Good grief == new user frustration help request.

[mshires]

Thanks, everyone!  Your tips helped me figure out what is going on.  I
don't do enough of this kind of file work, I guess.  I am used to clicking
on a program like Word or Excel or QuickBooks and when I save a document it
is more or less a given or the steps required hold your hand.  ;)

I finally got it set up, and now I can learn the program.  Comfortable with
the accounting concepts, just a little inexperienced on the file management
end.

Again, thanks!
Excelcior!

Mill

On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 5:41 AM, David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On 12/30/2014 6:26 AM, jcard21 xxxxxxx wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 2:02 AM, mshires <mshires.wcc at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> About to give up, again, on what I keep hearing is a great program, but
> >> when I can't even create a file (Book) at start up settings...
> >>
> >> Following instructions, get to
> >> [image: Inline image 2]
> >>
> >> confirm is in xml
> >>
> >> in section for *File* enter name and click on Create Folder button
> >>
> >> [image: Inline image 3]
> >>
> >> o.k. so far...for the highlighted folder field enter name such as
> >> accounts.gnu  If I move off the field I get:
> >> [image: Inline image 5]
> >>
> >> If instead of moving off the field after entering the name of the
> folder I
> >> click the "Save As" button I get:
> >>
> >> [image: Inline image 6]
> >>
> >> Now, I am really frustrated and confused, because NONE of my other
> programs
> >> do this to me when I want to create files.  AND I checked my computer
> >> settings and the security for ...(86)...and I have authority/permission
> to
> >> write files.  I changed the user to Administrator with the same results
> and
> >> then tried Trusted Installer and got the same results.
> >>
> >> I tried to save it somewhere other than a bin file, but it won't let me.
> >>
> >> What am I doing wrong?  I followed the steps in the tutor, but
> ARRRRGGGGG!
> >>
> >> Mill
> > This is what you should do:
> >
> > - Create gnuCash folder here: C:\Users\[user]\Documents\gnuCash
> > - and save your gnuCash file in that new folder.
> >
> > Side note: My backup procedure automatically backs up everything under
> > Documents (plus other locations).
> >
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> For your first test file call it test01 and save it to the desktop by
> clicking on Desktop under Places.  Notice what appears next to the
> backslash below the filename.
> For your second test, create a folder called GnuCashTestData on your
> desktop to save the file in.
> For your third test, decide where you want the files to remain for the
> long term.  That should be someplace under your user name.
>
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