[GNC] Where is my opening balance?

2019-04-03 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
Hi All, I have noticed that when I create a new account, if I forget to enter something in opening balance, that editing the account afterwards does not give me access to enter an opening balance. Bug? Of is it just somewhere I have not looked? Very frustrating! Many thanks, -T

Re: [GNC] Where is my opening balance?

2019-04-05 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On Thu, April 4, 2019 1:03 am, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: Hi All, I have noticed that when I create a new account, if I forget to enter something in opening balance, that editing the account afterwards does not give me access to enter an opening balance. Bug? Of is it just

[GNC] Opening Balance

2019-03-29 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
Hi All, Can I change my opening balance in my check book register? Many thanks, -T -- Yesterday it worked. Today it is not working. Windows is like that. ___ gnucash-user mailing list

Re: [GNC] Opening Balance

2019-03-29 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 3/29/19 8:44 PM, prl wrote: That check will also be done automatically when Todd reconciles the account when he gets his next statement :) Peter Right now I am in the beating my head phase, but I am getting there. I have installed enough Quick Books in my time. Always thought it was

[GNC] What is

2019-03-29 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
Hi All, Version: 3.4 Build ID: 3.4+ (2018-12-30) Finance::Quote: 1.47 In my check register, in the heading between "Transfer" and "Deposit", there is an "R".  What is this and what does it do? Many thanks, -T -- ~~ Computers are like air conditioners. They

Re: [GNC] What is

2019-03-29 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
> On 30/03/2019 11:19, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> Version: 3.4 >> Build ID: 3.4+ (2018-12-30) >> Finance::Quote: 1.47 >> >> In my check register, in the heading between "Transfer" and >> "Deposit", t

Re: [GNC] Opening Balance

2019-03-29 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 8:15 PM ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org>> wrote: > On 30/03/2019 11:44, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: >> Hi All, >> >>Can I change my opening balance in my check book register?

[GNC] n and c?

2019-04-10 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
Hi All, On a credit card account, in the "R" column, what is "blank", "n", and "c" stand for? And does "R" stand for "reconcile"? Many thanks, -T ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to

[GNC] two lines for every entry

2019-04-10 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
Hi All, On a credit card account, when ever I enter a charge and press enter, I get a second line with the charge amount entered into the payments column. If I delete the payment line, it deletes the charge line too. A What the h***. ("Heck", what did you think I

Re: [GNC] two lines for every entry

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/10/19 11:18 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Read my other replies. Every transaction has entries in two accounts (hence ‘double entry accounting’) The first few chapters of the guide won’t take long and will alleviate much potential frustration that would ensue if you try to wing it.

Re: [GNC] two lines for every entry

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/10/19 11:47 PM, David Cousens wrote: Todd, The conceptual bit behind double entry bookkeeping is that when you charge something to your credit card you: 1. Increase the balance of your credit card (a credit entry); and at the same time 2. Increase the balance of an expense account ( a

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
>> On Apr 11, 2019, at 12:01 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> On a credit card account, in the "R" column, what is "blank", "n", and "c" stand for? >> >> And does "R" s

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/10/19 11:54 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: You’re welcome. When reading the Guide, for starters, get all the way through Chapter 7. (since you are tracking credit cards) You can read the rest as needed. For the Help manual, get through Chapter 6. I don’t recommend skipping around, at

Re: [GNC] two lines for every entry

2019-04-10 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
David On Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 10:45, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: Hi All, On a credit card account, when ever I enter a charge and press enter, I get a second line with the charge amount entered into the payments column. If I delete the payment line, it deletes

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On Apr 11, 2019, at 1:15 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: On Apr 11, 2019, at 12:01 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: Hi All, On a credit card account, in the "R" column, what is "blank", "n", and "c" stand for? And does &qu

[GNC] credit card opening balance

2019-04-10 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
Hi All, On a credit Card account, they owe me $18.00 (I over paid). What do I enter for opening balance? $18 or -$18? And do I put in Payment or Charge? When I enter a charge, why does "Transfer auto enter "Orphan-USD"? What is "Orphan-USD" anyway? How do I tell the "transfer" column to

Re: [GNC] credit card opening balance

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
>> On Apr 10, 2019, at 11:58 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> On a credit Card account, they owe me $18.00 (I over paid). >> What do I enter for opening balance? $18 or -$18? >> >> And do I put in Payment or Charge?

