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<chapter id="Getting-Help">     
 <title id="Using-Help">Using This Document &amp; Getting Help</title>

   <para>This document is organized in two dimensions;</para>

    <itemizedlist>
     <listitem>
      <para>From the GUI (Graphical User Interface) explaining the available options and their functions,
       with links to deeper descriptions and usage.  <xref linkend="GUIMenus"></xref></para>
     </listitem>

     <listitem>
      <para>By classifying Operations, Tasks, or Functions based on whether it is an Account, Transaction,
       Reporting or other oriented operation. <!--Examples are <xref linkend="setup-accounts"></xref>,
       <xref linkend="ch_Common_Trans_Ops"></xref>, <xref linkend="Reports"></xref>  .-->
       Examples are;</para>

       <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
         <para> Account Actions - <xref linkend="setup-accounts"></xref></para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
         <para> Transaction/Register Actions - <xref linkend="ch_Common_Trans_Ops"></xref></para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
         <para> Tools and Wizards - <xref linkend="ch_AccRegTools"></xref></para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
         <para> Reporting &amp; Charting - <xref linkend="Reports"></xref></para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
         <para> Customization - <xref linkend="custom-gnucash"></xref></para>
        </listitem>
       </itemizedlist>

     </listitem>

    </itemizedlist>
     
  <sect1 id="Help-Window">
   <title>Accessing Help</title>

<!--    <para>The GnuCash Help Window uses YELP to display DOCBOOK versions of the help documents that are installed
     with GnuCash.</para>-->

    <para>This window is accessed by going to the Help menu and selecting either the <guilabel>Tutorial and Concepts
     Guide</guilabel> or the <guilabel>Contents (F1)</guilabel>.  <xref linkend="AccTree-help-menu"></xref></para>

    <para>The Help Window has a toolbar for navigation. The toolbar is described below;</para>

     <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
       <para><guilabel>Back</guilabel> Used to navigate to topics previously viewed. </para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
       <para><guilabel>Forward</guilabel> Used to navigate to topics previously viewed.</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
       <para><guilabel>Help</guilabel> Used to access various GNOME Help files.</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
       <para><guilabel>Search</guilabel> Enter search term to search GNOME Help files.  Does not search GnuCash
        Help file.</para>
      </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>

    <para>The right side of the Help Window displays the currently opened help page. The left side of the Help
     Window contains the help Topics list tab. Selecting one of the help topics will load that page on the right
     side.</para>

   </sect1>
     
   <sect1 id="tutorial">
    <title>GnuCash Tutorial and Concepts Guide</title>

     <para>This guide is the counterpart to this help. It explains the concepts used in GnuCash and has a tutorial
      that takes you through using GnuCash to manage your accounts. It will appear if you choose
      <guibutton>Open the new user tutorial</guibutton> in the
      <guilabel>Welcome to GnuCash!</guilabel> menu.</para>

     <para>To open this Guide manually go to <guimenu>Help</guimenu> -&gt;
      <guimenuitem>Tutorial and Concepts Guide</guimenuitem>.</para>

     <para>It is strongly recommended to read this guide if you are new to
      GnuCash or unfamiliar with accounting concepts.</para>
   </sect1>

   <sect1 id="on-line-assistance">
    <title>GnuCash On-line Assistance</title>

     <para>Quoting the Tip of the Day "The GnuCash developers are easy to contact."
      GnuCash has several mailing lists;</para>

      <itemizedlist>
       <listitem>
        <para><emphasis role='bold'>User List </emphasis>
         <email>gnucash-user@gnucash.org</email> - User questions and discussions.  The
         developers and many very helpful users "hang-out" here.</para>
       </listitem>

       <listitem>
        <para><emphasis role='bold'>Development List </emphasis>
         <email>gnucash-devel@gnucash.org</email> - Discussion of issues related to the design and development
         of GnuCash and submission of patches.</para>
       </listitem>

       <listitem>
        <para>You can chat live with the developers on IRC! Join them on #gnucash at irc.gnome.org.  Much more
         at the <ulink url="http://www.gnucash.org">GnuCash web site </ulink> including links to WIKI and Bugzilla !!
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
    </sect1>
</chapter>

<chapter id="getting-started">
  <title>Getting Started</title>

  <sect1 id="first-time">
    <title>Running GnuCash for the first time</title>

    <para>The very first time you run GnuCash you will be presented with the
    <guilabel>Cannot Find Default Values</guilabel> display with three
    choices; Quit, Skip, Setup. The following table describes the contents of
    the menu.</para>

    <table frame="topbot" id="SetupDefaults">
      <title>First time running GnuCash options</title>

