MS-Money user so GNUcash newbie and first post

[Colin Law]

On 7 November 2010 16:57, David T. <sunfish62 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- On Sun, 11/7/10, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com>
>> Subject: Re: MS-Money user so GNUcash newbie and first post
>> To: "Ian Waddington" <iwaddox at gmail.com>
>> Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>> Date: Sunday, November 7, 2010, 1:46 AM
>> 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.
>
> Actually, the Description field in each transaction is the Payee, and it is visible at all times in the register. Or perhaps I am misunderstanding you?

I was just clarifying the fact that in double line mode the OP can use
the description field for the payee, whereas he is currently using it
for both payee and other info, as he now has the Notes field for other
data.  Why the Description field is called that I do not know.  It is
confusing to a newcomer.

Colin