You can add the account number field to the Chart of Accounts display*, and then sort by that the same way. That's how I have it.
David * - click the triangle at the right of the COA window to see the many different field you could display. On March 29, 2019, at 10:39 PM, Matthew Andrews <[email protected]> wrote: Clicking on the column header worked to put them in alphabetical order! That's a big improvement! Thank you! I was thinking there would be a way to do it with the account code. When I right click on an account, and select "edit account" there's a field called "Account code." That's where I've been putting numbers, assuming I would be able to use them to make a custom sort. Am I misunderstanding what that is for? I see that I could use some alpha-numeric system in the account name to get a custom sort, but I prefer the simple look of just having the name displayed. For example, under expenses, I may want the two or three largest and most active accounts at the top of the list, and the other small or inactive expense accounts below in alphabetical order. ~Matthew On 3/29/19 12:19 PM, Colin Law wrote: > Click on the the Account Name column heading in the Accounts tab and > they will be sorted alphabetically (within the tree structure). > > Colin > > On Fri, 29 Mar 2019 at 14:42, Matthew Andrews > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello everyone, >> >> GnuCash has been working well for me, but it's beginning to get >> cumbersome to look at. My accounts seem to just appear in the order I >> created them, which was just as they were needed. It would be a lot >> easier to read, for example, if I could put all my expenses in >> alphabetical order. Any suggestions on how to organize the accounts? I >> have a tree structure, but when they're on the same level, how do I >> change the order they appear? >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> ~Matthew >> >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. >> ----- >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
