[GNC] Stock/tickers

[Geoff]

Hello again James Baxter

 >I know we all make mistakes.
Yes, don't worry, I make far more than my share of my very own mistakes 
- just ask my wife about me!


Thank you very much for sending through those three screenshots.  That 
is a good achievement, because many people on this GnuCash list have a 
lot of difficulty in sending screenshots.  Well done you!

In return, I am sending you four screenshots attached to this email.  I 
am trying to show you how to record your purchase of 300 Amazon shares 
at $113 each.  Please try and follow these four easy steps as follows:-

(1) SCREENSHOT: gnc_jb1__Add_Security
The very first step is to open the Security Editor from the "Tools" 
menu, then click "Add" to create a new Security for Amazon.
Please make sure you enter the details exactly as I have shown in this 
screenshot.

(2) SCREENSHOT: gnc_jb2__Link_Account_to_Security
The second step is to create a new Account (by clicking on the "New" 
button) and linking it to your newly created Amazon Security.
Again, please enter the details exactly as I have shown.  This Account 
must have a "Account Type" of "Stock".

(3) SCREENSHOT: gnc_jb3__Get_Quotes
The third step is optional, but it gives us the opportunity to see if 
you have successfully installed the Finance Quote module.
In this step, you open the Price Database from the "Tools" menu, then 
click on the "Get Quotes" button and wait a minute or two to see if any 
prices are retrieved.
DO NOT BE CONCERNED IF NOTHING HAPPENS OR YOU GET AN ERROR.

(4) SCREENSHOT: gnc_jb4__Buy_Your_Shares
In the last step, you finally get to enter the details of your share 
purchase.  Open up your newly created Amazon Account (by double clicking 
on it) and enter the purchase transaction exactly as I have shown.
The Debit entry is to your Amazon stock account.
The Credit entry is to your bank account where the funds came from.


So James Baxter, I very much hope that these instructions and the 
attached screenshots will enable you to make a little more progress on 
your GnuCash journey.


 > As we need to stop and looking, see if we can do better.
And thank you too for this very good advice - I will indeed try to do 
better.

Please report back with your progress at your leisure.

Best regards

Geoff
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On 10/10/2022 7:35 am, James Baxter via gnucash-user wrote:
> Geoff.I know we all make mistakes. As I am 76 years old/young. As I love the email you sent. I am going to read it again.i have Gnucash 4.12. As I know when the program was writen. it is not the same. As we need to stop and looking, see if we can do better.
> 
> Below are some of the screen shots. I have about 8 in them. but only listed a few of them in the Gnucash.
> So for know. have a nice night or day.
> thanksJames Baxterkangaroo52 at yahoo.com
> 
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