[GNC] Sorting accounts

[Matthew Andrews]

Clicking on the column header worked to put them in alphabetical order!  
That's a big improvement! Thank you!

I was thinking there would be a way to do it with the account code.  
When I right click on an account, and select "edit account" there's a 
field called "Account code."  That's where I've been putting numbers, 
assuming I would be able to use them to make a custom sort.  Am I 
misunderstanding what that is for?

I see that I could use some alpha-numeric system in the account name to 
get a custom sort, but I prefer the simple look of just having the name 
displayed.

For example, under expenses, I may want the two or three largest and 
most active accounts at the top of the list, and the other small or 
inactive expense accounts below in alphabetical order.


~Matthew



On 3/29/19 12:19 PM, Colin Law wrote:
> Click on the the Account Name column heading in the Accounts tab and
> they will be sorted alphabetically (within the tree structure).
>
> Colin
>
> On Fri, 29 Mar 2019 at 14:42, Matthew Andrews
> <matthewandrews80 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> GnuCash has been working well for me, but it's beginning to get
>> cumbersome to look at.  My accounts seem to just appear in the order I
>> created them, which was just as they were needed.  It would be a lot
>> easier to read, for example, if I could put all my expenses in
>> alphabetical order.  Any suggestions on how to organize the accounts?  I
>> have a tree structure, but when they're on the same level, how do I
>> change the order they appear?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>> ~Matthew
>>
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