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<TITLE>New Account Window</TITLE>
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<PARA>This is what a new account window looks like:
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<PARA>Pick an <LINK LINKEND="XACC-ACCTYPES"><EMPHASIS>Account
    Type</EMPHASIS></LINK>.

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<PARA>The <EMPHASIS>Currency</EMPHASIS> field should typically be a <LINK LINKEND="XACC-ISOCURR">three-letter ISO currency code</LINK>
    (<EMPHASIS>e.g.</EMPHASIS> - <ACRONYM>USD</ACRONYM> for U.S. Dollars). The <EMPHASIS>Account
    Code</EMPHASIS> is a number that determines the <LINK LINKEND="SORTORDER">sort order</LINK> of the account when
    it appears in a report or in the <LINK LINKEND="XACC-CHARTOFACCTS"><EMPHASIS>    Chart of Accounts</EMPHASIS></LINK>.

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<PARA>The picture below shows an example for a stock or currency
    trading account. Note that the Security field is not grayed
    out, and that you can enter a value. That value is typically a
    <LINK LINKEND="XACC-ISOCURR">three-letter ISO currency
    code.</LINK>

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