Usage

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To use PalOMoney, do the following:

  • Back up or copy your Money file. (Of course, you should always back up to a different disk, for example, a flash drive, or another computer.)
  • Optionally, open MS Money on the same file.
  • Launch PalOMoney.
  • Locate and open your Money file. Observe the list of securities you have in your investment accounts.
  • Fiddle with the column widths, and check the column sorting.
  • Click Update Now to update your quotes using the default settings.
  • Observe the updated investment prices and totals in the PalOMoney list.
  • Optionally, observe updated data in the MS Money. You might have to refresh the page.
  • Close PalOMoney, relaunch, and observe that the window placement and column widths are the same as previously.
  • Optionally, fetch historical quotes:
    • Click the History check box,
    • Click the Specify Historical button (labeled ...) to launch the Historical Quotes dialog
    • Choose or enter appropriate settings (e.g., Weekly on Fridays) and click Ok to close.
    • Click Update Now to update both historical and real time quotes.
  • Play with the controls, and see which ones work.
  • Check the help function:
    • Tool-tips give hints on what controls do. These should work.
    • The Help button (arrow-question mark) should launch the Help file and open an appropriate topic.
    • The Help menu pick should open the help file to the Table of Contents.
    • The help topics should be accurate and up-to-date.
  • If anything doesn't work, email contact dev for development (later, this will change to support) at the appropriate email domain (can't get more specific here without triggering a lot of unwanted solicitations).