Loan Helper
Wickedly Simple Software
www.wickedlysimple.com



Help Topics
  1. How do I select which value I want calculated?
  2. How do I trigger a recalculation after changing a value?
  3. How can I change the payment period from monthly?
  4. How can I change the period that interest is compounded at?
  5. Where do I find the date calculator?
  6. How do I calculate the difference between 2 dates?
  7. How do I calculate a date x months in the future?


  1. How do I select which value I want calculated?
    The radio buttons down the left of the main window control which value will be calculated. Simply select the radio button next to the entry you want Loan Helper to solve and fill in the remaining 3 values. When a value is selected for recalculation, the cell is protected and the background color is changed to a light gray.

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  2. How do I trigger a recalculation after changing a value?
    Loan Helper auto-recalcs after a value has changed. Either tabbing off a field just changed or hitting enter after changing a value will trigger a recalculation.

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  3. How can I change the payment period from monthly?
    Our goal with Loan Helper was to provide a simple interface. We understand that by removing options to control payment periods we are limiting our audience, but the resulting interface is simpler. We believe that most loans are calculated based on monthly payments.

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  4. How can I change the period that interest is compounded at?
    Our goal with Loan Helper was to provide a simple interface. We understand that by removing options to control interest compounding we are limiting our audience, but the resulting interface is simpler. We believe that most loans are calculated this way.

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  5. Where do I find the date calculator?
    The ">>" will slide out a drawer with these additional options.

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  6. How do I calculate the difference between 2 dates?
    Using the date calculator, enter a FROM and TO date. The difference between these will be calculated.

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  7. How do I calculate a date x months in the future?
    Using the date calculator, enter the FROM date and then enter the number of months to add. The TO date will be calculated.

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