Setting financial year

[matt at mattbostock.com]

> Hi Matt.
> 
> 2 ways to generate reports: 
> 
> 1. (On the main Gnucash window, with the account tree visible) Menu item 
> "Reports" then select your report - eg Transaction report, or Income & 
> Expense -> Expense Barchart  or whatever.  Most of those will let you set a 
> date under the "options" box, as relevant to the report.
> 
> 2. From an open register window - the Toolbar button or the menu Reports.  
> These probably don't let you specify a date range in the options, because 
> they are showing the register directly - and using it's settings - you can 
> set the date range for the whole of that register in (Register Window) View 
> -> Select Transactions -> Date Range
> 
> I had type 1 in my head for my first reply, as you have probably guessed by 
> now!
> 
> HTH,
> Maf,

Ahhhh... the options button :) I didn't notice the Options button the
main screen either (when viewing the account tree), as normally toolbar
buttons are just quick shortcuts to functions that are contained within
the menu or context menus.

Thank you very much,
Matt :)