      <tgroup cols="2">
        <thead>
          <row>
            <entry><para>Option Button</para></entry>

            <entry><para>Action Description</para></entry>
          </row>
        </thead>

        <tbody>
          <row>
            <entry><para> <guibutton>Quit</guibutton> </para></entry>

            <entry><para>Exit from GnuCash without any setups. </para></entry>
          </row>

          <row>
            <entry><para> <guibutton>Skip</guibutton> </para></entry>

            <entry><para>Continue into GnuCash without any setups.
            </para></entry>
          </row>

          <row>
            <entry><para> <guibutton>Setup</guibutton> </para></entry>

            <entry><para>Create a new set of default settings. </para></entry>
          </row>
        </tbody>
      </tgroup>
    </table>

    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para>The <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> button is used to exit
        GnuCash.</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>The <guibutton>Skip</guibutton> button is used to continue
        without any setting of display defaults for GnuCash.</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>The <guibutton>Setup</guibutton> button will display the
        <guilabel>Update GnuCash Configuration Data</guilabel> screen to start
        the setup dialog.</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <para>The <guilabel>Update GnuCash Configuration Data</guilabel> druid
    opens with a screen that briefly describes what this druid does. The three
    buttons at the very bottom of the screen will not change until the final
    screen of the druid.</para>

    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para>The <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> button is used to exit the
        druid and cancel creating a new set of accounts. Any selections you
        have made in this druid up to this point will be lost.</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>The <guibutton>Back</guibutton> button in the following screen
        will bring up the previous screen so you can change a selection made
        on that screen, on the first screen since there is no previous screen
        the button will be pale.</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>The <guibutton>Forward</guibutton> button will bring up the next
        screen so you can continue though the druid.</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <para id="gconf">The second screen allows you to <guilabel>Choose a Method</guilabel>
    of setting gconf configuration for GnuCash. The screen describes the
    options, "Update Search Path" and "Install in Home Directory", and the
    impact of each. The <guibutton>Update Search Path</guibutton> button will
    modify .gconf.path in the user's home directory. The <guibutton>Install in
    Home Directory</guibutton> button on this screen will install the
    configuration files in the .gconf directory in the user's
    home directory.</para>

    <para>After making your selection press the <guibutton>Forward</guibutton>
    button for the next screen.</para>

    <para>If you selected "Install in Home Directory" the next screen presents
    you with three options;

       <orderedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>GnuCash will install the data.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>You will install the data yourself.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The data has already been loaded.</para>
        </listitem>
      </orderedlist></para>

    <para>If you selected "Update Search Path" the next screen presents you
    with three options; <orderedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>GnuCash will update search path.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>You will update search path yourself.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The update search path has already been updated.</para>
        </listitem>
      </orderedlist></para>

    <para>The final screen has the usual three buttons, with the difference
    that the <guibutton>Forward</guibutton> has changed to
    <guibutton>Apply</guibutton>guilabel>. Pressing the <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button will commit your
    selections, and will complete the initial defaults.</para>

    <para>After the initial defaults are completed you will be presented with
    the <guilabel>Welcome to GnuCash! </guilabel>menu with three choices. The
    following table describes the contents of the menu.</para>

    <para></para>

    <table frame="topbot" id="CreateAccounts">
      <title></title>

      <tgroup cols="2">
        <thead>
          <row>
            <entry><para>Menu Item</para></entry>

            <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
          </row>
        </thead>

        <tbody>
          <row>
            <entry><para> <guibutton>Create a new set of accounts</guibutton>
            </para></entry>

            <entry><para>Runs the New Account Hierarchy Setup Druid.
            </para></entry>
          </row>

          <row>
            <entry><para> <guibutton>Import my QIF files</guibutton>
            </para></entry>

            <entry><para>Runs the Import QIF Files Druid.</para></entry>
          </row>

          <row>
            <entry><para> <guibutton>Open the new user tutorial</guibutton>
            </para></entry>

            <entry><para>Opens the GnuCash Tutorial and Concepts Guide.
            </para></entry>
          </row>
        </tbody>
      </tgroup>
    </table>

    <para></para>

    <para>This menu is intended for you to use to get up and running
    quickly.</para>

    <para></para>

    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para>The <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> button is used to exit the
        dialog. It will then prompt you with <guilabel>Display Welcome Dialog
        Again?</guilabel></para>

        <orderedlist>
          <listitem>
            <para>If you do not want to see the <guilabel>Welcome to
            GnuCash!</guilabel> menu again press the <guilabel>No</guilabel>
            button.</para>
          </listitem>

          <listitem>
            <para>Press the <guilabel>Yes</guilabel> button or press the
            keyboard enter for the default which is to have the
            <guilabel>Welcome to GnuCash!</guilabel> menu run again.</para>
          </listitem>
        </orderedlist>

