Talk:Effect of expenses on a portfolio

It might be difficult to comprehend the differences from the numbers alone. Suggest adding a chart that showed the effects over time. Scatter chart with Year on the X-axis, Net Returns (Columns D, I) on the Y-axis. Also, "Year" could be any period of time.

Should Columns D and E be titled "Net Return" instead of "End"? Suggest Columns J, K be titled "Difference from Net". LadyGeek 02:18, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Forgot to mention that I used ODS format (Open Office Calc) to view the spreadsheet (Linux). LadyGeek 02:22, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

I added a chart to the zoho sheet. I also added a chart to googledocs sheet but it doesn't seem to export to XLS or ODS.


 * I get an error on the zoho chart. I also tried exporting to Open Office Calc and PDF. Nothing is exporting. Maybe it's the error. Perhaps it's best to revert. Bummer. It was worth a shot. LadyGeek 21:28, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

(four consecutive tilda's ~ will insert the automatic user time/date stamp. Try it, then do a "Show Preview". It's converted after the page is Saved.)

Hi, LadyGeek. I just went in to the zoho sheet and ran tests:

Windows XP PC: Export to Microsoft excel worksheet worked OK with some formatting problems (row heights are zero for rows 2-4). Export to PDF worked with some formatting issues (same as above) I did not export to ODF since I don't have OpenOffice in my windows PC

Ubuntu 9.04 VMWARE VM: Export to ODF worked but there are some formatting issues. Export to PDF also worked but with some formatting issues.

Zoho is pretty glitchy, and apparently so is their export function. However users can use sheet via the zoho link and make changes without affecting the original sheet. In fact if user hits F5 in the browser, it restores the sheet to the original state (i.e. pulls the orig sheet back up from zoho).

The google version of the sheet doesn't allow users to make modifications without edit permission which requires them to use the export. Unfortunately, the google export function doesn't export the charts. DSInvestor 00:20, 16 July 2009 (UTC)


 * No errors? I tried one more thing - enabled cookies. All of a sudden, I get the chart. Zoho needs a browser cookie to work. Same here on formatting problems. I had to drag down rows 2 & 3 to display them in any exported format, including PDF. Try disabling cookies and see if you get chart errors. The chart makes a huge difference, along with your titles (=concatenate...). Back to the original "need browser cookie" problem. BTW, Sheet 2 has broken #REF, I don't think you were using it for anything.
 * I see the error when cookies are disabled. I removed Sheet2.  DSInvestor 06:19, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Are you running Ubuntu 9.04 as a VMWARE image from Win XP or vs. versa? I'm running Ubuntu 9.04 installed inside a Win XP NTFS file system. Had problems with external drive partitions. Try WUBI, an officially supported Ubuntu installer for Windows. Haven't looked back. LadyGeek 01:06, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I am running Windows XP natively with VMWARE server hosting a Ubuntu 9.04 VM.DSInvestor 06:19, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Reader feedback: Too confusing. Why are ther...
Bnes posted this comment on 27 June 2014 (view all feedback).

"Too confusing. Why are there like 6 versions? Can I just use it online?"

There are 3 versions. Consider that many readers may prefer to keep the information private and offline. To save changes in an online version, you would need a Google account to copy the file. The Zoho file has been there the longest (since 2009).

This is a collaborative effort. Feel free to edit the page as you think it should be presented. LadyGeek 18:59, 27 June 2014 (CDT)