[GNC] Stock/tickers

[Geoff]

You are welcome James.

Have a great day.

Regards

Geoff
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On 11/10/2022 1:59 am, James Baxter wrote:
> Geoff.
> I don't know if I can thanks you enough. Also David Carlson was in here 
> as well.
> I have 12 pices of Stock/tickers in Gnucash.
> 
> I enter each into the stock, But I am finding that I have stock in two 
> places. "WHY" well that is to been seen. Where you add the stock to get 
> the prices. I when down the list and turned the arrows down. I can see 
> what I am looking for. I have 12 listed. worth over $23.000.
> 
> Thanks Again
> James Baxter
> kangaroo52 at yahoo.com
> 
> I replyed to this. Hope all is ok
> 
> 
> On Monday, October 10, 2022 at 12:52:29 AM EDT, Geoff 
> <cleanoutmyshed at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 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
> =====
> 
> 
> 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 
> <mailto:Baxterkangaroo52 at yahoo.com>
> 
>  >
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