We recognize that your financial needs will change as time goes by.
For this reason, Moneydance has the ability to load new features on the fly with our extension mechanism.
Using extensions, features can be added or removed with a few clicks of the mouse.
Extensions can be downloaded from the Internet, or loaded directly from a file. They are verified
and digitally signed to ensure that your data remains safe.
After an extension is added, one or more buttons may be added to the toolbar to provide access
to the features provided by the extension.
All extension mangement functions are accessible from the Extensions
menu item. To view information about an extension, select the Extensions->Get Info For->[Extension Name]
menu item. To remove an extension, select the Extensions->Remove->[Extension Name] menu item.
Finally, to add an extension, follow these steps:
Click the Extensions->Add menu item.
Select where you would like to Moneydance to load the extension from. If you have been provided an
extension and already have the mxt file on your computer then you should choose the From File
option. Otherwise, select the From the Internet option, and click the Next
button.
If you selected From the Internet, Moneydance will contact the moneydance.com web site to
retrieve a list of available extensions. The available extensions will be listed along with the
company or person that created them. Select an extension from the list and click Next to
continue.
If you selected From File option in the previous step, you will be
asked to select the mxt file that contains the extension to be added. Once a file has been
selected, click Next to continue.
After the extension has been loaded and verified, a panel will be displayed that shows information about
the extension. If everything appears correct, click the Finish button to install the extension
and complete the process.
Upon being installed, most modules will insert a button into the toolbar at the top of the main Moneydance window.
If the new extension added a button, then clicking that button should invoke the extension.