This brings up the idea that it might be worthwhile to change the default view to Double Line View.
David Carlson On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 8:47 AM Fran_3 via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > Well I'll be darn'd... I can't beleive I am just discovering the view > "Double Line" option ! > > That is the answer I needed Adrien. Thank you! > > On Tuesday, June 9, 2020, 1:55:06 PM EDT, Adrien Monteleone < > adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > > Personally, I consider “Description” to always be “Payee” no matter the > transaction. > > “For” would be more appropriate for the “Memo” line on the relevant split. > > If you have more than one debit split, use the “Notes” field. You’ll need > to turn on View > Double Line to be able to see it. With that, if you > really want to use "Description" for ‘For’ then you can use “Notes” for > ‘Payee’ > > Regards, > Adrien > > > On Jun 9, 2020 w24d161, at 12:37 PM, Fran_3 via gnucash-user < > gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > > > > When making a routine random payment ... is there a way to have 2 > fields... > > To:For: > > I have a number vendors that are routinely used but that are paid on the > spot without them submitting, or us creating an invoice... > > If I just go to the bottom of the check register I only get a > Description field... > > So unless I am very careful in how the entry is made... > > I may not be able to run easily a transaction report to get the total > spent at a specific vendor. > > I try to enter vendor first and then what it was for... but consistency > can be elusive. > > Yes, assigning it to an account gives me another tool but that is not > vendor specific. > > thanks any help. > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > 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 > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > 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. > -- David Carlson _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
