<topic sku="core" tNum="287229" author="leighanw" xmlns="x-schema:hhTopicSchema.xml"><index><title>Enter a transaction directly into the account register</title><category>accounts</category><klink type="prcdr">How do I enter a transaction directly into the account register?</klink></index>
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<tease>Why?</tease>
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<p>You can see more of your transactions at once if you enter them directly into the <glossary>account register</glossary> instead of using the <glossary tNum="287300">transaction forms</glossary>.</p>
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<li>Go to the account that you want to work with.</li>
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<tease><showme/></tease>
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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>In the upper right of the page, clear the <emph>Show Transaction Forms</emph> check box.</li>
<li>Double-click the first blank line in your account register.</li>
<li>Enter the appropriate information, and then click <emph>Enter</emph>.</li>
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<tease>Tip</tease>
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<p>Rather than manually entering information, you can click <emph>New</emph> and then click <emph>Common Transactions</emph>. Click <emph>Withdrawal</emph>, <emph>Deposit</emph>, or <emph>Transfer</emph> to select a transaction that you make regularly.</p>