[GNC] I'm getting started in Gnucash and want to list each item that I buy from one merchant

[W. Neal Lewis]

David,

No, I found out very quickly that return causes that sort of result.

Best regards,
Neal

On 3/9/24 10:32 PM, David Carlson wrote:
> Neal,
>
> By chance are you using the enter key during your editing?
>
> That triggers the full transactiion calculatkions.  Use arrow keys, ta b
> key or mouse buttons until you are ready to see the transaction calculation.
>
> I think calculztions within individual amount fields happen as soon as you
> move out of that field unless you are creating a scheduled transaaction.
>
> On Sat, Mar 9, 2024, 8:36 PM Adrien Monteleone <
> adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:
>
>> I'm not certain what you are describing, but I'll hazard a guess that
>> you are seeing GnuCash auto-balance the transaction. That is normal.
>> Every transaction has to be balanced. (Debits *must* equal Credits)
>>
>> You are free to enter the transaction however you like, as long as that
>> holds true. If your self-entered amounts do not result in equal Debits &
>> Credits, GnuCash will create a split initially not assigned to any
>> account, but when you commit the transaction and that split remains, it
>> will be assigned to the account labeled: 'Imbalance-XXX' (where XXX is a
>> currency code) for the difference.
>>
>> Please read the GnuCash Help Manual and the Tutorial & Concepts Guide
>> available in the Help Menu, or online, as you are learning the software.
>> Then if you get stuck, come back and ask for help here.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Adrien
>>
>> On 3/9/24 8:18 PM, W. Neal Lewis wrote:
>>> When I do the View > Transaction and put in individual numbers for each
>> item in the Withdrawal column, it starts to mess with my figures. It puts
>> in a number at the very top. It adds deposits to other entries. What I end
>> up with is a mish-mash of costs that the program seems to think that I need
>> for some mythical number it has come up with.
>>> That's exactly what happened previously. I don't want it adding numbers,
>> or changing numbers. I just want to put in the correct values for each
>> line, including tax, hit return and have the final value show up on the
>> first line of the transaction.
>>> I obviously don't know what I am doing.
>>>
>>> Help!
>>> Neal
>>
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