You don't change it in the Security Editor -- it is changed in the account. (Right-click on the account, and select Edit to bring up the options). I don't have GnuCash up at the moment, but from memory, the account type is in the lower left area.
On Fri, Jan 27, 2023 at 9:00 AM Rajesh Maini <[email protected]> wrote: > I am not able to add security "Share" in the security editor, inspite of > having installed Online price retriever. > > Thank you > > Rajesh Maini > > On Fri, 27 Jan, 2023, 8:11 pm xboxboy.mageia+GnuCash, < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > I went through something similar only a while back: > > > > There are way smarter, and experienced people than me here, so wait for > > them, but in the mean time I would: > > > > Make sure the account for the shares, in under equity, and classified as > > a stock account, not a currency. > > > > Open that account: Just start entering the transaction ie date, memo etc. > > > > And as you do this (it did for me anyway) gnucash picks up you're doing > > a stock allocation, not currency, and the columns change, to what's > > necessary: You may have to click the split button to get this to occur. > > > > HTH, but I've probably explained terribly. > > > > Good luck. > > > > On 28/1/23 00:20, Rajesh Maini wrote: > > > How do I get the columns of Share quantity, Price, Buy and Sell for > > shares > > > etc. > > > Do I have to install Online price retrieval for the above. > > > > > > Awaiting a response > > > > > > > > > Rajesh Maini > > > _______________________________________________ > > > gnucash-user mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > > ----- > > > 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 > > ----- > > 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 > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > -- _________________________________ Richard Losey [email protected] Micah 6:8 _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
