[GNC] new user, new file

[Jamie Tolbert]

I tried that, same results.screenshot attached.  I did find where to 
remove the placeholder option, but same result:




------ Original Message ------
>From "Adrien Monteleone" <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>
To gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
Date 1/3/2023 5:03:54 PM
Subject Re: [GNC] new user, new file

>Jamie,
>
>Please use Reply-List or Reply-All to keep the discussion on the list. I've copied your personal reply below.
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>I'm not sure why that would happen. I just added an Equity account with no issue.
>
>Let's be sure we're discussing the same thing.
>
>At initially creating a new book with the opening Wizard, you should have in the Accounts tab:
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>Equity
>Equity:Opening Balances
>
>If you double-click the Opening Balances account line, it should open a register with your various opening balance transactions. They should all be editable. You can also add more or delete some if needed. (You do this *in the register* for the Opening Balances account, *not* via 'Edit' on an account. The opening balance transaction for any account is usually the first one. You can also edit it from those registers.)
>
>From that same Accounts tab, if you select (single click):
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>Equity
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>(the parent account)
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>Then click the New button on the toolbar, you will be in the New Account dialog, with Equity already chosen as the parent of the new account. (you can change that if you want to)
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>Simply finish creating the new account as desired. You can then open the register for that account to enter transactions.
>
>
>Regards,
>Adrien
>
>On 1/3/23 3:51 PM, Jamie Tolbert wrote:
>>When I try to edit an opening balance account, to add a subaccount Owners capital, it says the account is read only ?!?!?
>
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