PRINTING THE REGISTER!!!

[Jeff Kletsky]

No worries!

Think of it positively, that $10 has introduced you to a very good 
product you may not have come across otherwise. Now you know how you can 
get updates in the future without going to eBay! Do you have Version 
2.2.9? If not, you might want to download that as the latest "release" 
version.

The Wiki at http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/GnuCash is one good starting 
point, as well as some of the suggestions you have gotten on the mailing 
list.

For me, I use the "reconcile" function to compare the transactions in my 
account register with those on my printed bank statement. I find that a 
lot easier than trying to compare two printouts as the reconcile window 
shows the totals and when the difference is "0.00" (in my currency) then 
I'm done! The only time I'll print out a report and deal with it by hand 
is if something seems wrong that I can't figure out from the reconcile 
window or the register window. To do that, I go to the register 
(account) in question, then select from the "Reports" menu the "Account 
Report" and, if I need to, can print that.It's not perfect (as it 
doesn't show the new/cleared/reconciled status), but it's usually enough 
so that I can find the problem.

Double-entry accounting can be a bit strange if you come from the 
Quicken or MS Money world. I found Financial Accounting: A Mercifully 
Brief Introduction (Elmaleh) 
http://www.amazon.com/Financial-Accounting-Mercifully-Brief-Introduction/dp/0976474409 
to be a good book for my learning style and personal and small business 
needs.Other people like 
http://www.amazon.com/Accounting-Game-2E-Basic-Lemonade/dp/1402211864/ 
-- but I found it a little too simple for my needs.

On 2/3/2010 11:33 AM, DOMINIC & TOMASINA MILANO wrote:
> Dear Mr Kletsky:
>
> I purchased this software from a shinryuu on ebay.com.  Unfortunately, I paid $10.00 for free software.  WOW!!!  I am soooo not smart.  I was looking for checkbook software on ebay.  Maybe I should have done a search on internet instead of ebay.  YIKES!!!.
>
> I have received three return emails from yourself, Maf King and Fred Bone.  None, quite explaining how to print out my register.  I think I need to run a "account register" 1st and then print from there.  Please let me know step-by-step instructions.  Thank you
>