ledger and checking account

[tfilm]

Also, since Checking account is two levels below Assets, I don't know 
how to easily move my 'ledger' contents into that (Checking Account) 
account.
Perhaps there is a simple way to do it.
MEL
140627.1123

:-) hp/mel
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On 6/26/2014 3:22 PM, Mike or Penny Novack wrote:
> tfilm wrote:
>
>> I set up an account, 'ledger' that I later discovered should probably 
>> have been the standard 'checking account'. Is there a way I can 
>> rename or transfer the contents of 'ledger' into 'checking account'? 
>> It turns out that my ledger parallels the checking account, and I 
>> don't want to create more accounts than necessary until I learn more 
>> about gnucash.
>> Thanks.
>> Michael E. Lindenmeyer
>> 140625.1935
>>
> I believe your question is ------ How do I rename an account? (don't 
> like the original name, want a different one)
>
> Edit account. There are other things you can change about the account 
> besides its name. You can move it to be a child of a different parent, 
> you can add/change the description, you can make it a placeholder, etc.
>
> If you select the account (in the chart of accounts) it will let you 
> choose to edit it.
>
> Michael
>