I have searched and searched and learned a lot But...

[chrstdvd]

As anyone trying this program for the first time, I am lost.  Even this
forum, if it is a forum, is mysterious.  When I decided to post, i had to
sign up for a "mailing list",  I still have not received the email that was
supposed to come from that process.  So while I wait for that I will type
this.

After several experimental imports, I learned to set up a Blank file with
the Default Placeholders and accounts.  Then I deleted all the accounts
except the placeholders. I saved that in a folder Documents > GnuCash >
Empty.   I opened the Empty file and Saved it to Documents > GnuCash >
DavidandAnn > DavidandAnn.  Then I imported my Quicken Data QIF file.  I
assigned all my old Categories from Quicken to the Income, Expense, Asset
and Liability Placeholders and from what I can see, all my memorized payees
are in the Gnu file too.   

So far, so good, everything matches between my Quicken file and my GnuCash
file Account Balances except the Expense and Income Accounts seem to be
perpetual, from the beginning of the file which in my case is 12/31/2013,
while the Asset accounts, checking, savings, fixed etc are correct and
current.

Import worked perfectly.

Then I tried to create a Budget.  What a PITA!  It is like Quicken 2012
where you have to put a budget figure into each Account for each month. 
Then when I pull a budget report all I get is a report that "looks" cool but
it only has my budget figures.  

1.png <http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/file/n4675462/1.png>  

Now how do I get the actual spent and difference columns?

And while I am complaining, choosing Accounts for inclusion in a report, any
report, is very tedious and trial and error.  I found tons of "JUST select
or deselect" but it took a hundred searches to finally find this link about
"how to Select".

http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/Selecting-multiple-accounts-in-reports-td3448256.html

That works pretty good, but if you make a mistake, you have to start all
over.  You need to expand every thing that is expandable, then start at the
top and follow the instructions for each account you want in a report.

Is there an easier way?

How do you back up your file?  What in the ton of files in the folder do you
back up?

I have a bunch of other questions, but I will see if i get any response to
this one.

If anyone reads this, thanks for doing that much.
David M Christopher, chrstdvd on a ton of forums.






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