HomeBank User manual

Main window menu

The menu are the main start point of most HomeBank actions. Here is a short description of it:

File

New clear all, after a confirmation if change were made to the current wallet
Open... open a wallet, after a confirmation if change were made to the current wallet
Open Recent show the list of recent file history
there is a Clear menu at the bottom of this list
Save save the current wallet
Save as... save the current wallet with a new name
Import... open the import assistant dialog
Export as QIF... export all data to QIF format
Revert revert to the last saved version of the current file
Restore backup open the dialog to restore a backup of the current file
Properties... open the properties dialog
Close close the current wallet
Quit exit HomeBank

Edit

Preferences... open the preferences dialog

View

Toolbar Toggle display of the tool-bar
Total chart Toggle the display of the total chart
Time chart Toggle the display of the time chart
Bottom lists Toggle the display of the scheduled/future/remind lists
Minor currency Display using the euro minor currency

Manage

Wallet... open the properties dialog
Accounts... open the account dialog
Payees... open the payee dialog
Categories... open the category dialog
Tags... open the tag dialog
Scheduled/Template... open the scheduled/template dialog
Assignments... open the assignment dialog
Currencies... open the currency dialog
Budget... open the budget dialog
Budget (table view)... open the budget dialog in table view mode

Transactions

Show all... open the account window to show all accounts transactions
Show... open the account window for the selected account
Add... open the transaction dialog
If you select an account from 'Your accounts', it will be preselected in the dialog.
Post scheduled post any pending scheduled transaction according the current rules
Set scheduler... open the properties dialog to setup the scheduler

Reports

Statistics... open the statistic report
Trend Time... open the trend time report
Balance... open the balance report
Budget... open the budget report
Vehicle cost... open the vehicle cost report

Tools

Show welcome dialog... Open the first start using HomeBank dialog, like you were using HomeBank for the first time. This will let you choose among several action to perform, like creating a blank account
File statistics... Open the file statistics dialog, showing the number of account, transaction and so on.
Anonymize... After a confirmation, this will change every label to anonymize your accounts, payee, categories, memo, etc.

Help

Contents Open the local help (on disk)
Get Help Online... Open a browser to the support page
Check for updates... Open a browser to the download page
Release Notes Open the Release notes that keeps any change made to each release
Report a problem Open a browser to a tutorial on how to report a bug
Translate this Application Translate to your language (on-line)
About Open the about dialog