display memo column

Derek Atkins warlord at MIT.EDU
Mon Sep 5 13:29:17 EDT 2005


Quoting Bill Wohler <wohler at newt.com>:

> I had been previously fooled by the Notes column that you see in a
> Double line display (View > Style > Double Line) and wondered why my
> notes didn't appear in the reports. Once I started using the memo
> field (visible via a Split), the notes appeared in the reports.
>
> Perhaps the Report Options > Display panel needs a Notes field...
>
> At any rate, what is the preferred usage for the Notes and Memos fields?

The "memo" is specific about the split.  The notes is tied to the 
transaction. Also, the "notes" field is printed on a check.  :)

-derek

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