I guess I must be dense...

[Dave Peticolas]

Patrick Lawrence writes:
> Hello,
> 
> I just installed 1.4.8 and am working on getting things set up so that I
> can attempt to use GnuCash on a regular basis.
> 
> I have set up two accounts.  An "Income" account (of type "Income"
> approprately enough ;-) and a "Checking" account (of type "Bank".)
> 
> Creating an entry in the "Income" account for my paycheck is not a
> problem.  However, when I want to transfer the check from my "Income"
> account to my "Checking" account, I cannot get the money to be charged
> from my "Income" account.

When you get a paycheck, you only create one transaction, not two.
You can use the transfer dialog as you did below. That will create
the transaction:

> 11/30/2000       Test 1         Income                100       200
>                  Test 2         Checking              100

This is what you want. Your income has gone up by 100 and your checking
has gone up by 100.

dave