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Lawrence Robinson <lrobinsonjr at yahoo.com> writes:
> Thanks Derek. I installed then subsequently removed GNUCash several times
> without ever actually working with it. The default screens that came up after
> the initial install were the ones I was struggling to get back and couldn't
> locate them, so thanks for clarifying that closing certain screens is a none
> issue because I was really struggling with something I thought I'd done wrong.
> Your timely response was much appreciated!
I'm still not exactly sure what "default screens" you're talking about.
Do you mean the "New File" druid, that lets you create a new file? Do
you mean the splash screen? Do you mean the Tip-of-the-Day box? I'm
not sure what exactly you're talking about. Pretty much anything can be
opened again.
Saying that, uninstalling and re-installing wont affect your state.
Application state is stored elsewhere and not removed when you uninstall
the application. This is considered a feature. Imagine if you lost all
your spreadsheets and word documents any time you took an Office update!
Good Luck,
> Lawrence
-derek
> On Monday, January 26, 2015 12:54 PM, Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU> wrote:
>
> Hi Lawrence,
>
> Lawrence Robinson <lrobinsonjr at yahoo.com> writes:
>
>> Hello. After installing GNUCash for the first time, I inadvertently
>> removed two of the main screens which left me with only the Accounts
>> screen; and, after finding that I could not get the other 2 screens
>> back on the page, I uninstalled the GNUCash and deleted all references
>> from the registry. However, to my dismay, reinstalling the software
>> only brought the one Accounts screen back, so now I am completely at a
>> loss as to how to get all 3 default screens back such that when I open
>> GNUCash they all show up. Seems like something trivial and simple but
>> it's escaping me and causing me no shortage of grief. Any direction to
>> fix this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>> Lawrence RobinsonNew GNUCash User
>
> I'm not exactly sure what "main screens" you lost, as GnuCash comes with
> a single screen and anything else is just opened by you during the
> course of your work. GnuCash will remember anything that was opened
> when you exit and re-open it when you start. But without knowing what
> it was that you had opened before it's hard to say exactly what you
> should do to re-open them.
>
> Most likely you had open registers or open reports. In the former case
> you can just switch to your Accounts tab and then find the account
> registers you had open. Double click on the account to open the
> register.
>
> In the case of open reports you will need to re-run the report. Go to
> the Report menu and choose the report(s) you had open.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
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