MS-Money user so GNUcash newbie and first post

[Colin Law]

On 7 November 2010 09:11, Ian Waddington <iwaddox at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
> [...]
>
> 1, I am used to recording a Payee for each transaction. This helps me find
> things at a later date. Is there a way to record this information?

First make sure you are using the registers in double line mode (View
> Double Line).  To make this the default go to Edit > Preferences >
Register Defaults and select Double Line Mode.
Then you can use the description field for Payee.

> 2, I make extensive use of classifications to give an extra dimension to
> reporting and tracking, two examples, to track household decorating project
> to track all expenditure against that project irrespective of the account
> (or category), or to track the total cost of a holiday, a classification
> allows you to report on a quite disparate set of transactions.

I am not sure how one would do this.

> 3, Memo field to capture information about a transaction, for example it was
> a Toaster or the car mileage and litres purchased on a full receipt.

Now you are in Double Line mode you have the Notes field for this.

> 6, Is there a sample file somewhere that would give me a head start with my
> evaluation?

The tutorials on the web site may be helpful

Colin