To enter the Budget Manager, select Tools from the toolbar, and then select Budget Manager. The screen that will appear is blank by default. The information that is generated on this screen is derived from the actual entries made in your various account registries.
To create an initial budget, simply press the Calculate button. The Budget Manager will then ask you to input the date range you would like to use to calculate your budget. Input the appropriate dates and click OK. The information will be put into your budget.
The budgeted amount for each income or expense category can be modified by clicking in the column to the right of the account type and entering an amount. The budgeted amount for expense categories indicates how much you plan to spend in that category in the given time interval. The time interval can be Monthly, Weekly, Quarterly or Yearly. The Budget Report uses this information to show you how closely your actual expenditures match your budget for any given time period.