Difference between revisions of "How to Share BudgetLink with Multiple Users"

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BudgetLink works differently to most software in that Microsoft Excel is the application and BudgetLink is Excel workbooks with macros
BudgetLink works differently to most software in that Microsoft Excel is the application and BudgetLink is Excel workbooks with macros
So if you have BudgetLink installed in your organisation and Excel installed on a PC you dont need to install BudgetLink again


To share BudgetLink, you would approach it in a similar way to sharing a normal Excel Workbook
To share BudgetLink, you would approach it in a similar way to sharing a normal Excel Workbook
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We recommend a file server over synced folder like Dropbox, because it has the limiation that only one person can make enter budgets or make changes at the same time
We recommend a file server over synced folder like Dropbox, because it has the limiation that only one person can make enter budgets or make changes at the same time


If installing on a file server you can either open it from your local PC or in a Terminal Server
If installing on a file server you can either open it from your local PC or in a Terminal Server. Terminal Server access does require the Pro Edition or above
 
Terminal Server access does require the Pro Edition or above
 
If installing a new copy of BudgetLink then install it into a folder which is shared with BudgetLink Users.


To do this, during the unzip process change the installation path from C:\BudgetLink... to your Shared Folder
If installing a new copy of BudgetLink then during the unzip process change the installation path from C:\BudgetLink... to your Shared Folder


If already installed on your local machine and you want to keep that instance then [[Moving BudgetLink to a new machine or folder|Move]] into your shared folder
If already installed on your local machine and you want to keep that instance then [[Moving BudgetLink to a new machine or folder|Move]] into your shared folder
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