[GNC] Splitting a Transaction (Newbie Question)

[Fred Bone]

On 17 December 2022 at 22:19, p.f.cuthbert at btinternet.com p.f.cuthbert@ 
said:

[...]
> So let us have an example:
> 
> Payment by bank card (credit entry to Bank Account) of £7.24 comprising a
> book (debit £5.25 to Entertainment) and some milk (debit £1.99 to
> Groceries).
[...]
> If any kind reader can advise on the correct way yo handle this simple
> task I would be most grateful as I do simple domestic accounting but have
> lots of split debit analysis.

Starting from the bank (or credit card) account, i.e. the one from which 
the payment was made:

1. Go to the "new entry" line (at the bottom)
2. Enter the Description
3. Tab to the Credit column
4. Enter the amount (7.24), replacing what was there before
5. Tab. This commits the txn
6. Return to the "Transfer" field of the new txn
7. Right-click and select "Split"
8. Tab to the Debit column on the debit split
9. Enter the correct value (1.99)
10. Tab twice. A new split is added with the difference (5.25) in Debit.
11. Go to the Transfer column of the new split and complete it.

HTH .. F