[GNC] Don't understand why I have what I have

[ToddAndMargo]

On 4/14/19 4:33 AM, Maf. King wrote:
> On Sunday, 14 April 2019 09:12:20 BST ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote:
> 
>>> Maf.
>>
>> The docs described the mouse and minus sign?  Can you give me a
>> link.  There must be a bunch of neat tips there!
>>
>> :-)
>>
> 
> there are neat tricks documented all over the place.
> 
> https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v3/C/gnucash-help/trans-edit.html
> 
> OK,  that link doesn't explicitly say "click in the number cell and press the
> - key"  but one has to assume a certain level of computer savvy from a user
> who has written a bespoke database system and is thinking of using a
> spreadsheet rather than GC.
> 
> So GC permits you to click in a cell to edit it.  just like pretty much any
> other box-based data entry program.
> 
> You've been told that you recorded a transfer of $15 between 2 accounts when
> it should have been a transfer the  opposite way (ie -15)
> 
> If you are in basic ledger view, as Adrian had earlier suggested you try, what
> is such a radical trick about clicking in the number field and pressing - to
> swap the direction of the money flow?  ( Granted, If you are still  in GL view,
> you have to "click & press" twice (once for each split) - though when every
> purchase transaction is to the same expense account, GL or even auto-split
> view seems overkill anyway, IMHO).
> 
> I think this level of editing a transaction is covered in the docs, assuming
> you've entered a few transactions and somewhat got the hang of clicking around
> in a new program's interface first.
> 
> $Flames > /dev/null
> Maf

Hi Maf,

Cool. Thank you!

I am finding that I like the View --> AutoSplit Ledger the best.

Just out of curiosity, did your have Bookkeeping / accounting
experience before starting with GnuCash?

-T