r21558 - gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C - Bug #651498

[Yawar Amin]

Author: yawaramin
Date: 2011-11-11 11:31:13 -0500 (Fri, 11 Nov 2011)
New Revision: 21558
Trac: http://svn.gnucash.org/trac/changeset/21558

Modified:
   gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C/ch_invest.xml
Log:
Bug #651498

Add note about automatic price retrieval

Modified: gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C/ch_invest.xml
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--- gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C/ch_invest.xml	2011-11-11 11:28:35 UTC (rev 21557)
+++ gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C/ch_invest.xml	2011-11-11 16:31:13 UTC (rev 21558)
@@ -957,6 +957,17 @@
       performed this initial placement of the commodity into the <guilabel>Price Editor</guilabel>,
       you will not have to do it again, even if you use the same commodity in
       another account.</para>
+
+      <note>
+        <para>If you have online retrieval of quotes activated (see <xref
+        linkend="invest-stockprice-auto2"></xref>), you can initialize a
+        commodity without manually making an entry. When you initially add
+        the security in the <guilabel>Security Editor</guilabel>, check
+        <guibutton>Get Online Quotes</guibutton> and save the security.
+        Then, in the <guilabel>Price Editor</guilabel>, click
+        <guibutton>Get Quotes</guibutton>, and the new security will be
+        inserted into the price list with the retrieved price.</para>
+      </note>
     </sect2>
 
     <sect2 id="invest-stockprice-manual2">