Using multiple currencies

[John Ralls]

> On May 6, 2016, at 1:05 PM, Ruth Morley <morley.ruth at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Newbie - I have built a chart of accounts for here in the US and included
> assets and expenses in France. When I enter my transactions against my
> French bank it asks for an exchange rate and enters them in USD. I have
> described this as a euro account and want to keep it in euros. Can I do
> that? How?

To avoid exchange rates both split accounts must be in the same currency, so you need to have a set of expense accounts denominated in EUR and be sure to use those accounts for transactions with your EUR asset accounts. 

Regards,
John Ralls