The main window is the basis of most of the HomeBank actions. It is the first displayed window when you launch HomeBank.
Closing this main window will close HomeBank, after a warning if the some unsaved changed are pending..
You can drop one HomeBank file at a time(.XHB) to load it.
You can also drop one or several files to import (.OXF, .QFX, .QIF or .CSV).
The menu is the main start point of most HomeBank actions.
The toolbar provides easy mouse shortcut for some of the menu. All tool button have a tool tip that will help you know what action will be launched when you click on the tool button.
This list shows a summary of every active account in the wallet. It can be grouped by: type, group or institution.
To open an account, and show its transactions, you can double-click on it, or use the tool-bar, or the menu. If you select and account and open the add dialog, it will preset the add to this account.
The first column indicate the change made to an account:
= transactions added
= transactions modified
The balance area contains the balance summary of the wallet (all accounts), see this page for details. If the minor option is checked in the preferences, a minor toggle button appear here, see this page for details.
The small report show you the top 10 category spending for a predefined period. You can define the default period from the preferences and change into this main window when needed.
The top 10 categories are showed, with amount and rate, also a total balance for the period is displayed. And of course a nice donut chart !
This list displays the next occurrence of scheduled (automated) transaction and their state, please read the scheduled transaction usage section for more details.
This list display any future transaction, future means date > today's
This list display any transaction in remind status