Common Cents Help Center and Docs
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1. Documentation
  • Common Cents Beta
  • Documentation
  • Release Notes
2. Getting Started
  • Getting Started Overview
  • Create Your First File
  • Saving, Autosave, and Recovery
  • Navigation Basics
  • Create an Account
  • Create a Category
  • Assign Money to Your Category
  • Create a Transaction
3. Dashboard
  • Dashboard Overview
  • Account and Category Balances
  • Recent Activity
4. Accounts
  • Accounts Overview
  • Add and Manage Accounts
  • Closed Accounts
  • Account Balances
5. Transactions
  • Transactions Overview
  • Add, Edit, and Delete Transactions
  • Transfers
  • Splits
  • Bulk Entry
6. Budgeting
  • Budgeting Overview
  • Category Groups and Categories
  • Assigning Money
  • Available vs Activity
7. Targets
  • Targets Overview
  • Target Types
  • Target Behaviors
  • Target Visualization
8. Income Planning
  • Income Planning Overview
  • Income Sources
  • Paycheck Planning
  • Budget Planning
9. Debt
  • Debt Overview
  • Debt Account Types
  • Revolving Debt Transactions
  • Debt Payoff Planning
10. Fixed Assets
  • Fixed Assets Overview
  • Tracking Fixed Assets
  • Link Fixed Assets and Debt
  • Asset Disposal Workflow
10. Payees
  • Payees Overview
  • Manage Payees
  • Merge Payees
11. Labels
  • Labels Overview
  • Manage Labels
  • Labeling Money
12. Importing Transactions
  • Importing Transactions Overview
  • Importing Transactions
  • Import Mappings
  • Teach It
13. Exporting Data
  • Exporting Data Overview
  • Exporting Data and Backups
14. Combo Palette
  • Combo Palette Overview
  • Actions
  • Search
  • Calculator
  • Help
15. Settings
  • Settings Overview
  • General Settings
  • Appearance
  • File / Export
  • Features
16. Guides
  • Guides Overview
  • Create or Open a New File
  • Save Changes to a File
  • Starting a New Month
  • Using the Combo Palette
  • Plan and Assign Money to Categories
  • Make a Debt Payment
  • Add Income (Manual, Generate)
  • Match Expected and Actual Income
  • Add Multiple Transactions
  • Import Transactions
  • Set up an Import File Mapping
  • Export Transactions and Data

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Getting Started Start here if this is your first Common Cents file or you need the core setup flow again.Settings Review app options, feature toggles, and file or export preferences.Guides Open step-by-step walkthroughs for the workflows where sequence matters.Combo Palette Use command search, transaction search, calculator mode, and Help from one place.Accounts and balances Cover account setup, account details, and the balance-focused workflows tied to your accounts.Budgeting and assigned money Understand categories, assigned money, available balances, and the monthly budgeting workflow.Transactions and activity Learn how to record activity, review history, and work through bulk entry workflows.Targets Review how targets are set up, how they behave, and how they are visualized in the app.

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