Stack View Issues in Quicken Windows 2018
Thanks for adding the Stack View back to Quicken 2018 as of R5.15 (US Versions, Jan 2018)! This is SO much easier to manage my bills, but there are just a few problems I hope you can address though ...
These issues are found when using BILLS & INCOME > Stack View | All Bills | All Accounts | any of 7-14-30 days:
1) Include paid: When I select Stack View as shown above and select "Include paid", my stack view goes all the way back to April 2016 and gives me a giant horizontal bar where I have to scroll to get to my current bills.
I think if you only had it go as far back for paid bills as the time period selected for future bills (7/14/30 days) that should nicely fix this, as you'd have x days back and x days forward (7, 14, or 30).
Another option is to add another drop down for "Starting When" after the user selects "Include paid" and let the user select a custom time period.
2) Field Headings: There are no headings over the drop-down fields, so when I first opened it I just saw two fields next to each other with the value of "All", and I need to click the drop-down arrow to know what the value represents.
I think it would be more user-friendly to have a label above each field indicating its usage/purpose.
3) Column(s) of Bills Under a Single Date: When there are multiple items for the same date, the original Stack View would actually stack the items, so they were on top of each other in a single column under the date in the bottom half of the screen. In the restored version of the Stack View, where there are multiple items for the same date Quicken now displays up to 3 items horizontally, expanding the width of the date column on the bottom half of the screen, before starting a new row under that date column.
This is not as convenient as the old view, as in the old view showing bills in columns I got a better overall picture (literally) of my upcoming bills becuase I could see more days (left to right) without scrolling, and more bills (up and down) under each date where there was more than one bill due on the same day. Because I have multiple dates per month where multiple items are due on the same date (ex: 3rd, 12th, 19th, and 25th, more than one bill per day), now in the new version of Stack View I have to do a lot of scrolling left and right to review all items, and I don't have as good a sense of my bills as I did in the old version. There's also just a lot of wasted space at the bottom of the screen, it seems, that's begging for single-columns of bills per date. I'd love if you could return to the previous single-column listing of items for the same date in Stack View.
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Thanks for reading my issues, and if anyone else agrees with them, or has found a way to customize the Stack View presentation of bills on a single date, please let me know!
Thanks again for bringing back Stack View.
Drew
Quicken Deluxe for Windows 2018 R5.15 (US Versions, Jan 2018)
These issues are found when using BILLS & INCOME > Stack View | All Bills | All Accounts | any of 7-14-30 days:
1) Include paid: When I select Stack View as shown above and select "Include paid", my stack view goes all the way back to April 2016 and gives me a giant horizontal bar where I have to scroll to get to my current bills.
I think if you only had it go as far back for paid bills as the time period selected for future bills (7/14/30 days) that should nicely fix this, as you'd have x days back and x days forward (7, 14, or 30).
Another option is to add another drop down for "Starting When" after the user selects "Include paid" and let the user select a custom time period.
2) Field Headings: There are no headings over the drop-down fields, so when I first opened it I just saw two fields next to each other with the value of "All", and I need to click the drop-down arrow to know what the value represents.
I think it would be more user-friendly to have a label above each field indicating its usage/purpose.
3) Column(s) of Bills Under a Single Date: When there are multiple items for the same date, the original Stack View would actually stack the items, so they were on top of each other in a single column under the date in the bottom half of the screen. In the restored version of the Stack View, where there are multiple items for the same date Quicken now displays up to 3 items horizontally, expanding the width of the date column on the bottom half of the screen, before starting a new row under that date column.
This is not as convenient as the old view, as in the old view showing bills in columns I got a better overall picture (literally) of my upcoming bills becuase I could see more days (left to right) without scrolling, and more bills (up and down) under each date where there was more than one bill due on the same day. Because I have multiple dates per month where multiple items are due on the same date (ex: 3rd, 12th, 19th, and 25th, more than one bill per day), now in the new version of Stack View I have to do a lot of scrolling left and right to review all items, and I don't have as good a sense of my bills as I did in the old version. There's also just a lot of wasted space at the bottom of the screen, it seems, that's begging for single-columns of bills per date. I'd love if you could return to the previous single-column listing of items for the same date in Stack View.
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Thanks for reading my issues, and if anyone else agrees with them, or has found a way to customize the Stack View presentation of bills on a single date, please let me know!
Thanks again for bringing back Stack View.
