YNAB You Need A Budget

[nollekins]

Hello,

I just downloaded YNAB Basic because I'm a Mac user. When I open the spreadsheet, it is absolutely tiny. I have tried to make the view bigger by increasing the font size, but when I click on any number other than 10 (what it is right now), nothing happens. Do I need to download Visual Basic (I don't know what that is, I just know that I don't have it)? The font looks way smaller than Arial 10 usually does on my computer. I am an Excel ignoramus, so forgive me if this is a stupid question. I am very excited about getting my finances in order, but I can barely read any of the cells with the setup as it is, please help!
Thank you very much.

[virago317]

Try changing the zoom so that it's at 100%. I'm not sure what version of Excel you're running, but you should be able to do something like go to View --> Zoom and select which magnification level you want it at.

[malisab]

I keep my budget and overview pages at 100% and my register at 125%. The 125% is more comfortable, but the 100% allows me to see all my categories.

On my version of Excel, I can do it as Virago said, and I've also got a drop down box in my tool bar so I can change it back and forth. If you can see a percentage on your toolbar, that will do it. And as mentioned, each sheet is independent.

[nollekins]

Whew! 125% is still small, but it's waaay better. Thank you very much.

[malisab]

Also, if you want it bigger and your columns start to get too narrow to support it bigger, you can unprotect the sheet and change column widths. (There are a few more steps than that.) But if you're Excel phobic and can deal with it the way it is, I'd probably tough it out.