r14937 - gnucash-docs/trunk - update to release 2.0.1
Chris Lyttle
wilddev at cvs.gnucash.org
Sun Oct 8 15:06:52 EDT 2006
Author: wilddev
Date: 2006-10-08 15:06:42 -0400 (Sun, 08 Oct 2006)
New Revision: 14937
Trac: http://svn.gnucash.org/trac/changeset/14937
Added:
gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/figures/AccountReg_Screen.png
gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/figures/AccountTree_Screen.png
gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/figures/Pref_AccntPeriod.png
gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/figures/Pref_Accnts.png
gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/figures/Pref_Business.png
gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/figures/Pref_DateTime.png
gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/figures/Report_Screen.png
Modified:
gnucash-docs/trunk/ChangeLog
gnucash-docs/trunk/NEWS
gnucash-docs/trunk/configure.in
gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C/gnucash-guide.xml
gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/custom.xml
gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/gettingstarted.xml
gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/gnucash-help.xml
gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/usage.xml
Log:
update to release 2.0.1
Modified: gnucash-docs/trunk/ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- gnucash-docs/trunk/ChangeLog 2006-10-08 16:55:55 UTC (rev 14936)
+++ gnucash-docs/trunk/ChangeLog 2006-10-08 19:06:42 UTC (rev 14937)
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+2006-10-08 Chris Lyttle <chris at wilddev.net>
+
+ * guide/C/gnucash-guide.xml: Updated authors and version
+ * help/C/gnucash-help.xml: Updated authors and version
+ * help/C/usage.xml: Added update from Dave Herman
+ * help/C/figures/Pref_Accnts.png: Added update from Dave Herman
+ * help/C/figures/Pref_Business.png: Added update from Dave Herman
+ * help/C/figures/Pref_AccntPeriod.png: Added update from Dave Herman
+ * help/C/figures/Pref_DateTime.png: Added update from Dave Herman
+ * help/C/figures/AccountReg_Screen.png: Added update from Dave Herman
+ * help/C/figures/Report_Screen.png: Added update from Dave Herman
+ * help/C/figures/AccountTree_Screen.png: Added update from Dave Herman
+ * help/C/gettingstarted.xml: Added update from Dave Herman
+ * help/C/custom.xml: Added update from Dave Herman
+ * NEWS: Updated for 2.0.1 release
+ * configure.in: Updated for 2.0.1 release
+
2006-09-13 Christian Stimming <stimming at tuhh.de>
* guide/C/appendixa.xml: Add additional namespaces for XSL
Modified: gnucash-docs/trunk/NEWS
===================================================================
--- gnucash-docs/trunk/NEWS 2006-10-08 16:55:55 UTC (rev 14936)
+++ gnucash-docs/trunk/NEWS 2006-10-08 19:06:42 UTC (rev 14937)
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
Version History
---------------
+ 2.0.1 - 8 Oct 2006
+ o Updated to release 2.0.1.
+ o Updates to help by Dave Herman.
+ o Fixed author accreditation in files.
+
2.0.0 - 9 July 2006
o Updated to release 2.0.0
o Most of the text still needs work
Modified: gnucash-docs/trunk/configure.in
===================================================================
--- gnucash-docs/trunk/configure.in 2006-10-08 16:55:55 UTC (rev 14936)
+++ gnucash-docs/trunk/configure.in 2006-10-08 19:06:42 UTC (rev 14937)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
dnl = End tests for scrollkeeper
dnl ====================================
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(gnucash-docs,2.0.0)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(gnucash-docs,2.0.1)
dnl
dnl Check for xsltproc
Modified: gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C/gnucash-guide.xml
===================================================================
--- gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C/gnucash-guide.xml 2006-10-08 16:55:55 UTC (rev 14936)
+++ gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C/gnucash-guide.xml 2006-10-08 19:06:42 UTC (rev 14937)
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
<!ENTITY appendixc SYSTEM "appendixc.xml">
<!ENTITY legal SYSTEM "legal.xml">
<!ENTITY GFDL SYSTEM "fdl-appendix.xml">
-<!ENTITY manrevision "2.0.0">
-<!ENTITY date "9th July 2006">
+<!ENTITY manrevision "2.0.1">
+<!ENTITY date "8th Oct 2006">
<!ENTITY app "GnuCash">
]>
<!--
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
-->
<!--
(Do not remove this comment block.)
- Version: 2.0.0
- Last modified: July 9th 2006
+ Version: 2.0.1
+ Last modified: Oct 8th 2006
Maintainers:
Chris Lyttle <chris at wilddev.net)
Translators:
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@
<edition>V&manrevision;</edition>
<copyright>
+ <year>2006</year>
+ <holder>Chris Lyttle</holder>
+ </copyright>
+
+ <copyright>
<year>2003-2004</year>
<holder>Jon Lapham</holder>
</copyright>
@@ -107,6 +112,22 @@
<address> <email>lapham at extracta.com.br</email> </address>
</affiliation>
</author>
+ <author>
+ <firstname>Bengt</firstname>
+ <surname>Thuree</surname>
+ <affiliation>
+ <orgname>GnuCash Documentation Team</orgname>
+ <address> <email>bengt at thuree.com</email> </address>
+ </affiliation>
+ </author>
+ <author>
+ <firstname>Dave</firstname>
+ <surname>Herman</surname>
+ <affiliation>
+ <orgname>GnuCash Documentation Team</orgname>
+ <address> <email>dvherman at bigfoot.com</email> </address>
+ </affiliation>
+ </author>
<!-- This is appropriate place for other contributors: translators,
maintainers, etc. Commented out by default.
@@ -131,10 +152,32 @@
<para role="author">Jon Lapham
<email>lapham at extracta.com.br</email>
</para>
+ <para role="author">Bengt Thuree
+ <email>bengt at thuree.com</email>
+ </para>
+ <para role="author">Dave Herman
+ <email>dvherman at bigfoot.com</email>
+ </para>
<para role="publisher">GnuCash Documentation Team</para>
</revdescription>
</revision>
<revision>
+ <revnumber>GnuCash Tutorial and Concepts Guide V2.0.0</revnumber>
+ <date>July 2006</date>
+ <revdescription>
+ <para role="author">Jon Lapham
+ <email>lapham at extracta.com.br</email>
+ </para>
+ <para role="author">Bengt Thuree
+ <email>bengt at thuree.com</email>
+ </para>
+ <para role="author">Dave Herman
+ <email>dvherman at bigfoot.com</email>
+ </para>
+ <para role="publisher">GnuCash Documentation Team</para>
+ </revdescription>
+ </revision>
+ <revision>
<revnumber>GnuCash Tutorial and Concepts Guide V1.8.3</revnumber>
<date>Aug 2003</date>
<revdescription>
Modified: gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/custom.xml
===================================================================
--- gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/custom.xml 2006-10-08 16:55:55 UTC (rev 14936)
+++ gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/custom.xml 2006-10-08 19:06:42 UTC (rev 14937)
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
<!--
(Do not remove this comment block.)
- Version: 2.0.0
- Last modified: July 9th 2006
+ Version: 2.0.1
+ Last modified: August 2nd 2006
+ modified: July 9th 2006
+ modified: February 28th 2005
Maintainers:
Chris Lyttle <chris at wilddev.net>
Neil Williams <linux at codehelp.co.uk>
@@ -10,275 +12,825 @@
Translators:
(translators put your name and email here)
-->
+
<chapter id="custom-gnucash">
<title>Customizing GnuCash</title>
+
<sect1 id="account-options">
- <title>Account Options</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Account Options is used to set the view of the Account Tree Window. This dialog sets the view on each open window of the account tree. This means that when the New Account Tree is used several different views of the account tree can be created.</para>
- <para></para>
+ <title>Account Display Options</title>
+
+ <para>The View -> Filter By ... is used to set/modify the view of the Account Tree
+ Window. The "Accounts" tab of this form allows the selection of the types of accounts
+ to display. These selections effect the view on each specific open window of the account
+ tree.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>The "Other" Tab allows enabling/disabling of the options; Show Hidden accounts,
+ Show zero total accounts.</para>
+
+ <para>The Account Tree window, by default, only shows the quantity of each commodity
+ that you own, under the column heading <guilabel>Total</guilabel>. Often, however,
+ you may want to display other values. This is easily accomplished by clicking on the
+ title bar <guibutton>Options</guibutton> button (the small down pointing arrow on the
+ right side of the main account window title bar), and selecting the option(s) to
+ display. These selections set the view on all open windows of the account tree.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="set-prefs">
+ <title>Setting Your Preferences</title>
+
+ <para>Pausing the cursor for a couple of seconds, over options in these windows
+ will display in-depth information on the choice.</para>
+ <para>The GnuCash Preferences window contains the following
+ options;</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Name of the account view: Used to name the account in the Windows menu and the note tabs.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Accounting Period</guilabel> - <xref
+ linkend="prefs-accounting-period"></xref></para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Double click expands parent accounts: Use double click instead of single click to expand accounts</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Account</guilabel> - <xref
+ linkend="prefs-accounts"></xref></para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Account types to display: Select which types of accounts to display in the account tree.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Business</guilabel> - <xref
+ linkend="prefs-biz"></xref></para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Account fields to display: Select what fields to display in the account tree.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Date/Time</guilabel> - <xref
+ linkend="prefs-date-time"></xref></para>
</listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>General</guilabel> - <xref
+ linkend="prefs-general"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>On-line Banking</guilabel> - <xref linkend="prefs-online"></xref>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Register</guilabel> - <xref
+ linkend="prefs-reg"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Register Default</guilabel> - <xref
+ linkend="prefs-reg-def"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Reports</guilabel> - <xref
+ linkend="prefs-reports"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Scheduled Transactions</guilabel> - <xref
+ linkend="prefs-sched"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Windows</guilabel> - <xref
+ linkend="prefs-window"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- </sect1>
- <sect1 id="set-prefs">
- <title>Setting Your Preferences</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The GnuCash Preferences dialog contains the following sections.</para>
- <sect2 id="prefs-accounts">
- <title>Accounts: </title>
- <para></para>
- <para>This section contains the following preferences;</para>
- <para></para>
- <itemizedlist>
+
+ <sect2 id="prefs-accounting-period">
+ <title>Accounting Period</title>
+
+ <figure>
+ <title>The "Accounting Period Preferences" Window.</title>
+ <screenshot id="Prefer_Accounting-Period">
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/Pref_AccntPeriod.png" format="PNG"
+ srccredit="Dave Herman" ></imagedata>
+ </imageobject>
+
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Accounting Period Preferences screen</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ <caption><para>This is an screen image of the "Accounting Period Preferences"
+ windows.</para>
+ </caption>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ <para>This section defines the following preferences;</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist mark="space">
<listitem>
- <para>Account : This option is used to pick a different separator in the register for parent and child accounts.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Summary Bar Content</guilabel> - check-boxes to
+ include/exclude; Grand Totals, and Non-Currency totals.</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Grand Totals: If checked, show a grand total of all accounts converted to
+ the default report currency.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Non-Currency: If checked, non-currency commodities will be shown in the
+ summary bar. If clear, only currencies will be shown.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Reversed-balance account types: This option is used to choose what type of account have their balances reversed. If the balance is normally negative, as in a loan or a credit card then this will make the balance positive.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Start Date</guilabel> - specify the beginning of the
+ accounting period.</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Relative: Use the specified relative starting date for profit/loss
+ calculations. Also use this date for net assets calculations. Relative defines
+ start by; today or start of current/previous year, quarter, month.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Absolute - Use the specified absolute starting date for profit/loss
+ calculations. Also use this date for net assets calculations.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Use accounting labels: This option is used to turn on accounting labels (debit and credit) instead of using terms such as withdrawal and deposit.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>End Date</guilabel> - specify the ending of the
+ accounting period.</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Relative: Use the specified relative ending date for profit/loss
+ calculations. Also use this date for net assets calculations.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Absolute - Use the specified absolute ending date for profit/loss
+ calculations. Also use this date for net assets calculations.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+
</sect2>
- <sect2 id="prefs-biz">
- <title>Business: </title>
- <para></para>
+
+ <sect2 id="prefs-accounts">
+ <title>Accounts</title>
+
+ <figure>
+ <title>The "Account Preferences" Window.</title>
+ <screenshot id="Prefer_Accounts">
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/Pref_Accnts.png" format="PNG"
+ srccredit="Dave Herman" ></imagedata>
+ </imageobject>
+
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Account Preferences screen</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ <caption><para>This is an screen image of the "Account Preferences" windows.</para>
+ </caption>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
<para>This section contains the following preferences;</para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Number of Rows: This option is used to set the default number of register rows to display in invoices.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Separator Character:</guilabel> This option is used to
+ pick a different separator in the register between parent and child accounts.
+ IE. The character that will be used between components of an account name.</para>
+ <para>A legal value is any single character except letters and numbers, or any of
+ the following strings: "colon", "slash", "backslash", "dash" and "period".</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Invoice Tax Included?: This option is used to set if tax is included by default in entries on invoices. </para>
+ <para><guilabel>Reversed Balanced Accounts:</guilabel> This option is
+ used to choose what type of account have their balances reversed. If the balance
+ is normally negative, as in a loan or a credit card then this will make the
+ balance positive.</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Income & Expense - Sign reverse balances on income and expense
+ accounts.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Credit - Sign reverse balances on the following: Credit Card, Payable,
+ Liability, Equity, and Income.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>None - Don't sign reverse any accounts.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Bill Tax Included?: This option is used to set if tax is included by default in entries on bills.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Labels:</guilabel> This option is used to turn on
+ accounting labels (debit and credit) instead of using terms such as withdrawal
+ and deposit. Use only 'debit' and 'credit' instead of informal synonyms.</para>
</listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Default Currency:</guilabel> This option is used select
+ either the locale currency as the default or to select the default from the
+ pull-down list.</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Locale - Use the system locale currency for all newly created accounts.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Choose - Use the specified currency for all newly created accounts.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+
</sect2>
- <sect2 id="prefs-general">
- <title>General: </title>
- <para></para>
+
+ <sect2 id="prefs-biz">
+ <title>Business</title>
+
+ <figure>
+ <title>The "Business Preferences" Window.</title>
+ <screenshot id="Prefer_Business">
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/Pref_Business.png" format="PNG"
+ srccredit="Dave Herman" ></imagedata>
+ </imageobject>
+
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Business Preferences screen</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ <caption><para>This is an screen image of the "Business Preferences"
+ windows.</para>
+ </caption>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
<para>This section contains the following preferences;</para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Show Advanced Settings: </para>
+ <para><guilabel>Invoices</guilabel></para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Open in new window: Check-box to open
+ Invoice in a new window. If checked, each invoice will be opened in its own top
+ level window. If clear, the invoice will be opened in the current window.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Accumulate splits on post: Whether multiple entries in an invoice which
+ transfer to the same account should be accumulated into a single split by
+ default. This setting can be changed in the Post dialog.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Number of Rows: This option is used to set the default number of register
+ rows to display in invoices.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Tax Included?: Whether tax is included by default in entries on Invoices.
+ This setting is inherited by new customers and vendors.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </itemizedlist>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Toolbar Buttons: </para>
+ <para><guilabel>Bills</guilabel></para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Notify when due?: Whether to display the list of Bills Due at start-up.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Days in advance: How many days in the future to warn about Bills coming
+ due.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Tax Included?: Whether tax is included by default in entries on
+ Bills. This setting is inherited by new customers and vendors.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
</listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Display "Tip of the Day": </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Display negative amounts in red: </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Automatic Decimal Point: </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Auto Decimal Places: </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>No account list setup on new file: </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Days to retain log files: </para>
- </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+
</sect2>
- <sect2 id="prefs-inter">
- <title>International: </title>
- <para></para>
+
+ <sect2 id="prefs-date-time">
+ <title>Date/Time</title>
+
+<!--
+
+ <figure>
+ <title>The "Date/Time Preferences" Window.</title>
+ <screenshot id="Prefer_date-time">
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/Pref_date-time.png" format="PNG"
+ srccredit="Dave Herman" ></imagedata>
+ </imageobject>
+
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Date/Time Preferences screen</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ <caption><para>This is an screen image of the "Date/Time Preferences"
+ windows.</para>
+ </caption>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+-->
+
<para>This section contains the following preferences;</para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Date Format: </para>
+ <para><guilabel>Time Format:</guilabel> Check-box to use a 24 hour
+ (instead of a 12 hour) time format.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Default Currency: </para>
+ <para><guilabel>Date</guilabel> - Radio Button list to select one of the
+ following;</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Locale: Use the date format specified by the system locale.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>US: Use the date format common in the United States.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>UK: Use the date format common in the United Kingdom.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Europe: Use the date format common in continental Europe.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>ISO: Use the date format specified by the ISO-8601 standard.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
</listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Use 24-hour time format: </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Enable EURO support: </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
</sect2>
- <sect2 id="prefs-online">
- <title>Online Banking & Importing: </title>
- <para></para>
+
+ <sect2 id="prefs-general">
+ <title>General</title>
+
<para>This section contains the following preferences;</para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>QIF Verbose documentation: </para>
- </listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>General</guilabel></para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Display "Tip of the Day" dialog: Display hints for using GnuCash at start-up.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Preform Account list setup on new file: Present the new account list dialog
+ when you choose "New File" from the "File" menu</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Show close button on Notebook tab: Show a close button on each notebook tab.
+ These function identically to the 'Close' menu item.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Enable euro support: Enables support for the European Union EURO currency.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Numbers:</guilabel> </para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Enable REPLACE match action: </para>
+ <para>Display negative amounts in red: </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Enable SKIP transaction action: </para>
+ <para>Automatic Decimal Point: Automatically insert a decimal point into values
+ that are entered without one.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Auto-CLEAR threshold: </para>
+ <para>Auto Decimal Places: Select the number of decimal places that will be
+ inserted automatically.</para>
</listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Match display threshold: </para>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Files:</guilabel> </para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Compress files: Checkbox to compress the data file with gzip when saving it
+ to disk.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Retain log files: Select the number of days to save log/backup files.
+ Delete old log/backup files after this many days (0 = never).</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Auto-ADD threshold: </para>
- </listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Search Dialog:</guilabel> </para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>New search limit: Default to 'new search' if fewer than this number of
+ items is returned.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
</sect2>
- <sect2 id="prefs-rec">
- <title>Reconcile: </title>
- <para></para>
+
+ <sect2 id="prefs-online">
+ <title>On-line Banking</title>
+
<para>This section contains the following preferences;</para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Automatic interest transfer: </para>
+ <para><guilabel>QIF Import:</guilabel> </para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Show documentation: Show some documentation-only pages in QIF Import
+ druid.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Automatic credit card payments: </para>
+ <para><guilabel>Generic Importer</guilabel></para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Checkbox to enable/disable the use Bayesian algorithms to match new
+ transactions with existing accounts.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Match display threshold: The minimum score a potential match must have
+ to be displayed in the match list.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Auto-add threshold: A transaction whose best match's score is in the red
+ zone (above the display threshold but below or equal to the Auto-ADD threshold)
+ will be ADDed by default.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Auto-clear threshold: A transaction whose best match's score is in the
+ green zone (above or equal to the Auto-CLEAR threshold) will be CLEARed by
+ default.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Commercial ATM fees threshold: In some places commercial ATMs (not
+ belonging to a financial institution) are installed in places like convenience
+ store. These ATM add its fee directly to the amount instead of showing up as a
+ separate transaction or in your monthly banking fees. For example, you withdraw
+ $100, and you are charged $101.50 plus Interac fees. If you manually entered
+ that $100, the amounts won't match. You should set this to whatever is the
+ maximum such fee in your area (in units of your local currency), so the
+ transaction will be recognized as a match.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Check off cleared transactions: </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
</sect2>
+
<sect2 id="prefs-reg">
- <title>Register: </title>
- <para></para>
+ <title>Register</title>
+
<para>This section contains the following preferences;</para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Default Register Style: </para>
+ <para><guilabel>Actions:</guilabel></para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>'Enter' moves to blank transaction: If checked, pressing the 'Enter' key
+ will move to the blank transaction at the bottom of the register. If clear,
+ pressing the 'Enter' key will move down one row.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Auto-raise lists: Automatically raise the list of accounts or actions
+ during input.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Double Line Mode: </para>
+ <para><guilabel>Reconciling:</guilabel> </para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Check cleared transactions: Pre-check cleared transactions when creating
+ a reconcile dialog.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Automatic interest transfer: Prior to reconciling an account which charges
+ or pays interest, prompt the user to enter a transaction for the interest
+ charge or payment. Currently only enabled for Bank, Credit, Mutual, Asset,
+ Receivable, Payable, and Liability accounts.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Automatic credit card payment: After reconciling a credit card statement,
+ prompt the user to enter a credit card payment.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>'Enter' moves to blank transaction: </para>
+ <para><guilabel>Graphics:</guilabel> </para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Use system theme colors: If checked, the system color theme will be
+ applied to register windows. If clear, the original GnuCash register colors
+ will be used.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Double mode colors alternate with transactions: Alternate the primary and
+ secondary colors by transaction instead of by alternating by row.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Draw horizontal lines between rows: Show horizontal borders on the cells.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Draw vertical lines between columns: Show vertical borders on the cells.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
</listitem>
+
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="prefs-reg-def">
+ <title>Register Defaults</title>
+
+ <para>This section contains the following preferences;</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Confirm before changing reconciled: </para>
+ <para><guilabel>Default Style:</guilabel></para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Basic ledger: Show all transactions on one line. (Two in double line
+ mode.)</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Auto-split ledger: Automatically expand the current transaction to show
+ all splits. All other transactions are shown on one line. (Two in double line
+ mode.)</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Transaction journal: All transactions are expanded to show all splits.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Register font: </para>
+ <para><guilabel>Other Defaults</guilabel></para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Register opens in a new window: If checked, each register will be opened
+ in its own top level window. If clear, the register will be opened in the
+ current window.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Double line mode: Show two lines of information for each transaction
+ instead of one. Does not affect expanded transactions</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Number of transactions: Show this many transactions in a register. A
+ value of zero means show all transactions.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Number of Rows: Display this many rows when a register is created.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </itemizedlist>
+
</listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Register hint font: </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
</sect2>
- <sect2 id="prefs-reg-color">
- <title>Register Colors: </title>
- <para></para>
+
+ <sect2 id="prefs-reports">
+ <title>Reports </title>
+
<para>This section contains the following preferences;</para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Header color: </para>
+ <para><guilabel>Default Report Currency</guilabel> </para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Locale: Use the system locale currency for all newly created reports.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Choose: Use the specified currency for all newly created reports.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Primary color: </para>
+ <para><guilabel>Location</guilabel> </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Report opens in a new window: If checked, each report will be opened in
+ its own top level window. If clear, the report will be opened in the current
+ window.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Secondary color: </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Primary active color: </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Secondary active color: </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Split color: </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Split active color: </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Double mode colors alternate with transactions: </para>
- </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+
</sect2>
+
<sect2 id="prefs-sched">
- <title>Scheduled Transactions: </title>
- <para></para>
+ <title>Scheduled Transactions </title>
+
<para>This section contains the following preferences;</para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Run on GnuCash start: </para>
+ <para><guilabel>Since Last Run Run on GnuCash start</guilabel> </para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Run when data file opened: Show the "since last run" window when a file is
+ opened.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Auto-Create new Scheduled Transactions by default: </para>
+ <para><guilabel>Transaction Editor Defaults</guilabel> </para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Auto-create new transactions: Set the 'auto-create' flag on newly created
+ scheduled transactions.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Notify before transactions are created: Set the 'notify' flag on newly
+ created scheduled transactions.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Create in advance, days: Create the transaction this many days before its
+ effective date.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Remind in advance, days: Begin notifications this many days before the
+ transaction is created.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
</listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Notify on new, auto-created Scheduled Transactions: </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Default number of days in advance to create: </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Default number of days in advance to remind: </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Template Register Lines: </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
</sect2>
- <sect2 id="prefs-user">
- <title>User Info: </title>
- <para></para>
+
+ <sect2 id="prefs-window">
+ <title>Windows</title>
+
<para>This section contains the following preferences;</para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>User Name: </para>
+ <para>Window Geometry </para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Save window size and position.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>User Address: </para>
+ <para>Toolbar Style</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Use system default: Use the system setting for displaying toolbar items.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Text below icons: Display toolbar items with the text label below the icon.
+ Labels are show for all items.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Priority text beside icons: Display toolbar items with the text label
+ beside the icon. Labels are only shown for the most important items.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Icons only: Display toolbar items as icons only.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Text only: Display toolbar items as text only.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
</sect2>
+
+<!--
+
<sect2 id="prefs-advanced">
<title>Advanced: </title>
- <para></para>
- <para>This section contains the following preferences (this screen is hidden by default);</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>This section contains the following preferences (this screen is hidden by
+ default);</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Save Window Geometry: </para>
@@ -302,246 +854,475 @@
<para>Number of Rows: </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+
</sect2>
+-->
+
</sect1>
+
<sect1 id="change-style">
<title>Changing Style Sheets</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>GnuCash has two default stylesheets for webpage reports. These stylesheets can be altered by using the HTML Style Sheets editor. To access the editor go to Edit -> Style Sheets...</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>To add a new Style Sheet select the New... button in the Style Sheet pane. The New Style Sheet dialog will appear. Fill in the Name: of the new Style Sheet and choose a template. To remove a Style Sheet select the Style Sheet from the list and click Delete.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>GnuCash has three default style sheets for web-page reports. These style sheets can
+ be altered by using the HTML Style Sheets editor. To access the editor go to Edit ->
+ Style Sheets...</para>
+
+ <para>Using the Style Sheet Editor you may display/modify the setting of a Style
+ Sheet.</para>
+
+ <note><para>Changing the Style Sheet will change the appearance of all reports
+ that have selected that Style Sheet. A "Reload" is required to view the changes, if
+ the report(s) are currently displayed.</para></note>
+
+ <para>To add a new Style Sheet select the New... button in the Style Sheet pane.
+ The New Style Sheet dialog will appear. Fill in the Name: with the name of the new
+ Style Sheet and choose a template. To remove a Style Sheet select the Style Sheet from
+ the list and click Delete.</para>
+
<sect2 id="style-default">
- <title>Default</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Default Style Sheet has two tabs to alter the appearance of reports, General and Tables. </para>
+ <title>Default Style Sheet</title>
+
+ <para>The Default Style Sheet has two tabs to alter the appearance of reports utilizing
+ it, General and Tables. </para>
+
<sect3 id="style-def-general">
+ <title>General Tab</title>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Background Color:</guilabel> Opens the color picker to choose
+ a new color.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Background Pixmap:</guilabel> Use the Browse button to select a
+ picture to use as the background in reports.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Enable Links:</guilabel> Select this to enable blue hyperlinks
+ in reports.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="style-def-tables">
+ <title>Tables Tab</title>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Table cell spacing:</guilabel> Sets the space between table
+ cells</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Table cell padding:</guilabel> Sets the padding between table
+ cells</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Table border width:</guilabel> Sets the width of the borders on
+ tables.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ </sect3>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="style-easy">
+ <title>Easy Style Sheet</title>
+
+ <para>The Easy Style Sheet has four tabs to alter the appearance of reports, Colors,
+ General, Images and Tables.</para>
+
+ <sect3 id="style-easy-colors">
+ <title>Colors</title>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Background Color:</guilabel> Opens the color picker to choose a
+ new color.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Text Color:</guilabel> Opens the color picker to choose a new
+ color.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Link Color:</guilabel> Opens the color picker to choose a new
+ color.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Table Cell Color:</guilabel> Opens the color picker to choose a
+ new color.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Alternate Table Cell Color:</guilabel> Opens the color picker to
+ choose a new color.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Subheading/Subtotal Cell Color:</guilabel> Opens the color picker
+ to choose a new color.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Sub-subheading/total Cell Color:</guilabel> Opens the color
+ picker to choose a new color.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Grand Total Cell Color:</guilabel> Opens the color picker to
+ choose a new color.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="style-easy-general">
<title>General</title>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Background Color: Opens the color picker to choose a new color.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Preparer:</guilabel> Name of the person preparing the report.
