Re: [GNC] Adding new income category or new expenses category

2021-07-22 Thread Glenn Fowler
Excellent tips and nice write up! On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 2:07 PM Adrien Monteleone < adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > I'll add some tips for any new user getting their feet wet building > their Chart of Accounts: > > Put as much info into each transaction as you possibly can. > > A. Use

Re: [GNC] Adding new income category or new expenses category

2021-07-22 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I'll add some tips for any new user getting their feet wet building their Chart of Accounts: Put as much info into each transaction as you possibly can. A. Use the Notes field (visible in Double Line mode) and put info in the Memo fields for each Split. (if you don't know what Splits are yet,

Re: [GNC] Adding new income category or new expenses category

2021-07-15 Thread list+gnucash
On 2021-07-15 13:07, Stephen M. Butler wrote: On 7/15/21 12:27 PM, Jim DeLaHunt wrote: Hello, Barry: Welcome to GnuCash and welcome to the gnucash-user list. The word "Bellingham" in your signature caught my eye. Bellingham, WA is near where I live. It is known as the "the city of subdued ex

Re: [GNC] Adding new income category or new expenses category

2021-07-15 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 7/15/21 12:27 PM, Jim DeLaHunt wrote: Hello, Barry: Welcome to GnuCash and welcome to the gnucash-user list. The word "Bellingham" in your signature caught my eye. Bellingham, WA is near where I live. It is known as the "the city of subdued excitement". :-) Is this a West Coast thread?  

Re: [GNC] Adding new income category or new expenses category

2021-07-15 Thread Steve Butler
Barry, This comes down to building your chart of accounts (COA). You would be adding Income and/or expense accounts. Easy to do when sitting on the accounts tab. The top menu bar will have entries to ADD, DELETE, or EDIT. The user guide will also walk you through the exercise. Give it a good

Re: [GNC] Adding new income category or new expenses category

2021-07-15 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
Hello, Barry: Welcome to GnuCash and welcome to the gnucash-user list. The word "Bellingham" in your signature caught my eye. Bellingham, WA is near where I live. It is known as the "the city of subdued excitement". :-) On 2021-07-15 11:33, Barry G. Hall wrote: I am a new GnuCash user. I su

Re: [GNC] Adding new income category or new expenses category

2021-07-15 Thread David Carlson
Welcome to GnuCash and this user mail list. If you simply accepted the default account list when you created your first data file you may want to start over , possibly first choosing business accounts with the New Account Hierarchy assistant before you import your first bank statement. Read the

[GNC] Adding new income category or new expenses category

2021-07-15 Thread Barry G. Hall
I am a new GnuCash user. I successfully set up an account and imported my business bank account statement. In the list of transactions I was able to assign an income or expense category to each transaction, however there is no expense category for “advertising”, “consulting”, “internet” or e