Built-in Calculator when Splitting Transactions/in Amount fields [edited] (1 Merged Vote)

Flopbot

Greetings,

I'm a long-term user of Quicken Desktop and brand new to Quicken Simplifi.

When splitting transactions, please add a built-in calculator like in Quicken Desktop.

For example, I have two separate categories; one for "Groceries" and one for "Milk"...we buy a lot of milk! When entering a receipt with 4 gallons of milk in Quicken Desktop, I type [2.29] and [x] and [4] and [Enter] and it displays the sum. Simplifi doesn't have this really basic functionality. To call up the calculator in Quicken, I simply type [+] or [-] or [*] or [/] after entering the starting number.

Here's what it looks like in Quicken Desktop...

https://drive.google.com/uc?id=18aXxVeXmWEr6HBysmHfoXLj5Vwx15A0e

Thank you.

Flopbot

Pushing this one back to the top.  I still think this is a great idea…if I do say so myself.

Suki

It would be very helpful while adding up split transaction items. Otherwise, I have to pull up a calculator and add items for one category at a time. A lot harder than it sounds if you have many categories for a transaction. 

Suki

Can you add a calculator feature in the amount field?  That way, no external calculator is required when you are splitting a transaction.  Thanks.

Flopbot

@Suki

 Great idea!  There’s another idea post related to this so make sure to vote there as well.

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@Coach Natalie can you combine these two ideas…and throw on a few extra votes while you’re at it?!  

Coach Natalie

The Idea posts and votes have been merged @Flopbot!

-Coach Natalie

LtDan1912

Excellent idea @Flopbot! I would extend this idea to apply to any amount field.
There are many many features that Simplifi has over YNAB, but this is one feature I truly miss from my YNAB days:
https://docs.youneedabudget.com/article/1027-in-line-calculations

TheNigerianPrince

A common scenario (especially when I'm doing splits) is that I need to multiply or add numbers - e.g. multiplying by 1.101 to include sales tax. 

It would be awesome to be able to enter "10x1.101" in the input field and have the app automatically parse that and store the result.

Right now, I keep my old high school scientific calculator for doing stuff like this when I'm populating info for a Walmart/Costco trip.

RobWilk

I voted for this -- I would 'like' this feature, but this isn't 100% a high priority for me..  In Windows, I press Ctrl+esc and type 'calc' and calculator opens fast enough --- ON my macbook, I leave a calculator pinned on the app bar on the bottom..    It's a convenience, though.

Ricuba

A built in calculator is a top priority for me as well...! I really get tired of opening an external calculator when this should be integrated into the application. Also the ability to automatically divide splits between the split items... Like I have to every time open the calculator and then Amount/2, Amount/3 , etc... This really should be also built in, it would make it easier to use the application rather than spending hours on editing stuff. I love simplifi but it's taking a lot of time from me to manage my spendings because of the lack of internal tools not provided... I hope they could add this feature soon.

Flopbot

I momentarily got very excited when I saw this on the 4.0.0 app. Alas, it only turns an amount positive/negative (deposit/withdrawal). Someday perhaps, the app is getting close though!

RobWilk

The IOS keyboard options shown definitely looks better than the Android one.

FinTechMan

Yes this feature was so helpful in quicken. Allow me to do addition and subtraction in the amount field. today i have a reciept and I am splitting it from Walmart and I need to add up all groceries now I have to open my calculator on my phone or laptop to add up the values and put it in. Make it even better like the calculator on windows that shows all the values you are adding together so you can go and edit what is in there.

Ie

2+5 hit enter

and voila 7 is in the field. Yahoo I don't have to open 10 tabs. even better I need to split tax and need to take the amount and * by 1.0675 for my tax rate.

lizurd

As a fairly new Simplifi user I was very surprised that this hasn't been implemented yet. Please, please, add a calculator to the amount fields. It is so incredibly useful. Not having one is frankly a burden.

I am still trying to decide if I want to use Simplifi long term and the lack of a calculator may be a deal breaker (yes, I find it that useful).

FinTechMan

I wrote a Chrome Add-in to add calculator functionality to Quicken Simplifi after this was not prioritized any my wife kept pushing for it. But I was sorely disappointed that in the last release they totally changed the way the edit transaction and split window looked and now my calculator is not working. not sure if the addin is going to be sustainable given the current velocity of changes on that single window where the calculator is rendered.

https://github.com/BinaryBeanCounter/simplifi-power-tools

SRC54

It would also be helpful in the new split transaction module if you could tab across the fields instead of having to use the mouse. At least that is how it works on my iMac with Safari.

But I do agree that the calculator would be a nice feature. Frankly, I haven't seen the benefit in opening another window to enter splits over the old method, but have waited to see what others think.

FinTechMan

And we are still waiting. I almost want to jump back into my code for the addin and rewrite it to work with the new split screen, But i know it will just get changed again. this has been upvoted 41 times. Come on Quicken give this to the intern and let them code it up (i wrote the first calc in less time than the 10 week intern has)

Flopbot

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kgJettaIV

I'd like to add that an option to automatically include/calculate sales tax would be very welcome. For instance when I split a transaction with multiple line items on a receipt I have to use a calculator (app) or spreadsheet to first add up the individual items and then add the sales tax so everything balances out. Taking into account tax exempt items would also be a really nice addition. For instance you could specify the sales tax rate for the transaction, then for each category split indicate if it is taxable or not. Then entering each item will automatically add it to the category total with appropriate sales tax added.

As an example, I shop at Costco a lot. My grocery items and pharmacy items are generally tax exempt, however general merchandise is not. I would like to be able to go to the split screen, add the categories I'd like to split into and indicate if they are taxable or not and then one line at a time from the receipt enter the line total in the appropriate category and have Simplifi do all the math for me.

In fact, even better, can we scan a receipt with our phone and then just choose a category, and if it is taxable, for each line item?