If you ARE balanced (‘Difference’ = $0.00) then you don’t *need* to ‘balance’ anything, you need to `Finish` the reconciliation.
I know you are averse to it, but reading the manual would have saved you and everyone else lots of time and confusion. Heck, just hovering over the button and waiting a second for the tool-tip would have explained it for you. Glad it is seeping in... Regards, Adrien > On Jun 18, 2019, at 7:15 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user > <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > > On 6/18/19 5:05 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: >>> On Jun 18, 2019, at 6:58 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user >>> <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> 2) use Balance with the starting date of my current >>> statement, so a month behind. >>> >> No, no, no, no. >> Do *NOT* use the balance button unless the ‘Difference’ is something OTHER >> THAN $0.00 after checking off all transactions that match the statement. >> That button is ONLY to be used as a ‘shortcut’ to create a transaction that >> balances you when you don’t balance. You could just as well create that >> transaction manually, and likely shouldn’t do either one. You should figure >> out WHY you don’t balance and FIX that. >> If you entered the correct opening balance, correct ending balance, and >> checked off all and ONLY those transactions that matched the statement >> (since the last reconciliation) then you should balance. >> If not, then either you or the bank has an error and that error needs to be >> found. The `Balance` button is for when you know the error is yours and you >> give up trying to find and correct it. >> Regards, >> Adrien > > Thank you Adrian. I FINALLY am getting it. > > Part of the problem is "balance" to me means something > else to GnuCash. I am looking for agreement of my > statements open and closing balance. Not what is missing. > > I wonder if Bozo is mad at me for letting everyone know > what he paid for his nose? Hmmm. > _______________________________________________ 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.
