TUTORIAL

Lesson 2 - Using Transaction Registers

For any transaction, you can divide the amount of the transaction among more than one category. This is called splitting categories.

For example, you write a $470 check to Mary Anne's Bargain Hut for purchases you made there, including Mother's Day gifts, a new lamp, and prescriptions. Since this single transaction includes purchases of different categories, you split the transaction as follows:

Medical	$100
Gifts	$200
Furnishings	$170

You would enter the information on the Split Categories screen like this:

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