<topic sku="core" tNum="287978" author="leighanw" xmlns="x-schema:hhTopicSchema.xml"><index><title>Assign an abbreviation to an account</title><category>accounts</category><klink type="prcdr">How do I assign an abbreviation to an account?</klink></index>
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<tease>Why?</tease>
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<p>Whenever you enter a transfer or need to choose an account from a menu or list, you can type the abbreviation you selected, and Money will replace the abbreviation with the full name.</p>
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<li>Go to the <emph>Account details</emph> page for the account you want to abbreviate.</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>
<li>In the left pane, click <emph>Change account details</emph>.</li>
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<li>In the <emph>Abbreviation</emph> box, type the abbreviation you want to use in place of the account name, and then click <emph>Done</emph>.</li>
