Another approach idea:
1. Find a previous transaction for which you want to repeat a
description. (this can be done from the CoA, or from a particular
account, such as an expense account)
2. Right-click & Duplicate Transaction
3. Edit the new transaction as desired.
Yet another approach:
1. I use 'Description' for people/companies I pay money to, or recieve
money from *only*.
2. I put 'description' information in the Notes field. (you need View>
Double-Line turned on to see it)
3. I put line-item descriptions in the Memo fields for each split. (use
View > Auto-Split or View > Transaction Journal, or the Split button to
see them)
4. Now you're 'Descriptions' are much more limited to just
Payors/Payees. Your detailed info, still can use auto-complete, but will
come up as you type. Additionally, repeating a Payor/Payee, can
auto-complete the entire last transaction with them, so some
descriptions may carry through automatically. This is particularly
helpful for regular transactions that don't change often save maybe for
amounts.
Regards,
Adrien
p.s. I agree, it would be nice to see a pull-down to choose from,
similar to the account list. Feel free to file an RFE (Request for
Enhancement) on Bugzilla. Someone who can code it may agree and
implement it.
On 6/29/22 6:21 PM, Steve Elstad wrote:
Hi, is there a way to create a list of all the items I have used in the
Description field? The autocompletion works if I remember the description
correctly. Would like to see a list for those rarely used ones.
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