Categories in the personal budget worksheet

Can I change the name of the category in the personal budget worksheet?  I was able to change the category name easily in the budget tab but the category names don't change in the transaction tab and I can't see a way to change them.  Anyone know how to do this?

Hi golmeda,
Check out this answer here:
Using Numbers Personal Budget template I can't figure out how to change the categories in both tabs (budget and transact…
If it is unclear let me know.
quinn

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    How do you change categories in both transactions and budget report in the personal budget template in Numbers?
    I am working on both an iPad mini and a MacBook Air. 
    Whenever I change the category name in the budget report, it does not actually show up in the transactions tab when I am using the Personal Budget Template. 
    I have already tried copying and pasting a category in the budget report to add another row but it still does not show up in the transactions tab. 

    Hi golmeda,
    Check out this answer here:
    Using Numbers Personal Budget template I can't figure out how to change the categories in both tabs (budget and transact…
    If it is unclear let me know.
    quinn

  • Is the personal budget template monthly or yearly?  I am entering data for Jan.  How do keep track of Feb? Do I have to make a whole new budget?  If not, the formula adds expenses in a category together which would mean Jan. and Feb. would be added togeth

      I think the personal budget template is a monthly budget and I have Jan. set up.  When it is Feb., do I have to download a new budget?
    Also, there is a pie chart and all the pie chart has 6 colors.  If you have more than 6 categories, the colors repeat.  Is there a way to, for instance, assign 10 different colors when you have 10 categories so you will have an accurate pie chart?
    I am using an iPad and Numbers app.

    You dont have to download anything, just duplicate the current tab and reset your numbers. (tap the tab once and you get a choice of duplicate or delete.) You could then summarize across tabs if you liked.
    It is just set up as a way of tracking a period, your choice of duration.
    I get paid on the 1st and 15th, with distinct budgeting concerns for both periods (times are tight.). So we would do one for each two weeks to see how we did. Maybe double the budget numbers to get monthly numbers on another tab to track that month. Maybe then  copy paste that data into a YTD tab at the end of the month.
    Whole bunch of ways to handle it. You dont have to stick with month by month tabs or files. Using some creative thinking, You can make it so on the YTD tab you type in a month or quarter and it shows that information through equations.
    Jason

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    I am trying to use the Personal Finance Template rather than developing one for myself.  Is there a way to change the Cateorgies that are listed in the template?  Those don't work for me!

    In fact, the categories ARE NOT popups:
    Hi Wayne,
    Well, then, if that is true on your machine, then I guess your Numbers 3.1 came with a different template than my Numbers 3.1!
    Those sure DO look like Pop-Up Menu to me. 
    The template works by having the two tables work together, with the category values matching, as you pointed out.  For that to happen, you've got to manage Pop-Up Menu in one of the tables. So don't you think my advice might possibly be helpful?
    SG

  • Add categories to personal budget template

    I am trying to modify and add categories into the Personal Budget template in iCloud.  The problem is whenever I go to add a category on the  "Budget" tab, it doesn't cross over to the drop-down menu in the "Transactions" tab.  When I add a new category in the "Budget" tab, it populates into the graphs as expected, I just can't get the drop down menu to populate the new category names. 

    Is editing pop-up menus not allowed in the iCloud version?
    It doesn't seem to be there.
    Numbers 3 on the Mac makes it particularly easy to edit Pop-Up Menu, as described here and here and here.
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  • Is there a way to customize categories in the pop-up menu on the Transactions page for Personal Budget without having to do it one by one?

    I want to use the Personal Budget template but customize my own categories. I can change the categories on the Budget sheet and know how to add the new data to the graphs but I am having trouble on the Transactions sheet. I know when I click on a cell in the category section there is a drop down menu of catefories that I can edit in the data format option but do I have to do this for every cell? Is there a way to edit for all cells at once? Everytime I add a new cell its has the original categories and I would hate to have to format each one individually.

    Set up one with the categories you want in the order you want.
    Select the cell and press option-command-C to copy the format (style).
    Select the cells you want to change and press option-command-V to paste the format (style) to those cells.
    If all body cells in a column have the same style (in this case, 'same list'), added rows will adopt that style.
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  • Using Numbers Personal Budget template I can't figure out how to change the categories in both tabs (budget and transactions)

    Brand new just bought Numbers and I used the personal budget template to enter our monthly budget.  I customized the spread sheet with our budget categories, but then when I go to the transactions tab to add our transactions, it only has the generic categories.  How do I change them so that my transactions end up on the table?

    Hi artlisavz,
    There are 2 places to make changes.
    I assume this is where you have already changed things:
    The Budget tab- Summary by Category- just click the name and change it. Or else you dragged the "=" at the lower left to add rows. Added your categories.
    You need to edit the popup in the Transactions tab- Category popup.
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    I am trying to find the best way to create a formula for recurring quarterly expenses and every other month expenses, and include the line items within the monthly expenses table in the personal budget template. My intent is to list all expenses even if they aren't included in the total for every month. Can someone make a suggestion for an easy modification.

