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104 lines
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N_( "The GnuCash online manual has lots of helpful information. \
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You can access the manual under the Help menu.")
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N_( "You can easily import your existing financial data from Quicken, \
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MS Money or other programs that export QIF files or OFX files. In the \
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File menu, click on the sub-menu Import and click on QIF or OFX file, \
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respectively. Then, follow the instructions provided.")
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N_( "If you are familiar with other financial programs such as Quicken, \
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note that GnuCash uses accounts instead of categories to track \
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income and expenses. For more information on income and expense \
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accounts, please see the GnuCash online manual.")
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N_( "Create new accounts by clicking the New button in the main window \
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tool bar. This will bring up a dialog box where you can enter \
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account details. For more information on choosing an account type \
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or setting up a chart of accounts, please see the GnuCash online \
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manual.")
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N_( "Click the right mouse button in the main window to bring up the \
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account menu options. Within each register, clicking the right \
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mouse button brings up the transaction menu options.")
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N_( "To enter multiple-split transactions such as a paycheck with \
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multiple deductions, click the Split button in the tool bar. \
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Alternatively, in the View menu, you can choose the register \
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style Auto-Split Ledger or Transaction Journal.")
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N_( "As you enter amounts in the register, you can use the GnuCash \
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calculator to add, subtract, multiply and divide. Simply type \
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the first value, then select '+', '-','*', or '/'. Type the \
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second value and press Enter to record the calculated amount.")
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N_( "Quick-fill makes it easy to enter common transactions. When you \
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type the first letter(s) of a common transaction description, \
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then press the Tab key, GnuCash will automatically complete \
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the remainder of the transaction as it was last entered.")
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N_( "Type the first letter(s) of an existing account name in the \
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Transfer register column, and GnuCash will complete the name from \
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your list of accounts. For subaccounts, type the first letter(s) \
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of the parent account, followed by ':' and the first letter(s) of \
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the subaccount (e.g. A:C for Assets:Cash.)")
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N_( "Want to see all your subaccount transactions in one register? \
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From the main menu, highlight the parent account and select \
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Accounts -> Open Subaccounts from the menu.")
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N_( "When entering dates, you can type '+' or '-' to increment or \
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decrement the selected date. You can use '+' and '-' to increment and \
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decrement check numbers as well.")
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N_( "To switch between multiple tabs in the main window, press \
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Control+Page Up/Down.")
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N_( "In the reconcile window, you can press the spacebar to mark \
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transactions as reconciled. You can also press Tab and Shift-Tab to \
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move between deposits and withdrawals.")
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N_( "To transfer funds between accounts with different currencies, \
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click on the Transfer button in the register toolbar, select the \
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accounts, and the Currency Transfer options for entering the exchange \
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rate or the other currency's amount will be available.")
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N_( "You can pack multiple reports into a single window, \
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providing all the financial information you want at a glance. \
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To do so, use the Sample & Custom -> \"Custom Multicolumn Report\" \
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report.")
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N_( "Style Sheets affect how reports are displayed. Choose \
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a style sheet for your report as a report option, and use \
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the Edit -> Style Sheets menu to customize style sheets.")
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N_( "To raise the accounts menu in the transfer field of a register \
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page, press the Menu key or the Ctrl-Down key combination.")
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N_( "The scheduled transaction editor comes with a very flexible \
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frequency configurator. Basic frequencies to schedule a transaction \
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include daily, weekly and monthly. But more advanced schemes can be \
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set up as well. Some examples:\n\nTo schedule a transaction every \
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three weeks, you can choose the weekly basic frequency and then \
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set 'Every 3 weeks'.\n\nTo schedule a transaction every year \
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you can choose the monthly basic frequency and then set 'Every \
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12 months'.")
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N_( "If you work overnight, you should close and reopen your working \
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register after midnight, to get the new date as default for new \
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transactions. It is not necessary to restart GnuCash therefore.")
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N_( "The GnuCash developers are easy to contact. As well \
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as several mailing lists, you can chat to them live on IRC! \
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Join them on #gnucash at irc.gnome.org")
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N_( "There is a theory that if ever anyone discovers what \
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the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly \
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disappear and be replaced with something even more bizarre and \
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inexplicable.\n\
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There is another theory that this has already happened.\n\n\
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Douglas Adams, \"The Restaurant at the End of the Universe\"")
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N_( "To search through all your transactions, start a search (Edit -> \
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Find...) from the main accounts hierarchy page. To limit your search \
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to a single account, start the search from that account's register.")
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