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Please make sure your Excel 2001 or 98 version has Visual Basic for Applications installed, and for Mac users, make sure there is a large amount of RAM assessed to Excel. We recommend 30.000kb. In OSX and Panther the amount of RAM is automatic.
If you are using Macintosh, set the Standard Typeface for large fonts to Gadget in the Appearance Control panel - this will make BudgetMakers buttons' text small enough to fit without "leaking" over the side.
Automatic Saving: have this feature installed while budgeting. Excel offers a special feature to automatically save while you work – we think that Office 2001 should have had this feature automatically installed, but it doesn’t. If you go into Extras in Office Excel 2001, you will find it. Install it if you have not done so already. We recommend to have the Auto Save feature set to save automatically every 5 or 10 mintues.
Have the function “Automatic completion of cell values” de-activated in Office 2001, as well as in Office for OSX and Panther – this is a helpful but sometimes annoying feature of Microsoft Excel, where, when you type in a word, it offers you a whole bunch of similar items to choose from which you have typed in the PAST. When budgeting however, this can be a pain in the neck. You will find the option under Excel preferences.
Try to set your screen to have at least 1024 x 768 resolution - this will reduce the amount of scrolling left & right while using BudgetMaker.
When BUDGETMAKER opens, please click on the option "ACTIVATE MACROS"