Re: [GNC] two lines for every entry

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 12:04 AM, AC wrote: On 2019-04-10 23:48, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: So, do I set up two account for every credit card?  Will the link cover this? You set up one account for the card (Liabilities: Credit Card), one for the bank (Assets: Bank) and then you have as many set

Re: [GNC] two lines for every entry

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 12:43 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Sorry to break it to you. You have to care, to enter the transaction. EACH AND EVERY transaction has two entries or splits. A payment will have one split to the card account and the other to whatever asset you used to make that payment.

Re: [GNC] two lines for every entry

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On Apr 11, 2019, at 2:45 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: On 4/11/19 12:37 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: I highly recommend you change the Preference to ‘Use Formal Accounting Labels’. I opened preferences under edit. I went through each category on the left column. I could

Re: [GNC] two lines for every entry

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 12:37 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: I highly recommend you change the Preference to ‘Use Formal Accounting Labels’. I opened preferences under edit. I went through each category on the left column. I could not find it. :'( -- ~~ Computers

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 1:08 AM, Colin Law wrote: On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 at 07:25, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: .. I will be reconciling by hand from my bank's statements. When I find an entry, do I manually change it to "c"? Just to re-enforce what Adrien said, you don't need do this

Re: [GNC] two lines for every entry

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 12:33 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: You set up one account for the card (Liabilities: Credit Card), one for the bank (Assets: Bank) and then you have as many set up as you want for expenses. When you buy something, charge the card and have the "other" account b

Re: [GNC] credit card opening balance

2019-04-13 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/13/19 12:30 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Any asset account would do. You can use the cash or checking/bank account already created by the startup wizard, or add a new one. It doesn’t have to be anything special because you don’t care about it. It’s just to satisfy double-entry. Regards,

[GNC] Don't understand why I have what I have

2019-04-13 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
Hi All, especially Adrian, Here is what I have so far. I have two accounts: "Little Visa", which is a Credit card account "Little Visa -- Expense", which is an expense account Credit card charges I have entered into "LittleVisa" (transfer column) as a "debit". I get a corresponding

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 3:17 PM, Stephen M. Butler wrote: On 4/11/19 2:58 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: On 4/11/19 2:48 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Base still stinks. No real work has been done on it in ages. Regards, Adrien I was afraid of that.  They should have not tried to clone access

Re: [GNC] two lines for every entry

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 4:16 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: So if all of the data is already in your other custom system, why not just add a means for reconciliation to it? Hi Adrian, Because my check books (2) and my viva cards (3) are used both back and forth for business and personal use. For instance,

Re: [GNC] Need help with a Savings account

2019-04-15 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
>> On Apr 15, 2019, at 5:11 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> Now that I am feeling brave coming off of creating a charge >> card account, I decided to create a saving account. >> >> My bank statement shows deposits as

[GNC] Need help with a Savings account

2019-04-15 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
Hi All, Now that I am feeling brave coming off of creating a charge card account, I decided to create a saving account. My bank statement shows deposits as positive numbers and withdrawals as negative numbers, so I decided to follow suite Okay, I set the initial test balance to +100. It shows

Re: [GNC] Need help with a Savings account

2019-04-15 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/15/19 4:10 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: What makes you think ‘losing money’ = ‘debit'? Hi Adrian, By "losing money", I meant money moving away from me. From me (debit) to the bank By the way, I am a bit disturbed with myself that I actually understood your reply. By chance do you have

Re: [GNC] Need help with a Savings account

2019-04-17 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/16/19 1:24 AM, Fred Bone wrote: So I should switch my opening balance to a negative number? Possibly. It rather depends on whether your account was overdrawn when you started your current books. My paper bank book and bank statement shows a positive number. They way I am understanding