+ </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Background Pixmap: Use the Browse button to select a picture to use as the background in reports.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Prepared for:</guilabel> Name of Organization or Company the
+ report is prepared for.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Enable Links: Select this to enable blue hyperlinks in reports.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Show preparer info:</guilabel> Show the Preparer information in
+ the report.</para>
</listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Enable Links:</guilabel> Select this to enable blue hyperlinks
+ in reports.</para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
</sect3>
- <sect3 id="style-def-tables">
+
+ <sect3 id="style-easy-images">
+ <title>Images</title>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Background Tile:</guilabel> Use the Browse button to select a
+ picture to use as the background in reports. The "Clear" button will clear the
+ selection.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Heading Banner:</guilabel> Use the Browse button to select a
+ picture to use as the heading in reports. The "Clear" button will clear the
+ selection.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Heading Alignment:</guilabel> Select from pull-down list; Left,
+ Right, Center, to specify the alignment of the banner at top of report(s).</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Logo:</guilabel> Use the Browse button to select a picture to
+ use as the logo in reports. The "Clear" button will clear the selection.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="style-easy-tables">
<title>Tables</title>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Table cell spacing: Sets the space between table cells</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Table cell spacing:</guilabel> Sets the space between table
+ cells</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Table cell padding: Sets the padding between table cells</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Table cell padding:</guilabel> Sets the padding between table
+ cells</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Table border width: Sets the width of the borders on tables.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Table border width:</guilabel> Sets the width of the borders on
+ tables.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
+
<sect2 id="style-technicolor">
- <title>Technicolor</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Technicolor Style Sheet has four tabs to alter the appearance of reports, Colors, General, Images and Tables.</para>
- <para></para>
+ <title>Technicolor Style Sheet</title>
+
+ <para>The Technicolor Style Sheet has four tabs to alter the appearance of reports,
+ Colors, General, Images and Tables.</para>
+
<sect3 id="style-tech-colors">
<title>Colors</title>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Background Color: Opens the color picker to choose a new color.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Background Color:</guilabel> Opens the color picker to choose a
+ new color.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Text Color: Opens the color picker to choose a new color.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Text Color:</guilabel> Opens the color picker to choose a new
+ color.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Table Cell Color: Opens the color picker to choose a new color.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Link Color:</guilabel> Opens the color picker to choose a new
+ color.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Link Color: Opens the color picker to choose a new color.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Table Cell Color:</guilabel> Opens the color picker to choose a
+ new color.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Alternate Table Cell Color: Opens the color picker to choose a new color.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Alternate Table Cell Color:</guilabel> Opens the color picker to
+ choose a new color.
+ </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Subheading/Subtotal Cell Color: Opens the color picker to choose a new color.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Subheading/Subtotal Cell Color:</guilabel> Opens the color picker
+ to choose a new color.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Sub-subheading/total Cell Color:Opens the color picker to choose a new color.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Sub-subheading/total Cell Color:</guilabel> Opens the color
+ picker to choose a new color.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Grand Total Cell Color:Opens the color picker to choose a new color.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Grand Total Cell Color:</guilabel> Opens the color picker to
+ choose a new color for the grand total cell.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
</sect3>
+
<sect3 id="style-tech-general">
<title>General</title>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Preparer: Name of the person preparing the report.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Preparer:</guilabel> Name of the person preparing the report.
+ </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Prepared for: Name of Organization or Company the report is prepared for.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Prepared for:</guilabel> Name of Organization or Company the
+ report is prepared for.
+ </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Show preparer info: Show the Preparer information in the report.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Show preparer info:</guilabel> Show the Preparer information in
+ the report.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Enable Links: Select this to enable blue hyperlinks in reports.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Enable Links:</guilabel> Select this to enable blue hyperlinks in
+ reports.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
</sect3>
+
<sect3 id="style-tech-images">
<title>Images</title>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Background Tile: Use the Browse button to select a picture to use as the background in reports.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Background Tile:</guilabel> Use the Browse button to select a
+ picture to use as the background in reports. The "Clear" button will clear the
+ selection.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Heading Banner: Use the Browse button to select a picture to use as the heading in reports.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Heading Banner:</guilabel> Use the Browse button to select a
+ picture to use as the heading in reports. The "Clear" button will clear the
+ selection.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Logo: Use the Browse button to select a picture to use as the logo in reports.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Heading Alignment:</guilabel> Select from pull-down list; Left,
+ Right, Center, to specify the alignment of the banner at top of report(s).</para>
</listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Logo:</guilabel> Use the Browse button to select a picture to use
+ as the logo in reports. The "Clear" button will clear the selection.</para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
</sect3>
+
<sect3 id="style-tech-tables">
<title>Tables</title>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Table cell spacing: Sets the space between table cells</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Table cell spacing:</guilabel> Sets the space between table
+ cells</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Table cell padding: Sets the padding between table cells</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Table cell padding:</guilabel> Sets the padding between table
+ cells</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Table border width: Sets the width of the borders on tables.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Table border width:</guilabel> Sets the width of the borders on
+ tables.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
+
</sect1>
+
<sect1 id="set-tax-options">
<title>Setting Tax Options</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Tax Information dialog is used to set Tax Options. The settings on accounts in this dialog are used by the TXF Export function in reports to select the accounts for export. To access this dialog go to Edit -> Tax Options.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>IMPORTANT: Most TXF codes should only appear on a single account! The exceptions are codes for which the "Payer Name Source" is not grayed, each of which can appear many times. Of course, each duplicate should have a unique payer name. These are typically interest accounts or stocks or mutual funds that pay dividends.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+<note><para>This material has NOT been reviewed for V2.0. That does not mean that it is not valid, just that it has not been reviewed.</para></note>
+
+ <para>The Tax Information dialog is used to set Tax Options. The settings on accounts
+ in this dialog are used by the TXF Export function in reports to select the accounts
+ for export. To access this dialog go to Edit -> Tax Options.</para>
+
+ <para>IMPORTANT: Most TXF codes should only appear on a single account! The exceptions
+ are codes for which the "Payer Name Source" is not grayed, each of which can appear
+ many times. Of course, each duplicate should have a unique payer name. These are
+ typically interest accounts or stocks or mutual funds that pay dividends.</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Accounts: This pane contains the list of accounts. Select an account to set a TXF category. If no account is selected nothing is changed. If multiple accounts are selected, all of the accounts will be set to the selected item. </para>
+ <para>Accounts: This pane contains the list of accounts. Select an account to set a
+ TXF category. If no account is selected nothing is changed. If multiple accounts
+ are selected, all of the accounts will be set to the selected item. </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Tax Related: Select this checkbox to add tax information to an account then select the TXF Category below.</para>
+ <para>Tax Related: Select this check-box to add tax information to an account then
+ select the TXF Category below.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>TXF Categories: Select the desired one. A detailed description appears just below.</para>
+ <para>TXF Categories: Select the desired one. A detailed description appears just
+ below.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Payer Name Source: A text description that is exported along with the value of the account. This is usually the name of a bank, stock, or mutual fund that pays dividends or interest. Occasionally, it is a description of a deduction.</para>
+ <para>Payer Name Source: A text description that is exported along with the value
+ of the account. This is usually the name of a bank, stock, or mutual fund that pays
+ dividends or interest. Occasionally, it is a description of a deduction.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+
<sect2 id="txf-probs">
<title>TXF Export - Known Anomalies and Limitations</title>
- <para></para>
+
<para>TaxCut 1999 </para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Code: N488 "^ Sched B \ Div. income, cap gain distrib."</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Code: N286 "^ Sched B \ Dividend income"</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>These two codes, from the same payer, are not correlated. The user will have to adjust for this after import. </para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>These two codes, from the same payer, are not correlated. The user will have to
+ adjust for this after import. </para>
+
<para>TaxCut 1999, 2000 </para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Code: N521 " F1040 \ Federal estimated tax, quarterly"</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>Does not accept the date field and does not import the individual payment amounts, only the total. The date and individual payment amounts, only matter if you have to compute the penalty. (this may be a TurboTax enhancement) </para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>Does not accept the date field and does not import the individual payment
+ amounts, only the total. The date and individual payment amounts, only matter if you
+ have to compute the penalty. (this may be a TurboTax enhancement) </para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Code: N460 " W-2 \ Salary or wages, self"</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Code: N506 " W-2 \ Salary or wages, spouse" </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>and other related codes.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+
<para>Information from only one job may be imported. </para>
- <para></para>
+
<para>TurboTax 1999, 2000 </para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Code: N521 " F1040 \ Federal estimated tax, quarterly"</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>Does not accept the dates outside of the tax year. This is a problem for the last payment that is due Jan 15. GnuCash changes the the date of the last payment to Dec 31. The user will have to adjust for this after import. The date only matters if you have to compute the penalty. </para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>Does not accept the dates outside of the tax year. This is a problem for the
+ last payment that is due Jan 15. GnuCash changes the the date of the last payment to
+ Dec 31. The user will have to adjust for this after import. The date only matters if
+ you have to compute the penalty. </para>
+
<para>TXF Tax eXport Format </para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Duplicate Codes</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>Most codes are not supposed to appear more than once. GnuCash issues an error message if it detects this, but will still export the data. These are not handled the same by TaxCut and TurboTax.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>Most codes are not supposed to appear more than once. GnuCash issues an error
+ message if it detects this, but will still export the data. These are not handled the
+ same by TaxCut and TurboTax.</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>TurboTax</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+
<para>Sums the duplicate codes. i.e., job one and job two are added together.</para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>TaxCut</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>Keeps only the LAST of the duplicate codes. i.e., job one is ignored and job two is kept. </para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>Keeps only the LAST of the duplicate codes. i.e., job one is ignored and job
+ two is kept. </para>
+
</sect2>
+
<sect2 id="txf-defs">
<title>Detailed TXF Category Descriptions</title>
- <para></para>
+
<para>Table 32. Detailed TXF Category Descriptions</para>
- <para></para>
+
&txf-categories;
</sect2>
</sect1>
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===================================================================
--- gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/gettingstarted.xml 2006-10-08 16:55:55 UTC (rev 14936)
+++ gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/gettingstarted.xml 2006-10-08 19:06:42 UTC (rev 14937)
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
<!--
+
(Do not remove this comment block.)
- Version: 2.0.0
- Last modified: July 9th 2006
+ Version: 2.0.1
+ Last modified: August 8th 2006
+ modified: July 9th 2006
+ modified: February 28th 2005
Maintainers:
Chris Lyttle <chris at wilddev.net>
Neil Williams <linux at codehelp.co.uk>
@@ -10,6 +13,99 @@
Translators:
(translators put your name and email here)
-->
+
+<chapter id="Getting-Help">
+ <title>Getting Help</title>
+ <sect1 id="Help-Window">
+ <title>Accessing Help</title>
+
+ <para>The GnuCash Help Window uses YELP to display DOCBOOK versions of
+ the help documents that are installed with GnuCash.</para>
+
+ <para>This window is accessed by going to the Help menu and selecting
+ either the Tutorial and Concepts Guide or the Contents (F1).
+ <xref linkend="AccTree-help-menu"></xref></para>
+
+ <para>The Help Window has a toolbar for navigation. The toolbar is
+ described below;</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Back</guilabel> Used to navigate to topics previously viewed.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Forward</guilabel> Used to navigate to topics previously viewed.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Help</guilabel> Used to access various GNOME Help files.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Search</guilabel> Enter search term to search GNOME Help files.
+ Does not search GnuCash Help file.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ <para>The right side of the Help Window displays the currently opened
+ help page. The left side of the Help Window contains the help Topics list
+ tab. Selecting one of the help topics will load that
+ page on the right side.</para>
+
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="tutorial">
+ <title>GnuCash Tutorial and Concepts Guide</title>
+
+ <para></para>
+
+ <para>This guide is the counterpart to this help. It explains the
+ concepts used in GnuCash and has a tutorial that takes you through using
+ GnuCash to manage your accounts. It will appear if you choose
+ <guibutton>Open the new user tutorial</guibutton> in the
+ <guilabel>Welcome to GnuCash!</guilabel> menu.</para>
+
+ <para></para>
+
+ <para>To open this Guide manually go to <guimenu>Help</guimenu> ->
+ <guimenuitem>Tutorial and Concepts Guide</guimenuitem>.</para>
+
+ <para></para>
+
+ <para>It is strongly recommended to read this guide if you are new to
+ GnuCash or unfamiliar with accounting concepts.</para>
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="on-line-assistance">
+ <title>GnuCash On-line Assistance</title>
+
+ <para>Quoting the Tip of the Day "The GnuCash developers are easy to contact."
+ GnuCash has several mailing lists;</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para><emphasis role='bold'>User List </emphasis>
+ <email>gnucash-user at gnucash.org</email> - User questions and discussions. The
+ developers and many very helpful users "hang-out" here.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para><emphasis role='bold'>Development List </emphasis>
+ <email>gnucash-devel at gnucash.org</email> - In-depth questions and where
+ and how you can help.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>You can chat live with the developers on IRC! Join them on
+ #gnucash at irc.gnome.org. Much more at the
+ <ulink url="http://www.gnucash.org">GnuCash web site </ulink>
+ including links to WIKI and Bugzilla !!</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </sect1>
+</chapter>
+
<chapter id="getting-started">
<title>Getting Started</title>
@@ -24,16 +120,18 @@
the menu.</para>
<table frame="topbot" id="SetupDefaults">
- <title></title>
+ <title>First time running GnuCash options</title>
<tgroup cols="2">
- <tbody>
+ <thead>
<row>
<entry><para>Option Button</para></entry>
<entry><para>Action Description</para></entry>
</row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
<row>
<entry><para> <guibutton>Quit</guibutton> </para></entry>
@@ -112,7 +210,9 @@
button for the next screen.</para>
<para>If you selected "Install in Home Directory" the next screen presents
- you with three options; <orderedlist>
+ you with three options;
+
+ <orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>GnuCash will install the data.</para>
</listitem>
@@ -156,13 +256,15 @@
<title></title>
<tgroup cols="2">
- <tbody>
+ <thead>
<row>
<entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
<entry><para>Description</para></entry>
</row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
<row>
<entry><para> <guibutton>Create a new set of accounts</guibutton>
</para></entry>
@@ -218,9 +320,7 @@
<para>Selecting either of these options will leave you with a minimum
GnuCash window. Operations in this window are described in section
- Usage.<!--
- <xref> linkend="usage"</xref>
---></para>
+ Usage. <xref linkend="usage"></xref> </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -528,7 +628,7 @@
<note>
<para>If the file you are loading does not have an QIF date listed
- in it you will see the <guilabel>Set a date format for this QIF fileTutorial and Concepts Guide</guilabel>
+ in it you will see the <guilabel>Set a date format for this QIF file</guilabel>
screen. Select the proper format from the pull down list and continue.</para>
</note>
@@ -796,27 +896,6 @@
<para>You should now have successfully imported your accounts.</para>
</sect2>
- <sect2 id="tutorial">
- <title>GnuCash Tutorial and Concepts Guide</title>
-
- <para></para>
-
- <para>This guide is the counterpart to this help. It explains the
- concepts used in GnuCash and has a tutorial that takes you through using
- GnuCash to manage your accounts. It will appear if you choose
- <guibutton>Open the new user tutorial</guibutton> in the
- <guilabel>Welcome to GnuCash!</guilabel> menu.</para>
-
- <para></para>
-
- <para>To open this Guide manually go to <guimenu>Help</guimenu> ->
- <guimenuitem>Tutorial and Concepts Guide</guimenuitem>.</para>
-
- <para></para>
-
- <para>It is strongly recommended to read this guide if you are new to
- GnuCash or unfamiliar with accounting concepts.</para>
- </sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="tip-of-the-day">
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===================================================================
--- gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/gnucash-help.xml 2006-10-08 16:55:55 UTC (rev 14936)
+++ gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/gnucash-help.xml 2006-10-08 19:06:42 UTC (rev 14937)
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
<!ENTITY txf-categories SYSTEM "txf-categories.xml">
<!ENTITY legal SYSTEM "legal.xml">
<!ENTITY GFDL SYSTEM "fdl-appendix.xml">
-<!ENTITY manrevision "2.0.0">
-<!ENTITY date "9th July 2006">
+<!ENTITY manrevision "2.0.1">
+<!ENTITY date "8th Oct 2006">
<!ENTITY app "GnuCash">
]>
<!--
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
-->
<!--
(Do not remove this comment block.)
- Version: 2.0.0
- Last modified: July 9th 2006
+ Version: 2.0.1
+ Last modified: Oct 8th 2006
Maintainers:
Chris Lyttle <chris at wilddev.net)
Translators:
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@
<address> <email>chris at wilddev.net</email> </address>
</affiliation>
</author>
+ <author>
+ <firstname>Dave</firstname>
+ <surname>Herman</surname>
+ <affiliation>
+ <orgname>GnuCash Documentation Team</orgname>
+ <address> <email>dvherman at bigfoot.com</email> </address>
+ </affiliation>
+ </author>
<!-- This is appropriate place for other contributors: translators,
maintainers, etc. Commented out by default.
<othercredit role="translator">
@@ -82,16 +90,29 @@
<revhistory>
<revision>
- <revnumber>&app; Help Manual TEST V&manrevision;</revnumber>
+ <revnumber>&app; Help Manual V&manrevision;</revnumber>
<date>&date;</date>
<revdescription>
<para role="author">Chris Lyttle
<email>chris at wilddev.net</email>
</para>
+ <para role="author">Dave Herman
+ <email>dvherman at bigfoot.com</email>
+ </para>
<para role="publisher">GnuCash Documentation Team</para>
</revdescription>
</revision>
<revision>
+ <revnumber>GnuCash Help Manual V2.0.0</revnumber>
+ <date>July 2006</date>
+ <revdescription>
+ <para role="author">Chris Lyttle
+ <email>chris at wilddev.net</email>
+ </para>
+ <para role="publisher">GnuCash Documentation Team</para>
+ </revdescription>
+ </revision>
+ <revision>
<revnumber>GnuCash Help Manual V1.8.3</revnumber>
<date>Aug 2003</date>
<revdescription>
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===================================================================
--- gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/usage.xml 2006-10-08 16:55:55 UTC (rev 14936)
+++ gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/usage.xml 2006-10-08 19:06:42 UTC (rev 14937)
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
<!--
(Do not remove this comment block.)
- Version: 2.0.0
- Last modified: July 9th 2006
+ Version: 2.0.1
+ Last modified: August 12th 2006
+ modified: February 28th 2005
+
Maintainers:
Chris Lyttle <chris at wilddev.net>
Neil Williams <linux at codehelp.co.uk>
@@ -11,2350 +13,6732 @@
Translators:
(translators put your name and email here)
-->
- <chapter id="usage">
- <title>Usage</title>
- <sect1 id="windows">
- <title>GnuCash Windows</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>GnuCash windows display the accounts and tools you use to access your financial data. This section gives you an overview of the different windows you will see in GnuCash.</para>
- <sect2 id="account-tree">
- <title>Account Tree Window</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>This window provides an overview of all your accounts and a summary of their balances. It groups the accounts into types based on standard accounting practice. Access to commonly used windows and account tools is through this window.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>To reopen the Account Tree if you have closed it or to open an additional Account Tree go to File -> New Account Tree. This will open the account tree in the existing window</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>To open a new window with an Account Tree go to File -> Open in a New Window. Figure ? shows an Account Tree Window.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 2 describes the components of the Account Tree Window.</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table2">
- <title></title>
+
+<chapter id="GUIMenus">
+ <title>GUI & Menus Overview</title>
+
+ <sect1 id="windows">
+ <title>GnuCash Windows and Menus</title>
+
+ <para>The main GnuCash window displays the accounts, reports, menu
+ selections and tools you may use to process your financial data. This
+ section gives you an overview of the different windows and sections of
+ windows that you will see in GnuCash.</para>
+
+ <sect2 id="Main-window">
+ <title>Main GnuCash Window</title>
+
+ <para>Access to commonly used sub-windows and account tools is through
+ this window.</para>
+
+ <para>The contents and options within the various sub-menus of the
+ various sections of the main GnuCash window will vary dependent on the
+ active display window.</para>
+
+ <para>When you start GnuCash, after a couple of windows (starting splash
+ screen, and tip of the day) the main window will be displayed. This
+ window is very similar to a typical browser, the top "row" displays the
+ file that is open, the next row is the Menu bar, next is the Tool bar,
+ then there is a row of "tabs" for the open reports, registers, or
+ account trees, the next area is a major display space for the active
+ display, near the bottom is a summary bar row and finally the bottom row
+ is the status bar.</para>
+
+ <para><xref linkend="TableWinBars"></xref> describes the components of
+ the main GnuCash Window.</para>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="TableWinBars">
+ <title>Display Bars of the main GnuCash Window</title>
+
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Component</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Menu bar</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Contains the Menus used in the currently active
+ Window</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Tool Bar</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Contains Icons or Text buttons used to access common
+ tasks is the currently active window</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Tabs Bar</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Contains Tabs of the currently open Account Tree,
+ Reports, Transaction Registers.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Active Display Window</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Contains the display of the currently selected
+ Tab</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Summary Bar</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Contains Summary of Financial Data</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Status Bar</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Contains a short description of Menu items and a
+ progress bar</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+
+ <para>The "Accounts" tab labels a display that provides an overview of
+ all your accounts and a summary of their balances. It groups the
+ accounts into types based on standard accounting practice.</para>
+
+ <para>To open an additional Account Tree go to <guilabel>File ->
+ New Accounts Page </guilabel>. This will open the account tree in the existing
+ window.</para>
+
+ <para>To open a new window with an Account Tree go to <guilabel>Windows
+ -> New Window with Page</guilabel>.</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1>
+ <title>Account Tree</title>
+ <para>To simplify navigation the following are the topics covered in this section;
+ <xref linkend="AccTree-menus"></xref>,
+ <xref linkend="AccTree-toolbar"></xref>,
+ <xref linkend="AccTree-main-bar"></xref>.
+ </para>
+
+ <figure>
+ <title>An "Account Tree" Window.</title>
+ <screenshot id="AccTree_Screen">
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/AccountTree_Screen.png" format="PNG"
+ srccredit="Dave Herman" ></imagedata>
+ </imageobject>
+
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Account Tree screen</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ <caption><para>This is an screen image of the "Accounts" tab after
+ creating a new file and "select all" of the accounts. </para></caption>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ <sect2 id="AccTree-menus">
+ <title>Account Tree - Menus</title>
+
+ <para>The Menu bar for the Accounts Tree window contains the following
+ options;
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">File</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="AccTree-file-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Edit</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="AccTree-edit-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">View</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="AccTree-view-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Action</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="AccTree-actions-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Business</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="AccTree-business-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Reports</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="AccTree-reports-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Tools</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="AccTree-tools-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Windows</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="AccTree-windows-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Help</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="AccTree-help-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+
+
+ <sect3 id="AccTree-file-menu">
+ <title>Account Tree - File Menu</title>
+
+ <para>The following table describes the options in the File Menu.</para>
+
+ <para>Clicking on the File option of the Menu bar will "pull down" a menu of options
+ described in the File Menu table.</para>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" >
+ <title>Access to file and account operations and printing.</title>
+
+ <tgroup align="left" cols="3">
+ <colspec colname="c1" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c2" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c3" ></colspec>
+
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3"
+ namest="c2">Description</entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>New -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Selects the New Account, Budget and file options sub-menu
+ </para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">New File</entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Creates a new data file (Starts with new Accounts and data.)
+ </para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">New Accounts Page</entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Creates an copy of the Account tree</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">New Budget</entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the Creates a New budget druid.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">New Account...</entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Creates a New Account and opens the account properties.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">New Account Hierarchy ...</entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the Creates a New Account Hierarchy sequence.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Open -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Selects the Open sub-menu options described below</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Open ...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the "Open another data file" process.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Open Budget</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Opens an existing budget.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Open Account</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>When an account is selected in the Account Tree opens
+ the register for that account. Menu Shortcut Ctrl-O</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Open Sub-Accounts</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>When an account is selected in the Account Tree opens
+ a General Ledger register for that account and all
+ sub-accounts</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Import -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Opens the Import sub-menu to import files from other
+ financial programs.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Import QIF ...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the QIF file Import process.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Import OFX/QFX ...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the OFX/QFX file Import process.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Replay GnuCash .log file...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the replaying of a GnuCash log file. Used for
+ data recovery from "crashes".</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Save (Ctrl-S)</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Saves the currently open file. Menu shortcut Ctrl-S</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Save As ... (Shift+Ctrl+S)</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Saves the currently opened file with a different name.
+ Menu shortcut Shift+Ctrl+S</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Export -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Exports ...</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Export Accounts</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3" >
+ <para>Exports your account hierarchy to a new file. Does not
+ export data.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Properties (Alt+Return)</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Sets options for this GnuCash data file.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Recently opened files</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Numbered list of most recently opened GnuCash data files.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Quit (Ctrl+Q)</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Exits GnuCash. Menu shortcut Ctrl-Q</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="AccTree-edit-menu">
+ <title>Account Tree - Edit Menu</title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="AccTree-EditMenu">
+ <title>Account Tree - Edit Menu - Access to file and account editing
+ operations and preferences.</title>
+
+ <tgroup align="left" cols="2">
+ <colspec colname="c1" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c2" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c3" ></colspec>
+
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Edit Account Ctrl+E</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Modify name or characteristic of selected account.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Delete Account ...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Remove an account.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Renumber Sub-account ...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Starts the Renumber Account druid. See
+ <xref linkend="chart-renumber"></xref>.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Find ... Ctrl+F</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Set criteria for a search for a specific transaction.
+ See <xref linkend="tool-find"></xref> for specifics on
+ searches.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Preferences</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Customize GnuCash for location, style, and numerous other preferences.
+ See <xref linkend="set-prefs"></xref>.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Style Sheets</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Modify/customize Style Sheets.
+ See <xref linkend="change-style"></xref>.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Tax Options</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Set tax characteristics on account(s) (US). Assign tax form and
+ line to account.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="AccTree-view-menu">
+ <title>Account Tree - View Menu</title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="AccTree-ViewMenu">
+ <title>Account Tree - View Menu - Changes display window view.</title>
+
+ <tgroup align="left" cols="2">
+ <colspec colname="c1" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c2" ></colspec>
+
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Toolbar</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Check-box to Enable/Disable display of Toolbar.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Summary Bar</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Check-box to Enable/Disable display of Summary Bar.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Status Bar</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Check-box to Enable/Disable display of Status Bar.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Filter by ...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Set filter for accounts displayed in the Account Tree
+ display.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Refresh Ctrl+R</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Repaint the display screen.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="AccTree-actions-menu">
+ <title>Account Tree - Actions Menu</title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="AccTree-ActionsMenu">
+ <title>Actions Menu - Setup scheduled transactions, repair accounts,
+ perform stock splits, transfer and reconcile transactions.</title>
+
+ <tgroup align="left" cols="3">
+ <colspec colname="c1" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c2" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c3" ></colspec>
+
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3"
+ namest="c2">Description</entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Scheduled Transactions -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">Scheduled
+ Transactions sub-menus</entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Scheduled Transaction Editor</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Invoke tool to edit scheduled transactions.
+ See <xref linkend="tool-sched"></xref></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Since Last Run...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Display Scheduled transactions since last running of
+ GnuCash</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Mortgage & Loan Repayment Setup</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the Mortgage & Loan Repayment druid for
+ setting up repayments. <xref linkend="trans-sched-loans"></xref></para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Transfer...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Starts the Transfer druid for transfer between accounts.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Reconcile...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Starts the Account Reconcile druid</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Stock Split...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Starts the Stock Split druid. Additional details <xref
+ linkend="stock-split"></xref></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>View Lots...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Opens the "Lots in Account" form.
+ <!-- Additional details <xref linkend="view-lots"></xref> -->
+ </para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry align="left">
+ <para>Check & Repair -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Check & Repair Submenus</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Check & Repair Account</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Check for and repair unbalanced transactions and
+ orphan splits in this account.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Check & Repair Sub-accounts</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Check for and repair unbalanced transactions and
+ orphan splits in this account and its subaccounts.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Check & Repair All</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Check for and repair unbalanced transactions and
+ orphan splits in all accounts.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Reset Warnings...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>GnuCash gives warnings when certain operations are attempted,
+ such as removing a transaction or removing the splits of a transaction.
+ The warning message gives you the option to not give you these warnings
+ when attempting the operation. Checkboxes labeled "Remember and don't ask
+ me again" and "Remember and don't ask me again this session" allow
+ disabling the warnings. This option resets the warning's to the default,
+ IE make all the warning's happen.
