Little problem with GnuCash 2.4.0

[Anthony Dardis]

Best to reply to the list.

Have you tried this: open your budget. You see the highest-level accounts  
(Assets, etc.). Click to reveal the hierarchy. For one of the lowest level  
accounts (for example: Assets:Current:Checking), double-click under one of  
the month columns. An entry box should appear.




On Fri, 07 Jan 2011 02:43:21 -0500, Herbert Gutermuth  
<Herbert.Gutermuth at gmx.de> wrote:

> Dear Anthony,
>
> thanks for answering my mail before.
>
> I don't know the reason, but in my case your answer is only the theory  
> (which I tried already before several times), when I try it, it does not  
> work.
>
> When I have created the budget with the respective accounts, I do not  
> get any cell (month, total year), where could enter an amount. I have  
> only a blank page behind the account names. The estimation function  
> works, as I mentioned below in my mail, but makes no sense, as I have no  
> history in the system.
>
> I tried already to download the system a second time, but this leads to  
> the same result.
>
> As back ground for you: I work with windows 7.
>
> Any idea?
>
> Would be fine to hear from you.
>
> Herbert
>
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
>> Datum: Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:10:36 -0500
>> Von: "Anthony Dardis" <adardis at gmail.com>
>> An: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org, "Herbert Gutermuth"  
>> <Herbert.Gutermuth at gmx.de>
>> Betreff: Re: Little problem with GnuCash 2.4.0
>
>> Create a budget by going to Actions > Budget > New. Give it a name by
>> clicking on Options.
>>
>> Add amounts by clicking on them, or
>> Select an account, and use the Estimate button
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:51:38 -0500, Herbert Gutermuth
>> <Herbert.Gutermuth at gmx.de> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > Dear team,
>> >
>> > I recently found your free software "GnuCash" and downloaded the  
>> latest
>> > version  2.4.0. Thanks very much for your engagement. I think the
>> > concept is promising.
>> >
>> > I started to work with the software and created successfully all
>> > beginning balances, and also registered the first movements.  Now I
>> > wanted to set up my 2011 expense budget. I tried everything but cannot
>> > find a place to manually enter any budget figure. The automatic  
>> creation
>>
>> > works but without history it is not meaningful currently.
>> >
>> > Is there anything missing in the new version I downloaded, or can you
>> > tell me the "trick"?
>> >
>> > Thanks for your help in advance.
>> >
>> >
>> > Happy New Year!
>> > .. and best regards
>> >
>> > Herbert
>> >
>> >
>> > (private user for my private household, Germany)
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