Hi all.

I don’t have a background in coding at all. I’m not completely computer dumb, I can rock a spread sheet, and pick things up quickly. For example I just learned what a Modal was, and how mark down files can help me. I don’t have a clue when it comes to computer languages, and the extension types I’m dealing with.

That being said, I figured what the hell and decided to try and make a program out of a huge excel file that my family tries to use to manage buildings, and tenants, and leases, and loans to individuals. I know we could have just purchased software, but I thought it would be fun to try and make something myself.

I have never been more happy and frustrated working on a project. My main problem is I don’t know how to talk to Claude. I don’t know any of the technical terms of how a program or website is actually made. So there has to be some way for me to make it at least 10% easier on myself, by knowing common phrases or common technical words. For example if i add a drop down menu, its never actually works the first time, and I have to spend 30 minutes sometimes just getting it to populate correctly, and then it doesn’t sort the data. It takes me too long to do things that I think should be simpler. I was thinking about making a cheat sheet document, but I don’t know where to start. I figure I’m about 75% done with my project, but the more i use it, the more i can see myself trying to make all kinds of things. None of these projects will be for work, just me messing around trying to create fun things in my spare time.