Assets double entry not working correctly

[Dorothy Freeman]

I saw a reply with this suggestion but didn't get an email.  Anyway, 
changed .. Edit, Preferences, Accounts to Credit Accounts and that 
solved the problem.  Thanks very much.
daf

At 10:07 PM 3/20/2014, David Carlson wrote:
>On 3/20/2014 1:49 PM, Dorothy Freeman wrote:
> > I am going through the help tutorial.  I have entered checking opening
> > balance $1000 with double entry to Equity opening balance, savings
> > opening balance of $1000 with double entry to Equity opening balance,
> > and credit card starting balance of $500 with double entry to equity
> > opening balance.
> >
> > Problem:  equity balance registers the savings and checking balances
> > as negative entries instead of positive entries.  The equity balance
> > is ($2500.00) instead of the $1500 that it should be.  $2000 - $500 =
> > $1500
> >
> > I have updated to the latest release without a change.
> > tutorial link below
> > 
> http://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-guide/txns-puttoget1.html#txns-puttoget-open2
> >
> >
> > thanks
> > daf
> >
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>Read the part about the credit card being a liability again.  If you
>reverse the signs on that entry you should get the results that you are
>expecting.
>
>Good Luck.
>
>David C
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