How to edit/delete auto complete transaction

[ph hermes]

i do this all the time. sometimes it all enters and i have to go back and
change it. just click or double click in the field you want to change and
edit. the accounts is a drop down menu so that's different.

you can do this even after entering and saving a transaction. sometimes i
type in the wrong # or i estimate something and then edit to reflect actual
amount/ details.

           ph


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On Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 2:44 PM, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:

>
> > On Jan 1, 2016, at 2:02 PM, aeneas <receiver at gowdygroup.net> wrote:
> >
> > Auto complete is a very desirable feature BUT it is absolutely necessary
> to
> > be able to correct mistakes made when entering prior data.  To forever
> > preserve an error made when typing is a huge problem.  It seems to be
> > especially bad when working on transactions with splits because it looks
> > like some of the data cannot even be corrected in the resulting
> transaction.
> >
> > I haven't been able to figure out how to correct mistakes that exist in
> > whatever repository is being used as the basis for the auto complete
> > function.  Would someone please help me to figure it out?
>
> Auto complete works by matching the description the most recent previous
> transaction in that account. If you have an error in a previous
> transaction's description that's getting pulled into autocomplete, by all
> means edit that previous transaction.
>
> The main thing to remember is that you don't want to press "Enter" until
> you're satisfied with a transaction. Use tab to change fields and the arrow
> keys to move around in a field to edit its contents. If there's a
> split-level difference between the previous transaction and the new one,
> use the split button in the toolbar to enter split view so that you can
> add/remove/edit the splits. If autocomplete offers you a description that
> isn't what you want just keep typing. As soon as you type a character that
> doesn't match autocomplete will stop offering.
>
> Regards,
> John Ralls
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