[GNC] Sort Transactions in Alphabetical Order, For Entering Expense Category (Account)

[John Ralls]

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No smackdown intended. You really need to understand basic accounting in order to use GnuCash effectively, and thinking that accounts in GnuCash are somehow equivalent to Quicken's categories is a common mistake for those new to GnuCash. 

Several others have answered the question already: Import small pieces, a month or two at a time, until the matcher gets it mostly right, then move to larger pieces. This is another common issue to users coming to GnuCash from Quicken and there's a longer explanation at https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Quicken_Migration.

Regards,
John Ralls


> On Aug 13, 2023, at 1:29 PM, Tom Balazs <tom123online at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Well you gave me a good smack down. But are you going to answer the question I asked?
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> On Sun, Aug 13, 2023, 12:22 PM john <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
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>> On Aug 13, 2023, at 07:13, Tom Balazs <tom123online at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>  (I know these are called accounts in GnuCash, but
>> I mean "account" like "auto expenses", and "home repair expenses", not
>> "account" like "Credit Card #1", and "Checking Account #1".)
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> That indicates that you don't understand double-entry accounting. They're not called accounts, they *are* accounts. You need to spend some time studying the Tutorial and Concept Guide and perhaps a basic accounting text. 
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> Regards,
> John Ralls
>