4.5. Reconcile Window

4.5. Reconcile Window
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To simplify navigation the following are the topics covered in this section; Section 4.5.1, “Reconcile Display Window”, Section 4.5.1.1, “Menus”, Section 4.5.1.2, “Toolbar Buttons”.

The detailed explaination of reconciling an account is described in Section 5.8, “Reconciling an Account to a Statement”.

4.5.1. Reconcile Display Window

To open the Reconcile window, click Actions → Reconcile... from the Menubar or the Reconcile button from the Toolbar in a register window. This will open a Reconcile screen in which you need to enter the Statement Date and the Ending Balance. If you select the Include subaccounts option, all transactions in the subaccounts of the selected account will also be counted for the reconcile operation. Pressing the OK button will open a Reconcile window allowing you to compare deposit and withdrawal transactions to your statement.

Table 4.21. Components of the Reconcile Window.

Component	Description
Menubar	Contains the Menus used in the Reconcile Window.
Toolbar (Icons and/or Text)	Contains buttons used to access common Reconcile Account Window tasks.
Funds In	This pane in the left contains a list of funds deposited in the account.
Funds Out	This pane in the right contains a list of funds withdrawn from the account.
Balance Pane	This pane in the lower right contains a list of balances useful for reconciling.

4.5.1.1. Menus

The following tables describe menus in the Reconcile Window.

Table 4.22. Reconcile Menu - Access to Reconcile Information and finishing or postponing.

Menu Item	Description
Reconcile Information...	Opens the Reconciling Information Window.
Finish (Ctrl+F)	Complete the reconciliation of this account.
Postpone (Ctrl+P)	Postpone the reconciliation of this account.
Cancel	Cancel the reconciliation of this account.

Table 4.23. Account Menu - Access to account operations.

Menu Item	Description
Open Account	Opens a transaction register for the accounts
Edit Account	Modify name or characteristic of selected account. Section 5.5, “Editing an Account”
Transfer... (Ctrl+T)	Opens a Transfer assistant for entering a transfer transaction between any two accounts.
Check & Repair	Verify and repair this account if necessary.

Table 4.24. Transaction Menu - Access to transaction editing operations.

Menu Item	Description
New	Add a new transaction to the account.
Balance	Opens the account‘s register window with a pre-compiled balancing transaction.
Edit	Edit the currently selected transaction.
Delete	Remove the currently selected transaction.

Table 4.25. Help Menu - Access to help.

Menu Item	Description
Help	Open this Help text file.

4.5.1.2. Toolbar Buttons

The Reconcile window has a Toolbar to access quickly some common functions used with reconciliation.

Table 4.26. Reconcile Window Toolbar

Toolbar Button

Description

New

Add a new transaction to the account.

Balance

Opens the account‘s register window with a pre-compiled balancing transaction.

Edit

Edit the currently selected transaction.

Delete

Remove the currently selected transaction.

Open

Open an Account transaction window.

Finish

Complete the reconciliation of this account.

	Note
	This button is not active (grayed out) until the Difference value in the balance pane (lower right) is 0.

Postpone

Postpone the reconciliation of this account.

Cancel

Cancel the reconciliation of this account.

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