+ </para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Rename Page</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Open the form to rename the current page/tab.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="AccTree-business-menu">
+ <title>Account Tree - Business Menu</title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="AccTree-BusinessMenu">
+ <title>Business Menu - Access small business features of GnuCash.</title>
+
+ <tgroup align="left" cols="3">
+ <colspec colname="c1" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c2" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c3" ></colspec>
+
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Customer -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Select customer related activities.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Customer...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new customer.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Customer...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a customer.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Invoice...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new invoice.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Invoice...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a invoice.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Job...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new job.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Job...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a job.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Process Payment...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the Process Payment druid. Requires an account of type
+ "A/Payable" before running druid.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Vendor -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Select vendor related activities.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Vendor...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new vendor.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Vendor...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a vendor.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Bill...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new bill.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Bill...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a bill.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Job...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new job.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Job...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a job.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Process Payment...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the Process Payment druid. Requires an account of type
+ "A/Payable" before running druid.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Employee -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Select employee related activities.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Employee...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new employee.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Employee...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a employee.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Expense Voucher...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new expense voucher.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Expense Voucher...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a expense voucher.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Process Payment...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the Process Payment druid. Requires an account of type
+ "A/Payable" before running druid.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Tax Table Editor</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>View and edit the list of tax tables.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Billing Terms Editor</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>View and edit the list of Billing Terms.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Bills Due Reminder</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>View and edit the list of Bills Due Reminder.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Export -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>QSF Invoice...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Export one or more Invoice(s) to QSF.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>QSF Customer...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Export one or more Customer(s) to QSF.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>QSF Vendor...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Export one or more Vendor(s) to QSF.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>QSF Employee...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Export one or more Employee(s) to QSF.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="AccTree-reports-menu">
+ <title>Account Tree - Reports Menu</title>
+
+ <para>This is only a brief listing of each of the available reports and
+ graphs. Each report or graph may be customized by the
+ <guilabel>Options</guilabel> Icon and the "Stylesheet" used.</para>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="AccTree-ReportsMenu">
+ <title>Reports Menu - Access GnuCash Reports and Charts.</title>
+
+ <tgroup align="left" cols="3">
+ <colspec colname="c1" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c2" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c3" ></colspec>
+
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c1">
+ <para>Account Summary</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Report showing the balance of selected
+ accounts.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Assets & Liabilities -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Advanced Portfolio</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Asset Bar chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Asset Pie chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Average Balance</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Balance Sheet</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>General Journal</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>General Ledger</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>See <xref linkend="general-ledger"></xref></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Investment Portfolio</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Liability Bar chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Liability Pie chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Net Worth Bar chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Price Scatter plot</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Business Reports -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Customer Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Easy Invoice</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Employee Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Fancy Invoice</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Payable Aging</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Printable Invoice</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Receivable Aging</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Vendor Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Income & Expense -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Budget Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Cash Flow</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Equity Statement</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Expense Bar chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Expense Pie chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Expense vs Day of Week</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Income Bar chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Income & Expense Chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Income Pie chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Income Statement</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Income vs Day of Week</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Trial Balance</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c1">
+ <para>Sample & Custom -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Custom Multicolumn Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Sample Graphs</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Sample Report With Examples</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Welcome Sample Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c1">
+ <para>Tax Report & TXF Export</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>Create a Tax report (US) and/or export data for tax
+ preparation software. (TFX)</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c1">
+ <para>Transaction Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="AccTree-tools-menu">
+ <title>Account Tree - Tools Menu</title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="AccTree-ToolsMenu">
+ <title>Tools Menu - Access to miscellaneous tools and
+ editors</title>
+
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
- <entry><para>Component</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
<entry><para>Description</para></entry>
</row>
</thead>
+
<tbody>
<row>
- <entry><para>Menubar</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Contains the Menus used in the Account Tree Window
- </para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Price Editor</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Tool to enter or modify Stock/Fund prices. Details at
+ <xref linkend="tool-price"></xref></para></entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Tool Bar</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Contains buttons used to access common Account
- Tree tasks</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Security Editor</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Tool to enter or modify Stock or commodities. Details
+ at <xref linkend="tool-security-edit"></xref></para></entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Summary Bar</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Contains Summary of Financial Data</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Financial Calculator</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Details at <xref linkend="tool-calc"></xref></para></entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Account Tree </para></entry>
- <entry><para>Contains the Chart of Accounts</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>General Ledger</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>See <xref linkend="general-ledger"></xref></para></entry>
</row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="AccTree-windows-menu">
+ <title>Account Tree - Windows Menu</title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="AccTree-WindowsMenu">
+ <title>Account Tree - Windows Menu</title>
+
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <thead>
<row>
- <entry><para>Status Bar</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Contains a short description of Menu items
- and a progress bar</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
</row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>New Window</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Opens a new GnuCash window, window is empty.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>New Window with Page</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Opens the current tab in a new window, moves the tab to the new
+ window.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="AccTree-help-menu">
+ <title>Help Menu</title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="AccTree-HelpMenu">
+ <title>Account Tree - Help Menu - Access to this help and the Tutorial
+ and Concepts Guide.</title>
+
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Tutorial & Concepts Guide</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Detailed document "How to" in GnuCash</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Tips Of The Day</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Display Tip of Day.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Contents</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Display this Help file</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>About</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Display version, License and Credits</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+
<para></para>
- <sect3 id="tree-menus">
- <title>Menus</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The following tables describe the menus in the Account Tree Window.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 3: File Menu - Access to file and account operations and printing.</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table3">
- <title></title>
- <tgroup cols="2">
+ </sect3>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="AccTree-toolbar">
+ <title>Account Tree - Tool Bar Icons/Buttons</title>
+
+ <para></para>
+
+ <para>The GnuCash main Window has a number of Icons/Buttons in tool bar
+ to quickly access some common functions used with the specific active
+ tab. The Tool Bar can be hidden or shown by selecting the Toolbar item
+ on the View menu. The specific options displayed in the tool bar varies
+ by the functions available to the "active tab".</para>
+
+ <para>A brief description of the function of an icon is displayed when
+ the mouse pointer is placed over the icon for a couple of
+ seconds.</para>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="AccTree-ToolBarIcons">
+ <title>Account Tree - Window Tool Bar</title>
+
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Tool Bar Icons</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Save</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Perform a save on the data file, commit all transactions
+ to the data file.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Close</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>This icon is not available for the first Accounts tab,
+ it is available for additional Account Tree displays.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Open</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Open a transaction register of the selected
+ account.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Edit</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Edit the characteristics for the selected
+ account.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>New</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Start the druid for creating a new account.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Delete</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove the selected account.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="Common-Tab-bar">
+ <title>Tab Bar</title>
+
+ <para>The Tab Bar displays "file/notebook folder" style tabs for open
+ transaction registers, and reports.</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+
+ <sect2 id="AccTree-main-bar">
+ <title>Account Tree - Display</title>
+
+ <para>The Account Tree displays the list of your accounts in
+ hierarchical format. This enables you to organize your accounts by
+ account type.</para>
+
+ <para>The triangle shape beside the account name is used to open and
+ close the account tree. When you click on the triangle, it changes from
+ right pointing into a down pointing sign to indicate that the tree is
+ opened. You will then see offset below the account name either a list of
+ the sub account(s) or another triangle to the left of an account. This
+ indicates another lower level of the account tree.</para>
+
+ <para>The default display for the Account Tree Window is in Notebook
+ mode. This is indicated by the tab in the Tab row of
+ the main window. Other tabs will appear beside this one when you open
+ reports, Account Registers or additional Account Trees.</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+
+ <sect2 id="Common-summary-bar">
+ <title>Summary Bar</title>
+
+ <para>The Summary Bar displays balances appropriate for the opened
+ account type at a glance. Usually accounts display today's account
+ balance, any balance for future dates, a balance for cleared items and
+ a reconciled balance. Stock accounts, however, display shares totals
+ and their value. The Summary Bar can be hidden or shown by selecting
+ the Summary Bar item on the View menu.</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+
+ <sect2 id="Common-status-bar">
+ <title>Status Bar</title>
+
+ <para>The Status Bar displays tool-tips for the menus that give more
+ explanation to a menu item. It also shows a progress bar when opening or
+ saving a GnuCash data file or generating reports. The Status Bar can be
+ hidden or shown by selecting the Status Bar item on the View
+ menu.</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1>
+ <title>Account Register/General Ledger</title>
+ <para>To simplify navigation the following are the topics covered in this section;
+ <xref linkend="Trans-menus"></xref>,
+ <xref linkend="Trans-toolbar"></xref>,
+ <xref linkend="Trans-display-main"></xref>.
+ </para>
+
+ <sect2 id="account-register">
+ <title>Account Register & General Ledger Window</title>
+
+ <para>This window is used to enter and edit your account data. It also
+ provides tools for scheduling future transactions, finding and reporting
+ on transactions and printing checks.</para>
+
+ <para>To open the Account Register Window for an account, select the
+ account in the Account Tree then go to File -> Open Account or press
+ Ctrl-O. This will open a new window with the Account Register. Pressing
+ the Open button on the Tool Bar in the Account Tree Window or the Jump
+ button in the Account Register Window are alternate methods.</para>
+
+
+ <figure>
+ <title>An Account Register Window.</title>
+ <screenshot id="AccountReg_Screen">
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/AccountReg_Screen.png" format="PNG"
+ srccredit="Dave Herman" ></imagedata>
+ </imageobject>
+
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Account Register screen</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ <caption><para>This is an screen image of the "Account Register" tab after
+ several transactions in the account. </para></caption>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ <sect3 id="general-ledger">
+ <title>General Ledger</title>
+ <para>The General Ledger is an advanced register used to enter
+ transactions without needing to open individual accounts. The General
+ Ledger shows the transaction entries for all accounts on one
+ register.</para>
+
+ <para>Entering transactions in the General Ledger is more complicated
+ than entering them in the individual account registers. The advantage
+ is the General Ledger provides a more comprehensive view of the
+ transactions you have entered in all your accounts.</para>
+
+ <para>The General Ledger defaults to showing only the previous month
+ of transactions. This is changeable by using the Date Range on the
+ View menu.</para>
+ </sect3>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="Trans-menus">
+ <title>Account Register Menus</title>
+
+ <para>The Menu bar for the Transaction Register window contains the
+ following options;</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">File</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="Trans-file-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Edit</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="Trans-edit-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">View</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="Trans-view-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Transaction</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="Trans-transaction-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Action</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="Trans-actions-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Business</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="Trans-business-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Reports</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="Trans-reports-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Tools</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="Trans-tools-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Windows</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="Trans-windows-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Help</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="Trans-help-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ <sect3 id="Trans-file-menu">
+ <title>Account Register - File Menu</title>
+
+ <para>The following table describes the options in the File
+ Menu.</para>
+
+ <para>Clicking on the File option of the Menu bar will "pull down" a
+ menu of options described in the File Menu table.</para>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="Trans-FileMenu">
+ <title>File Menu - Access to file and account operations and
+ printing.</title>
+
+ <tgroup align="left" cols="3">
+ <colspec colname="c1" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c2" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c3" ></colspec>
+
<thead>
<row>
<entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3"
+ namest="c2">Description</entry>
</row>
</thead>
+
<tbody>
<row>
- <entry><para>New File</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Starts the New Account Hierarchy Setup Druid and creates a new file</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>New -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Selects the New Account, Budget and file options
+ sub-menu</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>New Account...</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Creates a New Account and opens account properties</para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">New File</entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Creates a new data file (Starts with new Accounts
+ and data.)</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>New Account Tree </para></entry>
- <entry><para>Opens a new instance of the Account Tree view</para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">New Accounts Page</entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Creates an copy of the Account tree</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Open...</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Opens a different GnuCash file. Menu shortcut F3</para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">New Budget</entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the Creates a New budget druid.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Open Account </para></entry>
- <entry><para>When an account is selected in the Account Tree opens the register for that account. Menu Shortcut Ctrl-O</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Open -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Selects the Open sub-menu options described
+ below</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Open Sub-Accounts</para></entry>
- <entry><para>When an account is selected in the Account Tree opens a General Ledger register for that account and all subaccounts</para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Open ...</para>
+ </entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the "Open another data file" process.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Open in a New Window</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Opens a new Account Tree Window using the current account tree or report.</para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Open Budget</para>
+ </entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Opens an existing budget.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Open Recent</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Opens one of a list of the four most recently opened account files</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Import -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Opens the Import sub-menu to import files from other
+ financial programs.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Save</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Saves the currently open file. Menu shortcut Ctrl-S</para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Import QIF ...</para>
+ </entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the QIF file Import process.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Save As...</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Saves the currently opened file with a different name</para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Import OFX/QFX ...</para>
+ </entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the OFX/QFX file Import process.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Import -> Import QIF File</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Starts the Import QIF Files druid to import files from other financial programs.</para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Replay GnuCash .log file...</para>
+ </entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the replaying of a GnuCash log file. Used for
+ data recovery from "crashes".</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Export -> Export Accounts</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Exports your account hierarchy to a new file. Does not export data.</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Save (Ctrl-S)</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Saves the currently open file. Menu shortcut
+ Ctrl-S</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Print</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Prints reports</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Save As ... (Shift+Ctrl+S)</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Saves the currently opened file with a different
+ name. Menu shortcut Shift+Ctrl+S</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Properties</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Sets options for this file.</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Print Check ...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Starts the "Print Check" druid.
+ See <xref linkend="print-check"></xref></para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Export -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Exports ...</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Export Accounts</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3" >
+ <para>Exports your account hierarchy to a new file. Does not
+ export data.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
<row>
+ <entry><para>Properties (Alt+Return)</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Sets options for this GnuCash data file.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Recently opened files</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Numbered list of most recently opened GnuCash data
+ files.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
<entry><para>Close</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Closes the current open account tree or report. Menu shortcut Ctrl-W</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Closes the current open account tree, transaction register or report.
+ <emphasis>In the initial Account tree this item is not
+ available - it will be grayed out. </emphasis> Menu
+ shortcut Ctrl-W</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Exit</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Exits GnuCash. Menu shortcut Ctrl-Q</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Quit (Ctrl+Q)</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Exits GnuCash. Menu shortcut Ctrl-Q</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 4: Edit Menu - Access to file and account editing operations and preferences.</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table4">
- <title></title>
- <tgroup cols="2">
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="Trans-edit-menu">
+ <title>Account Register - Edit Menu</title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="Trans-EditMenu">
+ <title>Account Register - Edit Menu - Access to file and account
+ editing operations and preferences.</title>
+
+ <tgroup align="left" cols="2">
+ <colspec colname="c1" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c2" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c3" ></colspec>
+
<thead>
<row>
<entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Description</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
</thead>
+
<tbody>
<row>
- <entry><para>Cut</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Copy</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
<entry><para>Paste</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Performs a standard Paste operation. Menu shortcut
+ Ctrl-V</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
<entry><para>Edit Account</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Open form to edit/modify account characteristics and parameters.
+ </para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Delete Account</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Find ... Ctrl+F</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Set criteria for a search for a specific
+ transaction. See <xref linkend="tool-find"></xref> for
+ specifics on searches.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Preferences...</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Preferences</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Customize GnuCash for location, style, and numerous other preferences.
+ See <xref linkend="set-prefs"></xref>.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Style Sheets...</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Style Sheets</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Modify/customize Style Sheets.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
<entry><para>Tax Options</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Set tax characteristics on account(s) (US). Assign tax form and
+ line to account.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 5: View Menu - Changes Account Tree Window view.</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table5">
- <title></title>
- <tgroup cols="2">
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="Trans-view-menu">
+ <title>Account Register - View Menu</title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="Trans-ViewMenu">
+ <title>Account Register - View Menu - Changes GnuCash display Window
+ characteristics.
+ </title>
+
+ <tgroup align="left" cols="3">
+ <colspec colname="c1" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c2" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c3" ></colspec>
+
<thead>
<row>
<entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>Description</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
</thead>
+
<tbody>
<row>
- <entry><para>Refresh</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
<entry><para>Toolbar</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>Check-box to Enable/Disable display of
+ Toolbar.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
<entry><para>Summary Bar</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>Check-box to Enable/Disable display of Summary
+ Bar.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
<entry><para>Status Bar</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>Check-box to Enable/Disable display of Status
+ Bar.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Basic Ledger</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>Radio button to select register display mode.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Auto-Split Ledger</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>Radio button to select register display mode.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Transaction Journal</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>Radio button to select register display mode.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Double Line</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>Check-box to Enable/Disable display of Double Line display.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Sort by ...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>Set the sort order of the transactions display. Requires "click" to
+ start options form. Option form requires Cancel/OK to close.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2" >
+ <para>Standard Order</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Keep normal account order</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2" >
+ <para>Date</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3" >
+ <para>Sort by date</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2" >
+ <para>Date of Entry.</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3" >
+ <para>Sort by date of entry.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2" >
+ <para>Statement Date</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3" >
+ <para>Sort by the statement date (unreconciled items last).</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2" >
+ <para>Number</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3" >
+ <para>Sort by number.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2" >
+ <para>Amount</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3" >
+ <para>Sort by amount.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2" >
+ <para>Memo</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3" >
+ <para>Sort by memo.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2" >
+ <para>Description</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3" >
+ <para>Sort by Description.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2" >
+ <para>Action</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3" >
+ <para>Sort by action field</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2" >
+ <para>Notes</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3" >
+ <para>Sort by notes field</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Filter by ...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3"><para>Set filter for accounts displayed
+ in the Account Tree display.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Refresh Ctrl+R</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3"><para>Repaint the display screen.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 6: Actions Menu - Setup scheduled transactions, repair accounts, perform stock splits,transfer and reconcile transactions.</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table6">
- <title></title>
- <tgroup cols="2">
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="Trans-transaction-menu">
+ <title>Account Register - Transaction Menu</title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="Trans-TransactionMenu">
+ <title>Transaction Menu - .</title>
+
+ <tgroup align="left" cols="3">
+ <colspec colname="c1" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c2" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c3" ></colspec>
+
<thead>
<row>
<entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3"
+ namest="c2">Description</entry>
</row>
</thead>
+
<tbody>
<row>
- <entry><para>Scheduled Transactions -> Scheduled Transaction Editor</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Cut Transaction</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Cut the selected transaction into the clipboard.</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
- <entry><para>Scheduled Transactions ->Since Last Run...</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Copy Transaction</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Copy the selected transaction into the clipboard.</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
- <entry><para>Scheduled Transactions -> Mortgage & Loan Repayment Setup</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Paste Transaction</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Paste the selected transaction from the clipboard.</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
- <entry><para>Transfer...</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Duplicate Transaction</para></entry>
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
<row>
- <entry><para>Reconcile...</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Delete Transaction</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Delete the selected transaction.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Remove Transaction Splits</para></entry>
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
<row>
- <entry><para>Stock Split...</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Enter Transaction</para></entry>
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
<row>
- <entry><para>Check & Repair -> Check & Repair Account</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Cancel Transaction</para></entry>
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
<row>
- <entry><para>Check & Repair -> Check & Repair Subaccounts</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Void Transaction</para></entry>
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
<row>
- <entry><para>Check & Repair -> Check & Repair All</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Add Reversing Account</para></entry>
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 7: Business Menu - Access small business features of GnuCash.</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table7">
- <title></title>
- <tgroup cols="2">
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="Trans-actions-menu">
+ <title>Account Register - Action Menu</title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="Trans-ActionsMenu">
+ <title>Actions Menu - Setup scheduled transactions, repair
+ accounts, perform stock splits, transfer and reconcile
+ transactions.</title>
+
+ <tgroup align="left" cols="3">
+ <colspec colname="c1" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c2" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c3" ></colspec>
+
<thead>
<row>
<entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3"
+ namest="c2">Description</entry>
</row>
</thead>
+
<tbody>
<row>
- <entry><para>Customers -> New Customer</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Scheduled Transactions -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">Scheduled
+ Transactions sub-menus</entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Customers -> Find Customer</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Scheduled Transaction Editor</para>
+ </entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Invoke tool to edit scheduled transactions.
+ See <xref linkend="tool-sched"></xref></para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Customers -> New Invoice</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Since Last Run...</para>
+ </entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Display Scheduled transactions since last running of
+ GnuCash</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Customers -> Find Invoice</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Mortgage & Loan Repayment ...</para>
+ </entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the Mortgage & Loan Repayment druid for
+ setting up repayments. <xref linkend="trans-sched-loans"></xref></para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Customers -> New Job</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Transfer...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Starts the Transfer druid for transfer between
+ accounts.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Customers -> Find Job</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Reconcile...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Starts the Account Reconcile druid</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Customers -> Process Payment</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Stock Split...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Starts the Stock Split druid. Additional details
+ <xref linkend="stock-split"></xref></para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Vendors -> New Vendor</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Lot Viewer...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Starts the "Lots in Account" form.
+ <!-- Additional details <xref linkend="lot-viewer"></xref> -->
+ </para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Blank Transaction</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Move to the blank transaction at the bottom of the register</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Split Transaction</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3"><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Edit Exchange Rate</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>Edit the exchange rate for the current transaction.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Schedule...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>Create a Scheduled Transaction with the current transaction as a
+ template.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Jump</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>Jump to the corresponding transaction in the other account.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Vendors -> Find Vendor</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Check & Repair -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Check & Repair Submenus</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Vendors -> New Bill</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>All Transactions</para>
+ </entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Check for and repair unbalanced transactions and
+ orphan splits in this account.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Vendors -> Find Bill</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>This Transaction</para>
+ </entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Check for and repair splits in this transaction.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Vendors -> New Job</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry> </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Vendors -> Find Job</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Reset Warnings...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>GnuCash gives warnings when certain operations are attempted,
+ such as removing a transaction or removing the splits of a transaction.
+ The warning message gives you the option to not give you these warnings
+ when attempting the operation. Checkboxes labeled "Remember and don't ask
+ me again" and "Remember and don't ask me again this session" allow
+ disabling the warnings. This option resets the warning's to the default,
+ IE make all the warning's happen.
+ </para>
+ </entry>
</row>
<row>
- <entry><para>Vendors -> Process Payment</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Rename Page</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>Open the form to rename the current page/tab.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Tax Tables</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Billing Terms</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 8: Reports Menu - Access GnuCash Reports and Charts.</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table8">
- <title></title>
- <tgroup cols="2">
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="Trans-business-menu">
+ <title>Account Register - Business Menu</title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="Trans-BusinessMenu">
+ <title>Business Menu - Access small business features of
+ GnuCash.</title>
+
+ <tgroup align="left" cols="3">
+ <colspec colname="c1" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c2" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c3" ></colspec>
+
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Customers -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Select customer related activities.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Customer...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new customer.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Customer...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a customer.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Invoice...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new invoice.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Invoice...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a invoice.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Job...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new job.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Job...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a job.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Process Payment...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the Process Payment druid. Requires an account of type
+ "A/Payable" before running druid.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Vendor -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Select vendor related activities.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Vendor...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new vendor.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Vendor...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a vendor.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Bill...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new bill.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Bill...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a bill.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Job...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new job.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Job...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a job.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Process Payment...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the Process Payment druid. Requires an account of type
+ "A/Payable" before running druid.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Employee -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Select employee related activities.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Employee...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new employee.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Employee...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a employee.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Expense Voucher...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new expense voucher.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Expense Voucher...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a expense voucher.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Process Payment...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the Process Payment druid. Requires an account of type
+ "A/Payable" before running druid.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Tax Table Editor</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>View and edit the list of tax tables.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Billing Terms Editor</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>View and edit the list of Billing Terms.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Bills Due Reminder</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>View and edit the list of Bills Due Reminder.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Export -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>QSF Invoice...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Export one or more Invoice(s) to QSF.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>QSF Customer...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Export one or more Customer(s) to QSF.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>QSF Vendor...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Export one or more Vendor(s) to QSF.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>QSF Employee...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Export one or more Employee(s) to QSF.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="Trans-reports-menu">
+ <title>Account Register - Reports Menu</title>
+
+ <para>This is only a brief listing of the available reports and graphs. Each report
+ may be customized by the <guilabel>Options</guilabel> Icon and the "Stylesheet" used.
+ </para>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="Trans-ReportsMenu">
+ <title>Reports Menu - Access GnuCash Reports and Charts.</title>
+
+ <tgroup align="left" cols="3">
+ <colspec colname="c1" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c2" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c3" ></colspec>
+
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c1">
+ <para>Account Summary</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Report showing the balance of selected
+ accounts.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Assets & Liabilities -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Advanced Portfolio</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Asset Bar chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Asset Pie chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Average Balance</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Balance Sheet</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>General Journal</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>General Ledger</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>See <xref linkend="general-ledger"></xref></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Investment Portfolio</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Liability Bar chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Liability Pie chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Net Worth Bar chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Price Scatter plot</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Business Reports -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Customer Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Easy Invoice</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Employee Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Fancy Invoice</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Payable Aging</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Printable Invoice</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Receivable Aging</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Vendor Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Income & Expense -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Budget Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Cash Flow</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Equity Statement</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Expense Bar chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Expense Pie chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Expense vs Day of Week</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Income Bar chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Income & Expense Chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Income Pie chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Income Statement</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Income vs Day of Week</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Trial Balance</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c1">
+ <para>Sample & Custom -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Custom Multicolumn Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Sample Graphs</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Sample Report With Examples</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Welcome Sample Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c1">
+ <para>Tax Report & TXF Export</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>Create a Tax report (US) and/or export data for tax
+ preparation software. (TFX)</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c1">
+ <para>Transaction Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c1">
+ <para>Account Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c1">
+ <para>Account Transaction Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="Trans-tools-menu">
+ <title>Account Register - Tools Menu</title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="Trans-ToolsMenu">
+ <title>Tools Menu - Access to miscellaneous tools and
+ editors</title>
+
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Price Editor</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Tool to enter or modify Stock/Fund prices. Details at
+ <xref linkend="tool-price"></xref></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Security Editor</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Tool to enter or modify Stock or commodities. Details
+ at <xref linkend="tool-security-edit"></xref></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Financial Calculator</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Details at <xref linkend="tool-calc"></xref></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>General Ledger</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>See <xref linkend="general-ledger"></xref></para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="Trans-windows-menu">
+ <title>Account Register - Windows Menu</title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="Trans-WindowsMenu">
+ <title>Account Register - Windows Menu</title>
+
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>New Window</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Opens a new GnuCash window, window is empty.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>New Window with Page</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Opens the current tab in a new window, moves the tab to the new
+ window.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="Trans-help-menu">
+ <title>Help Menu</title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="Trans-HelpMenu">
+ <title>Account Register - Help Menu - Access to this help and the
+ Tutorial and Concepts Guide.</title>
+
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Tutorial & Concepts Guide</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Detailed document "How to" in GnuCash</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Tips Of The Day</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Display Tip of Day or enable/disable display on
+ start-up.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Contents</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Display this Help file</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>About</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Display version, License and Credits</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect3>
+ </sect2>
+
+
+ <sect2 id="Trans-toolbar">
+ <title>Account Register - Tool Bar Icons/Buttons</title>
+
+ <para>The GnuCash main Window has a number of Icons/Buttons in the tool bar
+ to quickly access some common functions used with the specific active
+ tab. The Tool Bar can be hidden or shown by selecting the Toolbar item
+ on the View menu. The specific options displayed in the tool bar varies
+ by the functions available to the "active tab".</para>
+
+ <para>A brief description of the function of an icon is displayed when
+ the mouse pointer is placed over the icon for a couple of
+ seconds.</para>
+
+<!-- Transaction Register Tool/Icons -->
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="Trans-ToolBarIcons">
+ <title>Account Register (Transaction Register) Window Tool Bar</title>
+
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Tool Bar Icons</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Save</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Perform a save on the data file, commit all transactions
+ to the data file.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Close</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Close this register.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Duplicate</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Make a copy of the current transaction.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Delete</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Delete the current transaction in this register.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Enter</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Record the current transaction.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Cancel</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Cancel the current transaction.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Blank</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Move to a blank transaction at bottom of register.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Split</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Show all splits in the current transaction. Not highlighted if
+ View -> Auto-Split Ledger already set.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Jump</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Jump to the corresponding transaction in the other account</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Schedule</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Create a Scheduled Transaction with the current transaction as a
+ template.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Transfer</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Start the transfer druid to transfer funds from one account to
+ another.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Reconcile</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Start the Reconcile process for the selected account.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="Common-tab-bar">
+ <title>Tab Bar</title>
+
+ <para>The Tab Bar displays "notebook/file folder" style tabs for open
+ transaction registers, account trees and reports.</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="Trans-display-main">
+ <title>List of Transactions</title>
+
+ <para>The List of Transactions displays transactions you have entered
+ and a running balance. It also provides a blank transaction to enter
+ new transactions. The column headings vary according to what type of
+ account you have opened. Common headings are Date, Description,
+ Transfer and Balance.</para>
+
+ <para>The View menu can be used to alter the appearance of the List of
+ Transactions. Possible changes are limiting the number of transactions
+ shown, using a different sort order and changing the style to more
+ easily see transactions. The split button also provides quick access
+ to view all the parts of a transaction.</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="Trans-summary-bar2">
+ <title>Summary Bar</title>
+
+ <para>The Summary Bar displays balances appropriate for the opened
+ account type at a glance. Usually accounts display today's account
+ balance, any balance for future dates, a balance for cleared items and
+ a reconciled balance. Stock accounts, however, display shares totals
+ and their value. The Summary Bar can be hidden or shown by selecting
+ the Summary Bar item on the View menu.</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+
+ <sect2 id="Trans-status-bar">
+ <title>Status Bar</title>
+
+ <para>The Status Bar displays tool-tips for the menus that give more
+ explanation to a menu item. It also shows a progress bar when opening or
+ saving a GnuCash data file or generating reports. The Status Bar can be
+ hidden or shown by selecting the Status Bar item on the View
+ menu.</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+</sect1>
+
+
+<sect1>
+ <title>Report Window</title>
+ <para>To simplify navigation the following are the topics covered in this section;
+ <xref linkend="Report-menus"></xref>,
+ <xref linkend="Report-tool-bar"></xref>,
+ <xref linkend="report-main"></xref>.
