<title>Select the account register view that matches your statement</title>
<category>accounts</category>
<klink type="prcdr">How do I select the account register view that matches my statement?</klink>
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<tease>Why?</tease>
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<p>You can arrange your transactions the same way they're listed on the paper statement you receive from your bank or broker to ease the balancing process. You can sort transactions by date, number, entry order, or amount.</p>
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<li>Make sure you have your statement handy.</li>
<li>Go to the account register you want to edit.</li>
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<li>On the <emph>Accounts & Bills</emph> menu, click <emph>Account List</emph>.</li>
<li>Click the appropriate account.</li>
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<li>At the top of the account register, click <emph>View</emph>, and then click the view that matches your paper statement.</li>