How to enter split transactions

[David Carlson]

I would also suggest trying the View>Auto Split Ledger>and View>Transaction
Journal menu options to see how those affect what you see while you are
experimenting.

I also happen to like to use the Double Line view.  In fact I wish the
double line view was the out-of-the-box default.

David C

On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 7:51 AM, Mike or Penny Novack <
stepbystepfarm at dialup4less.com> wrote:

> On 8/23/2017 2:47 AM, Janet Saxby via gnucash-user wrote:
>
>>   Hi,
>> Can someone explain how to split transactions between accounts without
>> creating an imbalance?
>> Regards,
>> Janet
>>
> Beyond what the tutorial might say, some advice to make easier.
> a) Until you are experienced, do not attempt two way spits (transactions
> split on BOTH the debit and credit side).
> b) Begin with the unsplit side whichever that is. Enter in  THAT account
> but before selecting the other side account(s) hit "split".
> c) Change the other side amount to the correct amount for the first
> account on the other side, enter the account, and hit enter. The remaining
> balance will say the account is Imbalance. That should be the amount of the
> next split or larger. If larger, change to the amount of the next split and
> specify the account and hit enter, and you repeat "c". If the exact amount,
> when you have specified the account and hit enter the transaction  will be
> in balance.
>
> d) When you are faced with a two way split, you might (for now) use
> multiple transactions. For example, if manually opening a new set of books
> (creating the CoA with all accounts zero and then making the opening entry
> you could use two opening entries (one for the debits and one for the
> credits)
>
> Michael D Novack
>
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