New user setup questions

[Derek Atkins]

Sedes Gobhani <redrackem at yahoo.com> writes:

> Hi - thanks in advance for helping.
>
> 1. I set up accounts with typical setup and added mortgage and other loans,
> and checking account.  Checking account ends up correctly in Current Assets. 
> Mortgage and Other Loan ended up in new major account category called
> "Loans".  I thought Loans would be placed under Liabilities account heading,
> as I read there are 5 major types of accounts (Assets, Liabilities, yada
> yada).

It should be under Liabilities, yes, but you probably need to put it
there yourself.

> 2. I tried to search the archives before asking but couldn't find where to
> search.  Where is the forum search tool, or how do others accomplish this? 
> Thanks!

https://lists.gnucash.org/search/

> SG

-derek
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