[GNC] Ease of entry

[R Losey]

Noted. Thanks.

This isn't the case of any repeated text. Most things are the same, but I'm
having to enter the same dollar amount multiple times, and I was hoping to
be able to get around this.

I knew that in a scheduled transaction, one can use variables; I wasn't
sure if variables could be used in regular data entry.


On Sat, Jan 10, 2026 at 12:52 PM Kalpesh Patel <kalpesh.patel at usa.net>
wrote:

> Whenever I need repeated text in Windows, I tend to type it into Notepad,
> capture it to clipboard buffer and use shift-insert to paste away ...
>
> Just to answer OP, GNC does not have any built in facility to automate as
> such. You'll need help from the OS facilities for such needs, which have
> been mentioned by various folks. YMMV based on the workflow you adopt.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sherlock <sh025622 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2026 12:47 AM
> To: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Ease of entry
>
> Hi Richard,
>
> Assuming you're still using Windows, I suggest you consider using
> AutoHotkey.  Mapping a hotkey to copy the amount entered in a field, and
> then tab over and paste the amount 3 times should be straight forward.
> See https://www.autohotkey.com/
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Sherlock
>
>
> On 1/9/26 2:44 PM, R Losey wrote:
> > Greetings, all.
> >
> > I have multiple occasions in which I have a 4-way spilt - all of the
> > amounts are the same and I'm finding it tedious to enter the same
> > number four times.
> >
> > I know GnuCash has variables, but I think they only work for Scheduled
> > Transactions.
> >
> > Is there a way to make the data entry easier? Perhaps (if not using a
> > variable), a keyboard shortcut?
> >
> > Thanks to the maintainers for a great program!
> > Thanks to the people in this group, from whom I have learned much!
> >
> >
>
>
>
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