+ </para>
+
+ <sect2 id="report-display">
+ <title>Report Display Window</title>
+
+ <para>This window is shown whenever a report or chart is selected from
+ the Reports menu.</para>
+
+ <para>To open the Report Window, select a report from the Menu Bar -> Reports list.
+ This will open a new window with the report displayed.
+ It provides a web browser type display with active links to account data.</para>
+
+ <note><para>Depending on the report there may be a delay while the report is generated.
+ An approximation of the progress to completion is displayed in the "Status Bar",
+ if has not been opted out of displaying.</para></note>
+
+ <figure>
+ <title>A "Report Window"</title>
+ <screenshot id="Report_Screen">
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/Report_Screen.png" format="PNG"
+ srccredit="Dave Herman" ></imagedata>
+ </imageobject>
+
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Report screen</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ <caption><para>This is an screen image of the "Account Summary" tab after
+ creating a new file and "select all" of the accounts. </para></caption>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+
+ <sect2 id="Report-menus">
+ <title>Report Menus</title>
+
+ <para>The Menu bar for the Report window contains the
+ following options;</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">File</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="Report-file-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Edit</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="Report-edit-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">View</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="Report-view-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Action</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="Report-actions-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Business</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="Report-business-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Reports</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="Report-reports-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Tools</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="Report-tools-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Windows</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="Report-windows-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Help</emphasis> - <xref
+ linkend="Report-help-menu"></xref></para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ <sect3 id="Report-file-menu">
+ <title>Reports - File Menu</title>
+
+ <para>The following table describes the options in the File
+ Menu.</para>
+
+ <para>Clicking on the File option of the Menu bar will "pull down" a
+ menu of options described in the File Menu table.</para>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="Report-FileMenu">
+ <title>File Menu - Access to file and account operations and
+ printing.</title>
+
+ <tgroup align="left" cols="3">
+ <colspec colname="c1" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c2" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c3" ></colspec>
+
<thead>
<row>
<entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3"
+ namest="c2">Description</entry>
</row>
</thead>
+
<tbody>
<row>
- <entry><para>Account Summary</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>New -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Selects the New Account, Budget and file options
+ sub-menu</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Tax Report & TXF Export</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">New File</entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Creates a new data file (Starts with new Accounts
+ and data.)</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Transaction Report</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">New Accounts Page</entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Creates an copy of the Account tree</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Sample & Custom -> Welcome Sample Report</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">New Budget</entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the Creates a New Budget druid.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Sample & Custom -> Custom Multicolumn Report</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Open -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Selects the Open sub-menu options described
+ below</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Sample & Custom -> Custom Web Report</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Open ...</para>
+ </entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the "Open another data file" process.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Sample & Custom -> Sample Report With Examples</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Open Budget</para>
+ </entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Opens an existing budget.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Assets & Liabilities -> Advanced Portfolio</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Import -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Opens the Import sub-menu to import files from other
+ financial programs.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Assets & Liabilities -> Asset Barchart</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Import QIF ...</para>
+ </entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the QIF file Import process.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Assets & Liabilities -> Asset Piechart</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Import OFX/QFX ...</para>
+ </entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the OFX/QFX file Import process.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Assets & Liabilities -> Average Balance</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Replay GnuCash .log file...</para>
+ </entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the replaying of a GnuCash log file. Used for
+ data recovery from "crashes".</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Assets & Liabilities -> Balance Sheet</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Save (Ctrl-S)</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Saves the currently open file. Menu shortcut
+ Ctrl-S</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Assets & Liabilities -> Investment Portfolio</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Save As ... (Shift+Ctrl+S)</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Saves the currently opened file with a different
+ name. Menu shortcut Shift+Ctrl+S</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Assets & Liabilities -> Liability Barchart</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Print Report...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Prints the Report</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Assets & Liabilities -> Liability Piechart</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Export -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Export</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Assets & Liabilities -> Net Worth Barchart</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Export Report</para>
+ </entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3" >
+ <para>Exports HTML formatted report to a file.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Assets & Liabilities -> Price Scatterplot</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Export Accounts</para>
+ </entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Exports your account hierarchy to a new file. Does
+ not export data.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Income & Expense -> Expense Barchart</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Properties (Alt+Return)</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Sets options for this GnuCash data file.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Income & Expense -> Expense Piechart</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Recently opened files</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Numbered list of most recently opened GnuCash data
+ files.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Income & Expense -> Income & Expense Chart</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Close</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Closes the current report.
+ Menu shortcut Ctrl-W</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Income & Expense -> Income Barchart</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Quit (Ctrl+Q)</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Exits GnuCash. Menu shortcut Ctrl-Q</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Income & Expense -> Income Piechart</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Income & Expense -> Income Statement</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Business Reports -> Customer Report</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Business Reports -> Payable Aging</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Business Reports -> Printable Invoice</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Business Reports -> Receivable Aging</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Business Reports -> Vendor Report</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 9: Tools Menu - Access to miscellaneous tools and editors</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table9">
- <title></title>
- <tgroup cols="2">
+ </sect3>
+
+
+ <sect3 id="Report-edit-menu">
+ <title>Reports - Edit Menu</title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="Report-EditMenu">
+ <title>Reports - Edit Menu - Access to file and account
+ editing operations and preferences.</title>
+
+ <tgroup align="left" cols="2">
+ <colspec colname="c1" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c2" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c3" ></colspec>
+
<thead>
<row>
<entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Description</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
</thead>
+
<tbody>
<row>
- <entry><para>General Ledger</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Copy</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para></para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Price Editor</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Find ... Ctrl+F</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Set criteria for a search for a specific
+ transaction. See <xref linkend="tool-find"></xref> for
+ specifics on searches.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Commodity Editor</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Preferences</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Customize GnuCash for location, style, and numerous other preferences.
+ See <xref linkend="set-prefs"></xref>.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Financial Calculator</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Style Sheets</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Modify/customize Style Sheets.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Find Transactions</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Report Options</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Open form to edit/modify report selection criteria, stylesheets,
+ date ranges, and other parameters.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Tax Options</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Set tax characteristics on account(s) (US). Assign tax form and
+ line to account.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 10: Help Menu - Access to this help and the GnuCash Tutorial and Concepts Guide.</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table10">
- <title></title>
- <tgroup cols="2">
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="Report-view-menu">
+ <title>Reports - View Menu</title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="Report-ViewMenu">
+ <title>Report - View Menu - Changes display window view.</title>
+
+ <tgroup align="left" cols="3">
+ <colspec colname="c1" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c2" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c3" ></colspec>
+
<thead>
<row>
<entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>Description</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
</thead>
+
<tbody>
<row>
- <entry><para>GnuCash Tutorial & Concepts Guide</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Toolbar</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>Check-box to Enable/Disable display of
+ Toolbar.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Tips Of The Day</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Summary Bar</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>Check-box to Enable/Disable display of Summary
+ Bar. The summary bar is not displayed in reports, however the checkbox
+ is effective in other tab displays.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Help</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Status Bar</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>Check-box to Enable/Disable display of Status
+ Bar.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>About...</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Refresh Ctrl+R</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Repaint the display screen.</para></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
- <para></para>
</sect3>
- <sect3 id="tree-toolbar">
- <title>Tool Bar Buttons</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Account Tree Window has a tool bar to access quickly some common functions used with accounts. The Tool Bar can be hidden or shown by selecting the Toolbar item on the View menu.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 11: Account Tree Window Tool Bar</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table11">
- <title></title>
- <tgroup cols="2">
+
+ <sect3 id="Report-actions-menu">
+ <title>Reports - Action Menu</title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="Report-ActionsMenu">
+ <title>Actions Menu - Setup scheduled transactions.</title>
+
+ <tgroup align="left" cols="3">
+ <colspec colname="c1" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c2" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c3" ></colspec>
+
<thead>
<row>
- <entry><para>Tool Bar Button</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3"
+ namest="c2">Description</entry>
</row>
</thead>
+
<tbody>
<row>
- <entry><para>Save</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Scheduled Transactions -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">Scheduled
+ Transactions sub-menus</entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Close</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Scheduled Transaction Editor</para>
+ </entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Invoke tool to edit scheduled transactions.
+ See <xref linkend="tool-sched"></xref></para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Open</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Since Last Run...</para>
+ </entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Display Scheduled transactions since last running of
+ GnuCash</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Edit</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Mortgage & Loan Repayment ...</para>
+ </entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the Mortgage & Loan Repayment druid for
+ setting up repayments. <xref linkend="trans-sched-loans"></xref></para>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Options</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Reset Warnings...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>GnuCash gives warnings when certain operations are attempted,
+ such as removing a transaction or removing the splits of a transaction.
+ The warning message gives you the option to not give you these warnings
+ when attempting the operation. Checkboxes labeled "Remember and don't ask
+ me again" and "Remember and don't ask me again this session" allow
+ disabling the warnings. This option resets the warning's to the default,
+ IE make all the warning's happen.
+ </para>
+ </entry>
</row>
<row>
- <entry><para>New</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Rename Page</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>Open the form to rename the current page/tab.</para>
+ </entry>
</row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Delete</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Exit</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
- <para></para>
</sect3>
- <sect3 id="tree-summary">
- <title>Summary Bar</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Summary Bar displays your Net Assets and Profits at a glance. The Summary Bar can be hidden or shown by selecting the Summary Bar item on the View menu.</para>
- </sect3>
- <sect3 id="tree-main">
- <title>Account Tree</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Account Tree displays the list of your accounts in hierarchical format. This enables you to organize your accounts by account type. </para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The boxed plus shape beside the account name is used to open and close the account tree. When you click on the box the plus sign changes into a minus sign to indicate that the tree is opened. You will then see directly below the account name a line leading to either the sub account or another box. This shows you the linked lower level of the account tree. </para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The default display for the Account Tree Window is in Notebook mode. This is indicated by the tab on the left side of the Account Tree Window. Other tabs will appear below this one when you open reports and more Account Trees. </para>
- </sect3>
- <sect3 id="tree-status">
- <title>Status Bar</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Status Bar displays tooltips for the menus that give more
- explanation to a menu item. It also shows a progress bar when
- opening or saving a GnuCash data file. The Status Bar can be hidden or shown by selecting the Status Bar item on the View menu.</para>
- </sect3>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="account-register">
- <title>Account Register Window</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>This window is used to enter and edit your account data. It also provides tools for scheduling future transactions, finding and reporting on transactions and printing checks.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>To open the Account Register Window for an account, select the account in the Account Tree then go to File -> Open Account or press Ctrl-O. This will open a new window with the Account Register. Pressing the Open button on the Tool Bar in the Account Tree Window or the Jump button in the Account Register Window are alternate methods.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>Figure ? shows an Account Register Window.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 12 describes the components of the Account Register Window.</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table14">
- <title></title>
+
+ <sect3 id="Report-business-menu">
+ <title>Reports - Business Menu</title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="Report-BusinessMenu">
+ <title>Business Menu - Access small business features of
+ GnuCash.</title>
+
+ <tgroup align="left" cols="3">
+ <colspec colname="c1" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c2" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c3" ></colspec>
+
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Customers -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Select customer related activities.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Customer...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new customer.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Customer...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a customer.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Invoice...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new invoice.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Invoice...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a invoice.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Job...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new job.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Job...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a job.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Process Payment...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the Process Payment druid. Requires an account of type
+ "A/Payable" before running druid.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Vendor -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Select vendor related activities.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Vendor...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new vendor.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Vendor...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a vendor.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Bill...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new bill.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Bill...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a bill.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Job...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new job.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Job...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a job.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Process Payment...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the Process Payment druid. Requires an account of type
+ "A/Payable" before running druid.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Employee -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Select employee related activities.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Employee...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new employee.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Employee...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a employee.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>New Expense Voucher...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the form to create a new expense voucher.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Find Expense Voucher...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Start the druid to search for a expense voucher.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Process Payment...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Starts the Process Payment druid. Requires an account of type
+ "A/Payable" before running druid.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Tax Table Editor</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>View and edit the list of tax tables.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Billing Terms Editor</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>View and edit the list of Billing Terms.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Bills Due Reminder</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>View and edit the list of Bills Due Reminder.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Export -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>QSF Invoice...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Export one or more Invoice(s) to QSF.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>QSF Customer...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Export one or more Customer(s) to QSF.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>QSF Vendor...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Export one or more Vendor(s) to QSF.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>QSF Employee...</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>Export one or more Employee(s) to QSF.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="Report-reports-menu">
+ <title>Reports - Reports Menu</title>
+
+ <para>This is only a brief listing of the available reports and
+ graphs. Each report may be customized by the
+ <guilabel>Options</guilabel> Icon and the "Stylesheet" used.</para>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="Report-ReportsMenu">
+ <title>Reports Menu - Access GnuCash Reports and Charts.</title>
+
+ <tgroup align="left" cols="3">
+ <colspec colname="c1" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c2" ></colspec>
+ <colspec colname="c3" ></colspec>
+
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c1">
+ <para>Account Summary</para></entry>
+
+ <entry nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para>Report showing the balance of selected
+ accounts.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Assets & Liabilities -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Advanced Portfolio</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Asset Bar chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Asset Pie chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Average Balance</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Balance Sheet</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>General Journal</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>General Ledger</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para>See <xref linkend="general-ledger"></xref></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Investment Portfolio</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Liability Bar chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Liability Pie chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Net Worth Bar chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Price Scatter plot</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Business Reports -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Customer Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Easy Invoice</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Employee Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Fancy Invoice</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Payable Aging</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Printable Invoice</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Receivable Aging</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Vendor Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Income & Expense -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry align="center" nameend="c3" namest="c2">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Budget Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Cash Flow</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Equity Statement</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Expense Bar chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Expense Pie chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Expense vs Day of Week</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Income Bar chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Income & Expense Chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Income Pie chart</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Income Statement</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Income vs Day of Week</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Trial Balance</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c1">
+ <para>Sample & Custom -></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Custom Multicolumn Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Sample Graphs</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Sample Report With Examples</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
+ <para>Welcome Sample Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c1">
+ <para>Tax Report & TXF Export</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para>Create a Tax report (US) and/or export data for tax
+ preparation software. (TFX)</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c1">
+ <para>Transaction Report</para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="Report-tools-menu">
+ <title>Reports - Tools Menu</title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="Report-ToolsMenu">
+ <title>Tools Menu - Access to miscellaneous tools and
+ editors</title>
+
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
+ <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Price Editor</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Tool to enter or modify Stock/Fund prices. Details at
+ <xref linkend="tool-price"></xref></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Security Editor</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Tool to enter or modify Stock or commodities. Details
+ at <xref linkend="tool-security-edit"></xref></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Financial Calculator</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Details at <xref linkend="tool-calc"></xref></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>General Ledger</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>See <xref linkend="general-ledger"></xref></para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="Report-windows-menu">
+ <title>Reports - Windows Menu</title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="Report-WindowsMenu">
+ <title>Reports - Windows Menu</title>
+
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>New Window</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Opens a new GnuCash window, window is empty.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>New Window with Page</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Opens the current tab in a new window, moves the tab to the new
+ window.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="Report-help-menu">
+ <title>Help Menu</title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="Report-HelpMenu">
+ <title>Reports - Help Menu - Access to this help and the
+ Tutorial and Concepts Guide.</title>
+
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Tutorial & Concepts Guide</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Detailed document "How to" in GnuCash</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Tips Of The Day</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Display Tip of Day or enable/disable display on
+ start-up.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Contents</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Display this Help file</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>About</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Display version, License and Credits</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect3>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="Report-tool-bar">
+ <title>Reports - Tool Bar Icons/Buttons</title>
+
+ <para>The Report Window has a tool bar to access quickly the functions
+ used with reports. The Tool Bar can be hidden or shown by selecting
+ the Toolbar item on the View menu.</para>
+
+ <table frame="topbot">
+ <title>Reports - Tool Bar Buttons</title>
+
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Tool Bar Button</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Save</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Close</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Closes the current report displayed.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Reload</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Reload (rerun) current report.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Stop</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Stops the </para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Export</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Exports HTML formatted report to a file.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Options</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Edit options specific to selected report.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Print</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Queues the current report for printing.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect2>
+
+
+ <sect2 id="Report-tab-bar">
+ <title>Tab Bar</title>
+
+ <para>The Tab Bar displays "notebook/file folder" style tabs for open
+ transaction registers, account trees and reports.</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+
+ <sect2 id="report-main">
+ <title>Report Main Display</title>
+
+ <para>This is where the report or chart you have selected is shown.
+ The properties of this window are editable in two ways. Selecting the
+ Options button on the toolbar lets you edit what the report is showing
+ and which accounts the information is drawn from. Selecting Edit ->
+ Style Sheets... lets you select the properties of the web page that
+ displays your report.</para>
+
+ <para>The report is able to act like a web browser if your report
+ contains links to external web pages. The toolbar buttons allow you to
+ move back and forward through web pages. It will also open account
+ information in the register window when you click on links contained
+ in the report.</para>
+
+ <para>You can also save your report to a file and print the report
+ through the toolbar buttons.</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="Report-summary-bar">
+ <title>Summary Bar</title>
+
+ <para>The Summary Bar displays balances appropriate for the opened
+ account type at a glance. Usually accounts display today's account
+ balance, any balance for future dates, a balance for cleared items and
+ a reconciled balance. Stock accounts, however, display shares totals
+ and their value. The Summary Bar can be hidden or shown by selecting
+ the Summary Bar item on the View menu.</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="Report-status-bar">
+ <title>Status Bar</title>
+
+ <para>The Status Bar displays tool-tips for the menus that give more
+ explanation to a menu item. It also shows a progress bar when opening or
+ saving a GnuCash data file or generating reports. The Status Bar can be
+ hidden or shown by selecting the Status Bar item on the View
+ menu.</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ </sect1>
+</chapter>
+
+
+<chapter id="usage">
+ <title>Common Operations, Tools and Reports</title>
+
+ <sect1>
+ <title>Tools</title>
+
+<note><para>This section is a "work in process" all of the material has not been reviewed for V2.0.
+While it may not be strictly accurate, it is at least a "guide".</para></note>
+
+ <sect2 id="tool-win">
+ <title>Tool Windows</title>
+
+ <para>There are several specialized Tool Windows used in GnuCash. These
+ windows provide additional functions to the basic account
+ register.</para>
+
+ <sect3 id="tool-sched">
+ <title>Scheduled Transaction Editor</title>
+
+ <para>The Scheduled Transaction Editor is used to create and edit
+ transactions that are to be added to the register in an automated way.
+ This is combined with the Since Last Run druid to review and enter the
+ transactions.</para>
+
+ <para>To access the Scheduled Transaction Editor go to Actions ->
+ Scheduled Transactions -> Scheduled Transaction Editor. To access the
+ Reconcile Window go to Actions -> Reconcile... (menu shortcut
+ Ctrl-R). The other Tools are accessed by going to the Tools menu.</para>
+
+
+ <sect4 id="sched-win">
+ <title>Scheduled Transactions Window</title>
+
+ <para>The top pane of the Scheduled Transaction Window contains the
+ list of scheduled transactions that are currently setup. This window
+ lists the Name of the transaction, the Frequency that the
+ transaction is entered and the next time the transaction will be
+ entered.</para>
+
+ <para>The right side of this window contains three buttons to create
+ and edit scheduled transactions. New and Edit opens the Edit
+ Scheduled Transaction dialog. Delete removes the selected scheduled
+ transaction.</para>
+
+ <para>Below the list of scheduled transactions is the Upcoming
+ calendar. This mini calendar lists the dates that the scheduled
+ transactions occur so it is easy to see when the transaction next
+ occurs. Clicking on a date in the calendar brings up a list of
+ scheduled transactions for that date. Moving the mouse over other
+ dates changes to the list of transactions on those dates. Clicking
+ once more on the calendar removes the transaction list.</para>
+ </sect4>
+
+ <sect4 id="sched-edit">
+ <title>Edit Scheduled Transaction Window</title>
+
+ <para>The Edit Scheduled Transaction Window is divided into a Name
+ area, Options area, Occurrences area, Recurrence Frequency area, mini
+ calendar and Template Transaction pane.</para>
+
+ <para>The Options area contains check-boxes to set if the
+ transaction is automatically created and how many days in advance
+ the transaction is created and/or a reminder posted.</para>
+
+ <para>The Occurrences area contains selections to set for dates limits on
+ transactions to be entered or the number of transactions to be entered.</para>
+
+ <para>The Recurrence Frequency area contains selections to set how
+ often the transaction is scheduled to be added and on what dates
+ this occurs.</para>
+
+
+ <para>The mini calendar provides a visual indication of what
+ transactions are already scheduled.</para>
+
+
+ <para>The Template Transaction pane allows you to setup the
+ transaction as you would like it to be entered into the
+ register.</para>
+
+
+ <para>These options are described in more detail in
+ <xref linkend="trans-sched"></xref></para>
+ </sect4>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="tool-price">
+ <title>Price Editor</title>
+
+
+ <para>The Price Editor is used to track the value of currency, mutual
+ fund and stock type accounts. It provides a unified interface to
+ updating the values of these commodities and is able to update
+ manually or through on-line quotes.</para>
+
+
+ <para>Each entry in the editor shows a record of a commodity
+ price:</para>
+
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Commodity: </emphasis>The commodity being
+ priced.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Currency: </emphasis>The currency the price is
+ recorded in.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Date: </emphasis>The date the price was
+ recorded.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Source: </emphasis>The source of the commodities
+ price quote. Typically, this will be either "user:price-editor",
+ indicating you entered it directly, or "Finance::Quote",
+ indicating that it was retrieved from an on-line source by the
+ Finance::Quote module.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Type: </emphasis>There are several different types
+ of stock price quotes.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Bid: </emphasis>Indicates what a specialist dealer
+ is prepared to pay for a stock.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Ask: </emphasis>Indicates at what price the
+ dealers are prepared to sell a stock.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Last: </emphasis>Indicate the price at which the
+ last trade in that stock/security occurred at. This is the price
+ most commonly quoted in the media.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Net Asset Value: </emphasis>Are typically used for
+ mutual funds. They are calculated on the net value of the fund's
+ assets.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Unknown: </emphasis>Use this if the type of price
+ quoted is not known.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="bold">Price: </emphasis>The actual price of the
+ commodity.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+
+ <para>To add a new price, click on Add, and enter the details of the
+ price into the dialog box. To edit an existing price, select the price
+ in the price list, click the Edit button, and edit the figures.</para>
+
+
+ <para>To remove just one price, select the price and click the Remove
+ button. If you want to remove all prices older than a certain time,
+ click on the Remove Old... button and enter the details in the dialog
+ box.</para>
+
+
+ <para>To support on-line quotations for a particular stock or mutual
+ fund account, you must first enable on-line price quoting and select a
+ price source. This is described in detail in the To Create a New
+ Account (<xref linkend="acct-create"></xref>) section of Setting up And Editing
+ Accounts. Once on-line quotes are enabled, you can update prices for your stocks and
+ mutual funds by clicking the Get Quotes button.</para>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="tool-security-edit">
+ <title>Security Editor</title>
+
+
+ <para>The Security Editor is used to create and edit commodities that
+ are used by mutual fund and stock type accounts. It also shows the
+ details of National Currencies that are used by GnuCash.</para>
+
+
+ <para>Each entry in the editor shows the details used by the
+ commodity:</para>
+
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Type: Indicates for stocks the exchange on which a stock is
+ traded. For mutual funds use the FUND type. If your commodity is
+ not of one of these types, you can create a new type by typing it
+ in the box. For national currencies the type is ISO4217. ISO-4217
+ is an international standard which defines unique three-letter
+ symbols for each currency. National currencies are not user
+ editable.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Symbol: Indicates the symbol or abbreviation for the
+ commodity. This is usually the ticker symbol (for stocks) or other
+ unique abbreviation for the commodity. If the commodity is traded
+ on any public exchange, it is important to use the same identifier
+ used on that exchange. For national currencies the symbol is the
+ ISO-4217 currency code.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Name: The full name of the commodity is a recognizable name
+ such as "US Dollars" or "IBM Common Stock".</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Code: This is any numeric or alphanumeric code that is used
+ to identify the commodity. The CUSIP code is a unique identifying
+ numeric string that is associated with every stock, bond or mutual
+ fund, and most kinds of tradable options, futures and
+ commodities. This code is not required.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Fraction: This is the smallest traded unit of the commodity,
+ expressed as a fraction of a single nominal unit. This unit is
+ used by GnuCash accounts as the default fraction for trades in the
+ commodity.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+
+ <para>To add a new commodity, click on Add, and enter the details of
+ the commodity into the New Currency/Security dialog box. To edit an
+ existing commodity, select the commodity from the Commodities list,
+ click the Edit button, and edit the New Currency/Security dialog box.
+ To remove a commodity, select the commodity and click the Remove
+ button.</para>
+
+
+ <para>To show the details for National Currencies click the Show
+ National Currencies check-box.</para>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="tool-calc">
+ <title>Financial Calculator</title>
+
+
+ <para>The Financial Calculator is used to calculate compound interest.
