Ted,
This is my initial advice to a new user:
First skim through the Help manual up to chapter 6
https://www.gnucash.org/docs.phtml
Then start GnuCash following the instructions in chapter 3 and create a
test file with a minimal set of accounts. You should consider it to be a
throw-away test,
Sirs,
I am using GnuCash and I am trying to make a simple ledger checking account
register. I have it set to date of entry and after I get down to line 44 of
my entries I notice that the running balance is off. I have found that it
take the amount in the line expense amount in line 44 and a