Drew
Quicken Deluxe for Windows 2018 R5.15 (US Versions, Jan 2018)
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Retired - former Computer System Analyst
https://www.quicken.com/support/update-and-mondo-patch-2018-release-quicken-windows
It is official, and in Staged release.
Retired - former Computer System Analyst
Your link brings me to it.
But the software itself does not ready to auto update to this release (HELP -> About Quicken).
Anyway, I'll try to update.
Thanks.
What am I missing here?
(Edit>Preferences>Navigation)
Retired - former Computer System Analyst
Go to BILLS & INCOME tab (if it's not visible, select VIEW > Tabs to Show > Bills)
Change the first drop-down field (unlabeled) to "Stack View"
As needed, modify the other drop-down fields and toggle "Include paid" on or off.
You may also need to click the GEAR icon at the far right and select "Combine Bills, Income & Transfer" to get the full complement of items displayed in the stack view.
waiting for Quicken Chat.
1. If I checked Include paid checkbox, it will display as far as March 2016 bills, which is no use and useless at this point.
2. There is only 1 row available for display at the bottom. Means that if you have multiple bill that due on the same date, you have to scroll to the right. Contrary to previous display, it will fit in 2 rows if the bills falls on the same date.
3. There is no History link for us to click on selected bill to view the previous historical payment made. I hate the new Historical link which require us to click at least 3 time to get the same result.
4. The main stack window took a large space which is useless, effecting the lower date area.
Hope the developer can be more human logic in designing the system.
I've also noticed problems with bills in the stack view vs. the Home:Sched:Bill & Income Reminders view. I have bills that show in both lists, but with different due dates. I also have bills that show in the stack view that don't show in the Home... view. I've used Quicken for many years and these two views always matched. Now with the introduction of the stack view in Q2018, they don't match.
Also, I see you're using R5.15. I upgraded to what I think is the latest release and I have R5.14. How did you get the R5.15 update?
I might also add the following issue I'm having: When I used the stacked bill view on Q2017, I could see the entire upcoming bill due (the large one above the stacks) when I reduce the Q2017 window to half a screen (I view multiple windows at a time and it's helpful for me when I pay my bills). With Q2018, a portion of the upcoming bill is cut off and I can't see the full amount due or the full "Enter" button with the drop down menu for editing that bill. I can only see everything if I expand Quicken to the full screen (Perhaps they increased the font size? If so, it would be nice if Quicken allowed us to change the font size to allow us see everything on the screen within reason). Anyway, I can't see everything I need to.
Overall, R5.15 is certainly a step in the right direction, but it's just not enough. They need to make the Bill Stack view JUST like the view in previous versions. Until then, I will continue to recommend to my friends to look elsewhere for a program to manage their finances. I used to like Quicken and I have been a long time user of their products. With changes like this, not anymore :-(
Another strange thing I've seen is that Quicken shows a bill as Due Today, even though the bill is not due until the next day.
I suspect these problems are due to how Quicken is handling online billers. To see if that's the case, I'm removing any online biller that shows weird behavior and replacing it with a manual bill. If I ever believe Quicken is reliable in it's online biller handling, I may replace it. But I can't tolerate accounting software with so many inaccuracies.
As a programmer and systems engineer for over 40 years, I suspect the whole online biller component is an add-on that just hasn't been well thought out.
2018 BILLS AND INCOME IS HORRIBLE. PLEASE PUT IT BACK TO 2016 OR EARLIER. MANY FUNCTIONS GONE.
1. bills listed in the "stack" should be displayed vertically as a priority over horizontally i.e. if there are at least 2 for the same date, stack them vertically to fill the available space and if necessary extend to additional columns. based on the presentation when more than 3 items exist for a single day, it appears that the technology is there but the programmer chose horizontal with priority over vertical
2. the word "Status" in the main display is superfluous; I think, "PAID" or "UPCOMING" are self explanatory. the additional space could be used for more meaningful information such as the "From Account" for a payment or transfer
3. the "Include Paid" checkbox should cause only "current" items to be displayed in the stack list. By current, I suggest today and the future based on the "Due within Range". If "past" paid items are to be included, the display should be positioned with today's items visible upon invocation of the form, highlighting the first for today, with prior items available by "sliding" to the left
4. As mentioned above, displaying the "From Account" in the main display of the "selected" payment or transfer would be very helpful
5. Just as the main display "moves to" the item selected from the "stack list" and refreshes the items that are displayed for the "past" and "future" items within the main display, the stack display should highlight and, if necessary "slide" to display the item selected from the main display
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