<title>Change an account's opening balance</title>
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<klink type="prcdr">How do I change an account's opening balance?</klink>
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<tease>Why?</tease>
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<p>If you didn't have all your records with you when you started your account register in Money, or if you entered the wrong opening balance, you can change the opening balance. Make sure the opening balance agrees with your bank or brokerage records. <alink type="cncpt" href="Decidewhatamounttouseforanopeningbalance.xml"/></p>
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<li>On the <emph>Accounts & Bills</emph> menu, click <emph>Account List</emph>.</li>
<li>Click the appropriate account to open it.</li>
<li>In the left pane, click <emph>Change account details</emph>.</li>
<li>In the <emph>Opening balance</emph> box, change the amount, and then click <emph>Done</emph>.</li>