+ It provides a way of entering four of the five parameters of a
+ compound interest calculation and then calculating the remaining
+ figure.</para>
+
+
+ <para>The calculator is split into two panes. The left pane has five
+ fields with a Calculate button and a Clear button. The Calculate
+ button is used to select the figure to calculate. The Clear button is
+ used to clear any amount in the field.</para>
+
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Payment Periods: This field is used to select the number of
+ payments you wish to use in the calculation.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Interest Rate: This field is used for the interest rate
+ percentage.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Present Value: This field usually contains the amount you
+ have borrowed. It is the base amount you wish to compound.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Periodic Payment: This field contains the amount that is the
+ payment for the period selected (IE monthly, weekly, etc). If it
+ is for repaying a loan it should be a negative number.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Future Value: This field contains the final value at the end
+ of the periods above. If we are repaying a loan in full it would
+ be '0'.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+
+ <para>The right pane contains buttons to select what sort of payments
+ and compounding is used for the left pane calculations.</para>
+
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Compounding: This button allows you to select the interval
+ used if the Discrete Compounding button is selected.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Payments: This button allows you to select the interval used
+ for the Payment Periods field.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>End of Period Payments: Use this button if the payment is at
+ the end of the period.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Beginning of Period Payments: Use this button if the payment
+ is at the beginning of the period.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Discrete Compounding: This button is used where interest is
+ charged at a discrete interval defined by the Compounding button
+ above.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Continuous Compounding: This button is used when the
+ interest is charged continuously.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Payment Total: This field shows the total amount
+ paid.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+
+ <para>Examples of using the Financial Calculator are given in the
+ Tutorial and Concepts Guide.</para>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="tool-reconcile">
+ <title>Reconcile Window</title>
+
+ <para>The Reconcile Window is used to reconcile bank statements to
+ GnuCash accounts. It provides access to various GnuCash functions to
+ make it easy to enter and update account information during the
+ reconciliation.</para>
+
+
+ <para>The Reconcile Window is accessed in the Account Tree Window by
+ going to Actions -> Reconcile... (menu shortcut Ctrl-R). In the
+ Account Register Window it is accessed by going to Actions ->
+ Reconcile...</para>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="Tools-ReconcileWin">
+ <title>Components of the Reconcile Window.</title>
+
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
<entry><para>Component</para></entry>
+
<entry><para>Description</para></entry>
</row>
</thead>
+
<tbody>
<row>
- <entry><para>Menubar</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Contains the Menus used in the Account Register Window</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Menu bar</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Contains the Menus used in the Reconcile
+ Window.</para></entry>
</row>
+
<row>
<entry><para>Tool Bar</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Contains buttons used to access common Account Register tasks</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Contains buttons used to access common Reconcile
+ Window tasks.</para></entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Summary Bar</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Contains Summary of Financial Data</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Funds In</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Contains a list of funds deposited in the
+ account.</para></entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>List of Transactions</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Area where transactions are entered and edited.</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Funds Out</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Contains a list of funds withdrawn from the
+ account.</para></entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Status Bar</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Contains a short description of the different list of transactions areas.</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Balance Pane</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Contains a list of balances to use in
+ reconciling.</para></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
- <para></para>
- <sect3 id="reg-menus">
+
+
+ <sect4 id="rec-menus">
<title>Menus</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The following tables describe the menus in the Account Register Window.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 13: File Menu - Access to file and account operations and printing.</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table15">
- <title></title>
+
+ <para>The following tables describe menus in the Reconcile
+ Window.</para>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="tool-reconcile-menu">
+ <title>Reconcile Menu - Access to Reconcile Information and
+ finishing or postponing.</title>
+
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
<entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
<entry><para>Description</para></entry>
</row>
</thead>
+
<tbody>
<row>
- <entry><para>New Account</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Creates a New Account and opens account properties</para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Save</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Saves the currently open file. Menu shortcut Ctrl-S</para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Save As...</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Saves the currently opened file with a different name</para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Print</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Prints the Account Report</para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Print Check</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Prints the selected check</para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Close</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Closes the current open account tree or report. Menu shortcut Ctrl-W</para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Exit</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Exits GnuCash. Menu shortcut Ctrl-Q</para></entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </table>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 14: Edit Menu - Access to account and transaction editing operations and finding transactions.</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table16">
- <title></title>
- <tgroup cols="2">
- <thead>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
- </row>
- </thead>
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Cut</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Reconcile Information</para></entry>
+
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Copy</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Finish</para></entry>
+
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Paste</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Postpone</para></entry>
+
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Edit Account</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Cancel</para></entry>
+
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Cut Transaction</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Copy Transaction</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Paste Transaction</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Find...</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 15: View Menu - Changes Account Register Window view.</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table17">
- <title></title>
+
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="tool-rec-account">
+ <title>Account Menu - Access to account operations.</title>
+
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
<entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
<entry><para>Description</para></entry>
</row>
</thead>
+
<tbody>
<row>
- <entry><para>Toolbar</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Open Account</para></entry>
+
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Summary Bar</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Edit Account</para></entry>
+
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Status Bar</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Transfer...</para></entry>
+
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Date Range -> Show All</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Check</para></entry>
+
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Date Range -> Set Range</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Sort Order -> Standard</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Sort Order -> Date</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Sort Order -> Date of Entry</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Sort Order -> Statement Date</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Sort Order -> Number</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Sort Order -> Amount</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Sort Order -> Memo</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Sort Order -> Description</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Style -> Basic Ledger</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Style -> Auto-Split Ledger</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Style -> Transaction Journal</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Style -> Double Line</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 16: Actions Menu - Enter, delete, split and duplicate transactions. Setup scheduled transactions, repair accounts, perform stock splits,transfer and reconcile transactions.</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table18">
- <title></title>
+
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="tool-rec-trans">
+ <title>Transaction Menu - Access to transaction editing
+ operations.</title>
+
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
<entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
<entry><para>Description</para></entry>
</row>
</thead>
+
<tbody>
<row>
- <entry><para>Transfer...</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>New</para></entry>
+
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Reconcile...</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Edit</para></entry>
+
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Stock Split...</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Enter</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Cancel</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
<entry><para>Delete</para></entry>
+
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Blank</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Duplicate Transaction...</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Split Transaction</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Schedule...</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Jump</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Check & Repair -> All Transactions</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Check & Repair -> This Transaction</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 17: Reports Menu - Access GnuCash Reports and Charts.</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table20">
- <title></title>
+
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="tool-rec-help">
+ <title>Help Menu - Access to help.</title>
+
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
<entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
+
<entry><para>Description</para></entry>
</row>
</thead>
+
<tbody>
<row>
- <entry><para>Account Report</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Transaction Report</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </table>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 18: Tools Menu - Access to miscellaneous tools and editors</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table21">
- <title></title>
- <tgroup cols="2">
- <thead>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
- </row>
- </thead>
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry><para>General Ledger</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Price Editor</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Commodity Editor</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Financial Calculator</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </table>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 19: Help Menu - Access to this help and the GnuCash Tutorial and Concepts Guide.</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table22">
- <title></title>
- <tgroup cols="2">
- <thead>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
- </row>
- </thead>
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry><para>GnuCash Tutorial & Concepts Guide</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Tips Of The Day</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
<entry><para>Help</para></entry>
+
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>About...</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
- <para></para>
- </sect3>
- <sect3 id="reg-toolbar">
+
+ </sect4>
+
+ <sect4 id="rec-toolbar">
<title>Tool Bar Buttons</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Account Register Window has a tool bar to access quickly some common functions used with the list of transactions. The Tool Bar can be hidden or shown by selecting the Toolbar item on the View menu.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 20: Account Register Window Tool Bar</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table12">
- <title></title>
+
+ <para>The Reconcile Window has a tool bar to access quickly some
+ common functions used with reconciliation.</para>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="tool-rec-toolbar">
+ <title>Reconcile Window Tool Bar</title>
+
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
<entry><para>Tool Bar Button</para></entry>
+
<entry><para>Description</para></entry>
</row>
</thead>
+
<tbody>
<row>
- <entry><para>Close</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>New</para></entry>
+
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Enter</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Edit</para></entry>
+
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Cancel</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
<entry><para>Delete</para></entry>
+
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Duplicate</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Open</para></entry>
+
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
+
<row>
- <entry><para>Schedule</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Finish</para></entry>
+
<entry><para></para></entry>
</row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Split</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Blank</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Jump</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Transfer</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Find</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Report</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Print</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
- <para></para>
- </sect3>
- <sect3 id="reg-summary">
- <title>Summary Bar</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Summary Bar displays balances appropriate for the opened account type at a glance. Usually accounts display today's account balance, any balance for future dates, a balance for cleared items and a reconciled balance. Stock accounts, however, display shares totals and their value. The Summary Bar can be hidden or shown by selecting the Summary Bar item on the View menu.</para>
- </sect3>
- <sect3 id="reg-main">
- <title>List of Transactions</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The List of Transactions displays transactions you have entered and a running balance. It also provides a blank transaction to enter new transactions. The column headings vary according to what type of account you have opened. Common headings are Date, Description, Transfer and Balance.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The View menu can be used to alter the appearance of the List of Transactions. Possible changes are limiting the number of transactions shown, using a different sort order and changing the style to more easily see transactions. The split button also provides quick access to view all the parts of a transaction.</para>
- </sect3>
- <sect3 id="reg-status">
- <title>Status Bar</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Status Bar displays a short description when different fields are selected in the list of transactions. The Status Bar can be hidden or shown by selecting the Status Bar item on the View menu.</para>
- </sect3>
- <sect3 id="reg-gl">
- <title>General Ledger</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The General Ledger is an advanced register used to enter transactions without needing to open individual accounts. The General Ledger shows the transaction entries for all accounts on one register.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>Entering transactions in the General Ledger is more complicated than entering them in the individual account registers. The advantage is the General Ledger provides a more comprehensive view of the transactions you have entered in all your accounts.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The General Ledger defaults to showing only the previous month of transactions. This is changeable by using the Date Range on the View menu.</para>
- </sect3>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="report-win">
- <title>Report Window</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>This window is shown whenever a report or chart is selected from the Reports menu. It provides a web browser type display with clickable links to account data.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>At this time all the functions of the report window are accessed through Tool Bar buttons.</para>
- <sect3 id="report-toolbar">
- <title>Tool Bar Buttons</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Report Window has a tool bar to access quickly the functions used with reports. The Tool Bar can be hidden or shown by selecting the Toolbar item on the View menu.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 21: Report Window Tool Bar</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table13">
- <title></title>
- <tgroup cols="2">
- <thead>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Tool Bar Button</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
- </row>
- </thead>
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Save</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Close</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Back</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Forward</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Reload</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Stop</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Export</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Options</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Print</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Exit</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </table>
- <para></para>
- </sect3>
- <sect3 id="report-main">
- <title>Report</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>This is where the report or chart you have selected is shown. The properties of this window are editable in two ways. Selecting the Options button on the toolbar lets you edit what the report is showing and which accounts the information is drawn from. Selecting Edit -> Style Sheets... lets you select the properties of the web page that displays your report.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The report is able to act like a web browser if your report contains links to external web pages. The toolbar buttons allow you to move back and forward through web pages. It will also open account information in the register window when you click on links contained in the report.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>You can also save your report to a file and print the report through the toolbar buttons.</para>
- </sect3>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="tool-win">
- <title>Tool Windows</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>There are several specialized Tool Windows used in GnuCash. These windows provide additional functions to the basic account register.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>To access the Scheduled Transaction Editor go to Actions -> Scheduled Transactions -> Scheduled Transaction Editor. To access the Reconcile Window go to Actions -> Reconcile... (menu shortcut Ctrl-R). The other Tools are accessed by going to the Tools menu.</para>
- <sect3 id="tool-sched">
- <title>Scheduled Transaction Editor</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Scheduled Transaction Editor is used to create and edit transactions that are to be added to the register in an automated way. This is combined with the Since Last Run druid to review and enter the transactions.</para>
- <para></para>
- <sect4 id="sched-win">
- <title>Scheduled Transactions Window</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The top pane of the Scheduled Transaction Window contains the list of scheduled transactions that are currently setup. This window lists the Name of the transaction, the Frequency that the transaction is entered and the next time the transaction will be entered.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The right side of this window contains three buttons to create and edit scheduled transactions. New and Edit opens the Edit Scheduled Transaction dialog. Delete removes the selected scheduled transaction.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>Below the list of scheduled transactions is the Upcoming calendar. This mini calendar lists the dates that the scheduled transactions occur so it is easy to see when the transaction next occurs. Clicking on a date in the calendar brings up a list of scheduled transactions for that date. Moving the mouse over other dates changes to the list of transactions on those dates. Clicking once more on the calendar removes the transaction list.</para>
- </sect4>
- <sect4 id="sched-edit">
- <title>Edit Scheduled Transaction Window</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Edit Scheduled Transaction Window is divided into a Name area, Options pane, End pane, Recurrance Frequency pane, mini calendar and Template Transaction pane.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Options pane contains checkboxes to set if the transaction is automatically created and how many days in advance the transaction is created or a reminder posted.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The End pane contains selections to set for how long the transaction is entered and the number of </para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Recurrance Frequency pane contains selections to set how often the transaction is scheduled to be added and on what dates this occurs.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The mini calendar provides a visual indication of what transactions are already scheduled.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Template Transaction pane allows you to setup the transaction as you would like it to be entered into the register.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>These options are described in more detail in the To Schedule Transactions section of </para>
- </sect4>
- </sect3>
- <sect3 id="tool-reconcile">
- <title>Reconcile Window</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Reconcile Window is used to reconcile bank statements to GnuCash accounts. It provides access to various GnuCash functions to make it easy to enter and update account information during the reconciliation.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Reconcile Window is accessed in the Account Tree Window by going to Actions -> Reconcile... (menu shortcut Ctrl-R). In the Account Register Window it is accessed by going to Actions -> Reconcile...</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>Figure ? shows an Reconcile Window.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 22 describes the components of the Reconcile Window.</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table26">
- <title></title>
- <tgroup cols="2">
- <thead>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Component</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
- </row>
- </thead>
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Menubar</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Contains the Menus used in the Reconcile Window.</para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Tool Bar</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Contains buttons used to access common Reconcile Window tasks.</para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Funds In</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Contains a list of funds deposited in the account.</para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Funds Out</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Contains a list of funds withdrawn from the account.</para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Balance Pane</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Contains a list of balances to use in reconciling.</para></entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </table>
- <para></para>
- <sect4 id="rec-menus">
- <title>Menus</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The following tables describe menus in the Reconcile Window.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 23: Reconcile Menu - Access to Reconcile Information and finishing or postponing.</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table27">
- <title></title>
- <tgroup cols="2">
- <thead>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
- </row>
- </thead>
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Reconcile Information</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Finish</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Postpone</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Cancel</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </table>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 24: Account Menu - Access to account operations.</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table28">
- <title></title>
- <tgroup cols="2">
- <thead>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
- </row>
- </thead>
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Open Account</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Edit Account</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Transfer...</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Check </para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </table>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 25: Transaction Menu - Access to transaction editing operations.</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table29">
- <title></title>
- <tgroup cols="2">
- <thead>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
- </row>
- </thead>
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry><para>New</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Edit</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Delete</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </table>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 26: Help Menu - Access to help.</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table30">
- <title></title>
- <tgroup cols="2">
- <thead>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
- </row>
- </thead>
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Help</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </table>
- <para></para>
- </sect4>
- <sect4 id="rec-toolbar">
- <title>Tool Bar Buttons</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Reconcile Window has a tool bar to access quickly some common functions used with reconciliation.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 27: Reconcile Window Tool Bar</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table31">
- <title></title>
- <tgroup cols="2">
- <thead>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Tool Bar Button</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
- </row>
- </thead>
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry><para>New</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Edit</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Delete</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Open</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Finish</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </table>
- <para></para>
- </sect4>
- <sect4 id="rec-main">
- <title>Reconciling Window</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Funds In pane shows all unreconciled deposits to the account.</para>
- <para></para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Date: The date of the unreconciled transaction.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Num: The number of the unreconciled transaction.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Description: The Description of the unreconciled transaction.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Amount: The Amount of the unreconciled transaction.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>R: Shows a green tick if the transaction will be reconciled when done.</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Funds Out pane shows all unreconciled expenses from the account.</para>
- <para></para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Date: The date of the unreconciled transaction.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Num: The number of the unreconciled transaction.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Description: The Description of the unreconciled transaction.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Amount: The Amount of the unreconciled transaction.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>R: Shows a green tick if the transaction will be reconciled when done.</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Balance pane shows the balances used in reconciliation.</para>
- <para></para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Starting Balance: The balance at the end of the last reconciliation.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Ending Balance: The balance entered from the statement.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Reconciled Balance: The balance of selected transactions.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Difference: The difference between the Reconciled and Ending Balances.</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- </sect4>
- </sect3>
- <sect3 id="tool-price">
- <title>Price Editor</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Price Editor is used to track the value of currency, mutual fund and stock type accounts. It provides a unified interface to updating the values of these commodities and is able to update manually or through online quotes.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>Each entry in the editor shows a record of a commodity price:</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ </sect4>
+
+ <sect4 id="rec-main">
+ <title>Reconciling Window</title>
+
+ <para>The Funds In pane shows all unreconciled deposits to the
+ account.</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <emphasis>Commodity: </emphasis>The commodity being priced.
- </para>
+ <para>Date: The date of the unreconciled transaction.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>
- <emphasis>Currency: </emphasis>The currency the price is recorded in.
- </para>
+ <para>Num: The number of the unreconciled transaction.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>
- <emphasis>Date: </emphasis>The date the price was recorded.
- </para>
+ <para>Description: The Description of the unreconciled
+ transaction.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>
- <emphasis>Source: </emphasis>The source of the commodities price quote. Typically, this will be either "user:price-editor", indicating you entered it directly, or "Finance::Quote", indicating that it was retrieved from an online source by the Finance::Quote module.
- </para>
+ <para>Amount: The Amount of the unreconciled transaction.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>
- <emphasis>Type: </emphasis>There are several different types of stock price quotes.
- </para>
+ <para>R: Shows a green tick if the transaction will be
+ reconciled when done.</para>
</listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <emphasis>Bid: </emphasis>Indicates what a specialist dealer is prepared to pay for a stock.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <emphasis>Ask: </emphasis>Indicates at what price the dealers are prepared to sell a stock.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <emphasis>Last: </emphasis>Indicate the price at which the last trade in that stock/security occurred at. This is the price most commonly quoted in the media.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <emphasis>Net Asset Value: </emphasis>Are typically used for mutual funds. They are calculated on the net value of the fund's assets.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <emphasis>Unknown: </emphasis>Use this if the type of price quoted is not known.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <emphasis>Price: </emphasis>The actual price of the commodity.
- </para>
- </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>To add a new price, click on Add, and enter the details of the price into the dialog box. To edit an existing price, select the price in the price list, click the Edit button, and edit the figures.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>To remove just one price, select the price and click the Remove button. If you want to remove all prices older than a certain time, click on the Remove Old... button and enter the details in the dialog box.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>To support online quotations for a particular stock or mutual fund account, you must first enable online price quoting and select a price source. This is described in detail in the To Create a New Account section of Setting up And Editing Accounts. Once online quotes are enabled, you can update prices for your stocks and mutual funds by clicking the Get Quotes button.</para>
- </sect3>
- <sect3 id="tool-commodity">
- <title>Commodity Editor</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Commodity Editor is used to create and edit commodities that are used by mutual fund and stock type accounts. It also shows the details of National Currencies that are used by GnuCash.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>Each entry in the editor shows the details used by the commodity:</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>The Funds Out pane shows all unreconciled expenses from the
+ account.</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Type: Indicates for stocks the exchange on which a stock is traded. For mutual funds use the FUND type. If your commodity is not of one of these types, you can create a new type by typing it in the box. For national currencies the type is ISO4217. ISO-4217 is an international standard which defines unique three-letter symbols for each currency. National currencies are not user editable.</para>
+ <para>Date: The date of the unreconciled transaction.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Symbol: Indicates the symbol or abbreviation for the commodity. This is usually the ticker symbol (for stocks) or other unique abbreviation for the commodity. If the commodity is traded on any public exchange, it is important to use the same identifier used on that exchange. For national currencies the symbol is the ISO-4217 currency code.</para>
+ <para>Num: The number of the unreconciled transaction.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Name: The full name of the commodity is a recognizable name such as "US Dollars" or "IBM Common Stock".</para>
+ <para>Description: The Description of the unreconciled
+ transaction.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Code: This is any numeric or alphanumeric code that is used to identify the commodity. The CUSIP code is a unique identifying numeric string that is associated with every stock, bond or mutual fund, and most kinds of tradable options, futures and commodities. This code is not required.</para>
+ <para>Amount: The Amount of the unreconciled transaction.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Fraction: This is the smallest tradable unit of the commodity, expressed as a fraction of a single nominal unit. This unit is used by GnuCash accounts as the default fraction for trades in the commodity.</para>
+ <para>R: Shows a green tick if the transaction will be
+ reconciled when done.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>To add a new commodity, click on Add, and enter the details of the commodity into the New Currency/Security dialog box. To edit an existing commodity, select the commodity from the Commodities list, click the Edit button, and edit the New Currency/Security dialog box. To remove a commodity, select the commodity and click the Remove button. </para>
- <para></para>
- <para>To show the details for National Currencies click the Show National Currencies checkbox.</para>
- </sect3>
- <sect3 id="tool-calc">
- <title>Financial Calculator</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Financial Calculator is used to calculate compound interest. It provides a way of entering four of the five parameters of a compound interest calculation and then calculating the remaining figure.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The calculator is split into two panes. The left pane has five fields with a Calculate button and a Clear button. The Calculate button is used to select the figure to calculate. The Clear button is used to clear any amount in the field.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>The Balance pane shows the balances used in
+ reconciliation.</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Payment Periods: This field is used to select the number of payments you wish to use in the calculation.</para>
+ <para>Starting Balance: The balance at the end of the last
+ reconciliation.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Interest Rate: This field is used for the interest rate percentage.</para>
+ <para>Ending Balance: The balance entered from the
+ statement.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Present Value: This field usually contains the amount you have borrowed. It is the base amount you wish to compound.</para>
+ <para>Reconciled Balance: The balance of selected
+ transactions.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Periodic Payment: This field contains the amount that is the payment for the period selected (ie monthly, weekly, etc). If it is for repaying a loan it should be a negative number.</para>
+ <para>Difference: The difference between the Reconciled and
+ Ending Balances.</para>
</listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Future Value: This field contains the final value at the end of the periods above. If we are repaying a loan in full it would be '0'.</para>
- </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>The right pane contains buttons to select what sort of payments and compounding is used for the left pane calculations.</para>
- <para></para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Compounding: This button allows you to select the interval used if the Discrete Compounding button is selected.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Payments: This button allows you to select the interval used for the Payment Periods field.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>End of Period Payments: Use this button if the payment is at the end of the period.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Beginning of Period Payments: Use this button if the payment is at the beginning of the period.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Discrete Compounding: This button is used where interest is charged at a discrete interval defined by the Compounding button above.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Continuous Compounding: This button is used when the interest is charged continuously.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Payment Total: This field shows the total amount paid.</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>Examples of using the Financial Calculator are given in the Tutorial and Concepts Guide.</para>
- </sect3>
- <sect3 id="tool-find">
- <title>Find Transactions</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>Find Transactions is used to search for transactions in GnuCash and display the results in a register window. The title bar of the Find Transactions dialog contains 'Search For...' and the first line of the dialog has 'Split Search'. In other search dialogs used in GnuCash the first line contains a different description but the same basic layout.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>To open the Find Transactions dialog in the Account Tree Window go to the Tools menu and select Find Transactions or type menu shortcut Ctrl-F. To open the Find Transactions dialog in the Account Register Window go to the Edit menu and select Find... or type menu shortcut F6.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>There are two panes in the search dialog. The top pane contains the Search Criteria buttons and the bottom pane contains the Type of Search selection. </para>
- <para></para>
- <para>There are two buttons in the top of the Search Criteria pane. The left button allows you to add another criteria row to search for multiple criteria. The existing criteria row needs to be completed before adding a new row. The right button is used to Search for items where all criteria are met or Search for items where any criteria are met. The all criteria are met search requires all of the criteria rows to have at least one match. The any criteria are met search requires only one of the criteria rows to be matched.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The criteria row is used to combine different criteria buttons. The following table describes the possible button combinations (regex means regular expression search);</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 28: Search criteria buttons.</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table19">
- <title></title>
- <tgroup cols="8">
- <thead>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Button 1</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Button2</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Button3</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Button4</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Button5</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Button 6</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Button 7</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Button 8</para></entry>
- </row>
- </thead>
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
- <entry><para>contains</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
- <entry><para>does not contain</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
- <entry><para>matches regex</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
- <entry><para>does not match regex</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Memo</para></entry>
- <entry><para>contains</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Memo</para></entry>
- <entry><para>does not contain</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Memo</para></entry>
- <entry><para>matches regex</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Memo</para></entry>
- <entry><para>does not match regex</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Number</para></entry>
- <entry><para>contains</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Number</para></entry>
- <entry><para>does not contain</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Number</para></entry>
- <entry><para>matches regex</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Number</para></entry>
- <entry><para>does not match regex</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Action</para></entry>
- <entry><para>contains</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Action</para></entry>
- <entry><para>does not contain</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Action</para></entry>
- <entry><para>matches regex</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Action</para></entry>
- <entry><para>does not match regex</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Date Posted</para></entry>
- <entry><para>is before</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Date selection field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Date Posted</para></entry>
- <entry><para>is before or on</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Date selection field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Date Posted</para></entry>
- <entry><para>is on</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Date selection field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Date Posted</para></entry>
- <entry><para>is not on</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Date selection field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Date Posted</para></entry>
- <entry><para>is after</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Date selection field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Date Posted</para></entry>
- <entry><para>is on or after</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Date selection field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
- <entry><para>has credits or debits</para></entry>
- <entry><para>less than</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
- <entry><para>has credits or debits</para></entry>
- <entry><para>less than or equal to</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
- <entry><para>has credits or debits</para></entry>
- <entry><para>equal to</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
- <entry><para>has credits or debits</para></entry>
- <entry><para>not equal to</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
- <entry><para>has credits or debits</para></entry>
- <entry><para>greater than</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
- <entry><para>has credits or debits</para></entry>
- <entry><para>greater than or equal to</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
- <entry><para>has credits</para></entry>
- <entry><para>less than</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
- <entry><para>has credits</para></entry>
- <entry><para>less than or equal to</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
- <entry><para>has credits</para></entry>
- <entry><para>equal to</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
- <entry><para>has credits</para></entry>
- <entry><para>not equal to</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
- <entry><para>has credits</para></entry>
- <entry><para>greater than</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
- <entry><para>has credits</para></entry>
- <entry><para>greater than or equal to</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
- <entry><para>has debits</para></entry>
- <entry><para>less than</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
- <entry><para>has debits</para></entry>
- <entry><para>less than or equal to</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
- <entry><para>has debits</para></entry>
- <entry><para>equal to</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
- <entry><para>has debits</para></entry>
- <entry><para>not equal to</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
- <entry><para>has debits</para></entry>
- <entry><para>greater than</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
- <entry><para>has debits</para></entry>
- <entry><para>greater than or equal to</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Shares</para></entry>
- <entry><para>less than</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Shares</para></entry>
- <entry><para>less than or equal to</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Shares</para></entry>
- <entry><para>equal to</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Shares</para></entry>
- <entry><para>not equal to</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Shares</para></entry>
- <entry><para>greater than</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Shares</para></entry>
- <entry><para>greater than or equal to</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Share Price</para></entry>
- <entry><para>less than</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Share Price</para></entry>
- <entry><para>less than or equal to</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Share Price</para></entry>
- <entry><para>equal to</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Share Price</para></entry>
- <entry><para>not equal to</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Share Price</para></entry>
- <entry><para>greater than</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Share Price</para></entry>
- <entry><para>greater than or equal to</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Reconcile</para></entry>
- <entry><para>is</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Not Cleared</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Cleared</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Reconciled</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Frozen</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Voided</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Reconcile</para></entry>
- <entry><para>is not</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Not Cleared</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Cleared</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Reconciled</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Frozen</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Voided</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Balanced</para></entry>
- <entry><para>is</para></entry>
- <entry><para>set true</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Balanced</para></entry>
- <entry><para>is not</para></entry>
- <entry><para>set true</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Account</para></entry>
- <entry><para>matches any account</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Choose Accounts</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Account</para></entry>
- <entry><para>matches no account</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Choose Accounts</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>All Accounts</para></entry>
- <entry><para>matches all account</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Choose Accounts</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- <entry><para></para></entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </table>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Account button performs a search where the accounts selected in the Choose Accounts dialog will both be searched individually for results. This means that a match in any of the selected accounts will either be displayed (matches any account) or discarded (matches no account).</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The All Accounts button performs a search where accounts selected in the Choose Accounts dialog will only return results that match in both accounts.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>There are four selections in the Type of Search pane. When a new search is started only the New Search button is selectable. The other buttons become selectable only when the Search Results register window is visible.</para>
- <para></para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>New Search: Perform a new transaction search</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Refine current search: Search within the results of the previous search.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Add results to current search: Search based on the first set of criteria or the new criteria.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Delete results from current search: Discard any results that match the previous search results.</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </sect3>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="help-win">
- <title>Help Window</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The GnuCash Help Window is used to display web page versions of these help documents that are installed with GnuCash. It also has a searchable database of help terms and the ability to load web pages directly from the Internet.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>This window is accessed by going to the Help menu and selecting either the Tutorial and Concepts Guide or the Help.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Help Window has a toolbar for navigation. The toolbar is described below;</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ </sect4>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="tool-find">
+ <title>Find Transactions</title>
+
+ <para>Find Transactions is used to search for transactions in GnuCash
+ and display the results in a register window. The title bar of the
+ Find Transactions dialog contains 'Search For...' and the first line
+ of the dialog has 'Split Search'. In other search dialogs used in
+ GnuCash the first line contains a different description but the same
+ basic layout.</para>
+
+ <para>To open the Find Transactions dialog in the Account Tree Window
+ go to the Tools menu and select Find Transactions or type menu
+ shortcut Ctrl-F. To open the Find Transactions dialog in the Account
+ Register Window go to the Edit menu and select Find... or type menu
+ shortcut F6.</para>
+
+ <para>There are two panes in the search dialog. The top pane contains
+ the Search Criteria buttons and the bottom pane contains the Type of
+ Search selection.</para>
+
+ <para>There are two buttons in the top of the Search Criteria pane.
