Arthur,
If you enter a negative amount into a register it will swap it to the
other column. (debit/credit if using formal labels, left/right
respectively otherwise - the labels change based on the account type.)
The opening balance transaction should have been a credit (right column)
to your
I couldn't find a register to enter anything into.And I don't know what
'splits' are.
So I entered in the acc. rec. account I made for him. I took a punt and
entered -184 and it accepted it. Then I put in a 'payment' of 220 and it showed
me a balance in red of -34 which is fine.
that original
