Newbie Transactions entry

[David T.]

John--

What do you mean by "numbers disappear"? That makes no sense to me.

Also, what do you mean by "my data entry changes"? I do not understand that either. 

David

P.S. -- Try to keep the discussion on the list; there are many other people there who may understand your troubles better than I.

On May 12, 2013, at 10:36 PM, John Sowden <jsowden at americansentry.net> wrote:

> On 04/29/2013 04:42 PM, David T. wrote:
>> Try looking at: http://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.4/C/gnucash-guide/chapter_txns.html
>> 
>> HTH,
>> David
>> 
>> On Apr 29, 2013, at 11:37 AM, "John R. Sowden" <jsowden at americansentry.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> I must really be smokin' somethin.  In the Journal entries, the credits and debits should be reversed.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> I have tried several times over the recent years to use gnucash. The big hangup is transaction data entry.  I seems that the data entry user interface was made to be like one of the Intuit products.
>>>> I have seen several help programs discuss this issue, but I was only able to learn "do not press <enter> until the transaction is complete".
>>>> My OS is Ubuntu 13.04
>>>> 
>>>> Could someone give me a sequence of keystrokes to execute the below typical transactions.
>>>> Please note: our accounting method is cash accounting, not accrual.
>>>> 
>>>> tia,
>>>> John
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Sample Transactions:
>>>> Pay a Bill:
>>>> 01/01/2013   Check #6454   Local Garbage Company         Memo: Jan - Mar Service
>>>> CR Cash-Local Bank              Account No. 111.0        $   90.00
>>>> DR Utilities                    Account No. 644.0        $   90.00
>>>> 
>>>> Pay an employee:
>>>> 01/02/2013    Check #6555     Harry Smith                Memo: Payroll
>>>> CR Cash-Local Bank              Account No. 111.0        $ 1200.00
>>>> DR Salaries-Field Workers       Account No. 601.1        $ 1500.00
>>>> DR Fed Income Tax With.         Account No. 211.0        $  100.00
>>>> DR State Income tax With.       Account No. 212.0        $   50.00
>>>> DR Social Security With.        Account No.: 213.0       $   50.00
>>>> DR Medicare With.               Account No. 214.0        $   50.00
>>>> DR State Disability With.       Account No. 215.0        $   50.00
>>>> 
>>>> Journal Entry:
>>>> 03/30/2013    J0004                (no payee name)       Memo: Post Quarter's Vehicle Depreciation
>>>> CR  Depreciation-Vehicles       Account No. 602.3        $  300.00
>>>> DR  Vehicles-Accum Deprec.      Account No. 120.1        $  300.00
>>>> CR Depreciation-Office Eq.      Account No. 602.6        $  125.00
>>>> DR Office Equip-Accum Dep.      Account No. 121.1        $  125.00
>>>> 
>>>> Report:
>>>> List all transactions for a vendor (or all vendors)
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
> Good Evening:
> 
> I don't have a problem with the accounting issues, my problem is when I open a "split" (all transactions are "splits"), numbers disappear and my data entry changes, before my eyes!  It's like the programmer and the accountant are not in reasonably close communications.  I still have a problem with GC not recognizing account numbers.
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