+ The left button allows you to add another criteria row to search for
+ multiple criteria. The existing criteria row needs to be completed
+ before adding a new row. The right button is used to Search for items
+ where all criteria are met or Search for items where any criteria are
+ met. The all criteria are met search requires all of the criteria rows
+ to have at least one match. The any criteria are met search requires
+ only one of the criteria rows to be matched.</para>
+
+ <para>The criteria row is used to combine different criteria buttons.
+ The following table describes the possible button combinations (regex
+ means regular expression search);</para>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="tool-find-buttons">
+ <title>Search criteria buttons.</title>
+
+ <tgroup cols="8">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Button 1</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Button2</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Button3</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Button4</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Button5</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Button 6</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Button 7</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Button 8</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>contains</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>does not contain</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>matches regex</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>does not match regex</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Memo</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>contains</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Memo</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>does not contain</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Memo</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>matches regex</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Memo</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>does not match regex</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Number</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>contains</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Number</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>does not contain</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Number</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>matches regex</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Number</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>does not match regex</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Action</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>contains</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Action</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>does not contain</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Action</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>matches regex</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Action</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>does not match regex</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Note</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>contains</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Note</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>does not contain</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Note</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>matches regex</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Note</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>does not match regex</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Criteria entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Is entry Case Insensitive?</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Date Posted</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>is before</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Date selection field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Date Posted</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>is before or on</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Date selection field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Date Posted</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>is on</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Date selection field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Date Posted</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>is not on</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Date selection field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Date Posted</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>is after</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Date selection field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Date Posted</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>is on or after</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Date selection field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>has credits or debits</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>less than</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>has credits or debits</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>less than or equal to</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>has credits or debits</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>equal to</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>has credits or debits</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>not equal to</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>has credits or debits</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>greater than</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>has credits or debits</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>greater than or equal to</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>has credits</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>less than</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>has credits</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>less than or equal to</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>has credits</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>equal to</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>has credits</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>not equal to</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>has credits</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>greater than</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>has credits</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>greater than or equal to</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>has debits</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>less than</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>has debits</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>less than or equal to</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>has debits</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>equal to</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>has debits</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>not equal to</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>has debits</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>greater than</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Value</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>has debits</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>greater than or equal to</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Shares</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>less than</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Shares</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>less than or equal to</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Shares</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>equal to</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Shares</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>not equal to</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Shares</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>greater than</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Shares</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>greater than or equal to</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Share Price</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>less than</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Share Price</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>less than or equal to</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Share Price</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>equal to</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Share Price</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>not equal to</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Share Price</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>greater than</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Share Price</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>greater than or equal to</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Amount entry field</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Reconcile</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>is</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Not Cleared</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Cleared</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Reconciled</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Frozen</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Voided</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Reconcile</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>is not</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Not Cleared</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Cleared</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Reconciled</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Frozen</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Voided</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Balanced</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>is</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>set true</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Balanced</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>is not</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>set true</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Account</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>matches any account</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Choose Accounts</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Account</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>matches no account</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Choose Accounts</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>All Accounts</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>matches all account</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Choose Accounts</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Remove row</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+
+ <para>The Account button performs a search where the accounts selected
+ in the Choose Accounts dialog will both be searched individually for
+ results. This means that a match in any of the selected accounts will
+ either be displayed (matches any account) or discarded (matches no
+ account).</para>
+
+ <para>The All Accounts button performs a search where accounts
+ selected in the Choose Accounts dialog will only return results that
+ match in both accounts.</para>
+
+ <para>There are four selections in the Type of Search pane. When a new
+ search is started only the New Search button is selectable. The other
+ buttons become selectable only when the Search Results register window
+ is visible.</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Back: Used to navigate to pages previously viewed.</para>
+ <para>New Search: Perform a new transaction search</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Forward: Used to navigate to pages previously viewed.</para>
+ <para>Refine current search: Search within the results of the
+ previous search.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Reload: Used to refresh the current page.</para>
+ <para>Add results to current search: Search based on the first set
+ of criteria or the new criteria.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Open: Used to open a web page from a different location to the standard help.</para>
+ <para>Delete results from current search: Discard any results that
+ match the previous search results.</para>
</listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Stop: Used to halt loading a web page.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Print: Used to print the currently viewed page.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Close: Used to close the help window.</para>
- </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>The right side of the Help Window displays the currently opened web page. The left side of the Help Window contains the help Topics list tab and the Search tab. Selecting one of the help topics will load that page on the right side. The topics list also contains a link to the GnuCash bug reporting webpage at http://bugzilla.gnome.org.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Search tab is used to search the help for documents containing terms you specify. Enter the term to search for in the Search Term field then click the Search button to get a list of pages containing that term. Selecting a link in the Search Results pane will load the web page.</para>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>
- <sect1 id="setup-accounts">
+ </sect3>
+ </sect2>
+
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="setup-accounts">
<title>Setting Up And Editing Accounts</title>
+
+<note><para>This section is a "work in process" all of the material has not been reviewed for V2.0.
+While it may not be strictly accurate, it is at least a "guide".</para></note>
+
<para></para>
- <para>This section describes the process of setting up GnuCash Accounts. In GnuCash an Account is used as the basic tool to organize the recording of where money comes from and goes to. GnuCash also extends the concept of real world accounts such as a bank account or loan account to grouping income and expense accounts. This allows to to quickly see where you spent your money and what your major income and expenses are. GnuCash sets Account Types (as described in the next section) to help in organizing and grouping accounts. Account Types can be used to create a Chart of Accounts.</para>
+ <para>This section describes the process of setting up GnuCash Accounts. In GnuCash an
+ Account is used as the basic tool to organize the recording of where money comes from
+ and goes to. GnuCash also extends the concept of real world accounts such as a bank
+ account or loan account to grouping income and expense accounts. This allows to to
+ quickly see where you spent your money and what your major income and expenses are.
+ GnuCash sets Account Types (as described in the next section) to help in organizing
+ and grouping accounts. Account Types can be used to create a Chart of Accounts.
+ </para>
+
<sect2 id="acct-types">
<title>Types of GnuCash Accounts</title>
+
<para></para>
- <para>GnuCash supports a number of different account types. It is recommended to choose an appropriate account type based on the list of account types described below.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 29: Types of GnuCash Accounts.</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table23">
- <title></title>
+ <para>GnuCash supports a number of different account types. It is recommended to
+ choose an appropriate account type based on the list of account types described
+ below.</para>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="TypeAccounts">
+ <title>Types of GnuCash Accounts.</title>
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
@@ -2365,33 +6749,50 @@
<tbody>
<row>
<entry><para>Accounts Payable</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Accounts Payable are used by businesses to record amounts that must be paid. Example: The business has bought something, but the business has not paid the bill until later. [Note: Previous versions of this help defined A/P and A/R the other way round.]</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Accounts Payable are used by businesses to record amounts that
+ must be paid. Example: The business has bought something, but the business
+ has not paid the bill until later.</para>
+ <note><para>Previous versions of this help defined A/P and A/R the other way
+ round.</para></note>
+ </entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para>Accounts Receivable</para></entry>
<entry><para>Accounts Receivable records amounts for which money
- has not yet been received. Example: A business has sold something and
- issued a bill, but the client has not payed until later.
- [Note: Previous versions of this help defined A/P and A/R the other way
- round.]</para></entry>
+ has not yet been received. Example: A business has sold something and
+ issued a bill, but the client has not payed until later.</para>
+ <note><para>Previous versions of this help defined A/P and A/R the other way
+ round.</para></note>
+ </entry>
</row>
+
<row>
<entry><para>Asset</para></entry>
<entry><para>Asset accounts are used for tracking things that are of
- value and can be used or sold to pay debts. (Normally a
- placeholder account)</para></entry>
+ value and can be used or sold to pay debts. (Normally a placeholder account)
+ </para></entry>
</row>
+
<row>
<entry><para>Bank</para></entry>
- <entry><para>The Bank account type denotes savings or checking accounts held at a bank or other financial institution. Some of these accounts may bear interest. This is also the appropriate account type for check (debit) cards, which directly withdraw payments from a checking account. </para></entry>
+ <entry><para>The Bank account type denotes savings or checking accounts
+ held at a bank or other financial institution. Some of these accounts may
+ bear interest. This is also the appropriate account type for check (debit)
+ cards, which directly withdraw payments from a checking account. </para></entry>
</row>
+
<row>
<entry><para>Cash</para></entry>
- <entry><para>The Cash account type is used to denote the cash that you store in your wallet, shoe box, piggyback, or mattress.</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>The Cash account type is used to denote the cash that you store
+ in your wallet, shoe box, piggyback, or mattress.</para></entry>
</row>
+
<row>
<entry><para>Credit Card</para></entry>
- <entry><para>The Credit Card account type is used to denote credit card accounts, both for cards that allow floating lines of credit (e.g. VISA, MasterCard, or Discover) and with cards that do not permit continuing balances (e.g. American Express) </para></entry>
+ <entry><para>The Credit Card account type is used to denote credit card
+ accounts, both for cards that allow floating lines of credit (e.g. VISA,
+ MasterCard, or Discover) and with cards that do not permit continuing
+ balances (e.g. American Express) </para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para>Currency</para></entry>
@@ -2399,57 +6800,74 @@
</row>
<row>
<entry><para>Equity</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Equity accounts are used to store the opening balances when you first start using GnuCash or start a new accounting period.</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Equity accounts are used to store the opening balances when you
+ first start using GnuCash or start a new accounting period.</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para>Expense</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Any expense such as food, clothing, taxes, etc. This type is called a category in Quicken.</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Any expense such as food, clothing, taxes, etc. This type is
+ called a category in Quicken.</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para>Income</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Any income received from sources such as salary, interest, dividends, etc. This type is called a category in Quicken.</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Any income received from sources such as salary, interest,
+ dividends, etc. This type is called a category in Quicken.</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para>Liability</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Liability accounts are used for tracking debts or financial obligations. (Normally a placeholder account)</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Liability accounts are used for tracking debts or financial
+ obligations. (Normally a placeholder account)</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para>Mutual Fund</para></entry>
- <entry><para>A professionally managed portfolio of stocks and bonds or other investments divided up into shares.</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>A professionally managed portfolio of stocks and bonds or other
+ investments divided up into shares.</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para>Stock</para></entry>
- <entry><para>A share of ownership in a corporation, which entitles its owner to all the risks and rewards that go with it.</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>A share of ownership in a corporation, which entitles its owner
+ to all the risks and rewards that go with it.</para></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
<para></para>
- <para>The New Account Hierarchy Setup druid described in the first section of this help is a convenient way of setting up a set of accounts to use as a framework of account types.</para>
+ <para>The New Account Hierarchy Setup druid described in the first section of this
+ help is a convenient way of setting up a set of accounts to use as a framework of
+ account types.</para>
<para></para>
- <para>When new accounts are created the available choices of account types are grayed out according to what type the parent account is. The following list contains the possible choices.</para>
+ <para>When new accounts are created the available choices of account types are grayed
+ out according to what type the parent account is. The following list contains the
+ possible choices.</para>
<para></para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Accounts Payable: All accounts except Equity, Expense and Income can be child accounts.</para>
+ <para>Accounts Payable: All accounts except Equity, Expense and Income can be
+ child accounts.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Accounts Receivable: All accounts except Equity, Expense and Income can be child accounts.</para>
+ <para>Accounts Receivable: All accounts except Equity, Expense and Income can be
+ child accounts.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Asset: All accounts except Equity, Expense and Income can be child accounts.</para>
+ <para>Asset: All accounts except Equity, Expense and Income can be child accounts.
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Bank: All accounts except Equity, Expense and Income can be child accounts.</para>
+ <para>Bank: All accounts except Equity, Expense and Income can be child accounts.
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Cash: All accounts except Equity, Expense and Income can be child accounts.</para>
+ <para>Cash: All accounts except Equity, Expense and Income can be child accounts.
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Credit Card: All accounts except Equity, Expense and Income can be child accounts.</para>
+ <para>Credit Card: All accounts except Equity, Expense and Income can be child
+ accounts.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Currency: All accounts except Equity, Expense and Income can be child accounts.</para>
+ <para>Currency: All accounts except Equity, Expense and Income can be child
+ accounts.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Equity: Only Equity accounts can be child accounts.</para>
@@ -2461,39 +6879,64 @@
<para>Income: Only Expense or Income accounts can be child accounts.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Liability: All accounts except Equity, Expense and Income can be child accounts.</para>
+ <para>Liability: All accounts except Equity, Expense and Income can be child
+ accounts.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Mutual Fund: All accounts except Equity, Expense and Income can be child accounts.</para>
+ <para>Mutual Fund: All accounts except Equity, Expense and Income can be child
+ accounts.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Stock: All accounts except Equity, Expense and Income can be child accounts.</para>
+ <para>Stock: All accounts except Equity, Expense and Income can be child accounts.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para></para>
</sect2>
+
<sect2 id="chart-create">
<title>To Create a Chart of Accounts</title>
<para></para>
- <para>The Chart of Accounts is like a table of contents for your finances. The best way to conceptualize a chart of accounts is as a tree. The main branches represent entire categories or groups, while the leaves of the tree denote individual bank accounts or expense categories. When a summary report is requested, typically only the main branches are shown in the report, rather than the individual accounts. For example, a chart of accounts might look like the following:
+ <para>The Chart of Accounts is like a table of contents for your finances. The best
+ way to conceptualize a chart of accounts is as a tree. The main branches represent
+ entire categories or groups, while the leaves of the tree denote individual bank
+ accounts or expense categories. When a summary report is requested, typically only
+ the main branches are shown in the report, rather than the individual accounts. For
+ example, a chart of accounts might look like the following:
+
&chartacctseg;
+
</para>
+
<para></para>
- <para>Note that accounts not only have names; they have codes, to order the accounts. When a report is generated, the sort order is determined by the numbering. It's customary to have the leaf accounts end in non-zero digits, while parent nodes have increasing numbers of zeros. </para>
+ <para>Note that accounts not only have names; they have codes, to order the accounts.
+ When a report is generated, the sort order is determined by the numbering. It's
+ customary to have the leaf accounts end in non-zero digits, while parent nodes have
+ increasing numbers of zeros. </para>
<para></para>
- <para>GnuCash does not prevent duplicate numbering, although we would encourage you to avoid this. Account codes are treated as numbers in base-36, thus, if you run out of numbers, you can use the letters, a through z.</para>
+ <para>GnuCash does not prevent duplicate numbering, although we would encourage you
+ to avoid this. Account codes are treated as numbers in base-36, thus, if you run out
+ of numbers, you can use the letters, a through z.</para>
<para></para>
- <para>A sample chart of accounts is shown below. Each account is of a given account type. This example is a combination of some typical business and personal accounts.
+ <para>A sample chart of accounts is shown below. Each account is of a given account
+ type. This example is a combination of some typical business and personal accounts.
+
&chartofaccts;
+
</para>
<para></para>
</sect2>
+
<sect2 id="acct-create">
<title>To Create a New Account</title>
<para></para>
- <para>The New Account properties dialog consists of two tabs, the General Information tab and the Opening Balance tab. This dialog can be accessed by going to File -> New Account... or by clicking the New toolbar icon in the Account Tree Window.</para>
+ <para>The New Account properties dialog consists of two tabs, the General Information
+ tab and the Opening Balance tab. This dialog can be accessed by going to File ->
+ New Account... or by clicking the New toolbar icon in the Account Tree Window.
+ </para>
<para></para>
- <para>Creating a New Account involves planning in advance several details that are used in the New Account dialog. </para>
+ <para>Creating a New Account involves planning in advance several details that are
+ used in the New Account dialog. </para>
<para></para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
@@ -2509,90 +6952,181 @@
<para>If there is a Commodity needed for the account.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>If online updating of the commodity price is needed.</para>
+ <para>If on-line updating of the commodity price is needed.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para></para>
<para>These details are described below.</para>
+
<sect3 id="gen-info">
<title>General Information</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The General Information tab is used to access the basic information about the account. It provides a way of connecting the account to stock information if it is one of the currency, mutual fund or stock account types. It can also be flagged as a Tax Related or Placeholder account.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>There are five panes in this tab. Below the panes are checkboxes to mark the account as Tax Related and a Placeholder account. The Tax Related checkbox means that this account has been flagged to be included in Tax Exports. This flag should only be set for Income and Expense type accounts. The Placeholder checkbox means this account is not used for transaction data. This checkbox is used to enable a hierarchy or chart of accounts to be setup.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>The General Information tab is used to access the basic information about the
+ account. It provides a way of connecting the account to stock information if it is
+ one of the currency, mutual fund or stock account types. It can also be flagged as
+ a Tax Related or Placeholder account.</para>
+
+ <para>There are five panes in this tab. Below the panes are check-boxes to mark the
+ account as Tax Related and a Placeholder account. The Tax Related check-box means
+ that this account has been flagged to be included in Tax Exports. This flag should
+ only be set for Income and Expense type accounts. The Placeholder check-box means
+ this account is not used for transaction data. This check-box is used to enable a
+ hierarchy or chart of accounts to be setup.</para>
+
<para>The top pane contains the Account Information.</para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Account Information: Enter a name for the account such as First Bank Checking.</para>
+ <para>Account Information: Enter a name for the account such as First Bank
+ Checking.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Description: This is an optional description for the account.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Commodity: For most accounts this should be the default, USD (US Dollar) or your local currency symbol. If this account is for a foreign currency then use the Select... button to choose a different currency in the Select currency/security dialog. Use the Select... button to choose a security if this is a mutual fund or stock account.</para>
+ <para>Commodity: For most accounts this should be the default, USD (US Dollar)
+ or your local currency symbol. If this account is for a foreign currency then
+ use the Select... button to choose a different currency in the Select
+ currency/security dialog. Use the Select... button to choose a security if this
+ is a mutual fund or stock account.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Select currency/security: To select a different currency click the Currency/security: drop down list and choose the currency symbol you need. To create a security for mutual fund and stock accounts select the New... button to bring up the New Currency/Security dialog. After the security is created select the Type:(usually the exchange the security is traded on) and the name in the Currency/security: drop down list.</para>
+ <para>Select currency/security: To select a different currency click the
+ Currency/security: drop down list and choose the currency symbol you need. To
+ create a security for mutual fund and stock accounts select the New... button to
+ bring up the New Currency/Security dialog. After the security is created select
+ the Type:(usually the exchange the security is traded on) and the name in the
+ Currency/security: drop down list.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>New Currency/Security: The options here are described in detail in the Commodity Editor section. Fill in a name, symbol and type.</para>
+ <para>New Currency/Security: The options here are described in detail in the
+ Security Editor section. Fill in a name, symbol and type.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Account Code: Enter an optional number code as described in the To Create a Chart of Accounts section.</para>
+ <para>Account Code: Enter an optional number code as described in the To Create
+ a Chart of Accounts section.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>The next pane contains a list of Account Types. Select a type from the descriptions in the Types of GnuCash Accounts section.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The next pane contains an account tree to choose a Parent Account. To create a new account tree select New top level account. If the parent account is a certain type, then several of the choices in Account Type become out. For example if the Parent Account is Assets then Equity, Expense and Income become This is to help maintain a proper account structure for the Chart of Accounts.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>The next pane contains a list of Account Types. Select a type from the
+ descriptions in the Types of GnuCash Accounts section.</para>
+
+ <para>The next pane contains an account tree to choose a Parent Account. To create a
+ new account tree select New top level account. If the parent account is a certain
+ type, then several of the choices in Account Type become out. For example if the
+ Parent Account is Assets then Equity, Expense and Income become This is to help
+ maintain a proper account structure for the Chart of Accounts.</para>
+
<para>The next pane is the Price Quote Source pane. </para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Get Online Quotes: This checkbox is only enabled when currency, mutual fund or stock account types are selected. It is used to enable this account to have quotes downloaded from an online source.</para>
+ <para>Get On-line Quotes: This check-box is only enabled when currency, mutual
+ fund or stock account types are selected. It is used to enable this account to
+ have quotes downloaded from an on-line source.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>The source for price quotes: Select a quote source from the pull-down menu. Currently supported quote sources include Yahoo, Yahoo Europe, Fidelity Investments, T. Rowe Price, the Vanguard Group, the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and TIAA-CREF. Note that Yahoo will provide price quotes for many mutual funds including Fidelity, T.Rowe Price and Vanguard, and that the quoted prices at Yahoo should be identical to those that may be found at the source sites. If you choose Yahoo Europe, you should append the market code for the security, such as PA for Paris, BE for Berlin, etc. Example: 12150.PA (a Peugeot security in the Paris market). Tables 30 and 31 below lists codes for various markets.</para>
+ <para>The source for price quotes: Select a quote source from the pull-down menu.
+ Currently supported quote sources include Yahoo, Yahoo Europe, Fidelity
+ Investments, T. Rowe Price, the Vanguard Group, the Australian Stock Exchange
+ (ASX) and TIAA-CREF. Note that Yahoo will provide price quotes for many mutual
+ funds including Fidelity, T.Rowe Price and Vanguard, and that the quoted prices
+ at Yahoo should be identical to those that may be found at the source sites. If
+ you choose Yahoo Europe, you should append the market code for the security,
+ such as PA for Paris, BE for Berlin, etc. Example: 12150.PA (a Peugeot security
+ in the Paris market). <xref linkend="Code4EurMrks"></xref> and
+ <xref linkend="PsSymbs-TIAA-CREF"></xref> below list codes for various markets.
+ </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Timezone for these quotes: Select the timezone for the source of the online quotes you are receiving. For example, Yahoo normally quotes Eastern timezone, so choose America/New York if you use that quote source.</para>
+ <para>Timezone for these quotes: Select the timezone for the source of the
+ on-line quotes you are receiving. For example, Yahoo normally quotes Eastern
+ timezone, so choose America/New York if you use that quote source.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>Note: The set of steps needed to properly enable online quote updating with the Price Editor are;</para>
- <para></para>
- <orderedlist>
+
+ <note><para>The set of steps needed to properly enable on-line quote updating with
+ the Price Editor are;</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Create the mutual fund or stock with either the Commodity Editor or the New Currency/Security dialog described above.</para>
+ <para>Create the mutual fund or stock with either the Security Editor or the
+ New Currency/Security dialog described above.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Create the Account for the mutual fund or stock with it listed in the Commodity field.</para>
+ <para>Create the Account for the mutual fund or stock with it listed in the
+ Commodity field.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Select Online Quotes, the source for price quotes and Timezone.</para>
+ <para>Select On-line Quotes, the source for price quotes and Timezone.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Use your distribution's package manager to install the Perl "Finance::Quote" package and its dependencies. If your distribution does not package Finance::Quote, you can run the perl script 'gnc-fq-update' as the root user to install this code.</para>
+ <para>To determine if the Perl module Finance::Quote is already installed on
+ your system, type <quote>perldoc Finance::Quote</quote> in a terminal window
+ and check to see if there is any documentation available. If you see the
+ documentation, then the module is installed, if you do not see the
+ documentation, then it has not been installed.</para>
+
+ <para>To install Finance::Quote;</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Close any GnuCash applications you have running.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Locate the folder where GnuCash is installed by searching for
+ <quote>gnc-fq-update</quote> (without the quotes).</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Change to that directory, open a root shell and run the command
+ <quote>gnc-fq-update</quote> (without the quotation marks). This will
+ launch a Perl CPAN update session that will go out onto the Internet and
+ install the Finance::Quote module on your system.</para>
+ <para>The gnc-fq-update program is interactive, however, with most systems
+ you should be able to answer <quote>no</quote> to the first question: <quote>Are you ready for manual configuration? [yes]</quote> and the update will continue automatically from that point.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </orderedlist>
+ <para>After installation is complete, you should run the <quote>gnc-fq-dump</quote>
+ test program, in the same directory, distributed with GnuCash to test
+ if Finance::Quote is installed and working properly.</para>
+
+ <note>
+ <para>If you feel uncomfortable about performing any of these steps,
+ please either email the GnuCash-user mailing list
+ (<email>gnucash-user at gnucash.org</email>) for help or come to the GnuCash IRC
+ channel on irc.gnome.org. You can also leave out this step and manually update
+ your stock prices.</para>
+ </note>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Add a commodity to the Price Editor as described in the Price Editor section of Tool Windows.</para>
+ <para>Add a commodity to the Price Editor as described in the Price Editor
+ section of Tool Windows.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Select Get Quotes in the Price Editor.</para>
</listitem>
- </orderedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>If you wish to update price quotes from the command line, you can do so by the following command;</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>gnucash --add-price-quotes <gnucash-file-name></para>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 30 Code List for European Markets</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table24">
- <title></title>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </note>
+
+ <para>If you wish to update price quotes from the command line, you can do so by
+ the following command;</para>
+
+ <para><userinput>gnucash --add-price-quotes <gnucash-file-name></userinput>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>Code List for European Markets</para>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="Code4EurMrks">
+ <title>Code List for European Markets</title>
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
@@ -2684,11 +7218,10 @@
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
- <para></para>
- <para>Table 31: Pseudo-symbols that can be used for TIAA-CREF quotes</para>
- <para></para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="Table25">
- <title></title>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="PsSymbs-TIAA-CREF">
+ <title>Pseudo-symbols that can be used for TIAA-CREF quotes</title>
+
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
@@ -2744,17 +7277,25 @@
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
- <para></para>
- <para>The last pane is the Notes pane. This is used for any additional notes about the account.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>The last pane is the Notes pane. This is used for any additional notes about
+ the account.</para>
+
</sect3>
+
<sect3 id="open-balance">
<title>Opening Balance</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Opening Balance tab is visible only when creating a new account. It is used to record the beginning balance for an account. This allows it to be used for two different scenarios. If using GnuCash for the first time to record transactions, it can be used as a beginning balance. If the accounts in use are closed at the end of a period and new accounts are created, it is used to close and carry balances forward.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>There are three panes in this tab. The top pane contains the Balance Information.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>The Opening Balance tab is visible only when creating a new account. It is
+ used to record the beginning balance for an account. This allows it to be used for
+ two different scenarios. If using GnuCash for the first time to record transactions,
+ it can be used as a beginning balance. If the accounts in use are closed at the end
+ of a period and new accounts are created, it is used to close and carry balances
+ forward.</para>
+
+ <para>There are three panes in this tab. The top pane contains the Balance
+ Information.</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Balance: Enter here the balance to start the account with.</para>
@@ -2763,63 +7304,288 @@
<para>Date: Choose here the date the opening balance should be recorded.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+
<para>The next pane is the Transfer Type pane.</para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Use Opening Balances Equity account: This transfers the opening balance for the account from a standard Equity account called Opening Balances.</para>
+ <para>Use Opening Balances Equity account: This transfers the opening balance
+ for the account from a standard Equity account called Opening Balances.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Select Transfer Account: This enables the pane below so a different account can be used to transfer the opening balance.</para>
+ <para>Select Transfer Account: This enables the pane below so a different
+ account can be used to transfer the opening balance.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>The last pane is the Transfer Account pane. Select the account to use for opening balances from the list of accounts in this pane.</para>
+
+ <para>The last pane is the Transfer Account pane. Select the account to use for
+ opening balances from the list of accounts in this pane.</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
+
<sect2 id="acct-edit">
<title>To Edit an Account</title>
<para></para>
- <para>The Edit Account dialog consists of just the General Information tab. This tab has the same information that was described in To Create a New Account. To access the Edit Account dialog go to Edit -> Edit Account (menu shortcut Ctrl-E) or click the Edit toolbar icon in the Account Tree Window.</para>
+ <para>The Edit Account dialog consists of just the General Information tab. This tab
+ has the same information that was described in To Create a New Account. To access the
+ Edit Account dialog go to Edit -> Edit Account (menu shortcut Ctrl-E) or click the
+ Edit toolbar icon in the Account Tree Window.</para>
</sect2>
+
<sect2 id="chart-edit">
<title>To Edit a Chart of Accounts</title>
<para></para>
- <para>Editing the Chart of Accounts is done within the Parent Account pane of the Edit Account dialog. It is possible to move an account to any part of the Chart of Account. It is recommended to keep accounts generally under the related types of accounts as described in the Types of GnuCash Accounts section. This helps to preserve the Chart of Accounts structure.</para>
+ <para>Editing the Chart of Accounts is done within the Parent Account pane of the Edit
+ Account dialog. It is possible to move an account to any part of the Chart of Account.
