The split total is the total of the transaction (what appears on your statement) but is entered first. The split children amounts are split from the total instead of the other way around.
Peace, Kevin Hoctor No Thirst Software LLC http://nothirst.com Sent from my iPhone On Jan 17, 2009, at 6:33 AM, ciara belle <[email protected]> wrote: > > sorry no-- i don't get it - if the total doesn't represent splits.. > and doesn't represent the entire amount.. than what's the point of > it? I would love to see the detail above change depending on the > split chosen - if for no other reason than there is not enough real > estate on the screen to show the entire split line (especially on a > 15" macbook). - there doesn't seem to be a way to manually resize > that side of the screen either. > i still don't understand what the total is supposed to represent - > since it neither represents the total of all splits, nor the total of > one split... so what is it Total of? the standard definition of total > is a sum of amounts or numbers... what does it sum? > ciara > > On Jan 16, 10:09 am, Kevin Hoctor <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Jan 16, 2009, at 8:01 AM, ciara belle wrote: >> >>> if that is the case than changing to the next line down in the >>> list of >>> splits should change the 'total' box? -- however it does not... >>> selecting the various items in the split transaction list does not >>> change any item above... and it seems to pick one at random to show >>> (for example right now on one transaction its showing the 3rd >>> split... >>> and will not show any other when i select) >> >> No, the total will never change unless you change it. Splits were >> designed to make quick entry of a split transaction: >> >> 1. Create a transaction for $200 and assign to Groceries bucket >> 2. Decide to make it a split, click Create Split >> 3. Change the first amount to $150 (because that actually what was >> spent on groceries) >> 4. Set the next line bucket to Education and change the amount to >> $30 (what we spent on supplies) >> 5. The remaining line is now at $20, which is our cash back so we >> check the "cash only" checkbox >> >> The idea was to avoid as much math as possible and just allow you to >> enter the amount you spent on each successive bucket and let >> MoneyWell >> set the new line to the remainder. It's rare that I wouldn't know the >> total but would only know the breakdowns and want to put those in to >> add up to a total. I hope this makes sense. >> >> Peace, >> >> Kevin Hoctor >> [email protected] >> No Thirst Software LLChttp://nothirst.comhttp:// >> kevinhoctor.blogspot.com > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "No Thirst Software User Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/no-thirst-software?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
