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"noindex" name=
"robots">
6 <title>Main window
</title>
7 <link href=
"help.css" rel=
"stylesheet" type=
"text/css">
15 <p>The main window is the basis of most of the HomeBank actions. It is the first displayed window when you launch HomeBank. Closing this main window will close HomeBank, after a warning if the some unsaved changed are pending..
</p>
17 <div class=
"rounded content">
18 <div class=
"gtkshot right"><img src=
"images/win-main1.png"></div>
20 <p>You can drop one HomeBank file at a time(.XHB) to load it.
<br>
21 You can also drop one or several files to import (.OXF, .QFX, .QIF or .CSV).
</p>
23 <h2><img align=
"bottom" border=
"0" height=
"12" id=
"graphics5" name=
"graphics5" src=
"images/1.png" width=
"12"> Menu
</h2>
24 <p>The
<a href=
"menu-main.html">menu
</a> is the main start point of most HomeBank actions.
</p>
25 <h2><img align=
"bottom" border=
"0" height=
"12" id=
"graphics6" name=
"graphics6" src=
"images/2.png" width=
"12"> Tool-bar
</h2>
26 <p>The tool-bar provides easy mouse shortcut for some of the menu. All tool button have a tool tip that will help you know what action will be launched when you click on the tool button.
</p>
27 <h2><img align=
"bottom" border=
"0" height=
"12" id=
"graphics7" name=
"graphics7" src=
"images/3.png" width=
"12"> Your accounts
</h2>
28 <p>The list show you a summary of every account in the wallet. It can be grouped by account type or account institution name. To open an account, and show its transactions, you can double-click on it, or use the tool-bar, or the menu.
</p>
29 <p>The first column indicate the change made to an account:
</p>
31 <li><img align=
"bottom" border=
"0" height=
"16" src=
"images/hb-ope-new.png" width=
"16"> transactions added
</li>
32 <li><img align=
"bottom" border=
"0" height=
"16" src=
"images/hb-ope-edit.png" width=
"16"> transactions modified
</li>
34 <p>The balance area contains the balance summary of the wallet (all accounts), see
<a href=
"misc-balance.html">this page
</a> for details. If the minor option is checked in the preferences, a minor toggle button appear here, see
<a href=
"misc-euro.html">this page
</a> for details.
</p>
35 <h2><img align=
"bottom" border=
"0" height=
"12" id=
"graphics8" name=
"graphics8" src=
"images/4.png" width=
"12"> Where your money goes
</h2>
36 <p>The small report show you the top
10 category spending for a predefined period. You can define the default period from the preferences and change into this main window when needed.
</p>
37 <p>The top
10 categories are showed, with amount and rate, also a total balance for the period is displayed. And of course a nice donut chart !
</p>
38 <h2><img align=
"bottom" border=
"0" height=
"12" id=
"graphics11" name=
"graphics11" src=
"images/5.png" width=
"12"> Scheduled transactions
</h2>
39 <p>This list displays the next occurrence of scheduled (automated) transaction and their state, especially:
</p>
41 <li>next occurrence date
</li>
42 <li>remaining days
</li>
44 <p>This remaining day count is negative if the transaction insertion is overdue.
</p>
45 <p>At the bottom of the list, there is
2 buttons to:
</p>
47 <li>skip the transaction post
</li>
48 <li>post the transaction occurrence
<br>
49 if the account is unset or the amount of the scheduled transaction is
0, the transaction dialog will pop-up for you to fill these information before posting.
</li>