Re: [GNC] Need help with a Savings account

2019-04-17 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/16/19 5:41 AM, Michael or Penny Novack wrote: On 4/15/2019 6:11 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: Hi All, Now that I am feeling brave coming off of creating a charge card account, I decided to create a saving account. My bank statement shows deposits as positive numbers

Re: [GNC] Need help with a Savings account

2019-04-17 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/16/19 9:32 AM, Colin Law wrote: It may have been mentioned before but in Settings > Accounts there is a checkbox, Use formal accounting labels. If you clear that then the headings on bank accounts say withdrawal and deposit, and on Credit card accounts say Charge and Payment, which I find

Re: [GNC] Don't understand why I have what I have

2019-04-13 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/13/19 2:25 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: On Apr 13, 2019, at 3:14 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: Hi All, especially Adrian, Here is what I have so far. I have two accounts: "Little Visa", which is a Credit card account "Little Visa -- Expense",

Re: [GNC] Don't understand why I have what I have

2019-04-13 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/13/19 5:31 PM, Christian Kluge wrote: Am 14.04.2019 um 02:14 schrieb David Cousens: Whether to debit or credit an account in a transaction in an accounting program may also not be what you expect from the everday experience with bank statements etc. I just wanted to add the reason for

Re: [GNC] Don't understand why I have what I have

2019-04-13 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/13/19 3:53 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: Oh Geez, I try to reverse the numbers and get all kinds of junk to Imbalance USD. Is there a way to elegantly do this? I exported it to a CSV. I found founbd columns: Amount With Sym Amount Num. It it really easy to reverse

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 12:00 PM, Stephen M. Butler wrote: On 4/11/19 1:13 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: On 4/11/19 1:08 AM, Colin Law wrote: On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 at 07:25, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: .. I will be reconciling by hand from my bank's statements. When I find an entry, do

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 12:47 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Todd, In one of my lengthy replies, I offered a suggestion to create a generic asset account and use that to make your payments from. This would allow you to still track expenses on the card, but not worry about payment details. (of course, as I

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 1:02 PM, Stephen M. Butler wrote: Sounds perfect.  The only problem is that I can't figure out how to dumb down GnuCash down from a Bookkeeping system to and register. I think I'd better just use a spreadsheet or go back to pencil and paper Here is the spreadsheet I used before

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 2:47 PM, Stephen M. Butler wrote: I did sent the zipped file directly to the OP. And I got it, ran it through Virus Total, and am looking at it right now. Thank you again! ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 1:25 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: I’m not sure there is a particular link for that specific thing. (other than the Help manual on the GnuCash website - or via your Help menu, which contain some screenshots for clarity.) Here’s a simple version: Hi Adrian, I will have to read

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 2:48 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Base still stinks. No real work has been done on it in ages. Regards, Adrien I was afraid of that. They should have not tried to clone access to start with and just made one of their own. On my low priority list is how to talk to Postgresql with

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 2:50 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: I’d bet your bank already offers and electronic means to accomplish what you want. Actually, I am involved in computer security. I do not recommend on line banking. If you must, do it from Linux, but absolutely not from Windows I just want an

Re: [GNC] two lines for every entry

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 2:59 PM, Michael or Penny Novack wrote: On 4/11/2019 3:45 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: On 4/11/19 5:57 AM, Michael or Penny Novack wrote: Using the d thing does require you to understand SOMETHING about double entry bookkeeping because that is what you are doing

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 2:35 PM, Dennis Powless wrote: You know, if you can do VBA with MS Access you could write your own financial database to accomplish your needs, I thought about doing this once. D I am allergic to M$ software. It makes me cuss. I could throw something together with Approach or

Re: [GNC] n and c?

