Basic information screen

[Curlyfoo]

OK, I have enough info to sort out prob. Thank you to all those who helped. 




> On 27/10/2015, at 1:23 PM, Mike or Penny Novack <mpnovack at mtdata.com> wrote:
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>> On 10/27/2015 4:40 AM, Curlyfoo wrote:
>> Hi Jill. No, I don't mix £ and $, they're completely separate but I realised last night that the problem was, as you suggest, in the expense account as I use same drop down list for both. I guess I just wanted to know how to override this basic information screen but have been told that it's not an option.
> Stupid question, Curlyfoo, but what is the nature of your transactions BETWEEN these currencies? Are they frequent or rare? To what extent do you need the incomes and expenses combined? (for example, how much in total do I spend for food, here and in NZ)
> 
> We can't really make suggestions how to best and most easily solve your problem until we know. For example, if there is very little connection between these currencies and you just want to be able to reconcile the respective current accounts, you could keep two books, one for each currency.
> 
> Michael
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> On 27/10/2015, at 1:23 PM, Mike or Penny Novack <mpnovack at mtdata.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 10/27/2015 4:40 AM, Curlyfoo wrote:
>> Hi Jill. No, I don't mix £ and $, they're completely separate but I realised last night that the problem was, as you suggest, in the expense account as I use same drop down list for both. I guess I just wanted to know how to override this basic information screen but have been told that it's not an option.
> Stupid question, Curlyfoo, but what is the nature of your transactions BETWEEN these currencies? Are they frequent or rare? To what extent do you need the incomes and expenses combined? (for example, how much in total do I spend for food, here and in NZ)
> 
> We can't really make suggestions how to best and most easily solve your problem until we know. For example, if there is very little connection between these currencies and you just want to be able to reconcile the respective current accounts, you could keep two books, one for each currency.
> 
> Michael
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