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You have an older version of Budgeting. You should upgrade to version 5.6 or higher. It means Install Disk 1. Re?insert it in the drive and the installation process will continue.

Open the new Budgeting program by double?clicking on the program icon. Then click on File, select Open, and set File Types to All Files. Now find and open your old budget.

You have an older version of Budgeting. You should upgrade to version 5.6 or higher. Try shutting down and moving the floppy drive over to the right side bay.

Movie Magic Technologies does not have the ability to reset these older programs. You should upgrade to version 5.6 or higher.

There are some reasons for this. Make sure you do not have too many programs open, leaving too little memory for Budgeting to run.

No, Movie Magic Budgeting will only remove program files. It will even leave behind the Movie Magic Budgeting folder.

You have an older version of Budgeting. You should upgrade to version 5.6 or higher. The copy protection was removed, however the folder and some items were left behind. This is normal. If you want to remove the folder, make sure that before you drag it to the trash you remove your budgets.

You have an older version of Budgeting. You should upgrade to version 5.6 or higher. There no longer is a place to plug in your dongle. The new Macintosh systems only have USB ports.

You have an older version of Budgeting. You should upgrade to version 5.6 or higher. The iMate adapter usually does not come with a driver. You must download the driver from Griffin Technology's website. If you encounter any more problems with the iMate please contact Griffin Technology.

You have an older version of Budgeting. You should upgrade to version 5.6 or higher.

If you have a version of Movie Magic Budgeting that is less than 5.23 it will not install on Macintosh OS 9. To get the upgrade, please contact Sales.

No. You can open files from the old versions in the new version, but the new program's files are too complex for the old versions to comprehend.

No, You can open files from the old versions in the new version, but the new program's files are too complex for the old versions to comprehend.

You don't have to export at all. All you have to do on either a Mac or a PC is save your budget normally. Send the budget file through e?mail or copy it to an IBM formatted disk. (Even if you're on a Mac you have to save the file on an IBM formatted disk for a PC to read it!) Then just copy the file onto the other machine as you normally would.

To go from Mac to PC:

1.Insert a PC formatted disk in the Macintosh and copy the budget file to it.
(If your Mac cannot read PC disks, contact Apple about obtaining a program called PC Exchange.)
2.Now insert the disk in the PC and copy the file to the Budgeting folder.
3.Open Movie Magic Budgeting.
4.Click on File, select Open.
5.Select All Files (Mac, Windows, DOS) and choose the budget.
6.Click Open.

To go from PC to Mac:

1.Copy the budget to a PC?formatted disk.
2.Now insert the disk in the Macintosh and copy the budget file into the Budgeting folder. (If your Mac cannot read PC disks, contact Apple about obtaining a program called PC Exchange.)
3.Open Movie Magic Budgeting.
4.Select All Files (Mac, Windows, DOS) and choose the budget.
5.Click on File, select Open.
6.Click Open.

NOTE: If you do not know how to copy files or open folders, please refer to your Mac help.

The new program is more accurate, so totals might be slightly different. If they are drastically different, you may need to contact Technical Support.

To edit the Topsheet Header you must go into your Print window.

1.Go to File and click Print.
2.Click the Topsheet Header button, in the lower right corner.
3.The Topsheet Header Dialog Box will open. You can enter your information here.
4.When you are done click OK.

The Header line can be edited in the Print window. The Header dialog box uses text and substitution codes. Substitution codes represent specific details, such as page number, date, file name, etc. To reach the Header dialog box do the following:

1.Go to the File menu and click Print.
2.Click the Header button, in the lower right corner.

You can enter the following Substitution Codes:

^C -- displays the date and time of the budget's creation.
^D -- displays the current date and time.
^F -- displays the name of the original form that was used.
^M -- displays the time last modified.
^N -- displays the page number.
^R -- displays the revision number.
^T -- displays the time.
^V -- displays the version of movie magic budgeting used to create this budget.
^| -- when placed after the text or code, aligns in the center.
^< -- When placed after the text or code, will right justify.
^> -- When placed after the text or code, will left justify.

When you have entered the right combination of text and substitution codes click OK.

Go to your Library menu and click Open. Navigate to where the library file is, click on it and click Open.

You have an older version of Budgeting. You should upgrade to version 5.6 or higher. This is a limitation of the older program. You will need to export a library for each Category.

You have an older version of Budgeting. You should upgrade to version 5.6 or higher. Close the error message and try to open the library file it asked you to name and save. It should open. If not, make sure you are only exporting one Category from Movie Magic Scheduling at a time.

You must be in the Detail level in order to "Get" details.

You cannot install on a network drive, but you can have a shared folder where budgets are kept. Future releases will enable multiple user log-ins.

To export to Microsoft Excel do the following:

1.Go to the File menu and click Export.
2.Choose either Comma Delimited or Tab Delimited Full. Which one you choose does not matter because Excel can read both types of files.
3.The Export dialog box will appear.
4.Select the folder and drive you would like to save the file in and click OK.

The information that exports will be the Category and Account totals and all detail. Details and formulas do not export. The information will also require some clean up.

Whenever you start a new budget, using a form, go to the File menu and click New. A dialog box will appear. Navigate to the Forms directory, which is usually in the Movie Magic Budgeting folder and click Open. Select the form you prefer and click Open.

There is a minor but important difference.

"Save As" will allow you to save the current budget under a different name or to an alternate destination. The original file will then be closed and the new file will be open.

"Save a Copy As" will allow you to save the current budget under a different name or to an alternate destination, allowing you to keep the original file open so you can continue working.

