Simple beginner help

[Sean Clarke]

Hi all,

I'm new to GnuCash having just installed it last night.

Already I'm very confused as I can't seem to figure out how I use it.

What I want to do is pretty simple (I think), I want to keep track of all
my spending so for example today I had my haircut, had some lunch with a
friend and then went to the grocery store and purchased a few items.


How do I enter a transaction that shows not only how much I spent on lunch
but where I ate, so at the end of the month (or whenever) I can see how
much money I spent during the period at each different restaurant?

How do I record the different items I purchased in the grocery store and
which store it was so I can see how much I spend in different stores and
how much (for example) I spend each month on Milk?

I've managed to do very basic money in / money out transactions but I can't
figure out the extra step of linking a transaction to a store (very
important) or breaking down a grocery store receipt into items.

Is this even possible?

Thanks all,

Sean