Split credit card transaction

[David Carlson]

On 4/26/2013 3:00 PM, Elmer Schartow wrote:
> After using MoneyCounts for 20 some years, I'm in a steep learning
> curve with Gnucash.I'm using Windows 8 and question if Gnucash will
> work on it.  I downloaded v. 2.4.11 and have started inputting my
> checkbook.  I'm having trouble inputting a _split transaction for my
> Visa credit card_.  I cannot seem to find a good example of how to do
> this,.. in the tutorial or on the internet.  I've established the
> Liabilities Visa credit card account, but not sure how it's used. 
> Didn't have that in MoneyCounts.  I've had the trial entry completely
> disappear on me me a couple times.  Can't find how to recall it to
> correct it. But it shows in the Liabilities credit card account.....
> ?????? (Wrong, of course)
>
> Can you please help me??
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It seems that new users often have trouble getting over this hurdle. 
The most critical part of the process is learning to use the tab key to
move around the parts of the transaction.  Refer to
<http://www.gnucash.org/viewdoc.phtml?rev=2.4&lang=C&doc=help> for
assistance.

I assure you that once past that hurdle you will find that it is
downhill from there.

David C