This is a known problem in the export feature. To get around this problem, open Microsoft Word and save the file as an MS?DOS text file. If you cannot do that, bring the file into any text application and clean up the file. There will be "musical notes" in the first column that should be deleted. It should now import with little or no formatting issues.

Try turning on the numlock. Make sure the whole line isn't selected, or you won't be able to type anything.

You can change the currency in the Currency window.

1.Go to the Setup menu and click Currency.
2.Click the Add button.
3.Type "United Kingdom" in the Country column.
4.Enter "pound" in the Currency column.
5.Type the appropriate conversion rate in the Rate column.
6.Click the Format button and choose British from the Number Format menu.
7.Click OK.
8.(Optional) Type in a unique letter for the Key column.
9.Choose "United Kingdom" from the Host Country menu. Click Yes to readjust totals.

Setup a global called Can2US with a value of the correct conversion rate. Place this global in the "X" column or if the "X" column is already being used type "Rate*Can2US" into the Rate column. Subtotals will now be correct.

The columns can temporarily be adjusted. When you move your cursor between the column headings, double arrows appear. Use the cursor to shrink or expand the columns. This alteration does not print. In addition, you can resize the window, effectively making the columns smaller or larger.

You might be holding down the Alt key when you are switching from level to level.

Also, the setting to open multiple windows could be enabled in the Preference window.

1.Under the Setup menu, click Preferences.
2.Click on the Open/Save tab.
3.Click the check box where it says "Use only ONE Window per Budget".
4.Click OK.

The short key is: CMD + = .

Highlight the line by clicking on the small left margin, and press Delete on the keyboard OR go to the Edit menu and click Clear.

Subtotal is informational only and its amount will not get added to the Account total. It will total the details above it, but you cannot add information to the subtotal line.

Summation adds the subtotals of all the lines before it, and the subtotal is put in the Rate column. It's amount does get added to the Account total. You can also edit the Amount and X fields unlike the Subtotal line.

In the Top Sheet view, click Edit, add Level Break or just type CMD + B.

The program will always associate the first level break with total-above-the-line. There is no way to change this.

Go to the File menu and click repaginate. This will repaginate everything.

This is because the print window is bigger than your monitors resolution. You can attempt to increase your resolution, however on older PowerBooks this is not an option. Unfortunately, the Print window cannot be resized.

To create a Contractual Charge do the following:

1.Start out at the Topsheet level. You cannot enter a Contractual Charge at any other level.
2.Go to the Edit menu and click Contractual Charge.
3.Name your Contractual Charge and enter any relevant information.
4.If you do not like where the program put the Contractual Charge, select the line by clicking on the thin left column. The line will then be highlighted. Cut and paste the Contractual Charge to the desired location. If you do not know how to cut and paste consult the Mac Help.
To edit a Contractual Charge double?click the thin left column beside it. That will bring up the Contractual Charge. You can now make changes.

Double click in the narrow left margin next to the Contractual Charge. This will bring up a window in which you can make your changes.

You can view Fringes by Account in the Preferences window.

1.Go to the Setup menu and click Preferences.
2.Click the Budget tab.
3.Under "Post Fringes by", click on the drop down menu and choose Account.
4.Click OK.

You can apply fringes by going to the Tools menu and clicking "Show Apply Fringes" or hit the "Apply Fringes" button, at the top.

1.Go to the Detail level and highlight the Detail(s) you want to apply the fringe to.
2.In the Apply Fringe dialog box, select the fringe(s) you would like to apply to the detail.
3.Click either Range or Individual to apply a Fringe Cutoff to a single detail or many at once.
4.When you are done close the Apply Fringes dialog box.

You cannot apply fringes to an entire category. Fringes can only be applied at the Detail level.

That is because the Aggregate fringe is being calculated by dividing the total fringe contribution by the line total. To change the Aggregate fringe so it is displaying the fringe sum, do the following:

1.Under the Setup menu, click Preferences.
2.Click the Budget tab.
3.Set "Aggregate Fringe % Calculation" to "Sum of Fringe %".
4.Click OK.

Flat Rate Fringes are based on the amount of the fringe multiplied by the unit. Percentage Fringes calculate the fringe amount based on a percentage of the Detail Subtotal.

It would only affect Flat Rate Fringes. The Flat Rate Fringe is multiplied by the Units field (e.g. If you apply a flat rate fringe of $5/day to a person working a five day week, his fringe total for that week would be $25.)

Where it says "View by", click on the drop?down menu and select Range

Cutoff is applied to the total of a range not to each Detail individually.

Such as the case of income tax for actors. You wouldn't calculate the cutoffs for a range of actors, because the tax is applied to individuals.

Globals cannot be rearranged in the Global window. If there is a particular order you would like your globals to be in be sure to enter them originally in that order.

Yes, globals can calculate formulas based on other globals.

Go into the Setup menu and click Globals (CMD + G). Click in the check box in the "D" column for that Global.

To edit the decimal place go into the Globals window.

1.Go to the Setup menu and click on Globals.
2.In the "P" column, type a value corresponding to the number of decimal places you would like your globals to display.

To save your Subgroups you can turn your budget into a form or save the Subgroups in a library file. To save your Subgroups in a form:

1.Go to the File menu and click Create Form.
2.Give your file a name and click Save.
3.When opening a new budget, use the form that you created, and the Subgroups will be there.
To save your Subgroups as a library:

1.Go to your Library menu and click New.
2.Name your library and click OK.
3.Go to your detail level and select a detail that contains the subgroups you would like to save. Ideally you will want to apply all the subgroups to this detail so they will carry over to the new budget.
4.Make sure your detail line is highlighted, then go to your library and click the Store button.
5.The detail, along with Subgroups and Fringes will then be in the library file.
6.When you create another budget you can transplant the detail into the new budget.