    If I am understanding you correctly, the budget template looks setup to do what you want already with the "Planned Expenses" table. If that isn't exactly what you want, the idea is to distinguish the expense and then use SUMIF or SUMIFS to only include that expense when needed.
    The template uses month names. You could add additional categories such as "quarterly" or "every other month". It might be a little tricky, but it could definitely be done.
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    I am new to Numbers, I would like to use the Personal Budget for my monthly expenses.  Is there an easy way to copy my template with the custom categories and such without redoing all my changes every month? Thanks , Katie

    If I'm understanding your question correctly, yes you can customized categories, etc, and then save as a template (File > Save as Template... in your menu):
    SG

  • Numbers: Personal Budget

    In the Personal Budget Template how do I change the categories in the Transactions spreadsheet.  I want to make my own Catergories yet still have the Budget and the Transactions template sync. Thank you

    K,
    The important thing about the Category names is that wherever they appear they must be spelled exactly the same way in both tables. In one table, it's a static list in Summary by Category and in Transactions it's a column of Pop-up formatted cells containing the list.
    Read in Numbers Help about pop-up format. That's the only tricky part.
    If you are careful and only add rows by dragging the Add Rows handle, all the formulas will remain where they belong.
    Edit the lists and you should be in good shape.
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  • Personal budget multiple sheets

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    Thanks!

    What I'm trying to do is create multiple transaction forms for each month so that I can track our spending by month and have it pull to the main budget sheet.
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    Once you're finished it will look like this in the formula editor (except it will include all the months; I just set up Jan-Mar):
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    Click once on the cell with the formula you just entered, command-c to copy, select all the body cells in that Summary table, and Edit > Paste and Match Style.
    You should now see annual values in the table now, and the charts above on the summary sheet should have adjusted. Thereafter you just enter transactions in the monthly tables and the summaries will update automatically provided you enter category names that match the category names in the summary tables exactly.
    SG

  • Personal Budget template formulas

    In the personal budget template I have changed the categories and customized it to my budget.  When I go to the transaction tap and put in a transaction I got the drop down for the category, but I can't get the formula correct in the amount to update my summary on the budget tap.  Can someone help me??

    Jackie,
    Changing the categories is more difficult than it looks. That template should either come with directions on changing the categories, or a warning not to try it until you are familiar with the programming concepts and table editing tools.
    If you tell us what changes you made and how you went about it, we can probably help you get things straightened out.
    Jerry

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    I am working in the Personal Budget Template of Numbers '09. I want to add an additional Income and Expense line on the Annual Budget by Month. The table I made is a copy of the Monthly Expenses Table and I would like the line on the Annual Budget by Month to work exactly the same as it does for the Monthly Expenses Table. I don't know how to change that formula so it caluclates correctly. What should I do?

    I'm curious why you need a new table for this.
    If you are adding a single (monthly) expense category, why not just insert it as a new row in the Monthly Expense table.
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    Hover the mouse over the Row 5 reference tab, and click the triangle when it appears. Choose Add row above. The new row will be the new Row 5.
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    Click on the the cell in the footer row of column B of New Table (B10, unless you have changed the number of rows in this table).
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    You'll need to also make an adjustment to the formula in the Footer row of ABbM.
    The current formula in the cell (originally B7) was: =SUM(B2:B4)-B5-B6
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    If a positive sum in New Table indicates an Expense:
    =SUM(B2:B4)-B5-B6-B7
    OR
    =SUM(B2:B4)-SUM(B5,B7)
    If a positive sum in New Table indicates Income:
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    Fill the appropriate formula in B8 right to M8 (December).
    Regards,
    Barry

  • Numbers Template - Personal Budget help

    Hello - I'd like to use the 'personal budget' for our business.
    I'd like the 'planned expenses' category to set each month's
    expenses. as it comes, if you change february, it affects january
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    many thanks - jerome
    boise, id
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    Javalord1 wrote:
    Hello - I'd like to use the 'personal budget' for our business.
    I'd like the 'planned expenses' category to set each month's
    expenses. as it comes, if you change february, it affects january
    in the bottom 'annual budget'.
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    Can you explain exactly what you do when you "change february" and exactly what happens that you describe aas "affects january"?
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    SUMIF(test-values, condition, sum-values)
    test-values: the values in column B of Planned Expenses (list of month names)
    condition:    (equal to) the value in cell C1 (of Annual Budget by Month) (month name for column C)
    sum-values: values in rows of column C of Planned Expenses where the condition is met.
    Regards,
    Barry
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    B

  • Why does my personal budget not work

    I have used the personal budget template in 2.3 and gladly upgraded it in 3.0. I stared noticing double entries when I selected a month. For instance if I select a figure in my additional income or planned expense for any month other than January, a duplicate will show up in the following month or month before. At first I thought it was my sheet but I took a blank personal budget template from 2.3 and opened it in 3.0 and noticed the same thing. What the heck? Can someone reproduce it, and if they can, how do I notify apple? This is appalling.

    Might be a wise choice.
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    Some people have reported success just typing a space after the month name.
    SG

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