Maybe I finally understand how to enter split transactions

[Michael Wagner]

I spent some time last night trying to enter a Credit Card split
transaction in Chapter 6 of the Concepts manual. I kept paging back and
forth to the paycheck example earier, but I was till confused.

I think that maybe I understand it now.

1) Click on the blank transaction line in the Credit Card account - add a
description and a data, maybe a transaction number - but don't add any
amounts or transfer account information.

2) Click on the Split icon.

3) In the first split line, select the Liabilty:Visa for transfer, and add
a charge (credit) of $125.

4) Tab down to the split line, select Expenses:Groceries for the transfer,
and add an expense (debit) of $80.

5) Tab down to the next spit line, select Expenses:Home for the
transfer and add an expense (debit) of $45.

6) Click on the + icon, and everything will be folded so that a $125 charge
shows up in Visa account - with "-- split transaction --" in the transfer.

Is this correct?

The problem I had was that I kept trying to enter the charge amount in the
transaction line, instead of adding that charge to split line and letting
gnucash sum everything up and fold the charge into the transaction line.

Thanks,

Mike

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