Opening BudgetLink as a read-only solution

Overview

The BudgetLink application is made up of a number of Excel Workbook. These files are never edited by users and are usually shipped as read-only files. However, sometimes, this read-only flag can be removed.

If Excel complains that BudgetLink is opened by others when it first start, follow these steps to remove this message.

Opening BudgetLink as a read-only solution

Miscellaneous Options

To set BudgetLink as a read-only solution, follow these steps.

1. Start BudgetLink and cancel any prompts displayed at startup;
2. From the Menu, click on 30. Settings and choose Options;
3. Click on the Set User Options button;
4. From the user options dialogue, select Miscellaneous from the list on the left-hand side;
5. Tick the option Open BudgetLink As Read-Only;
6. Click Save and Close to save the changes;
7. Close and restart BudgetLink.

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