using account numbers in gnucash

[Wm]

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:58:05 
<CALj19FkEa9hAPNXd6h5KnOV3fArg9PXvimE=7n_Ch3M9U+zs=w at mail.gmail.com> 
Mark Mason <jmwmason at gmail.com>

>Hello Gnucash - I am treasurer of a not for profit Community Amateur Sports
>Club in UK.  I am just completing two years use of Gnucash.
>
>I want to number the accounts I use, with the purpose of making it a bit
>quicker to post entries.

Not sure I get that, I'll say why, depending on settings:

if you start entering a transaction you've done before by typing 
"refreshments" into the Description gnc should fill in the rest of the 
desc and fill in the Transfer bit with what you used last time 
(something like Expenses:Refreshments) leaving you to type a number (the 
cost of the barrel of fizzy lemonade), press enter and you're done.

or

type a new Desc like "squeaky plimsolls", enter ex(for expenses):sq(for 
squeaky) in the Transfer and it should fill it in or offer to create a 
new account.

Where were you expecting numbered accounts to help?  gnc doesn't pay a 
lot of attention to Account Codes if that was what you meant by numbered 
accounts it behaves better with
Income:Tickets:ParentsDay2013
Expenses:ParentsDay2013:Tent
or whichever way you want to structure your CoA

>I thought I would be able to enter the account number into the transfer box
>- I have not found how to do this.  Please can you advise if this is
>possible?  All the best - Mark Mason

It is possible but, unless I misunderstand, it is a "I wouldn't start 
from there" situation.  Account numbers aren't necessary in gnc though 
you can use then for reporting if you want to.

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Wm...