Jack Look under Edit>Preferences>Register>Register Defaults>Register Opens in a New Window.. I tink that box should be unchecked by default, but it may have changed. I think that setting goes with the data file, so it may be different in different files.
David C On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 11:25 AM, Jack Slater <theillini...@gmail.com> wrote: > Derek - Thx for this detailed suggestion. The light bulb is going on now > and cleaning up the "view" helps a lot! > > I have another question. > > When I have opened 3 sub-account windows - they are all "pinned" in the > same window pane as the main Accounts window pane - a tabbed approach. But > from that point, any other sub accounts that I double click to open - will > open in an individual/separate/apart window instead of adding to the tabbed > view with the others. Hope this makes sense! Would there be a limit on > tabbed accounts you can open? > > On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 9:46 AM, Derek Atkins <warl...@mit.edu> wrote: > > > Hi Jack, > > > > Jack Slater <theillini...@gmail.com> writes: > > > > > I think I'm getting that understanding a little bit. Thanks! > > > > > > Debit Checking Account - Credit Rent - paying a bill and knowing why > > (even > > > though in my Quicken mind the Rent account is just a category) > > > > > > I found a Transfer transaction on the tool bar that accommodates the > type > > > of transfer I am used to, i.e.: > > > > > > Debit Checking Account - Credit Visa Account - paying a bill > > > > > > In a perfect world, I'd sure like to use GC the same way. Maybe with > all > > > the help and usage I'll get there. > > > > You can easily restructure your account hierarchy by editing your > > accounts and reassigning them to new parent accounts. For example, if > > you look at the default account structure that you could create via File > > -> New File and creating a set of empty accounts, it will look something > > like: > > > > Assets/ > > Current Assets/ > > Bank/ > > Checking > > Savings > > Cash > > Fixed Assets/ > > Car > > House > > Liabilities/ > > Credit Card > > Mortgage > > Equity/ > > Opening Balances > > Income/ > > Salary > > Expenses/ > > Groceries > > Rent > > Utilities/ > > Electricity > > Gas > > Internet > > Phone > > > > Most likely all your Income/Expense accounts got flattened because > > Quicken generally doesn't create a hierarchy like this. But GnuCash > > can. > > > > All you need to do is select an account in the CoA, click on Edit, and > > then you can reassign to a new parent. Note that the parent must > > already exist. So if you create a top-level Expenses account, then you > > can assign Groceries and Rent to that. Similarly, if you create > > Expenses:Utilities then you can put the other accounts under that. > > > > This will help clean up your accounts. > > > > There is another option: You can start over. Run the File -> New File, > > create an empty set of accounts, and then, during the QIF Import from > > Quicken, assign each of the QIF Accounts and Categories to the correct > > GnuCash Account. This will properly populate the hierarchy as you > > desire. > > > > Hope this helps! > > > > -derek > > > > > On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 2:38 PM, Mike or Penny Novack < > > > stepbystepf...@dialup4less.com> wrote: > > > > > >> On 12/14/2017 2:10 PM, Jack Slater wrote: > > >> > > >>> I think I get what your saying and at this point (a) I have no clue > > how to > > >>> manage/edit/adjust what I have to that type of structure nor (b) do I > > know > > >>> enough yet to feel confident in making any changes! LOL.. > > >>> > > >>> I'm reconciling my November statement as we "speak" and had to add a > > few > > >>> account transfer entries - that in Quicken would credit 1 account and > > >>> automatically debit the transfer account. I have non idea how/if I > can > > do > > >>> that in GC!? > > >>> > > >>> Any pointers/help is gladly and thankfully accepted! > > >>> > > >>> On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 12:53 PM, Fross, Michael <mich...@fross.org> > > >>> wrote: > > >>> > > >> > > >> When you are entering transactions (of any sort) in gnucash or any > other > > >> double entry package you are always debiting one account (or accounts) > > and > > >> crediting one account (or accounts). Whether the second account is > being > > >> debited or credited will depend on what you are doing in the first > > account > > >> (the one you are entering the transactions from). THAT is automatic > > using > > >> gnucash. > > >> > > >> << the plurals above refer to split transactions which you will learn > > >> about later >> > > >> > > >> Michael > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> gnucash-user mailing list > > >> gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > >> ----- > > >> 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 > > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > > ----- > > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory > > Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) > > URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH > > warl...@mit.edu PGP key available > > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > 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 https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. 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