r22061 - gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C - Bug 670354 - [PATCH] Outdated Docs - Assign Starting Invoice Number

Mike Evans mikee at code.gnucash.org
Fri Feb 24 07:26:19 EST 2012


Author: mikee
Date: 2012-02-24 07:26:18 -0500 (Fri, 24 Feb 2012)
New Revision: 22061
Trac: http://svn.gnucash.org/trac/changeset/22061

Modified:
   gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C/ch_bus_ar.xml
Log:
Bug 670354 - [PATCH] Outdated Docs - Assign Starting Invoice Number

Modified: gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C/ch_bus_ar.xml
===================================================================
--- gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C/ch_bus_ar.xml	2012-02-22 12:34:55 UTC (rev 22060)
+++ gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C/ch_bus_ar.xml	2012-02-24 12:26:18 UTC (rev 22061)
@@ -788,26 +788,16 @@
     <sect2 id="bus-ar-invoicestarting2">
       <title>Assign Starting Invoice Number</title>
 
-      <para>There is no easy way to assign an automatic starting invoice
-      number. <application>&app;</application> starts with number 1 and increments from there. You can
+      <para>By default, <application>&app;</application> starts with invoice number 1 and increments from there. You can
       manually type an invoice number into the text box each time you create
       an invoice, but this gets tiring and sooner or later leads to duplicate
       numbers.</para>
 
       <para>You can change the starting invoice number if it is important you.
-      There is no user interface to change the number at this time. You have
-      to hand edit your <acronym>XML</acronym> data file. The relevant entry is in the "counters"
-      section near the beginning of the file. The file must be re-opened after
-      editing.</para>
-
-      <note>
-        <para><application>&app;</application> optionally compresses files. Disable compression and
-        save before editing the file. To enable or disable compression use <menuchoice>
-        <guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
-        (<menuchoice><guimenu>Gnucash</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice> on Mac OS X), access
-        the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tab, and select or deselect the
-        <guilabel>Compress Files</guilabel> check box.</para>
-      </note>
+      Use <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, access
+      the <guilabel>Counters</guilabel> tab, change the <guilabel>Invoice number</guilabel> value to be
+      one less than your desired starting invoice number and click the <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button or the 
+      <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button.</para>
     </sect2>
   </sect1>
 



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