reProbe Start-up Tips

The entire spread sheet resides on a data base. Whenever you enter data into a field, you may move your mouse to a blank area on the page and click. This will re-compute the entire data base in a few moments.

The Main Menu page has buttons along the left edge:

"Main Menu" button appears at top of each page.

"New Analysis" button allows you to set up a new report.

"View Saved Reports" button allows you to select past reports.

"Help" button furnishes data definitions as used in the program. The Help button also appears at the top of each page.

The "Quick Navigation to a Saved Report" window allows you to select various saved reports. It normally initiates with "--Select--" displayed. Clicking on "--Select--" displays the saved reports.

"Insert Image" button, clicking allows you to browse your computer hard drive for a photo to insert in the report.

"Number of years you plan to hold this property", window repeats on each page as "Holding Period". Revising any window changes all, and re-computes spread sheet.

"Increase Payment by", window alongside the two loan fields allows you to increase the initial monthly payment.

"Round Page" buttons at the top of each page allows you to select pages for entry or analysis etc.

"Previous" or "Next" buttons move you through the pages sequentially.

"Shaded columns" allows you to make adjustment entries for the adjoining column in any year of the report. make an entry and then click on a blank area to re-compute the entire spread sheet.

"Ordinary Future Wealth" column displays annual growth of your "out of pocket" if you avoid the investment and leave it in savings.

"Real Estate Future Wealth" column displays the annual growth of your investment as described in the spread sheet.

Click your "Back" button or the "x" box to return

Enjoy!Click your "Back" button or the "x" box to return