Budget Navigation

Movie Magic Budgeting 10 offers intuitive navigation throughout the structure of your budget.

Top Navigation Bar

When a budget is open the top navigation bar gives you quick access to key features.

Button	Action
Home Button	Show the Open Budgets to open another budget or otherwise manage your projects.
Send Button	Send a copy of your budget to another Movie Magic Budgeting user.
Reports	In the drop-down select Report Setup to setup, preview, and generate reports from your budget. Or select Budget Comparison to generate a report when comparing budgets.
Setup	Open the Setup tables to adjust your tools such as Locations, Fringes, Globals, etc. The system will open the last Setup table you visited.
Compare	Compare the current open budget to up to 15 other budgets.
Find	Find lines in your budget based on specific tools, descriptions, or rates
Save Button	Click to save changes to your current budget when Autosave is off.
Autosave	Click this toggle to turn Autosave on or off.
Tools	Click this toggle to show or hide the Apply Tools pane
Your Subscription	The icon at the far right shows your status (green for online, red for offline). Click to Manage your Subscription (opening my.ep.com in your default browser) or to Log out.

Budget Tabs

If you have more than one budget open each budget will have its own tab. Switch between budgets by clicking that budget's tab. The active budget tab is highlighted.

Reordering Tabs

Drag any tab within the tab bar to reorder it. You can also drag a tab across panes in Split-Screen Mode to move it to the other side.

For keyboard-only reordering, open the Tab Overflow dropdown (see below) and use the up and down arrows next to any tab name.

Tab Keyboard Shortcuts

• Switch to the next tab: CTRL + TAB on a PC, CMD + TAB on a Mac
• Switch to the previous tab: CTRL + SHIFT + TAB on a PC, CMD + SHIFT + TAB on a Mac

Closing a Tab

• Click the X on the right side of any tab to close that budget
• Middle-click (scroll wheel click) on a tab also closes it
• Right-click a tab and choose Close Budget, Close All But Active, or Close All Budgets

Right-Click Context Menu

Right-click any budget tab (or CONTROL + CLICK on a Mac) for these actions:

• Rename
• Close Budget, Close All But Active, Close All Budgets
• Open in Split Screen
• Create Sub-Budget

Tab Overflow Dropdown

When you have two or more budgets open a dropdown arrow appears at the right end of the tab bar. Click it to see the full untruncated name of every open budget. Use the up and down arrows next to a name to reorder that tab in the bar.

Long Tab Names

Long budget names truncate from the middle so both the beginning of the name and the version suffix stay visible. Hover any tab for the full name in a tooltip.

Budget Pane

A Topsheet organizes each Budget. Topsheets contain Account Categories made up of Accounts. Individual Detail Lines make up each account.

To view more detail in a Category or Account:

1. Double click the line number on the far left of the row you want to access.
2. When a row is highlighted, you can also use the shortcut keys:
   • CMD + DOWN ARROW on a Mac
   • CTRL + DOWN ARROW on a PC

To go back up a level from Details or Category:

1. Click the breadcrumb navigation at the top of the budget pane.
2. To exit any level, you can also use the shortcut keys:
   • CMD + UP ARROW on a Mac
   • CTRL + UP ARROW on a PC

To navigate to other accounts in the Category or Detail Account view:

1. Click on the drop-down menus in the breadcrumb.
2. To switch to the previous or next accounts in the current section, you can also use the shortcut keys:
   • CMD + LEFT or RIGHT ARROW on a Mac
   • CTRL + LEFT or RIGHT ARROW on a PC

When using the shortcut keys, if you reach the end of the current category or account, the system will continue to the next category or account.

See Also:

• Topsheet Overview
• Accounts Overview
• Details Overview
• Change Columns

Grid Zoom

Use the zoom control in the budget grid toolbar to fit more rows on screen.

• Click - to zoom out or + to zoom in, stepping by 5%
• Use the dropdown to jump to 75%, 100%, or 125%
• Press CTRL + 0 on a PC or CMD + 0 on a Mac to reset to 100%

Zoom affects the budget grid only, not printed reports or PDF exports. Your zoom level is saved per budget. Set a default for new budgets under System Preferences. In Split-Screen Mode each pane zooms independently.

Apply Tools Pane

The Tools Pane can be hidden or displayed by use of the Tools Switch on the top right of the Main Budget Window. Use the tools toggle to show or hide the Apply Tools pane.

Click the green Dock button to switch the display of the tools pane between vertically on the right or horizontally along the bottom of the window.

Tabs along the top of Apply Tools pane organize each tool so you can add, remove, or review them in your budget at any time. The Apply Tools pane is also where you can access the Find and Notes tools.

Tab	Tool
Fr	Apply Fringes
Cr	Apply Credits from the Topsheet at the category or account level
U	View or apply Units in the budget
Gl	View Globals used in the budget
Set	View or apply Sets in the budget
Find	Find lines in your budget based on specific tools, descriptions, or rates
Gr	Apply Groups
Cur	View or apply Currencies in the budget
Loc	View or apply Locations in the budget
Ch	View charges and exclude categories or accounts
Notes	Add or view Notes in the current account
Sh	View or apply Shortcuts

See Also:

• Apply Tools Overview