+1.
Those two preferences will most closely resemble pen & paper and should
greatly assist them learning accounting.
Also turning on View > Notes, doesn't hurt as my own accounting text
uses explanatory notes on some journal entries.
Finally, if you prefer they enter transactions in a combined journal as
a pen & paper method would, and then simply view them in each account,
there is Tools > General Journal. (by default I think only the last 30
days, but you can change that with 'View > Filter by...' Sadly, there is
no way to turn off the filter by default, and it has to be reset each
time the General Journal is opened if desired.
*note, 'journal entry mode' is officially titled "Transaction Journal."
(I use it exclusively, though some folks like "Auto-Split" which does
the same but only for the currently focused transaction)
Regards,
Adrien
On 9/10/23 9:13 AM, Michael or Penny Novack wrote:
I currently use examples built in Excel but am exploring the
possibility of
moving to GnuCash, which allows its users to think in terms of
double-entry
accounting using debits and credits, and to make entries using these
terms.
It allows students to create different types of accounts
(asset/liability/equity), make journal entries for them using proper
accounting terminology, and then create financial statements.
You just have them choose the options "formal" (use debit and credit)
and "journal entry mode" (otherwise just when entering "splits")
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