I bet you hit the enter key... That causes the transaction to commit. You should use the arrow keys or tab keys to move around the multi-split transaction until you're done.
-derek On Tue, March 30, 2021 4:06 pm, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: > I tried adding the minus sign and I still got the Unbalanced-USD thing > but that doesn't I was doing it correctly. > Entering these split transactions had been the biggest issue I have > encountered switching to GNUCash. > > On 3/30/21 3:37 PM, Maf. King wrote: >> Purchased in error, rather than data-entry error. ;-) >> >> I will note another possible way to flip the columns - just put a - sign >> in >> before the value, then on tabbing-out of the column it will flip to the >> other >> side (and lose the minus sign!). >> >> Maf. >> >> On Tuesday, 30 March 2021 20:16:17 BST Jack Frillman via gnucash-user >> wrote: >>> In the world I worked in before retiring there can be different kinds >>> of >>> errors and they are often handled differently. That may not apply in >>> accounting but it's my old habits and instincts kicking in. >>> So, I don't consider a refund an error but a kind normal transaction. >>> An error has a completely different meaning to me. >>> >>> On 3/30/21 2:04 PM, David Carlson wrote: >>>> Is one kind of error different from others? >>>> >>>> On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 12:08 PM Jack Frillman via gnucash-user >>>> >>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> I never considered that option since the GNUCash documentation >>>> describes >>>> it for correcting errors. >>>> >>>> On 3/30/21 12:49 PM, Robin Chattopadhyay wrote: >>>> > There’s another, even easier IMO, option to select the Reverse >>>> >>>> Transaction >>>> >>>> > option. That will duplicate the transaction and flip the >>>> amounts >>>> >>>> at the >>>> >>>> > same time. >>>> > >>>> > Robin >>>> > >>>> > On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 10:57 AM Cam Ellison <[email protected] >>>> >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >> On 2021-03-30 8:43 a.m., Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: >>>> >>> I'm trying to enter a refund split transaction to a credit >>>> card >>>> >>> account and every time I do I get an Imbalance-USD amount. >>>> >>>> (see screen >>>> >>>> >>> shots below) >>>> >>> Why is this happening? >>>> >> >>>> >> Screenshots don't work. >>>> >> >>>> >> Easiest way for me to do the reversal is to duplicate the >>>> >>>> transaction >>>> >>>> >> and then cut-and-paste each amount from one side of the >>>> >>>> register to the >>>> >>>> >> other. Don't use <Enter>. If you use arrow keys or <Tab> to >>>> >>>> move between >>>> >>>> >> fields nothing will change, but the imbalance will show at the >>>> >>>> bottom - >>>> >>>> >> with no account assigned. >>>> >> >>>> >> HTH >>>> >> >>>> >> Cam >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>> >> gnucash-user mailing list >>>> >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >>>> >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >>>> >>>> <https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user> >>>> >>>> >> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >>>> >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists >>>> >>>> <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] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >>>> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >>>> <https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user> >>>> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >>>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists >>>> <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. > > -- > Old Unix programmers never die, they just mv to /dev/null > - Anonymous > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > -- Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 [email protected] www.ihtfp.com Computer and Internet Security Consultant _______________________________________________ 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. 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