r22719 - gnucash-docs/branches/2.4/guide/C - [22718] Bug #633524

[Yawar Amin]

Author: yawaramin
Date: 2013-01-19 23:56:37 -0500 (Sat, 19 Jan 2013)
New Revision: 22719
Trac: http://svn.gnucash.org/trac/changeset/22719

Modified:
   gnucash-docs/branches/2.4/guide/C/ch_txns.xml
Log:
[22718] Bug #633524

Guide: introduce some splits concepts to help with understanding
transactions.


Modified: gnucash-docs/branches/2.4/guide/C/ch_txns.xml
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--- gnucash-docs/branches/2.4/guide/C/ch_txns.xml	2013-01-20 04:54:54 UTC (rev 22718)
+++ gnucash-docs/branches/2.4/guide/C/ch_txns.xml	2013-01-20 04:56:37 UTC (rev 22719)
@@ -25,11 +25,18 @@
     <para>A <emphasis>transaction</emphasis> in a double entry accounting
     system such as <application>&app;</application> is an exchange between at least 2 accounts. Thus, a
     single transaction must always consist of at least two parts, a <emphasis>from</emphasis> and
-    a <emphasis>to</emphasis> account. The <emphasis>from</emphasis> account is passing value to the <emphasis>to</emphasis> account.
+    a <emphasis>to</emphasis> account. The <emphasis>from</emphasis> account is transferring value to the <emphasis>to</emphasis> account.
     Accountants call these parts of a transaction <emphasis>Ledger
     Entries</emphasis>. In <application>&app;</application>, they are called
     <emphasis>Splits</emphasis>.</para>
 
+    <para>A split identifies the account to which it refers, the
+    amount of money specifically moved to or from that account, and
+    can contain a few other specific pieces of information if needed.
+    <application>&app;</application> supports multiple splits in a
+    single transaction, and the splits can move money into or out of
+    the involved accounts arbitrarily.</para>
+
     <para>For example, you receive a paycheck and deposit it into your savings
     account at the bank. The <emphasis>transaction</emphasis> that occurs is
     that your bank savings account (an asset) received money from your income
@@ -40,6 +47,9 @@
     known as the <emphasis>account register</emphasis>. Every account you
     create has an account register. It will appear familiar to you as it looks
     very similar to the log used to track checkbooks.</para>
+
+    <para>The account register is explained in the upcoming section,
+    <xref linkend="txns-registers1"/>.</para>
   </sect1>
 
   <sect1 id="txns-registers1">