Re: [GNC] I'm getting started in Gnucash and want to list each item that I buy from one merchant

Hello Sunfish, Yes. That is what happened. That is a good insight that you provided. Thank you! Neal On 3/11/24 12:46 PM, sunfis...@yahoo.com wrote: I'll note that because GnuCash keeps a running really of the amount needed to balance the transaction, users adding a new line to that transac

Re: [GNC] I'm getting started in Gnucash and want to list each item that I buy from one merchant

I'll note that because GnuCash keeps a running really of the amount needed to balance the transaction, users adding a new line to that transaction can get confusing results. For example, a user adds a new transaction for a grocery store and places a left column entry for $35 assigned to Expens

Re: [GNC] I'm getting started in Gnucash and want to list each item that I buy from one merchant

David, No, I found out very quickly that return causes that sort of result. Best regards, Neal On 3/9/24 10:32 PM, David Carlson wrote: Neal, By chance are you using the enter key during your editing? That triggers the full transactiion calculatkions. Use arrow keys, ta b key or mouse butto

Re: [GNC] I'm getting started in Gnucash and want to list each item that I buy from one merchant

Thank you Adrien, That's what I will need to do - do some in depth reading of the Help Manual and Tutorial. Best regards, Neal On 3/9/24 8:35 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: I'm not certain what you are describing, but I'll hazard a guess that you are seeing GnuCash auto-balance the transactio

Re: [GNC] I'm getting started in Gnucash and want to list each item that I buy from one merchant

On 2024-03-09 16:33, Adrien Monteleone wrote: > You will not likely be able to easily auto-add tax per line, but can > certainly put in tax lines manually. (such as one line for food, one for > medicine, etc.) GnuCash can help with the math here. I put the rate and > amount in the memo section and

Re: [GNC] I'm getting started in Gnucash and want to list each item that I buy from one merchant

Neal, By chance are you using the enter key during your editing? That triggers the full transactiion calculatkions. Use arrow keys, ta b key or mouse buttons until you are ready to see the transaction calculation. I think calculztions within individual amount fields happen as soon as you move o

Re: [GNC] I'm getting started in Gnucash and want to list each item that I buy from one merchant

I'm not certain what you are describing, but I'll hazard a guess that you are seeing GnuCash auto-balance the transaction. That is normal. Every transaction has to be balanced. (Debits *must* equal Credits) You are free to enter the transaction however you like, as long as that holds true. If

Re: [GNC] I'm getting started in Gnucash and want to list each item that I buy from one merchant

Neal, You are welcome. But please remember to hit 'reply-all' or 'reply-list' rather than just 'reply' so everyone on the list benefits and can participate in this discussion. Individual users may not always be able to help fully with any issue or question, others may have better answers or

Re: [GNC] I'm getting started in Gnucash and want to list each item that I buy from one merchant

You can certainly do so. The exact work flow can vary depending on your precise needs. I don't often have very long transactions (30 or more items) but it does happen a few times a year. I frequently have transactions with at least 5 or so 'splits'. I'd recommend experimenting with either Vi

[GNC] I'm getting started in Gnucash and want to list each item that I buy from one merchant

I would like to use Gnucash to keep track of the costs and information of each of the things that I buy from a merchant, such as Kroger, Home Depot, etc. There can be 30 to more items on one transaction. The items can be for different uses, such as food, lumber, computers, etc. There can be m

Re: [GNC] need help getting started

Eric, On the gnucash.org homepage you must have missed the "Development" panel - first item - "How to help" points to https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Contributing_to_GnuCash which covers how to help with development - scroll down to "Coders" section. Further links in it re coding standards, yada, y

Re: [GNC] need help getting started

Eric, Check the Help and the Tutorial (linked from the website, but should be available from within GnuCash). I don't recall which, but one describes the CSV format for importing bills/invoices. I don't *think* you can import them as paid, because it isn't just a flag on the transaction. The

[GNC] need help getting started

To the group, A short intro: I have been a user of Quicken for the last 1000 years or so, they have gone from a business that cares about customers to not so much. Late last year one of their updates lost or scrambled years of my business accounting data, and my backups. Their help line he

[GNC] Switching from Quickbooks and getting started

with accrual accounting Further to the advice from Jim DeLaHunt, if you actually enter the transactions in the GnuCash Tutorial and Concepts Guide sections Getting Started and Managing Personal Finances you'll learn a lot more, and the switch will be fairly straightforward once you work out how t

Re: [GNC] Switching from Quickbooks and getting started

Hello, Christine, and welcome to GnuCash! One way to get started is: 1. Read through GnuCash's Tutorial and Concepts Guide , 2. Download the GnuCash app 3. Install the GnuCash app: do the us

[GNC] Switching from Quickbooks and getting started

I have been using Quickbooks for personal finances and a small business for which I generate invoices. Haven't a clue for how to set up gnuchash *Christine* ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences o

Re: Getting started

I’ll also chime in with the following tips: The TL;DR is that unlike most other software, you are likely to only use ONE file with GnuCash. And so, you don’t need to open the file directly as you would with other software. Instead, open GnuCash and it will load your data file wherever it may re

Re: Getting started

Johnathon, Just to amplify a little bit on Kevin's answers. If you are opening a file generated at home using Gnucash on your home computer, the copy of Gnucash running on your work computer cannot know where your files are located until it is has opened a file for the first time. You have to use

Re: Getting started

On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 1:40 PM, Jonathan Ames wrote: > I have asked these questions previously, but haven’t understood the > answers. I have basically no experience with non-commercial software, > and/or may be otherwise unworthy to use Gnucash. > > - I want to use Gnucash for both personal and

Getting started

I have asked these questions previously, but haven’t understood the answers. I have basically no experience with non-commercial software, and/or may be otherwise unworthy to use Gnucash. - I want to use Gnucash for both personal and business purposes. I am typing now on Mac/Sierra; I am wonderin

Re: Getting started

On 02/04/2018 05:45 PM, N B Day wrote: On Mon, 2018-02-05 at 00:05 +, Buddha Buck wrote: I don't know if it is what new users usually do, but I think it's probably one of the better ways to do it. A lot of the difficulties I see on the gnucash-users list come from trying to import data fro

Re: Getting started

On Mon, 2018-02-05 at 00:05 +, Buddha Buck wrote: > I don't know if it is what new users usually do, but I think it's > probably > one of the better ways to do it. A lot of the difficulties I see on > the > gnucash-users list come from trying to import data from other > programs, > especially m

Re: Getting started

I don't know if it is what new users usually do, but I think it's probably one of the better ways to do it. A lot of the difficulties I see on the gnucash-users list come from trying to import data from other programs, especially multi-year Quicken imports. On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 6:52 PM Graham Ja

Getting started

I have been using Quicken for my finances for some years, but I want to change, and I like what I have read about Gnu Cash. I’ve had enough experience with double-entry book-keeping systems to know what it means. Would it be feasible to use my closing balances from Quicken, at, say, Dec 31 2