[GNC] question

[David Carlson]

If you recall, when you set up check printing in Quicken there was some
trial and error adjusting the printing to fit your check stock.  There will
also be some trial and error in GnuCash.

Good luck.

On Fri, May 13, 2022, 6:26 AM Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Mon, May 9, 2022 7:39 pm, Alan Brinker wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I have transferred my account from Quicken to Gnucash and can open it
> fine
> > but I can't find any way to write a check or enter it.  How can I do that
> > or where can I find instructions on it.  I am just a basic user with no
> > accounting training or experience beyond Quicken.
>
> First, I highly recommend you read the GnuCash documentation.  The
> Tutorial and Guide are very useful in explaining the concepts, and the
> Help is useful at explaining what the buttons do.
>
> Having said that, there are two ways to enter a transaction like a Check.
> The first is to open the Transfer Dialog (Ctrl-T) and enter the date,
> amount, source (e.g. Assets:Checking) and destination (e.g.
> Expenses:Rent).
> The second is to open the account register of the checking account and
> from there you can create a transaction for the expense.
>
> If you want to print a check, you need to do that from the register.
>
> Hpoe this helps,
>
> > Alan Brinker
> > CEO
> > Do-I.T. Where Small and Medium Companies Get Big Company IT.
> > 408 234 5100
>
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> -derek
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