Monthly Spending Progress thermometer to track category spending in Money =

Article ID: 842872

Article Last Modified on 11/11/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Money 2004 Deluxe Edition
 * Microsoft Money 2004 Premium Edition
 * Microsoft Money 2004 Small Business Edition
 * Microsoft Money 2004 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Money 2003 Deluxe Edition
 * Microsoft Money 2003 Deluxe and Business Edition
 * Microsoft Money 2003 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Money 2002 Standard Edition

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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 &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Keywords: kbprb KB842872

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