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 6:03 AM, Robert Heller wrote: At Wed, 10 Apr 2019 22:01:27 -0700 ToddAndMargo wrote: Hi All, On a credit card account, in the "R" column, what is "blank", "n", and "c" stand for? c = cleared y = reconciled n = ? And does "R" stand for "reconcile"? Yes When you get your

Re: [GNC] two lines for every entry

2019-04-11 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/11/19 5:57 AM, Michael or Penny Novack wrote: Using the d thing does require you to understand SOMETHING about double entry bookkeeping because that is what you are doing.. That you for all the help! Unfortunately, GnuCash is way, way overkill for what I need. I am not after using it

Re: [GNC] Don't understand why I have what I have

2019-04-14 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 04/14/2019 12:36 AM, Maf. King wrote: On Sunday, 14 April 2019 07:59:55 BST ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: Hi Adrian, I found a slick way of switching every thing around. No, you stumbled onto the correct way to do it... as described in the docs. Maf. The docs described

Re: [GNC] Don't understand why I have what I have

2019-04-13 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/13/19 8:53 PM, David Carlson wrote: ToddAndMargo, On Sat, Apr 13, 2019 at 9:22 PM ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org>> wrote: On 4/13/19 3:53 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: > Oh Geez, > > I try to reverse the 

Re: [GNC] Don't understand why I have what I have

2019-04-14 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 04/13/2019 10:23 PM, D via gnucash-user wrote: This. On April 14, 2019, at 10:44 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: I understand you don’t care for the official documentation, but how much frustration have you endured by not reading it and just trying to plow through? How many times have you

Re: [GNC] I just don't understand reconciliation

2019-06-18 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 6/18/19 4:20 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: On Jun 18, 2019, at 6:04 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: On 6/18/19 3:43 AM, Maf. King wrote: Yep, the Balance button will insert a transaction into your account to make it balance with the statement finishing total. It's effectively

Re: [GNC] I just don't understand reconciliation

2019-06-18 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 6/18/19 5:07 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: It isn’t adding it without you telling it to, which you are doing when you click the `Balance` button when you should not be, because you are already balanced. Oh It was a surprise the first time. Now I expect and avoid it. Bozo's account gets a

Re: [GNC] I just don't understand reconciliation

2019-06-18 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 6/18/19 5:00 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: To add on one more tidbit for an anticipated question: What ??? Me??? I realize I can be thick as a rock at times. It isn’t very likely that a charge will take more than 24 hours to settle. (business sales charged on delivery with long lead

Re: [GNC] extra column?

2019-06-18 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
>> On Jun 18, 2019, at 4:19 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> On my credit card registries, is it possible to add an extra >> date column where I can put Post Date? >> >> >> Many thanks, >> -T On 6/18/19 5:2

Re: [GNC] I just don't understand reconciliation

2019-06-18 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 6/18/19 4:43 PM, Ronal B Morse wrote: What Adrian said. Once you understand this, then reconciliation will make perfect sense, and you will never, ever press the "balance" button (where that extra transaction you don't want came from) again. Ron Apologies, Adrien. You were the victim of

Re: [GNC] I just don't understand reconciliation

2019-06-18 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 6/18/19 4:36 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Adrian, If it add spurious entries for translations that have not passed during the date periods I am checking, it is useless. It would only work if I altered all my charge dates to their actual post date. That I DO NOT WANT. The box in the

Re: [GNC] I just don't understand reconciliation

2019-06-18 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 6/18/19 3:41 AM, Maf. King wrote: Things these days are generally much more instant, although sometimes not as instant as we might like. HTH, Maf Not really. By law, folks that take credit crds in the USA are not allowed to charge you until the item ships or gets processed. Sometimes

Re: [GNC] I just don't understand reconciliation

2019-06-18 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 6/18/19 4:56 PM, Maf. King wrote: I'm slightly confused as to why dispatch dates matter in an accounting program. It almost sounds like you are trying to use the reconcile workflow for something that is not. Just trying to get everything inside the balance date. I do not use the "balance"