+ It is recommended to keep accounts generally under the related types of accounts as
+ described in the Types of GnuCash Accounts section. This helps to preserve the Chart
+ of Accounts structure.</para>
<para></para>
- <para>To move the selected account to a different parent account just select the account in the Parent Account pane. If New top level account is selected then the account will be move to the top level.</para>
+ <para>To move the selected account to a different parent account just select the
+ account in the Parent Account pane. If New top level account is selected then the
+ account will be move to the top level.</para>
</sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="chart-renumber">
+ <title>To Renumber Subaccounts</title>
+ <para>Use "Renumber Subaccounts" to rewrite the account codes for all children of the
+ current account. For example, you have the following account structure:</para>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="table-renumber1">
+ <title>Starting account numbers.</title>
+
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Code</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Name</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>10</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Colors</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>10-1</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Red</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>10-2</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Orange</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>10-3</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Yellow.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>10-4</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Blue</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>10-5</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Violet</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+
+ <para>You now need to add the "Green" account, but you want it to sort between
+ the Yellow and Blue accounts. Instead of having to manually renumber all the
+ accounts starting with Blue, you can use the "renumber subaccount" command on the
+ Colors account. In the pop-up dialog the prefix value should default to "10", the
+ account code for the colors account. If you set an interval value of 5 and click
+ "Renumber" you will end up with the following account structure:</para>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="table-renumber2">
+ <title>Renumbered account numbers</title>
+
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Code</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Name</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>10</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Colors</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>10-05</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Red</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>10-10</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Orange</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>10-15</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Yellow.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>10-20</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Blue</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>10-25</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Violet</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+
+ <para>Now you have room in the account code numbering space to add the Green account
+ with an account code to force the proper ordering.</para>
+
+ <table frame="topbot" id="table-renumber3">
+ <title>Final account numbers.</title>
+
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>Code</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Name</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>10</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Colors</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>10-05</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Red</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>10-10</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Orange</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>10-15</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Yellow.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>10-18</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Green</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>10-20</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Blue</para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><para>10-25</para></entry>
+
+ <entry><para>Violet</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+
+ </sect2>
+
<sect2 id="acct-delete">
<title>To Delete an Account</title>
<para></para>
- <para>Deleting an Account means removing all transaction information and information about this account from the file. This cannot be undone. You will be prompted to that you wish to remove the account. If the account still contains transaction information you will be warned that this account contains transactions.</para>
+ <para>Deleting an Account means removing all transaction information and information
+ about this account from the file. This cannot be undone. You will be prompted to that
+ you wish to remove the account. If the account still contains transaction information
+ you will be warned that this account contains transactions.</para>
<para></para>
- <para>A side effect of removing an account that contains transactions is that you will end up with unbalanced accounts. This will be indicated in the account by a grey checkbox next to the debit and credit amounts. You can repair automatically these unbalanced accounts by using the Actions -> Check & Repair menu. This will automatically assign the unbalanced amounts to a new account named Imbalance.</para>
+ <para>A side effect of removing an account that contains transactions is that you will
+ end up with unbalanced accounts. This will be indicated in the account by a gray
+ check-box next to the debit and credit amounts. You can repair automatically these
+ unbalanced accounts by using the Actions -> Check & Repair menu. This will
+ automatically assign the unbalanced amounts to a new account named Imbalance.</para>
</sect2>
+
<sect2 id="acct-jump">
<title>To Jump to another Account</title>
<para></para>
- <para>When using the Account Register Window it is frequently useful to be able to view an account and also the transfer account at the same time. GnuCash allows you to do this quickly by using 'Jump'. This is available on the toolbar and in the Actions menu in the Account Register Window. </para>
- <para></para>
- <para>Select the transaction in the Account Register Window and click jump to open the transfer Account Register Window. If the transaction is split between more than one transfer account then you will need to show all the split transfer accounts first and select the transfer account to jump to.</para>
+ <para>When using the Account Register Window it is frequently useful to be able to
+ view an account and also the transfer account at the same time. GnuCash allows you to
+ do this quickly by using 'Jump'. This is available on the toolbar and in the Actions
+ menu in the Account Register Window. </para>
+
+ <para>Select the transaction in the Account Register Window and click jump to open the
+ transfer Account Register Window. If the transaction is split between more than one
+ transfer account then you will need to show all the split transfer accounts first and
+ select the transfer account to jump to.</para>
</sect2>
+
<sect2 id="acct-reconcile">
<title>To Reconcile an Account to a Statement</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>Reconciliation of Accounts in GnuCash with statements from a bank or other institution is a way of double checking the balance of your accounts. It also is useful to track uncleared checks and other outstanding transactions. </para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Summary Bar at the top of the Account Register Window indicates the amounts of Cleared and Reconciled transactions. Online account information can be used to mark which transaction the bank has processed by changing the R (reconciliation) column in the register from n (new) to c (cleared). The bank statement is then used with the Reconcile Window to reconcile the account which changes the R field to y (reconciled).</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Reconcile Window is accessed in the Account Tree Window by going to Actions -> Reconcile... (menu shortcut Ctrl-R). In the Account Register Window it is accessed by going to Actions -> Reconcile...</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>Reconciliation of Accounts in GnuCash with statements from a bank or other
+ institution is a way of double checking the balance of your accounts. It also is
+ useful to track uncleared checks and other outstanding transactions. </para>
+
+ <para>The Summary Bar at the top of the Account Register Window indicates the amounts
+ of Cleared and Reconciled transactions. On-line account information can be used to
+ mark which transaction the bank has processed by changing the R (reconciliation)
+ column in the register from n (new) to c (cleared). The bank statement is then used
+ with the Reconcile Window to reconcile the account which changes the R field to y
+ (reconciled).</para>
+
+ <para>The Reconcile Window is accessed in the Account Tree Window by going to
+ Actions -> Reconcile... (menu shortcut Ctrl-R). In the Account Register Window
+ it is accessed by going to Actions -> Reconcile...</para>
+
<sect3 id="rec-info">
<title>Reconcile Information</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Reconcile Information dialog is used to indicate the date the statement ends on and what the starting and ending balance of the statement is. The Include Subaccounts checkbox is used if two or more accounts are used to track a single bank account. The Enter Interest Payment button is used to add a transfer to the accounts for an interest payment. If selected a dialog will be displayed to add the payment to the account.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>There are three panes in the Interest Payment dialog. At the bottom is a button called No Auto Interest Payments for this Account which will cancel the dialog. The top pane contains the Payment Information.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>The Reconcile Information dialog is used to indicate the date the statement
+ ends on and what the starting and ending balance of the statement is. The Include
+ Sub-accounts check-box is used if two or more accounts are used to track a single
+ bank account. The Enter Interest Payment button is used to add a transfer to the
+ accounts for an interest payment. If selected a dialog will be displayed to add the
+ payment to the account.</para>
+
+ <para>There are three panes in the Interest Payment dialog. At the bottom is a
+ button called No Auto Interest Payments for this Account which will cancel the
+ dialog. The top pane contains the Payment Information.</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Amount: Enter the amount of the interest payment.</para>
@@ -2837,123 +7603,179 @@
<para>Memo: Enter a note about the transaction (optional).</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>The next pane contains a list of accounts for the Payment From account. If the payment is for a credit or loan account then usually this would be from an Expense account. If the payment is for a checking or savings account then usually this would be from an Income account. The Show Income/Expense checkbox shows or hides the Income and Expense accounts.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The next pane contains the Reconcile Account. This shows the account that the interest payment will be transferred to or from.</para>
+
+ <para>The next pane contains a list of accounts for the Payment From account. If the
+ payment is for a credit or loan account then usually this would be from an Expense
+ account. If the payment is for a checking or savings account then usually this would
+ be from an Income account. The Show Income/Expense check-box shows or hides the
+ Income and Expense accounts.</para>
+
+ <para>The next pane contains the Reconcile Account. This shows the account that the
+ interest payment will be transferred to or from.</para>
</sect3>
+
<sect3 id="rec-win">
<title>Reconcile Window</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The parts of the Reconcile Window are described in the Tool Windows section of GnuCash Windows. This window is used to open the account and to add transaction information to the account in order to reconcile the account to the bank statement.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The set of unreconciled transactions in the Funds In and Funds Out panes can be changed by using the menus and toolbar to access the account and transaction information. If you wish to postpone the reconciliation until later use the Reconcile -> Postpone menu item (menu shortcut Ctrl-P).</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>Select each unreconciled transaction matching a statement transaction so a green tick appears in the R column. The Balance pane changes to reflect each selected transaction until the Ending Balance equals the Reconciled Balance and the Difference is zero. Once this is done select the Finish button or Finish on the Reconcile menu (menu shortcut Ctrl-F) to finish the reconcile process.</para>
+
+ <para>The parts of the Reconcile Window are described in the Tool Windows section of
+ GnuCash Windows. This window is used to open the account and to add transaction
+ information to the account in order to reconcile the account to the bank statement.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>The set of unreconciled transactions in the Funds In and Funds Out panes can
+ be changed by using the menus and toolbar to access the account and transaction
+ information. If you wish to postpone the reconciliation until later use the
+ Reconcile -> Postpone menu item (menu shortcut Ctrl-P).</para>
+
+ <para>Select each unreconciled transaction matching a statement transaction so a
+ green tick appears in the R column. The Balance pane changes to reflect each
+ selected transaction until the Ending Balance equals the Reconciled Balance and the
+ Difference is zero. Once this is done select the Finish button or Finish on the
+ Reconcile menu (menu shortcut Ctrl-F) to finish the reconcile process.</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
+
<sect2 id="stock-split">
<title>To Perform a Stock Split</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>Stock splits commonly occur when a company decides its stock price is to expensive for individual investors to buy the stock. Splits have the effect of lowering the price of a single share while keeping the value of shares owned by investors who have already purchased shares.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>Stock splits commonly occur when a company decides its stock price is to
+ expensive for individual investors to buy the stock. Splits have the effect of
+ lowering the price of a single share while keeping the value of shares owned by
+ investors who have already purchased shares.</para>
+
+
<sect3 id="stock-split-druid">
<title>Stock Split Druid</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>GnuCash uses the Stock Split druid to record stock splits. This provides a way of entering the details of the stock split and also any change in stock price or cash disbursement as a result of the stock split.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Stock Split druid is accessed by going to Actions -> Stock Split...</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Stock Split druid opens with a screen that briefly describes what this druid does. The three buttons at the very bottom of the screen will not change while using the druid.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>GnuCash uses the Stock Split druid to record stock splits. This provides a
+ way of entering the details of the stock split and also any change in stock price
+ or cash disbursement as a result of the stock split.</para>
+
+ <para>The Stock Split druid is accessed by going to Actions -> Stock Split...
+ </para>
+
+ <para>The Stock Split druid opens with a screen that briefly describes what this
+ druid does. The three buttons at the very bottom of the screen will not change
+ while using the druid.</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>The Cancel button is used to exit the druid and cancel entering the stock split information. Any selections you have made in this druid up to this point will be lost.</para>
+ <para>The Cancel button is used to exit the druid and cancel entering the stock
+ split information. Any selections you have made in this druid up to this point
+ will be lost.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>The Back button will bring up the previous screen so you can change a selection made on that screen.</para>
+ <para>The Back button will bring up the previous screen so you can change a
+ selection made on that screen.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>The Forward button will bring up the next screen so you can continue though the druid.</para>
+ <para>The Forward button will bring up the next screen so you can continue
+ though the druid.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>The next screen allows you to select a Stock Account. Select an account from the list to record a stock split or merger.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>The next screen allows you to select a Stock Account. Select an account from
+ the list to record a stock split or merger.</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Account: Lists the GnuCash account name for the stock.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Symbol: The stock symbol for the stock associated with this account.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Shares: The amount of shares that have been purchased in the account.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>The next screen lets you set the Stock Split Details. The top part of the screen contains details used in creating the stock split transaction. </para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>The next screen lets you set the Stock Split Details. The top part of the
+ screen contains details used in creating the stock split transaction. </para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Date: Choose the date of the stock split.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Share Distribution: Enter the amount of shares gained from the stock split. For a stock merger enter a negative number.</para>
+ <para>Share Distribution: Enter the amount of shares gained from the stock split.
+ For a stock merger enter a negative number.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Description: Enter a description or leave as the default.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>The bottom part of the screen contains details used to record a price for the split (optional).</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>The bottom part of the screen contains details used to record a price for the
+ split (optional).</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>New Price: Enter the price of the shares on the day of the stock split.</para>
+ <para>New Price: Enter the price of the shares on the day of the stock split.
+ </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Currency: Choose the currency of the shares.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>The next screen lets you enter a transaction for a cash disbursement (Cash In Lieu) as a result of the stock split (optional).</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>The next screen lets you enter a transaction for a cash disbursement (Cash In
+ Lieu) as a result of the stock split (optional).</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Cash Amount: Enter the amount of the Cash disbursement.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Memo: Enter a memo or leave as the default.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Income Account: Choose an Income Account for the disbursement.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Asset Account: Choose an Asset Account for the disbursement.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+
<para>The last screen gives you a list of three choices to finish the druid.</para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>The Cancel button is used to exit the druid and cancel creating the Stock Split transactions.. Any selections you have made in this druid up to this point will be lost.</para>
+ <para>The Cancel button is used to exit the druid and cancel creating the
+ Stock Split transactions.. Any selections you have made in this druid up to
+ this point will be lost.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>The Back button will bring up the previous screen so you can change a selection made on that screen.</para>
+ <para>The Back button will bring up the previous screen so you can change a
+ selection made on that screen.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>The Finish button creates the transactions for the Stock Split.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+
<para>You should now have successfully entered the Stock Split or Merger.</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
</sect1>
+
<sect1 id="transactions">
<title>Using The Register To Record Transactions</title>
+
+<note><para>This section is a "work in process" all of the material has not been reviewed for V2.0.
+While it may not be strictly accurate, it is at least a "guide".</para></note>
+
<para></para>
<para>GnuCash uses accounts as a way of grouping or organizing the recording of transactions. Transactions are entered into the Account Register Window. This section describes the tools GnuCash has to help enter transactions quickly into the register. </para>
<para></para>
@@ -2961,11 +7783,11 @@
<para></para>
<sect2 id="reg-views">
<title>Changing the Register View</title>
- <para></para>
+
<para>GnuCash has several options to change the way the register looks so transactions can be seen more clearly. The default style is the Basic Ledger. This presents a single line view of transactions to allow the most concise view with all the relevant details.</para>
- <para></para>
+
<para>The default view or style can be changed by going to View -> Style. When the window closes the style will revert to the Basic Ledger style. To make this change permanent change the style in the Preferences in the Register section.</para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Basic Ledger: The default one line per transaction style. Splits are shown as a summary.</para>
@@ -2977,24 +7799,24 @@
<para>Transaction Journal: This style expands all transactions so the complete transaction can be seen.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Double Line: This checkbox changes any of the above styles so that an additional line for notes about the transaction is added.</para>
+ <para>Double Line: This check-box changes any of the above styles so that an additional line for notes about the transaction is added.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+
<para>The two other options to change the view of the register is to restrict the Date Range and change the Sort Order. These are both accessible from the View menu.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="trans-enter">
<title>To Enter a Transaction</title>
- <para></para>
+
<para>When the Account Register Window for an account is opened the list of transactions for that account is shown. This window has the name of the account on its title bar. The menus contain several functions that alter the display of transactions. The toolbar also contains several functions that are used often when entering transactions. These are described in the Account Register Window section of this help.</para>
- <para></para>
+
<para>GnuCash has two methods available for entering transactions. Entering directly into the register window is the most common way of entering transactions. The Transfer Funds Window is the second method.</para>
- <para></para>
+
<sect3 id="trans-reg-enter">
<title>Enter Directly in the Register Window</title>
- <para></para>
+
<para>The register window will look slightly different depending on the style options you have chosen. The following describes entering transactions in the basic ledger style. The cursor is placed in the date field by default when the register window is opened.</para>
- <para></para>
+
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Selecting the triangle icon on the right of the date field drops down a date selection dialog. Use the arrows to select the correct month and year for the transaction then select the date. Selecting the triangle icon once more will close the date selection dialog. It is also possible to type in the date or part of the date and let GnuCash fill the rest.</para>
@@ -3027,22 +7849,22 @@
<para>To move to the blank transaction at the bottom of the register, press the Blank toolbar icon or go to Actions -> Blank</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
- <para></para>
+
</sect3>
<sect3 id="trans-win-enter">
<title>Enter in the Transfer Funds Window</title>
- <para></para>
+
<para>The method described here uses the Transfer Funds Window to enter a single transaction. This is mainly used as a quick way to enter a single transaction without opening the account registers. To enter multiple transactions it is recommended to use the register directly.</para>
- <para></para>
+
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Enter in the Transfer Information pane the Amount, Date and Description. The Num and Memo fields are optional.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Choose the Transfer From account. If this account is an income or expense account select the checkbox at the bottom of the Transfer From pane.</para>
+ <para>Choose the Transfer From account. If this account is an income or expense account select the check-box at the bottom of the Transfer From pane.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Choose the Transfer To account. If this account is an income or expense account select the checkbox at the bottom of the Transfer From pane.</para>
+ <para>Choose the Transfer To account. If this account is an income or expense account select the check-box at the bottom of the Transfer From pane.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>If one of the accounts above is a different currency from the other account the Currency Transfer pane will be enabled to add either an Exchange Rate or a To Amount.</para>
@@ -3051,14 +7873,14 @@
<para>Select OK to commit the transaction or Cancel to dismiss the dialog without entering the transaction.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
- <para></para>
+
</sect3>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="trans-multi-enter">
<title>To Enter Multiple Split Transactions</title>
- <para></para>
+
<para>The register window will look slightly different depending on the style options you have chosen. The following describes entering transactions with multiple splits in the basic ledger style. GnuCash describes the accounts that money is transferred to or from in the currently opened transaction a Split. The cursor is placed in the date field by default when the register window is opened.</para>
- <para></para>
+
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Selecting the triangle icon on the right of the date field drops down a date selection dialog. Use the arrows to select the correct month and year for the transaction then select the date. Selecting the triangle icon once more will close the date selection dialog. It is also possible to type in the date or part of the date and let GnuCash fill the rest.</para>
@@ -3085,10 +7907,10 @@
<para>Enter the total amount for the transaction in the correct field. </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>To enter the additional splits, press the Split button on the toolbar or select Actions -> Split Transaction. Transactions with more than one split show '--Split Transaction--' and the Split button will need to be used to show the details.</para>
+ <para>To enter the additional splits, press the Split button on the toolbar or select Actions -> Split Transaction. Transactions with more than one split show '-!!-Split Transaction-!!-' and the Split button will need to be used to show the details.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>The display will expand, the titles of the amount columns will be renamed and the Transfer column name will be blank. The first line contains the description and the amount of the transaction. The second line contains the currently opened account name in the Account field and the amount of the transaction. The third line contains the transfer account name in the Account field. If the amount is not balanced GnuCash will indicate this by placing grey checkboxes in the amount columns with the unbalanced amount in a blank fourth row.</para>
+ <para>The display will expand, the titles of the amount columns will be renamed and the Transfer column name will be blank. The first line contains the description and the amount of the transaction. The second line contains the currently opened account name in the Account field and the amount of the transaction. The third line contains the transfer account name in the Account field. If the amount is not balanced GnuCash will indicate this by placing gray check-boxes in the amount columns with the unbalanced amount in a blank fourth row.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>When one of the short lines is selected, the column titles will change. The very first and last (Date and Balance) columns will have blank titles. Num will change to Action, Description to Memo, the now blank Transfer column will change to Account. The last two amount columns will show the name described in step seven.</para>
@@ -3103,7 +7925,7 @@
<para>The Account column contains the list of transfer accounts. This column is the one that is used to add splits. The method described in step five can be used to select another account on a blank line. Add as many additional splits as needed.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>When the transaction is balanced the grey checkboxes will disappear and the last blank line will not have an amount.</para>
+ <para>When the transaction is balanced the gray check-boxes will disappear and the last blank line will not have an amount.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Pressing enter as described above past the blank line will jump to the next transaction. Selecting the next transaction will close the split or it can be manually closed by pressing the Split icon or selecting Actions -> Split Transaction.</para>
@@ -3112,230 +7934,371 @@
</sect2>
<sect2 id="trans-currency-enter">
<title>To Enter Multiple Currency Transactions</title>
- <para></para>
+
<para>Currently transfers between different currencies are only supported by using the Transfer Funds Window described above. It is necessary to use this dialog to add an exchange rate. </para>
- <para></para>
+
<para>To setup an account as a different currency edit the account properties and change the Commodity field to the foreign currency. This account will now enable the Currency Transfer pane in the Transfer Funds Window.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="trans-edit">
<title>To Edit a Transaction</title>
- <para></para>
+
<para>Editing a transaction involves just selecting the part of the transaction that needs to be changed. Once the changes are made pressing the Enter key, selecting the Enter icon or going to Actions -> Enter will now move the cursor to the next line or transaction.</para>
- <para></para>
+
<para>To see a more detailed view of a transaction for editing, press the Split button on the toolbar or select Actions -> Split Transaction.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="trans-delete">
<title>To Delete a Transaction</title>
- <para></para>
+
<para>If a transaction needs to be removed from the register, select the transaction and press either the Delete icon on the toolbar or go to Actions -> Delete. Parts of a transaction can also be removed by pressing the Split button on the toolbar or selecting Actions -> Split Transaction. The part of the transaction that needs to be deleted can be then selected for deletion.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="trans-split-remove">
<title>To Remove Transaction Splits</title>
- <para></para>
+
<para>Removing Transaction Splits involves erasing all splits except the one for the account that is opened. This is a useful way of reusing a previous transaction that has multiple splits that need to be changed. (Note this can be done without opening the split, but doing so makes the effect more visible)</para>
- <para></para>
+
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Press the Split button on the toolbar or select Actions -> Split Transaction to open the transaction.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Select Actions -> Remove Transaction Splits.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>All Accounts and their related details will be removed except for the currently opened account. </para>
+ <para>All Accounts and their related details will be removed except for the
+ currently opened account. </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>The amount is not balanced and GnuCash will indicate this by placing grey checkboxes in the amount columns with the unbalanced amount in the blank last row.</para>
+ <para>The amount is not balanced and GnuCash will indicate this by placing gray
+ check-boxes in the amount columns with the unbalanced amount in the blank last
+ row.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Edit the transaction to fill in the new details.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</sect2>
+
<sect2 id="trans-copy">
<title>To Copy a Transaction</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>Copying Transactions is available from both the Edit menu and the Actions menu. The Edit menu has Cut Transaction, Copy Transaction and Paste Transaction which allows a whole transaction to be cut or copied and pasted to a new transaction line. This way of copying a transaction will use the date showing in the new transaction blank line.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Actions menu also contains Duplicate Transaction... which unlike the previous method allows for choosing a different date.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+
+ <para>Copying Transactions is available from both the Edit menu and the Actions menu.
+ The Edit menu has Cut Transaction, Copy Transaction and Paste Transaction which allows
+ a whole transaction to be cut or copied and pasted to a new transaction line. This way
+ of copying a transaction will use the date showing in the new transaction blank line.
+ </para>
+
+
+ <para>The Actions menu also contains Duplicate Transaction... which unlike the previous
+ method allows for choosing a different date.</para>
+
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Select the transaction to duplicate.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Go to Actions -> Duplicate Transaction...</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>A dialog called Duplicate Transaction will prompt for a new Date and Num for the transaction.</para>
+ <para>A dialog called Duplicate Transaction will prompt for a new Date and Num for
+ the transaction.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Press OK to add the transaction to the register.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect2>
+
<sect2 id="trans-sched">
<title>To Schedule Transactions</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>Scheduled Transactions provide the ability to have transactions automatically entered into the register at a specified time. The Scheduled Transaction Editor is used to create and edit transactions that are to be added to the register in an automated way. This is combined with the Since Last Run druid to review and enter the transactions. The Mortgage & Loan Repayment druid is used to setup a scheduled transaction to repay a compounding interest loan.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The easiest way to setup a scheduled transaction is to use an existing transaction in an account register as a template. Select the account you wish to use as a template and then either select the Schedule icon on the toolbar of go to Actions -> Schedule... This will bring up the Make Scheduled Transaction dialog.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>Scheduled Transactions provide the ability to have transactions automatically
+ entered into the register at a specified time. The Scheduled Transaction Editor is
+ used to create and edit transactions that are to be added to the register in an
+ automated way. This is combined with the Since Last Run druid to review and enter the
+ transactions. The Mortgage & Loan Repayment druid is used to setup a scheduled
+ transaction to repay a compounding interest loan.</para>
+
+ <para>The easiest way to setup a scheduled transaction is to use an existing
+ transaction in an account register as a template. Select the account you wish to use
+ as a template and then either select the Schedule icon on the toolbar of go to
+ Actions -> Schedule... This will bring up the Make Scheduled Transaction dialog.
+ </para>
+
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Name: Enter here a name to use for the scheduled transaction. This will be used in the Description file of the transaction.</para>
+ <para>Name: Enter here a name to use for the scheduled transaction. This will be
+ used in the Description file of the transaction.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Frequency: Choose the time period you want between scheduled entries. The dates that the transactions will be entered will show in the mini calendar pane to the right.</para>
+ <para>Frequency: Choose the time period you want between scheduled entries. The
+ dates that the transactions will be entered will show in the mini calendar pane to
+ the right.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Start Date: Choose a date for the scheduled transaction to start.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Never End: This scheduled transaction has no finish date.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>End Date: Choose a date for the scheduled transaction to end.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Number of Occurrences: Enter the number of times you wish the scheduled transaction to be added to the register.</para>
+ <para>Number of Occurrences: Enter the number of times you wish the scheduled
+ transaction to be added to the register.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Advanced... button brings up the Scheduled Transaction Editor's dialog to Edit the Scheduled Transaction. This is described in the next section.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+
+ <para>The Advanced... button brings up the Scheduled Transaction Editor's dialog to
+ Edit the Scheduled Transaction. This is described in the next section.</para>
+
<sect3 id="trans-sched-editor">
<title>Scheduled Transaction Editor</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Scheduled Transaction Editor is used to access the list of scheduled transactions and edit or remove them. It also provides a calendar which lists upcoming scheduled transactions. Clicking on the calendar view and hovering over any date will pop up a small dialog that shows the transactions scheduled for that day. The yellow highlight in the calendar indicates which days have scheduled transactions. To dismiss the hover dialog click once more.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Scheduled Transaction Editor is accessed by going to Actions -> Scheduled Transactions -> Scheduled Transaction Editor. Selecting a transaction from the list and pressing Edit or pressing New will bring up the Edit Scheduled Transaction dialog.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Edit Scheduled Transaction dialog is described in the Tool Windows section of this help. This section will describe how to add a new transaction manually.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>The Scheduled Transaction Editor is used to access the list of scheduled
+ transactions and edit or remove them. It also provides a calendar which lists
+ upcoming scheduled transactions. Clicking on the calendar view and hovering over
+ any date will pop up a small dialog that shows the transactions scheduled for
+ that day. The yellow highlight in the calendar indicates which days have scheduled
+ transactions. To dismiss the hover dialog click once more.</para>
+
+ <para>The Scheduled Transaction Editor is accessed by going to Actions ->
+ Scheduled Transactions -> Scheduled Transaction Editor. Selecting a transaction
+ from the list and pressing Edit or pressing New will bring up the Edit Scheduled
+ Transaction dialog.</para>
+
+ <para>The Edit Scheduled Transaction dialog is described in the Tool Windows section
+ of this help. This section will describe how to add a new transaction manually.
+ </para>
+
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Enter a name for the scheduled transaction.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Choose a Frequency in the Recurrence Frequency pane.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Select the details in the bottom part of the Recurrence Frequency pane. The changes are highlighted in the calendar view below.</para>
+ <para>Select the details in the bottom part of the Recurrence Frequency pane.
+ The changes are highlighted in the calendar view below.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Select from the Options pane if the transaction is to be created automatically and/or the number of days in advance. Options for reminding in advance and when automatically created can also be selected. Creating automatically cannot use variables in splits.</para>
+ <para>Select from the Options pane if the transaction is to be created
+ automatically and/or the number of days in advance. Options for reminding in
+ advance and when automatically created can also be selected. Creating
+ automatically cannot use variables in splits.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Select the End options. This can either be No End, a specific End Date or a certain Number of </para>
+ <para>Select the End options. This can either be No End, a specific End Date
+ or a certain Number of </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Enter the transaction in the Template Transaction. This should be similar to entering a transaction in the register.</para>
+ <para>Enter the transaction in the Template Transaction. This should be similar
+ to entering a transaction in the register.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</sect3>
+
<sect3 id="trans-sched-slr">
<title>Since Last Run Druid</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Since Last Run druid is run automatically when GnuCash is started. It is used to enter into the register any transactions that are due to be automatically entered. The run on GnuCash start can be altered in the preferences. To run the Since Last Run druid manually go to Actions -> Scheduled Transactions -> Since Last Run...</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Since Last Run druid will automatically skip any screens that have no transactions. The following describes every possible screen the druid will show. The three buttons at the very bottom of the screen will not change while using the druid.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>The Since Last Run druid is run automatically when GnuCash is started. It is
+ used to enter into the register any transactions that are due to be automatically
+ entered. The run on GnuCash start can be altered in the preferences. To run the
+ Since Last Run druid manually go to Actions -> Scheduled Transactions ->
+ Since Last Run...</para>
+
+ <para>The Since Last Run druid will automatically skip any screens that have no
+ transactions. The following describes every possible screen the druid will show.
