PS The print instructions I gave will print to a file. That file can be opened with Preview and printed normally. You may be able to send it directly to a printer after setting the options. I don't have a printer so I didn't think about that. I just take things to a copy shop a block away when I want to print which is rare. That way I don't have to mess with printers and cartridges for the dozen times a year when I want a hard copy.
On 2022 Jan 17, at 01-17 13:01:55, William Prescott <w...@theprescotts.com> wrote: Heide, My suggestion is: Do NOT update Gnucash and change computers at the same time. Update Gnucash now, so that when you transfer stuff to your new computer you will not be making any changes to Gnucash at that time. When you update Gnucash, do it one version at a time, i.e. first update to 3.0-1, then to 4.0, then to 4.9. At each step make a backup of the Gnucash data file before updating and check that things look okay after updating. On a Mac operating system, I have had no problem keeping the old versions around while I try out newer ones. I have a Gnucash folder in Applications. It contains subfolders for Gnucash 2.6.1-1, 3.0-1, 3.10, 4.0, 4.1, 4.1.4, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.8-2, 4.9.The Gnucash.app is in each of the subfolders and I can just double click on any one of them to run it. I don't think you need to go through all of the versions updating one by one, but certainly go through each of the major version, 3 and 4. Do not try to got straight from 2 to 4. The datafile format changes from major version to major version. So don't go backwards. Backup your current datafile, open Gnucash 3.x, make sure it is okay, save changes, make a new backup, open Gnucash 4.x, make sure it is okay, save changes, etc. Keep track of which backup corresponds with a working copy and which version it worked with. You shouldn't have any trouble. As you can see I have gone through a lot of versions and never had any issues. Regarding your second question: Create a transaction report from the Reports menu Click on Options at the top of the Transaction report window Click on Accounts within the options dialog Select the account you want Click Apply Click on General Select the time period you want Click Apply Click on Display Select the Running Balances check box if you want those. Click Apply Click OK when you have all the options set Then select Print Report from the File menu The Print dialog box is not very Mac-like but it works fine Select Print to File Then click on the filename That will open another dialog box that will let you choose where to put it. If you click print without clicking on the filename, it will save it, but you might have trouble finding it. Good luck, Will On 2022 Jan 17, at 01-17 12:10:31, Heide Wang <heide...@gmail.com> wrote: Hello, I have couple questions. I started using Gnucash in 2015 to keep basic financial record of a trust account. I am using Gnucash 2.6.18 (I know it is old version), and my mac operation system is 10.14.6. My computer is about 9 years old. Although everything is working fine now, but I know I need to upgrade my computer soon. When I up grade my computer, I will download the newest version of Gnucash. How can I transfer all the data to the newer version of Gnucash?? I would like to get a step by step instruction so I wouldn’t loss my old data. My second question is there anyway to print the detail page of certain account ? For example, when I open my bank account page, it shows the list date of deposit or withdraw, description, amount and balance line by line, Can I print it for my paper record? Thanks for the help. Heide _______________________________________________ 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 you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- 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 gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