Re: [GNC] I just don't understand reconciliation

2019-06-18 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 6/18/19 5:05 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: On Jun 18, 2019, at 6:58 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: 2) use Balance with the starting date of my current statement, so a month behind. No, no, no, no. Do *NOT* use the balance button unless the ‘Difference’ is something OTHER

Re: [GNC] I just don't understand reconciliation

2019-06-18 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 6/18/19 3:43 AM, Maf. King wrote: Yep, the Balance button will insert a transaction into your account to make it balance with the statement finishing total. It's effectively a short cut when you can't be bothered to keep careful track of all your txns. Maf. Here is the rub. The date I

Re: [GNC] I just don't understand reconciliation

2019-06-18 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 6/18/19 4:27 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: On Jun 18, 2019, at 6:11 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: On 6/18/19 3:41 AM, Maf. King wrote: Things these days are generally much more instant, although sometimes not as instant as we might like. HTH, Maf Not really. By law

Re: [GNC] I just don't understand reconciliation

2019-06-18 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 6/17/19 11:47 PM, Michael Hendry wrote: Gnucash is calculating the ending balance “believing" that the $7 charge would have hit your credit card, but your imaginary credit card statement would have omitted it, leaving an ending balance of $135. You need to enter $135 in the Reconcile

Re: [GNC] I just don't understand reconciliation

2019-06-18 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 6/17/19 11:47 PM, Michael Hendry wrote: When you have checked the relevant entries in the reconciliation window (as in your third screenshot), you’ll get a difference of $0.00. Now click on the “Finish” button, and the process will be complete, with the transactions you have checked now

[GNC] Transfer funds after reconcile, finish ???

2019-06-19 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
Hi All, After a successful Reconcile, Finish, I sometimes get the following pop up: I changed the number to zero before pasting. What is this all about? Why would it want to transfer funds? I press cancel. Many thanks, -T ___

Re: [GNC] I just don't understand reconciliation

2019-06-19 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
Follow up: Good Lord you guys are patient and gracious. I can be thick as a stone at times. I am now using the feature with confidence. Thank you! -T ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or

Re: [GNC] I just don't understand reconciliation

2019-06-19 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 6/19/19 12:16 AM, Colin Law wrote: On Wed, 19 Jun 2019 at 00:56, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: ... So basically, I need t wait for my next statement to come to "c" the charges that did not make it on the current statement. So reconcile will always be a month behind. I

Re: [GNC] Transfer funds after reconcile, finish ???

2019-06-19 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 6/19/19 12:19 AM, Colin Law wrote: That happens on Credit Card accounts on the assumption that you might want to enter a transaction to pay off the credit card. If you don't want to do that just click Cancel. Colin Interesting! That explains it. Thank you!

Re: [GNC] Transfer funds after reconcile, finish ???

2019-06-19 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 6/19/19 9:58 AM, Maf. King wrote: On Wednesday, 19 June 2019 17:38:46 BST ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: On 6/19/19 12:44 AM, Maf. King wrote: On Wednesday, 19 June 2019 08:26:46 BST ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: On 6/19/19 12:19 AM, Colin Law wrote: That happens on Credit

Re: [GNC] Transfer funds after reconcile, finish ???

2019-06-19 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 6/19/19 12:44 AM, Maf. King wrote: On Wednesday, 19 June 2019 08:26:46 BST ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: On 6/19/19 12:19 AM, Colin Law wrote: That happens on Credit Card accounts on the assumption that you might want to enter a transaction to pay off the credit card. If you don't

Re: [GNC] extra column?

2019-06-19 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 6/19/19 5:02 AM, Larry Evans wrote: On 6/18/19 5:58 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: On Jun 18, 2019, at 4:19 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: Hi All, On my credit card registries, is it possible to add an extra date column where I can put Post Date? Many thanks, -T

Re: [GNC] extra column?

2019-06-20 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 6/19/19 10:13 AM, Larry Evans wrote: Attached is a BozoBuysTransaction report. It shows what I think you're calling the "post date on credit card transactions" under the heading: done-AnyCard What I'm calling the "charge date"(the date charge were made) is under the heading:

[GNC] extra column?