+ The three buttons at the very bottom of the screen will not change while using
+ the druid.</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>The Cancel button is used to exit the druid and cancel entering the transactions. Any selections you have made in this druid up to this point will be lost.</para>
+ <para>The Cancel button is used to exit the druid and cancel entering the
+ transactions. Any selections you have made in this druid up to this point will
+ be lost.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>The Back button will bring up the previous screen so you can change a selection made on that screen.</para>
+ <para>The Back button will bring up the previous screen so you can change a
+ selection made on that screen.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>The Forward button will bring up the next screen so you can continue though the druid.</para>
+ <para>The Forward button will bring up the next screen so you can continue though
+ the druid.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>The first screen shows Transaction Reminders page. This lists scheduled transactions that have been set to give a reminder a number of days in advance. The screen contains three columns. The first column contains the name of the scheduled transaction and the date it is due. The second column contains the Frequency of the scheduled transaction. The third column has the number of Days Away the transaction is due to be entered. To create any transactions in the list instead of just being reminded, select the date line. This will add it to the list of transactions on the To-Create Transaction Preparation page.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The next screen shows the Auto-Created Transactions Notification page. This lists scheduled transactions that have been set to be automatically created and notify when they are created. Each transaction is presented in a register view that shows the details of the splits in the transaction.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The next screen shows the To-Create Transaction Preparation page. This lists scheduled transactions that are due to be entered in the register. This screen is divided into three panes. The top left pane contains the list of transactions due to be automatically entered. The top right pane allows you to change the Disposition and has a read only view of the Variables used to create the transaction. The bottom pane contains a read only view of the transactions due to be entered.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The next screen shows the Created Transaction Review page. This screen displays the list of transactions about to be created and allows for final changes to be made. The list is presented in a register view that shows the details of the splits in the transaction. This is editable in the same way transactions are able to be edited in the register.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The last screen shows the Obsolete Scheduled Transactions page. This screen displays a list of scheduled transactions that are able to be deleted as the schedule is completed. Select the ones to be removed.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>The first screen shows Transaction Reminders page. This lists scheduled
+ transactions that have been set to give a reminder a number of days in advance. The
+ screen contains three columns. The first column contains the name of the scheduled
+ transaction and the date it is due. The second column contains the Frequency of the
+ scheduled transaction. The third column has the number of Days Away the transaction
+ is due to be entered. To create any transactions in the list instead of just being
+ reminded, select the date line. This will add it to the list of transactions on the
+ To-Create Transaction Preparation page.</para>
+
+ <para>The next screen shows the Auto-Created Transactions Notification page. This
+ lists scheduled transactions that have been set to be automatically created and
+ notify when they are created. Each transaction is presented in a register view that
+ shows the details of the splits in the transaction.</para>
+
+ <para>The next screen shows the To-Create Transaction Preparation page. This lists
+ scheduled transactions that are due to be entered in the register. This screen is
+ divided into three panes. The top left pane contains the list of transactions due to
+ be automatically entered. The top right pane allows you to change the Disposition
+ and has a read only view of the Variables used to create the transaction. The bottom
+ pane contains a read only view of the transactions due to be entered.</para>
+
+ <para>The next screen shows the Created Transaction Review page. This screen displays
+ the list of transactions about to be created and allows for final changes to be
+ made. The list is presented in a register view that shows the details of the splits
+ in the transaction. This is editable in the same way transactions are able to be
+ edited in the register.</para>
+
+ <para>The last screen shows the Obsolete Scheduled Transactions page. This screen
+ displays a list of scheduled transactions that are able to be deleted as the
+ schedule is completed. Select the ones to be removed.</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>The Cancel button is used to exit the druid and cancel creating the scheduled transactions. Any selections you have made in this druid up to this point will be lost.</para>
+ <para>The Cancel button is used to exit the druid and cancel creating the
+ scheduled transactions. Any selections you have made in this druid up to this
+ point will be lost.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>The Back button will bring up the previous screen so you can change a selection made on that screen.</para>
+ <para>The Back button will bring up the previous screen so you can change a
+ selection made on that screen.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>The Finish button creates the accounts you have selected.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Since Last Run druid has now added the scheduled transactions to the register.</para>
+
+ <para>The Since Last Run druid has now added the scheduled transactions to the
+ register.</para>
</sect3>
+
<sect3 id="trans-sched-loans">
<title>Mortgage & Loan Repayment Druid</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>This druid creates a loan repayment scheduled transaction. When used to setup a scheduled transaction, the druid creates a variable formula so that the compounding interest is correctly calculated. To start this druid manually go to Actions -> Scheduled Transactions -> Mortgage and Loan Repayment... </para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Mortgage and Loan Repayment druid opens with a screen that briefly describes what this druid does. The three buttons at the very bottom of the screen will not change while using the druid.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>This druid creates a loan repayment scheduled transaction. When used to setup
+ a scheduled transaction, the druid creates a variable formula so that the
+ compounding interest is correctly calculated. To start this druid manually go to
+ Actions -> Scheduled Transactions -> Mortgage and Loan Repayment... </para>
+
+ <para>The Mortgage and Loan Repayment druid opens with a screen that briefly
+ describes what this druid does. The three buttons at the very bottom of the screen
+ will not change while using the druid.</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>The Cancel button is used to exit the druid and cancel creating the scheduled transaction. Any selections you have made in this druid up to this point will be lost.</para>
+ <para>The Cancel button is used to exit the druid and cancel creating the
+ scheduled transaction. Any selections you have made in this druid up to this
+ point will be lost.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>The Back button will bring up the previous screen so you can change a selection made on that screen.</para>
+ <para>The Back button will bring up the previous screen so you can change a
+ selection made on that screen.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>The Forward button will bring up the next screen so you can continue though the druid.</para>
+ <para>The Forward button will bring up the next screen so you can continue
+ though the druid.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>The next screen allows you to enter the basic loan information. This is usually the information provided by the bank when loan and disclosure documents are given to the borrower. Here you can also setup an account that the scheduled transaction will use to enter the payment transaction.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>The next screen allows you to enter the basic loan information. This is
+ usually the information provided by the bank when loan and disclosure documents
+ are given to the borrower. Here you can also setup an account that the scheduled
+ transaction will use to enter the payment transaction.</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Loan Account: Choose an account for the loan payment transactions or use New... to setup a new account for the transactions.</para>
+ <para>Loan Account: Choose an account for the loan payment transactions or use
+ New... to setup a new account for the transactions.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Loan Amount: Enter the amount of the loan.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Interest Rate: Enter the loan interest rate.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Type: Choose the type of loan. If an adjustable rate is used the frequency screen is enabled.</para>
+ <para>Type: Choose the type of loan. If an adjustable rate is used the
+ frequency screen is enabled.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Interest Rate Change Frequency: Choose the frequency for the rate change and the start date of the rate change.</para>
+ <para>Interest Rate Change Frequency: Choose the frequency for the rate change
+ and the start date of the rate change.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Start Date: Choose the date the loan is starting on.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Length: Enter the length of the loan.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Months Remaining: This should be automatically calculated. Choose how many months are remaining on the loan.</para>
+ <para>Months Remaining: This should be automatically calculated. Choose how many
+ months are remaining on the loan.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>The next screen is used to set escrow, insurance and tax options for the loan. It is mainly used for mortgage payments. When each of the options here is set, this enables additional pages in the druid to setup those portions of the payments. All of the pages will be described here, even though some may not show if that option is not chosen.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>The next screen is used to set escrow, insurance and tax options for the
+ loan. It is mainly used for mortgage payments. When each of the options here is set,
+ this enables additional pages in the druid to setup those portions of the payments.
+ All of the pages will be described here, even though some may not show if that
+ option is not chosen.</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>... utilize an escrow account for payments?: This selection enables the use of an account setup for tracking escrow payments. If the mortgage or loan uses an escrow account to pay taxes, insurance, etc then setup an account here.</para>
+ <para>... utilize an escrow account for payments?: This selection enables the
+ use of an account setup for tracking escrow payments. If the mortgage or loan
+ uses an escrow account to pay taxes, insurance, etc then setup an account here.
+ </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>... pay "Taxes"?: adds an additional page to setup a scheduled transaction to pay taxes.</para>
+ <para>... pay "Taxes"?: adds an additional page to setup a scheduled transaction
+ to pay taxes.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>... pay "Insurance"?: adds an additional page to setup a scheduled transaction to pay insurance payments.</para>
+ <para>... pay "Insurance"?: adds an additional page to setup a scheduled
+ transaction to pay insurance payments.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>... pay "PMI"?: adds an additional page to setup a scheduled transaction to pay PMI payments.</para>
@@ -3344,9 +8307,9 @@
<para>... pay "Other Expense"?: adds an additional page to setup a scheduled transaction to pay other expenses.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+
<para>The next screen is used to setup the details of the scheduled transaction for the Loan Repayment.</para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Transaction Memo: The name entered here will be used as the name for the scheduled transaction, the description of the scheduled transaction and the memo.</para>
@@ -3370,9 +8333,9 @@
<para>Repayment Frequency: Select the Frequency and start date for loan repayments.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+
<para>The next screen is used to setup the details of the scheduled transaction for the Tax payment.</para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Transaction Memo: The name entered here will be used as the name for the scheduled transaction, the description of the scheduled transaction and the memo.</para>
@@ -3390,9 +8353,9 @@
<para>Repayment Frequency: Select the Frequency and start date for tax payments.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+
<para>The next screen is used to setup the details of the scheduled transaction for the Insurance payment.</para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Transaction Memo: The name entered here will be used as the name for the scheduled transaction, the description of the scheduled transaction and the memo.</para>
@@ -3410,9 +8373,9 @@
<para>Repayment Frequency: Select the Frequency and start date for insurance payments.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+
<para>The next screen is used to setup the details of the scheduled transaction for the PMI payment.</para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Transaction Memo: The name entered here will be used as the name for the scheduled transaction, the description of the scheduled transaction and the memo.</para>
@@ -3430,9 +8393,9 @@
<para>Repayment Frequency: Select the Frequency and start date for PMI payments.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+
<para>The next screen is used to setup the details of the scheduled transaction for the Other Expense payment.</para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Transaction Memo: The name entered here will be used as the name for the scheduled transaction, the description of the scheduled transaction and the memo.</para>
@@ -3450,9 +8413,9 @@
<para>Repayment Frequency: Select the Frequency and start date for other expense payments.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+
<para>The last screen gives you a list of three choices to finish the druid.</para>
- <para></para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>The Cancel button is used to exit the druid and cancel creating a new loan scheduled transaction. Any selections you have made in this druid up to this point will be lost.</para>
@@ -3464,275 +8427,486 @@
<para>The Finish button creates the scheduled transaction.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>You should now have the Mortgage or Loan Repayment scheduled transaction setup.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>You should now have the Mortgage or Loan Repayment scheduled transaction
+ setup.</para>
+
</sect3>
</sect2>
+
<sect2 id="print-check">
<title>To Print Checks</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>Checks are printed in GnuCash from the account register. GnuCash provides the ability to print to standard Quicken Checks (US Letter) or to make a custom check format. Check position and Date formats are also customizable.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>To access the check printing feature in GnuCash, select the transaction to print a check for and go to File -> Print Check. This will open the Print Check properties dialog.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Print Check dialog has two tabs. The first tab, Options, is used to setup the most common options to print a check. The second tab, Custom format, is used to setup the position of various fields on the check. It is useful to print a test check to a plain piece of paper first and use that to make any adjustments needed.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The default selection in Options is for Quicken/Quickbooks (tm) US-Letter checks.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+
+ <para>Checks are printed in GnuCash from the account register. GnuCash provides the
+ ability to print to standard Quicken Checks (US Letter) or to make a custom check
+ format. Check position and Date formats are also customizable.</para>
+
+
+ <para>To access the check printing feature in GnuCash, select the transaction to print
+ a check for and go to File -> Print Check. This will open the Print Check
+ properties dialog.</para>
+
+
+ <para>The Print Check dialog has two tabs. The first tab, Options, is used to setup
+ the most common options to print a check. The second tab, Custom format, is used to
+ setup the position of various fields on the check. It is useful to print a test check
+ to a plain piece of paper first and use that to make any adjustments needed.</para>
+
+
+ <para>The default selection in Options is for Quicken/Quickbooks (tm) US-Letter
+ checks.</para>
+
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Check format: Test with Quicken first then use custom if the position is incorrect.</para>
+ <para>Check format: Test with Quicken first then use custom if the position is
+ incorrect.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Check position: This sets if the Top, Middle or Bottom check is printed. Custom is used if the position of the checks on the page is incorrect.</para>
+ <para>Check position: This sets if the Top, Middle or Bottom check is printed.
+ Custom is used if the position of the checks on the page is incorrect.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Date format: The default here is set in the Preferences International section. Choose a date format. This can also be adjusted by the Use of the Months: and Years: lines. Custom allows the date format to be set in the Format: box (%m means month, %d means day, %Y means year) A Sample of the format chosen is displayed below.</para>
+ <para>Date format: The default here is set in the Preferences International
+ section. Choose a date format. This can also be adjusted by the Use of the Months:
+ and Years: lines. Custom allows the date format to be set in the Format: box (%m
+ means month, %d means day, %Y means year) A Sample of the format chosen is
+ displayed below.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Custom check format contains two columns to enter in the X and Y co-ordinates of the field position on the check. Positions in the Custom Check Format entry area are specified with x = 0 at the left edge of the check with x increasing to the right, and y = 0 at the bottom edge of the check with y increasing as you travel up.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+
+ <para>The Custom check format contains two columns to enter in the X and Y
+ co-ordinates of the field position on the check. Positions in the Custom Check Format
+ entry area are specified with x = 0 at the left edge of the check with x increasing
+ to the right, and y = 0 at the bottom edge of the check with y increasing as you
+ travel up.</para>
+
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Payee: </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Date: </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Amount (words): </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Amount (numbers): </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Memo: </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Check position: </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Date format: </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Units: Set the unit to use for the above positions.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>Once OK is pressed on the Print Check dialog the Print GnuCash Document dialog is presented. Press OK to print the check.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+
+ <para>Once OK is pressed on the Print Check dialog the Print GnuCash Document dialog
+ is presented. Press OK to print the check.</para>
+
</sect2>
</sect1>
+
<sect1 id="reports">
- <title>Using Reports And Charts</title>
+ <title>Using Reports And Charts</title>
+
+<note><para>This section is a "work in process" all of the material has not been reviewed for V2.0.
+While it may not be strictly accurate, it is at least a "guide".</para></note>
+
<para></para>
- <para>Reports and Charts give GnuCash the ability to present an overview of financial data in various ways. This can range from a simple summary of account totals to an advanced portfolio view. This section will present an explanation of the main GnuCash reports and how to adjust them.</para>
- <para></para>
+ <para>Reports and Charts give GnuCash the ability to present an overview of financial
+ data in various ways. This can range from a simple summary of account totals to an
+ advanced portfolio view. This section will present an explanation of the main GnuCash
+ reports and how to adjust them.</para>
+
<sect2 id="report-types">
<title>Types of Reports and Graphs</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>GnuCash has classified the main types of reports into four major classes. These are all available under the Reports menu. Note that barcharts can be moved by clicking on them and dragging the mouse, and piecharts can be "exploded" into individual segments.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+
+ <para>GnuCash has classified the main types of reports into four major classes. These
+ are all available under the Reports menu. Note that barcharts can be moved by clicking
+ on them and dragging the mouse, and piecharts can be "exploded" into individual
+ segments.</para>
+
+
<sect3 id="report-general">
<title>General Reports</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The General Reports includes the Tax Report and TXF Export, the Account Summary and the Transaction Reports and also the reports in the Sample & Custom menu.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>The General Reports includes the Tax Report and TXF Export, the Account
+ Summary and the Transaction Reports and also the reports in the Sample &
+ Custom menu.</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Account Summary:</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Tax Report and TXF Export: The tax report is used to export all tax related Income and Expenses to a TXF (Tax eXchange Format) file. This is in addition to the html format that all reports allow. The TXF file can be imported into tax filing programs such as TaxCut or TurboTax. (See Note 1)</para>
+ <para>Tax Report and TXF Export: The tax report is used to export all tax
+ related Income and Expenses to a TXF (Tax eXchange Format) file. This is in
+ addition to the HTML format that all reports allow. The TXF file can be imported
+ into tax filing programs such as TaxCut or TurboTax.</para>
+
+ <note><para>For this to work, the user has to segregate taxable and non taxable
+ income to different accounts, as well as deductible and non deductible expenses.
+ The Tax Information dialog is used for this. To access the Tax Information dialog
+ go to Edit -> Tax Options. The user also must set the TXF category of each tax
+ related account. The Tax Information dialog is described in the Setting Tax Options
+ section.</para></note>
+
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Transaction Report:</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Welcome Sample Report:</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Custom Multicolumn Report: This report is used to place multiple reports into a single report window to examine a set of financial information at a glance.</para>
+ <para>Custom Multicolumn Report: This report is used to place multiple reports
+ into a single report window to examine a set of financial information at a
+ glance.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Custom Web Report:</para>
+ <para>Sample Graphs</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Sample Report with Examples:</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
- <para>Note 1: For this to work, the user has to segregate taxable and non taxable income to different accounts, as well as deductible and non deductible expenses. The Tax Information dialog is used for this. To access the Tax Information dialog go to Edit -> Tax Options. The user also must set the TXF category of each tax related account. The Tax Information dialog is described in the Setting Tax Options section.</para>
- <para></para>
+
</sect3>
+
<sect3 id="report-assets">
<title>Assets & Liabilities</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Assets & Liabilities reports includes the Balance Sheet report, Investment reports and the Net Worth report.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>The Assets & Liabilities reports includes the Balance Sheet report,
+ Investment reports and the Net Worth report.</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Advanced Portfolio:</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Asset Barchart:</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Asset Piechart:</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Average Balance:</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Balance Sheet: This report summarizes assets, liabilities, and equity. When properly maintained, assets should equal the sum of liabilities and equity. If that is not the case, there is some kind of internal imbalance in the accounts.</para>
+ <para>Balance Sheet: This report summarizes assets, liabilities, and equity.
+ When properly maintained, assets should equal the sum of liabilities and equity.
+ If that is not the case, there is some kind of internal imbalance in the
+ accounts.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Investment Portfolio: This report summarizes the value of the stocks in the current portfolio.</para>
+ <para>General Journal:</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
+ <para>General Ledger:</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Investment Portfolio: This report summarizes the value of the stocks in
+ the current portfolio.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
<para>Liability Barchart:</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Liability Piechart:</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Net Worth Barchart: Net worth is the difference between the value of assets or liabilities.</para>
+ <para>Net Worth Barchart: Net worth is the difference between the value of assets
+ or liabilities.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Price Scatterplot:</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect3>
+
<sect3 id="report-income">
<title>Income & Expense</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Income & Expense reports includes the Cash Flow and Income Statement reports.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>The Income & Expense reports includes the Cash Flow and Income Statement
+ reports.</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
+ <para>Budget Report:</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
<para>Cash Flow:</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
+ <para>Equity Statement:</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
<para>Expense Barchart:</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Expense Piechart:</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Income & Expense Chart:</para>
+ <para>Expense vs Day of Week:</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Income Barchart:</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Income Piechart:</para>
+ <para>Income & Expense Chart:</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Income Statement: This report summarizes sources of income and expenditure. (This report was called Profit & Loss in gnucash-1.8.)</para>
+ <para>Income Statement: This report summarizes sources of income and expenditure.
+ (This report was called Profit & Loss in gnucash-1.8.)</para>
</listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Income Statement:</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Income vs Day of Week:</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Trial Balance: This report summarizes sources of income and
+ expenditure.</para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
+
</sect3>
+
<sect3 id="report-biz">
<title>Business Reports</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Business Reports includes Customer and Vendor Reports and Printable Invoices as well as Aging reports.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+ <para>The Business Reports includes Customer and Vendor Reports and Printable
+ Invoices as well as Aging reports.</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Customer Report:</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
+ <para>Easy Invoice:</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Employee Report:</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Fancy Invoice:</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
<para>Payable Aging:</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Printable Invoice:</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Receivable Aging:</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Vendor Report:</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
+
<sect2 id="report-create">
<title>To Create Reports and Graphs</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>It is possible to write reports if the current ones are not suitable. To do this you will need to know Scheme (a LISP-like programming language), and it is an excellent idea to have a copy of the GnuCash source code available. </para>
- <para>The reporting interface is documented in the source code
- file src/report/report-system/doc/report-html.txt. The file src/scm/report/hello-world.scm in the GnuCash source distribution provides a good example of how reports are developed.</para>
- <para>It is also necessary to access data from the engine to get information for your report. This is performed by a set of Scheme wrapper functions that are documented in the file src/g-wrap/gnc.html. Examine some of the other reports in src/scm/report for an indication of how they are used.</para>
- <para>At present, reports are produced by calling a HTML-generation API, which outputs a dialect of HTML and rendering this with a HTML widget. This has limitations, particularly when trying to align objects precisely, as might be necessary for printing onto pre-printed invoices for example.</para>
+
+
+ <para>It is possible to write reports if the current ones are not suitable. To do this
+ you will need to know Scheme (a LISP-like programming language), and it is an
+ excellent idea to have a copy of the GnuCash source code available. </para>
+
+ <para>The reporting interface is documented in the source code file
+ src/report/report-system/doc/report-html.txt. The file src/scm/report/hello-world.scm
+ in the GnuCash source distribution provides a good example of how reports are
+ developed.</para>
+
+ <para>It is also necessary to access data from the engine to get information for your
+ report. This is performed by a set of Scheme wrapper functions that are documented in
+ the file src/g-wrap/gnc.html. Examine some of the other reports in src/scm/report for
+ an indication of how they are used.</para>
+
+ <para>At present, reports are produced by calling a HTML-generation API, which outputs
+ a dialect of HTML and rendering this with a HTML widget. This has limitations,
+ particularly when trying to align objects precisely, as might be necessary for
+ printing onto pre-printed invoices for example.</para>
</sect2>
+
<sect2 id="report-custom">
<title>To Customize Reports and Graphs</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>GnuCash reports have many options for customization. To access report options choose the Options button on the toolbar.</para>
- <para></para>
+
+
+ <para>GnuCash reports have many options for customization. To access report options
+ choose the Options button on the toolbar.</para>
+
+
<para>Many reports share similar sorts of options. Some common ones include:</para>
- <para></para>
+
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Report Name: Set the title of the report. This is also used to print the report for later viewing.</para>
+ <para>Report Name: Set the title of the report. This is also used to print the
+ report for later viewing.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Date Options: Reports typically specify either a single date, or a date range, for the report. Dates can be specified in two ways, either directly (using the date selector), or by selecting a relative date from the menu. Relative dates allow you to specify dates like "Beginning of this year" or "Today".</para>
+ <para>Date Options: Reports typically specify either a single date, or a date
+ range, for the report. Dates can be specified in two ways, either directly
+ (using the date selector), or by selecting a relative date from the menu.
+ Relative dates allow you to specify dates like "Beginning of this year" or
+ "Today".</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Step Size: This option is used on bar charts to determine the interval which each bar represents. Typical values are daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly.</para>
+ <para>Step Size: This option is used on bar charts to determine the interval which
+ each bar represents. Typical values are daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Accounts: Select the appropriate accounts for the report. Note that in some reports only certain types of accounts can be selected. For example, an expense piechart only allows expense accounts to be selected. </para>
+ <para>Accounts: Select the appropriate accounts for the report. Note that in some
+ reports only certain types of accounts can be selected. For example, an expense
+ piechart only allows expense accounts to be selected. </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Show Long Account Names: This option allows displaying either short account names (for example, Power) or long account names (for example, Utilities:Power).</para>
+ <para>Show Long Account Names: This option allows displaying either short account
+ names (for example, Power) or long account names (for example, Utilities:Power).
+ </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Include Subaccounts?: Summary reports typically have an include all subaccounts option, which if selected ensures that all subaccounts are included if the parent account is.</para>
+ <para>Include Subaccounts?: Summary reports typically have an include all
+ subaccounts option, which if selected ensures that all subaccounts are included
+ if the parent account is.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Depth: This option allows the selection of how many levels the report displays subaccounts. If the subaccounts go deeper than selected, an overall value for all the subaccounts is calculated and included in a total. To make sure every account selected is individually displayed, select All.</para>
+ <para>Depth: This option allows the selection of how many levels the report
+ displays subaccounts. If the subaccounts go deeper than selected, an overall value
+ for all the subaccounts is calculated and included in a total. To make sure every
+ account selected is individually displayed, select All.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Style Sheet: Select a Style Sheet. Style sheets control how reports are displayed. At the moment, there are two style sheets, "default" and "technicolor". You can customize each of these from the Edit -> Style Sheets... menu item. This is described in the Changing Style Sheets section.</para>
+ <para>Style Sheet: Select a Style Sheet. Style sheets control how reports are
+ displayed. At the moment, there are two style sheets, "default" and "technicolor".
+ You can customize each of these from the Edit -> Style Sheets... menu item.
+ This is described in the Changing Style Sheets section.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Plot Dimensions: There are width and height options for most graphs, which specify the displayed dimensions (in pixels).</para>
+ <para>Plot Dimensions: There are width and height options for most graphs, which
+ specify the displayed dimensions (in pixels).</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Report Currency: Select the report currency. Generally, values will be converted to this currency for display.</para>
+ <para>Report Currency: Select the report currency. Generally, values will be
+ converted to this currency for display.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Price Source: Select how stock and currency prices are calculated in this report. Choose between a weighted average of prices over all transactions, prices at current values, or prices at the time of the report date.</para>
+ <para>Price Source: Select how stock and currency prices are calculated in this
+ report. Choose between a weighted average of prices over all transactions, prices
+ at current values, or prices at the time of the report date.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Totals: Charts display totals in the chart legend if this option is selected. </para>
+ <para>Totals: Charts display totals in the chart legend if this option is selected.
+ </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Maximum Slices: Controls the maximum number of slices displayed in a piechart - other accounts will be placed in a slice marked Other. </para>
+ <para>Maximum Slices: Controls the maximum number of slices displayed in a
+ piechart - other accounts will be placed in a slice marked Other. </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Maximum Bars: Controls the maximum number of bars displayed in a barchart.</para>
+ <para>Maximum Bars: Controls the maximum number of bars displayed in a barchart.
+ </para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Display Columns: Choose columns to show from the register.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para></para>
</sect2>
+
<sect2 id="report-print">
<title>To Print or Export Reports and Graphs</title>
- <para></para>
- <para>GnuCash is able to print reports and to export the reports to web pages. The Print GnuCash Document dialog is accessed from the Print button on the toolbar or go to File -> Print in the menu. To Export a report to a web page (HTML) select the Export button on the toolbar and type in a file name.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>The Print GnuCash Document dialog is used to select which Printer to send the print job to or to print to a File. It also contains a Preview button to view the document before printing. Press Print to send the job to the selected printer or Cancel to dismiss the Print dialog.</para>
- <para></para>
- <para>Printing from an open register prints the Account Report, which is also called the Register Report. This lists transactions in the account with a total. Other reports print as viewed in the Report screen.</para>
+
+
+ <para>GnuCash is able to print reports and to export the reports to web pages. The
+ Print GnuCash Document dialog is accessed from the Print button on the toolbar or
+ go to File -> Print in the menu. To Export a report to a web page (HTML) select
+ the Export button on the toolbar and type in a file name.</para>
+
+
+ <para>The Print GnuCash Document dialog is used to select which Printer to send the
+ print job to or to print to a File. It also contains a Preview button to view the
+ document before printing. Press Print to send the job to the selected printer or
+ Cancel to dismiss the Print dialog.</para>
+
+
+ <para>Printing from an open register prints the Account Report, which is also called
+ the Register Report. This lists transactions in the account with a total. Other
+ reports print as viewed in the Report screen.</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
- </chapter>
+</chapter>
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