dashboard calculator also does not do any percentages... to use that method instead... (which is annoying cause that's a basic math function in my books - but then that's an apple issue) ml
On May 29, 5:12 pm, pacer <[email protected]> wrote: > On May 28, 4:03 pm, "Glenn B." <[email protected]> wrote: > > > How about using the Dashboard's calculator? It lays transparently over > > the current application(MoneyWell). It's what I've done so far and the > > good thing is you can still see your transaction while using the > > calculator. > > Good suggestion for basic calculations, but the dashboard calculator > does not allow simple sales tax codes (as far as I know). For > instance, I may have a receipt for 20 items which fit into 3 different > buckets (e.g., Groceries, Household Supplies, Pet Care) and thus > require a split transaction entry. While most of the items are not > taxed, some of the items are taxed at 5% (GST in Ontario), some are > taxed at 8% (PST), and some have both taxes applied (13%). On the fly, > I need to be able to use assigned keys during the calculations to > automatically apply the appropriate tax(es) to items or totals. > Quicken has always handled this well with its inline calculator (one > of the few things I used to like about it). I currently use Calq > (freeware) which is made exactly for this purpose. While working in > MoneyWell, I can quickly open Calq (which still allows you to > completely see what you are doing in MoneyWell) and start performing a > pseudo-inline calculation - by pressing "p" or "g" or "b" (b for > both). These configureable key presses quickly perform the necessary > tax adjustments. When I have a total to enter into a portion of a > split transaction, I simply press command-C (copy) and Calq > disappears, leaving the MoneyWell field that I started with selected > so I can paste into it. I know this may sound complicated, but it is > really rather simple - even elegant. If anyone needs something like > this, try it out. The only thing that I can see that would improve on > this would be the MoneyWell inline calculator with the configurable > tax codes - Kevin has indicated that these are being looked at down > the road. For now, I am fine, and a very happy user of MoneyWell! I > bought a license soon after my initial post. > > David --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "No Thirst Software User Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/no-thirst-software?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