2019-06-18 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
Hi All, On my credit card registries, is it possible to add an extra date column where I can put Post Date? Many thanks, -T ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe:

Re: [GNC] I just don't understand reconciliation

2019-06-18 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 6/18/19 1:53 AM, David T. wrote: Michael, I believe that ToddAndMargo clicked the "Reconcile" button in the reconcile window, which is designed to create a balancing entry when your reconciling doesn't work. ToddAndMargo, Michael's suggestion to click the "Finish" button

Re: [GNC] I just don't understand reconciliation

2019-06-18 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 6/18/19 1:54 AM, Maf. King wrote: Finish will be greyed out until you get the "difference" to 0 7 is what it suppose to ber! It is not checked off! ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

2019-05-10 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/26/19 3:19 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: Hi All, I have been looking over the "Reconcile" on on eof m yu credit card account.  I just don understand what I am seeing. 1) do I put a "c" in the opening balance as I I has checked it? 2) I have put "C&

Re: [GNC] undo close?

2019-05-09 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 5/9/19 7:04 AM, Derek Atkins wrote: I still have no idea how it got to that. As Geert said, that message only appears once in the whole source code, and it's not from an accessible function. Lucky me! ___ gnucash-user mailing list

Re: [GNC] undo close?

2019-05-08 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 5/8/19 3:28 AM, Geert Janssens wrote: Todd, do you remember which tab was open when you accidentally clicked the close button ? Was it a report tab, a register tab or an accounts tab or even something else ? I was in on of my credit card accounts. But, I checked and the button is there is

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

2019-04-29 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/27/19 2:29 AM, Liz wrote: We all learn in different combinations of three main ways Hearing, Doing and Seeing It doesn't matter how. Most importantly Some people just don't learn from lectures some just don't learn from reading a book some only learn by doing and asking questions.

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

2019-04-28 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/27/19 2:29 AM, Liz wrote: For the human identified as ToddAndMargo Can't think of a way to remove the private information ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe:

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

2019-04-28 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/27/19 3:18 AM, Michael Hendry wrote: On 27 Apr 2019, at 10:29, Liz wrote: On Sat, 27 Apr 2019 14:16:25 +0530 "David T. via gnucash-user" wrote: ToddAndMango, you might try reading the documentation. I'm going to put my education hat on here We all learn in different combinations

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

2019-04-26 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/26/19 5:59 PM, David Cousens wrote: Me: Where's the ? Wife: In the refrigerator. Me: No it isn't. Wife: Yes it is. Me: Definitely is not! Wife: Walks to refrigerator, opens the door grab.s . from the front of the middle shelf. Wife Dirty look. That could be my house!

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

2019-04-27 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/26/19 10:13 PM, Liz wrote: On Fri, 26 Apr 2019 19:59:32 -0500 (CDT) David Cousens wrote: Me: Where's the ? Wife: In the refrigerator. Me: No it isn't. Wife: Yes it is. Me: Definitely is not! Wife: Walks to refrigerator, opens the door grab.s . from the front of the middle

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

2019-04-27 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/27/19 12:11 AM, Colin Law wrote: I am sure we have been over this before. You should not generally need to touch the reconcile column in the register yourself. It is all done through the Reconcile feature. Open the credit card (or bank) account and select Options > Reconcile. Check the

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

2019-04-26 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/26/19 4:57 PM, David Carlson wrote: If you are using GMail Zoho mail ___ 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

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

2019-04-26 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 4/26/19 4:55 PM, David Cousens wrote: Todd, Google "GnuCash" and a keyword or phrase and google will usually locate specific info within the documentation on a topic. Doesn't always work but usually gets you into the ballpark. Google "GnuCash reconcile" lists the relevant help manual

[GNC] Need help reconciling

2019-04-26 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
Hi All, I have been looking over the "Reconcile" on on eof m yu credit card account. I just don understand what I am seeing. 1) do I put a "c" in the opening balance as I I has checked it? 2) I have put "C" in all the charges on my bank statement. 3) I press the Reconcile button and I put in

Re: [GNC] Okay, why won't it let me restore from backup?

