Show current accounts

[Wm]

On 06/12/2016 08:22, scott223 wrote:
> Dear community,
> 
> I have been using gnucash for a few months now and i really like the
> application, thank you for all the hard work you put in there.
> 
> One thing that i cannot figure out is the following. I have a nice structure
> with accounts and i regularly update with past transactions. More recently,
> i have also started to add more and more future transactions (like inserting
> all my mortgage payments etc). However, when i now look at the accounts
> overview it takes in the balance of all past *and* future transactions. for
> example, my mortgage shows zero (since i put in all transactions already)
> but i still have a long way to go :)
> 
> To summarize: how can i show the account balance of today in the accounts
> overview? i know i can run a report but i would prefer to see the status in
> the accounts overview.

In addition to the good advice from others I find it useful to have a
balance sheet as @ today open amongst my working tabs that are preserved
from session to session, the more conventional balance sheet will suit
traditionalists and the e-guile might be preferred by those newer to
formal accounting.

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Wm