When entering more than one transaction in a session, new transactions default to the same date last used, so the existing shortcuts metioned in a previous comment often work.
If it happens that you are editing multiple historical transactions, they are likely close together as well. If I had that sort of switch, I would be forgetting to reset it when done. On Mon, Dec 26, 2022, 6:07 PM Dr. David Kirkby < drkir...@kirkbymicrowave.co.uk> wrote: > On Mon, 26 Dec 2022 at 19:22, William Prescott <w...@theprescotts.com> > wrote: > > > Your post puzzles me. > > > > > I am trying to enter some transactions from March. Every now and again > I > > > forget to change the date on something, so I get today’s date. Then I > > have > > > to go back to a backup file. > > > > > > Why? Can't you just edit the date on the transaction and change it. > > > I thought one wasn’t supposed to do that - at least in formula accounting. > > > > > > > > It would be nice when entering historical > > > transactions if it was impossible to use todays date - one is forced to > > > change the date is something in preferences prevented todays date being > > > used. > > > > I must be missing something. Not being able to use today's day would make > > it impossible to enter transactions on the day they occurred. Are you > > asking for some switch that could be set before entering historical > > transactions? It seems like a cumbersome solution to a non-problem. > > > Yes, a switch for entering historical transactions. > > > > > Will > > > Dave > -- > Dr. David Kirkby, > Kirkby Microwave Ltd, > drkir...@kirkbymicrowave.co.uk > https://www.kirkbymicrowave.co.uk/ > Telephone 01621-680100./ +44 1621 680100 > > Registered in England & Wales, company number 08914892. > Registered office: > Stokes Hall Lodge, Burnham Rd, Althorne, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6DT, United > Kingdom > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > 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 To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: 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.
