Summary

We learned a lot in this chapter about the core task in bookkeeping, namely, entering transactions and further tweaking them.

Specifically, we covered:

  • Simple transactions: If they are simple transactions, we can enter them in the Transfer Funds window or in the account register.
  • More complex transactions: If they are more complex transactions, known as split transactions, we have to use the account register.
  • Edit, cancel, and delete: Knowing how to edit, cancel, and delete transactions allows us to overcome our fear of making mistakes.
  • Duplicating transactions: We learned a powerful technique of duplicating transactions, which will help us to save a lot of work in bookkeeping.
  • Shortcuts: We learned a number of shortcuts to speed up entering transactions.
  • Navigation: We saw how to open the account registers, close them as well as jump from one account register to the corresponding one which has the other part of the transaction.
  • Views: We covered the different ways we can view the account register and how it helps us to see the different fields available to enter data.

We also reviewed how to sort and filter the transactions in the account register, so that we can focus on the specific ones we are interested in.

Earlier, we said that the real reason why we are spending all this time and effort to enter the transactions is to be able to see the reports. That will be the topic of our next chapter.

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