General

In this window you can customize the general settings that relate to your file and accounts.

• Show Full Account Paths
  If unchecked the account path “Bills: Electricity” appears as "Electricity."

• Register Follows Recorded Transactions
  Register will scroll to new transactions as they are entered.

• Use VAT/GST
  Tells Moneydance to automatically split any transactions that have associated VAT/GST rates into two categories, one to reflect the purchase cost and one for the VAT/GST.

• Case Sensitive Auto-Completion
  Only match previous transactions that begin with the exact text that has been typed in the Description field.

• Auto-Insert Decimal Point
  When checked, values such as "1234" will be interpreted as "12.34", always putting two digits after the decimal point.

• Auto-create New Transactions
  After entering a transaction a new transaction entry window will open.

• Separate Tax Date for Transactions
  Allows two dates to be entered for each transaction, one for your records and one that can be used for taxes.

• Show All Accounts in Pop-up
  If left unchecked, accounts with the “Hide on Summary Page (if balance is zero)” option checked and income/expense categories will not be in the pop-up list available at upper left the Moneydance window. Inactive accounts are never visible in the pop-up.

• Beep When Transactions Change
  Makes a cash-register sound when a transaction is entered.

• Theme
  Choose between pre-set themes or customize your own.

• Show Selection Details
  Set as 'In Main Window' by default, can be changed to 'In seperate popup'

• Side Bar Balance Type
  Choose between Current Balance, Balance, and Cleared Balance. See Chapter 4 for more information on balance options.

• Date Format
  Choose between several date formats.

• Decimal Character
  Choose decimal or comma.

• Locale
  Select your locale to alter language and spelling.

• Fiscal Year Start
  Set a fiscal year with a start other than January 1.

• Font Size
  Select a font size for the Moneydance display. Font sizes for printing are set in the Printing tab.