"Account" option for search

Gomer Thomas gomerthomas at cgomert.com
Wed Mar 22 18:51:39 EDT 2017


Can someone explain to me how to use the "Account" option when doing an 
Edit-->Find operation?

I have an asset Account register open that represents my bank account. I 
want to search for all the transactions that have a "Medical" expense 
Account as their Transfer Account (the Account that appears in the 
"Transfer" column in the register). I click on Edit -->Find... A dialog 
box comes up. I select "Account" in the selection box at the top left. I 
select "matches any account" in the selection box to the right of it. I 
select "Choose Accounts" in the selection box to the right of that, and 
I select the "Expenses/Medical" Account and click on "OK". I select "any 
criteria are met" in the selection box to the right and a little above 
that. I select the radio button "New search" in the "Type of search" box 
in the lower left of the dialog box. I then click on "Find" at the lower 
right of the dialog box. It comes back with a "Search Results" page that 
shows no results.

The register contains numerous transactions that have the "Medical" 
Account as their Transfer Account.

I have read the "Help" text that pops up when I click on the "?Help" 
button at the bottom left of the dialog box several times. I still can't 
decide whether I am doing something wrong, or if I completely 
misunderstand how an "Account" search is supposed to work.

Gomer Thomas

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Gomer Thomas
9810 132nd St NE
Arlington, WA
98223-8850



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