How To Open the Checkbook Style Register

[Colin Law]

On 17 May 2016 at 22:56, donald muir <titanium.donald at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> Colin . Thanks . That's very helpful . Now I'm off and running and all my transactions are being properly allocated . I'll figure out later how to produce a monthly income statement  once I've entered 4/5 months transaction data . Thanks again . Donald

Please do also work through the guides as suggested by John Rails.

Colin

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>> On 17 May 2016, at 21:39, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 17 May 2016 at 18:41, donald muir <titanium.donald at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>>> Derek . Thanks . I understand now I must enter the account name in the transfer column . Now I have another dilemma . I set up all my accounts last week without the account codes so now I have the account hierarchy I want . The transfer column is not recognising the accounts I have already set up as they have no codes . How do I assign codes to all accounts already set up so that when I put an entry in the transfer column it will pick up the pre existing account as at the moment it doesn't . Thanks Donald
>>
>> What do you mean by "codes".  You can just start typing to enter the
>> account name (eg Expenses:Fuel), or you can click the the little
>> square at the end of the field to give a drop down list of accounts.
>> If you type a few letter, such as Exp and then hit : it will fill in
>> the rest of the word for you.
>>
>> Colin
>>
>>
>>>
>>>> On 17 May 2016, at 16:03, Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> donald muir <titanium.donald at hotmail.co.uk> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> David . Thanks . I tried that but the other side of the entry is not
>>>>> going to the account eg cheque for repairs should be a debit to
>>>>> repairs expenses and a credit to the bank account . How do I sort out
>>>>> the double entry when the transaction is booked ? Thanks Donald
>>>>
>>>> Make sure you enter it into the Transfer column.
>>>>
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