There are many ways to do things in the Budget application. There is a menu bar which contains all of the commands in Budget. There is a toolbar which you can configure for commonly used commands. There are also keyboard short cuts (hold the Command key while typing a letter). There are also single mouse clicks, double mouse clicks, and Command key mouse clicks. You may want to experiment with different methods to find the one that is easiest for you.

When entering a transaction, the fields are automatically filled in with the information from the previous transaction written in that envelope. This provides a very simple means of writing recurring checks (for example, the mortgage check normally doesn't change).

When creating new items such as Pay Sources or Envelopes a sample is created for you that you can then modify.

The program provides for simplified entry. Amounts can be entered with no need to enter the currency symbol or thousands separator. You must use the decimal symbol to indicate portions of the currency.

The currency symbol, thousands separator, and decimal place indicator can be changed to whatever you prefer. See the General Preferences help for a description of how to change your currency format.

The program also provides a simple manner for date entry. Defaults are always used where appropriate.

You can use the + and - keys to increment or decrement the date by one day. With the Option/Alt key held down, the + and - keys increment or decrement the date by one month. You can press the T key to set the date to today.

You can change the order of the month, day, and year and also the separator symbol using the System Preferences application. See the General Preferences topic for a description of how to change your date format.