Check Register view disappeared; how do I get it back?

[Mike or Penny Novack]

On 1/3/2018 1:38 PM, Dave Orsinger wrote:
> Hi,
> I asked this basic question several days ago and still haven't found a 
> solution. I was starting with gnucash on a very basic, personal 
> level.  I was entering data in the basic "check" register. When taking 
> a break, I accidentally "x'd" the check register tab and it went away 
> (no surprise). However, when I tried to make it reappear, I cant 
> figure out how to do it. My data is still there as I can run reports, 
> etc. but I need the "check" register to continue entering more data.
> Perhaps someone can create a "dummy" account (named after me), do what 
> I did in closing the check register, and figure out how to get it back.
>
> Much appreciated.
> Dave O
You had been keeping this account "open" (a tab for it on the bar) and 
you closed it so the tab went away?

What tabs DO you still have on that bar? Surely one for "accounts". 
Click on that and it will bring up a view of your CoA (chart of 
accounts; your hierarchy of accounts). You then find your checking 
account in that hierarchy and open it (click on it) which will put it 
back on the bar. Yes, MOST of the time your checking account will be one 
of the accounts affected by a transaction but not always, so you need to 
learn how to open ANY account in your CoA. So learning how to (re)open 
your checking account useful.

Michael