download and install gnucash on iMac OSX

[Eldon Fredericks]

Thanks! That solved the problem. I am still a bit confused about how this program runs. It is running stand-alone because when I unplugged my ethernet connection GnuCash came up and ran. However, I continue to get the warning that this is connecting to the internet and asks me to accept.

I just unchecked the placeholder box in each of the accounts where it appeared. don’t know how it got there.

Also, now I discovered that I MUST learn some basic accounting skills before I can master GnuCash.

Thanks to all for your support. I’m off to basic accounting tutorials with GnuCash in hand.

Eldon Fredericks


> On Jan 16, 2015, at 4:57 AM, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On 15 January 2015 at 21:34, Eldon Fredericks <freder at purdue.edu> wrote:
>> ...
>> Click on the Accounts tab so that you see list of all the accounts.
>> Click on the one that is giving the problem and click on the icon in
>> the toolbar with a bank(?) and a pen on it, it shows Edit Account when
>> you hover over it.  There you should see a checkbox for Placeholder.
>> Did you set that when you created the account though?  Which account
>> are you having the problem with?
>> 
>> Well, I could not find any icon that looks like a bank with a pen on it.
> 
> First check you are on the Accounts tab (that shows a list of
> accounts).  You should see a toolbar with Save, Close and the bank
> icons there.  If there is no toolbar then select the View menu and
> ensure that Toolbar is checked.
> 
> Colin