Setting Preferences

Selecting the File->Preferences menu item gives you the ability to set the appearance and behavior of Moneydance to suit your personal needs. Below is an overview of the settings available under each tab of the preferences window. 


General
The items under the General tab allow you to configure basic settings such as the language, date format, decimal point, and other application settings. 


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Colors
The items under the Colors tab allow you to specify customized colors for certain parts of Moneydance. Click on the color panel of each item to select a different color for that item.

Network
Under this tab are options that change how Moneydance uses the network. Options include an HTTP proxy setting, and checkboxes that indicate whether Moneydance should download certain information every time it starts up.

Check Printing
This tab allows the selection of check types to be used when printing checks. It also provides the ability to completely customize the field positions on checks and the number of checks on each page.

Printing
This tab allows the customization of printing settings. This includes the font to be used when printing from Moneydance.

Backup
This tab provides the ability to customize the automatic backup feature of Moneydance. Backups can be configured to be saved in a location of your choice every so many days.

Homepage
This tab provides the ability to customize the information that appears on your home page as well as its order. For more information about customizing your home page, please see “Customize the homepage”.