Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

Hi, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user writes: > okay, I am just not understanding. > > In the reconcile window > > 1) I presume "Statement Date" is my statement's closing >date? Correct. > 1) the statement date matches my bank statement Good. > 2) starting balance is 0 (it is not) I assume

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

Todd The Statement date is the closing date on your statement. If the statement date does not match then you set it to the closing date on your statement. I have never changed the reconcile status to c or anything else (unless I needed to manually unreconcile a statement period which I don't

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

You have to fix the starting balance first. If this is your first reconcile of a pre-existing account, read the docs as this is a little different. More than likely, you can just reconcile starting from zero and include your Opening Balance transaction which should get you to the proper ending

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

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" in all the charges on my

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

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Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

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

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Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

> 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 of three main ways >

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

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 of three main ways Hearing, Doing and Seeing It doesn't matter how. Most

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

All of this is covered in the Guide at https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v3/C/gnucash-guide/chapter_txns.html#txns-reconcile1 , especially 2.9.4.1, which includes a section regarding the starting balance, as well as

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

On Sat, 27 Apr 2019 at 08:48, Colin Law wrote: > > On Sat, 27 Apr 2019 at 08:34, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user > wrote: > > > > 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

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

On Sat, 27 Apr 2019 at 08:34, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: > > 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.

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

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

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 opening balance matches the opening

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

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

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 shelf. > Wife Dirty look.

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 6:44 PM ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > On 4/26/19 4:36 PM, Tommy Trussell wrote: > > Most of the time you probably don't want to bother with the n or c flags > > in the ledger -- let GnuCash do that for you, through the > > I think the

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

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

Sounds like me at the grocery store. Just tell me what aisle, even better something big beside it, and like magic it appears, even though I'd already checked that area thoroughly. On Fri, 26 Apr 2019 at 20:35, David Cousens wrote: > Todd, > > >Why I could not find it on my own, I can only

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

Todd, >Why I could not find it on my own, I can only speculate ... We all went through not being able to find stuff at one point. Sometimes the greatest help is just knowing it exists somewhere. David - David Cousens -- Sent from:

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

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

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

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Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

ToddAndMargo, If you are using GMail, it tries to hide what it considers less important, which often accidentally hides important information. Click on the three dots icon to see the rest. David Carlson On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 6:43 PM ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org>

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

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 entry as well as the tutorial and concepts

Re: [GNC] Need help reconciling

Hi! Welcome to GnuCash! On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 5:22 PM ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > 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

[GNC] Need help reconciling

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