[GNC] GNU Cash Manual

[Jim DeLaHunt]

Hello, David, welcome to GnuCash!

On 2024-11-17 09:15, David L wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am just starting to use GNU Cash, and of couse, I have a few questions.
>
>     1. Does the Manual exist in a pdf format?  Please send me a link, or a
>     pdf.
Yes. Go to the GnuCash website, Documentation section 
<https://gnucash.org/docs.phtml>. Read down the page to the heading, 
"Current stable user documentation". There you will find links to both 
documents (the Guide and the Manual), in a variety of formats (online, 
PDF, epub, mobipocket) and in a variety of languages (English, German, 
Italian, Portuguese, Chinese (simplified), Japanese. For instance, the 
link to the current stable Concepts Guide in English in PDF format is 
<https://gnucash.org/docs/v5/C/gnucash-guide.pdf>.
>     2. I would like to be able to make entries for "Paid in Capital."  How
>     do I get started making an entry?  I have reached the point in the
>     screenshot below, and am not able to go further.
>
> [image: image.png]

As Michael Novack points out, this is an accounting question rather than 
a GnuCash usage question. GnuCash is a tool for performing double-entry 
accounting, but it neither insulates you from the fundamentals of 
accounting nor teaches you it. Learning enough accounting to be able to 
track the information you want, and decided what is worth tracking, is 
up to you.

Best regards,
     —Jim DeLaHunt