2019-05-06 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 5/6/19 7:41 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: I restore yesterday's file and still get today's booboo Why won't it let me restore from backup? But I could run it from backup and press "save as" to put it back where it normally

Re: [GNC] undo close?

2019-05-07 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 5/7/19 12:11 AM, Colin Law wrote: On Tue, 7 May 2019 at 08:06, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user [1] wrote: GnuCash 2.3 and later View -> New Accounts Page Q speakth with forked tongue. Translation. "You can't. You have to start over. HAHAHAHAH." Pa

[GNC] Okay, why won't it let me restore from backup?

2019-05-06 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
I restore yesterday's file and still get today's booboo Why won't it let me restore from backup? ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe:

Re: [GNC] undo close?

2019-05-07 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 5/6/19 11:22 PM, Liz wrote: On Mon, 6 May 2019 19:35:24 -0700 ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: Hi All, If you accidentally hit "Close", is there a way to undo it other than from backup (which is what I did)? Many thanks, -T Start here https://wiki.gnucash.org/

Re: [GNC] Okay, why won't it let me restore from backup?

2019-05-07 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 5/7/19 12:08 AM, Colin Law wrote: What exactly did you do when you tried to restore it from backup? Without knowing what backup s/w or strategy you use we are in the dark on what you actually did. What backup means is that I have copies of the data file squirrels away wher Gnu Cash can't

[GNC] undo close?

2019-05-06 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
Hi All, If you accidentally hit "Close", is there a way to undo it other than from backup (which is what I did)? Many thanks, -T ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe:

Re: [GNC] Okay, why won't it let me restore from backup?

2019-05-07 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 5/7/19 2:58 AM, Colin Law wrote: On Tue, 7 May 2019 at 09:09, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: I got back the same closed account. If you had deleted the original file and replaced it with the new one there is no way that it could have opened the old one (as it no longer existed

Re: [GNC] Okay, why won't it let me restore from backup?

2019-05-07 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On Tue, May 7, 2019, 3:09 AM ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org>> wrote: On 5/7/19 12:08 AM, Colin Law wrote: > What exactly did you do when you tried to restore it from backup? > Without knowing what backup s/w or strateg

Re: [GNC] undo close?

2019-05-07 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 5/6/19 11:22 PM, Liz wrote: On Mon, 6 May 2019 19:35:24 -0700 ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user [1] wrote: Hi All, If you accidentally hit "Close", is there a way to undo it other than from backup (which is what I did)? Many thanks, -T Start here [2]https://wiki.gnucash.org/

Re: [GNC] undo close?

2019-05-07 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 5/7/19 3:02 AM, Liz wrote: On Tue, 7 May 2019 02:37:36 -0700 ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: Liz Hi Liz, I think there is some misunderstanding. I pressed the "Close" button, as in "close and archive the account". I did not close the "Tab". I

Re: [GNC] undo close?

2019-05-07 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 5/7/19 3:17 AM, Colin Law wrote: What popup tooltip do you see if you hover over the Close button that you posted an image of? Colin I am too chicken to do it again. ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your

Re: [GNC] undo close?

2019-05-07 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 5/7/19 2:37 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: I did not close the "Tab". The "Tab" did not close. It was still there. ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferenc

Re: [GNC] undo close?

2019-05-07 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 5/7/19 3:02 AM, Colin Law wrote: What do you see if you click View > Filter By, both Account Type and Other tabs therein. Also show us the whole window please for the Accounts tab Colin I restored from backup. It currently says "Show all" ___

Re: [GNC] undo close?

2019-05-07 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 5/7/19 3:06 AM, Liz wrote: On Tue, 7 May 2019 02:37:36 -0700 ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: Hi Liz, I think there is some misunderstanding. I pressed the "Close" button, as in "close and archive the account". I did not close the "Tab". I

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