off the topic but i am not able to get my bank account statement to go from
an e to a r after going in to balance my account, then reconcile any advise
would help

"BobG" wrote:

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In microsoft.public.money, BobG wrote:

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Are you saying that the balance in the Account List differs from
that in the Balance column of the register?

Try File-> RepairMoneyFile-> QuickFileRepair

If you still have a problem, what version are you running?

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That procedure marks the transactions as balanced. It does not cause
them to be correct.

Which balance in the account listings are you referring to? Are you aware
that the 'Adjusted' balance is the result of ALL transactions, including
those which have not cleared?

Are you synching with your bank? If so, the 'bank' balance may be that
reported by the bank on the most recent update, not the balance on a
statement with which you're reconciling the account.
--
Chris Cowles
Gainesville, FL



"BobG" <BobG[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4D314E43-A23F-461E-9B59-CD81D7DF34DE[at]microsoft.com...
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Cal,

Tried it and assuming I did it correctly it DID balance the account (per the
BALANCE THIS ACCOUNT procedure)...BUT my balance that shows in the ACCOUNT
LISTings is still incorrect.

I may have misspoke in that....what I'm trying to accomplish is twofold:
1) Balance the account (which your procedure did)
2) Have the ACCOUNT BALANCE accurately reflect what is in the account (i.e.
the bank statement).- this is the area where I am still off.

I've tried making an 'adjustment' (in past attempts) but this only serves to
BALANCE the account, not correct/reflect the true balance in the account.

Also - when I make an adjustment - the adjustments start showing up in
reports and get calculated into all sorts of cash-flow, spending, etc
projections....which totally distorts the picture..

Any additional guidance would be welcomed.
"BobG" wrote:

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Great feedback, I'll give it a try and see if this works (it sounds like what
I was looking for).

"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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In microsoft.public.money, BobG wrote:

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If you wish to start fresh and declare an account balanced, you can
mark all entries balanced. Select to show only unreconciled
transactions. Sort by date, and go to the oldest transaction.
Hold down Cntl+Shift+M and let auto-repeat work thru the
transactions until none are left showing. Then balance making the
starting and ending balance match the known balance. Choose the
balance date to be the day after your last transaction. This is
not the normal procedure. It starts you with an amnesty for former
balancing.

Thereafter, follow the normal procedure.

When doing so, don't adjust the starting balance. How Money
Calculates the Starting Balance. To reach that balance, Money starts
with your opening balance and then adds all reconciled deposits and
subtracts all reconciled payments.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...B;EN-US;138960

I have a couple accounts that have little activity (e.g. Savings)...so I tend
to not pay close attention to 'balancing' them on a monthly basis (since they
don't change that much).

This has lead to my now forgetting to balance them at all when activity does
occur. Net-net - I'm WAY out of balance - due primarily to TRANSFERs between
accounts (and how I didn't know how to reconcile these in the past - which
created duplicate entries - I've since figured this out - I think).

So now, I'm trying to get these accounts current, but my statements don't go
back far enough (this account is almost 10 years old) to allow me to sort
through the erroneous entries. I want to just start over, but the account is
tied to my bank.

I've tried CLOSING the account and creating a new one, but with the old one
is apparently connected to my bank, and therefore won't create/update.

Any tips on the best way to START OVER with an online account?