[GNC] new user woes

[Tommy Trussell]

I'm copying the list

I've been using GnuCash for many many years and it is possible something
has changed so you cannot delete it, but I have never had any trouble
adjusting entries in it. But it doesn't come up much! So try it, and if
your experience varies, report to the list!

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On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 4:36 PM Jamie <jtolbert at zoominternet.net> wrote:

> Thanks, it says its a placeholder only, and to uncheck the placeholder
> only box, but not sure where…..i think the tutorial is versions old, and
> the reference to edit the account is no longer valid
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Mar 11, 2023, at 5:33 PM, Tommy Trussell <tommy.trussell at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> 
> On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 4:00 PM Jamie Tolbert via gnucash-user <
> gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
>
>> Its been a number of years, but I did take a few accounting classes in
>> college......so I have an idea of WHAT I want to do, but unclear on HOW
>> to do it in gnucash.....I will continue to fumble my way thru it, the
>> tutorial is rather cumbersome to read thru, for example, a search for
>> opening balances turn up several pages with OPEN and several with a
>> variation of BALANCEs, but not the account thats labeled OPENING
>> BALANCES.......if that is read only, how do I edit it to put my opening
>> balance in ?!?!?!
>>
>
> Opening Balances is not normally read-only in GnuCash, so you can create
> it whenever, adjust it whenever, as needed.
>
> When you create a new account you can switch to the other "tab" on the New
> Account and create an opening balance at the same time, but it's not
> essential that you do it then.
>
>
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