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💡 Guide & FAQ — Designor Profit Suite

Troubleshoot issues, customize your dashboard, and get the most out of your Designor – Profit Suite.

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⚙️ Common Fixes

🧾 Totals or Profit Not Updating

✅ Make sure your Date column is set to Date format (not text).

✅ Confirm Amount columns are numeric and have no blank values.

✅ Click your Refresh Dashboard or Full Sync button to recalculate all summaries.

✅ If you use an Archive system, ensure the current month data exists in both tables.

💡 Tip: If totals still don’t match, check that both Income and Expenses tables include the same time range (e.g., “This Month”).

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📉 Charts or Graphs Look Incorrect

Make sure category names match exactly between Income and Expenses (Coda is case-sensitive).

Remove duplicate or blank category labels.

Check for filters on charts — some views default to “This Month” only.

If charts still appear off, re-run Full Sync to refresh grouped results.

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📅 Can’t Find Old Data

Older entries are automatically moved to the 📦 Archive Data page after refresh.

Open Archive Data to review all previous months’ income, expenses, and insights.

To bring archived data back into your live dashboard:

Copy the row(s) from the archive table

Paste or move them into the current Income/Expenses tables

💡 Archived Insights will always show your total historical performance and best month.

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🎨 Customization

🎨 Change Colours or Theme

You can recolor any chart, card, or button to match your branding.

Right-click a chart, stat card, or button → Format → Colour

Default palette:

💰 Income: Blue #007AFF

💸 Expenses: Red #C94C4C

📈 Profit: Green #27AE60

💡 Tip: Keep these colours consistent across your dashboard, Profit Summary, and Archive pages for a professional brand aesthetic.

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🏷️ Rename or Add Categories

In either table (Income or Expenses), click Category dropdown → Edit Options

Add new options like Client Work, Software Tools, or Investments

Use identical names in both tables for accurate category matching and chart analysis

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🧩 Modify Layout

Drag or duplicate any dashboard section to reorganize your layout.

Use /divider or /heading 3 to create collapsible sections.

Adjust row height to Compact for a tighter table view.

Customize text colour and emoji icons to match your brand personality.

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🧮 Maintenance & Monthly Reset

Your dashboard handles archiving automatically — but if you prefer a manual reset routine:

Review totals in Profit Summary

Screenshot or export your key results

Click Rebuild Monthly Data to reset current tables

Update your Monthly Goal for the next cycle

💡 Pro Tip: Use the Archive Data page as your long-term tracker — it stores every month’s totals and best-month insights automatically.

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📘 Using the Template

🗂️ Duplicate for Personal Use

Click the doc title → Copy Doc → choose “Private” or “Shared.” Your copy is independent — changes won’t affect the master template.

🧠 Learn the Basics

If you’re new to Coda:

Use “/” to insert new elements like tables, buttons, or callouts

Hover over table headers for filtering, grouping, and sorting

Use Formula Help (bottom-right of the editor) for quick syntax hints

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💼 Advanced Tips

💾 Back up your data occasionally as a CSV (File → Download → CSV).

🔢 Create your own KPIs, e.g. Profit Margin = Profit ÷ Income.

📆 Add a This Month filter or control dropdown for dynamic reporting.

🧱 Explore Coda Packs (e.g., Google Sheets, Stripe, or Gmail) for future integrations.

⚙️ Try automating monthly reports with buttons that move or snapshot data into Archive automatically.

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🧭 Still Need Help?

If something doesn’t look right:

Re-check all formulas inside the Profit Summary or Archive Insights section.

Confirm Date and Category columns are correctly formatted.

Run Full Sync to force-refresh all linked summaries.

Review the 📘 Get Started page to make sure setup is correct.

🧰 Support options coming soon — including templates, video guides, and troubleshooting automations.

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🌀 Built by Designor — crafted for clarity

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