        <para>Selecting either of these options will leave you with a minimum
        GnuCash window. Operations in this window are described in section GnuCash Windows &amp; Menus Options
        Overview.      <xref linkend="GUIMenus"></xref> </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <para></para>

    <para>You can either use a preset hierarchy of accounts, import Quicken
    files (QIF files) or view the GnuCash Tutorial and Concepts Guide. Each of
    these choices will be explained in more depth in the following
    sections.</para>

    <para></para>

    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para>If you wish to have a basic set of accounts to add account
        transactions into choose <guibutton>Create a new set of
        accounts.</guibutton></para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>If you already have Quicken files (QIF files) from another
        financial application and wish to import them then choose
        <guibutton>Import my QIF files.</guibutton></para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>If you are a new to GnuCash and just want to be guided though
        setting up GnuCash then choose <guibutton>Open the new user
        tutorial.</guibutton></para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <para></para>

    <para>It is possible to run these items after you have made a choice here
    but this <guilabel>Welcome to GnuCash!</guilabel> menu will not reappear.
    To try one of the other choices later, use the following sections to start
    the other items from the GnuCash menu.</para>
   </sect1>

    <sect1 id="acct-hierarchy">
      <title>New Account Hierarchy Setup</title>

      <para></para>

      <para>This druid helps you to create a set of GnuCash accounts. It will
      appear if you choose <guibutton>Create a new set of accounts</guibutton>
      in the <guilabel>Welcome to GnuCash! </guilabel>menu.</para>

      <para></para>

      <para>To start this druid manually go to <guimenu>File</guimenu>
      -&gt;<guimenu>New</guimenu> -&gt; <guimenuitem>New File</guimenuitem>.
      This will create a new blank GnuCash file and then automatically start
      the <guilabel>New Account Hierarchy Setup</guilabel> druid.</para>

      <para></para>

      <para>The <guilabel>New Account Hierarchy Setup</guilabel> druid opens
      with a screen that briefly describes what this druid does. The three
      buttons at the very bottom of the screen will not change while using the
      druid.</para>

      <para></para>

      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> button is used to exit the
          druid and cancel creating a new set of accounts. Any selections you
          have made in this druid up to this point will be lost.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>Back</guibutton> button will bring up the
          previous screen so you can change a selection made on that
          screen.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>Forward</guibutton> button will bring up the
          next screen so you can continue though the druid.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

      <para></para>

      <para>The next screen allows you to select the default currency to use
      for your accounts.</para>

      <para></para>

      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>The <guilabel>Currency:</guilabel> drop down list defaults to
          <guibutton>USD (US Dollar)</guibutton>. If you wish your accounts to
          use a different default currency select one from the list.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>Forward </guibutton>button is used to confirm
          your selection and continue to the next screen.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

      <para></para>

      <para>The next screen is used to choose a hierarchy of accounts to
      create. You will see a screen divided into three parts.</para>

      <para></para>

      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>The left upper portion has a list of
          <guilabel>Categories</guilabel> for commonly used hierarchies of
          accounts. Select from this list the types of accounts you wish to
          use. You can select as many of the categories of accounts as you
          wish.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The left lower section has a <guilabel>Category
          Description</guilabel> that displays a detailed description of the
          category currently highlighted.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The right side has a list of the <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel>
          that will be created from the selected category.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>Select All</guibutton> button allows you to
          include all of the account categories.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>Clear All </guibutton>button allows you to
          deselect all of the categories selected.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

      <para></para>

      <para>The next screen allows you to enter opening balances for your
      accounts and also select if the account is a placeholder account.
      Placeholder accounts are used to create a hierarchy of accounts and
      normally do not have transactions or opening balances. Equity accounts
      also do not have opening balances.</para>

      <para>Follow the instructions in the display on how to select the
      account and entering an opening balance for the account. A single
      "click" is used to highlight an account.</para>

      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>The left side of the screen has a list of <guilabel>Account
          Names</guilabel>. Select an account by "clicking" once in the
          Account Names column with the account highlighted. This will open
          the account name for changes.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The right side of the screen has a check-box to make an
          account a <guibutton>Placeholder</guibutton> and a box to add the
          <guilabel>Opening Balance</guilabel> for the selected account. Again
          a single click in the Opening Balance or Placeholder column will
          open the field for changes.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

      <para></para>

      <para>The last screen gives you a final list of the three choices to
      finish the druid.</para>

      <para></para>

      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> button is used to exit the
          druid and cancel creating a new set of accounts. Any selections you
          have made in this druid up to this point will be lost.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>Back</guibutton> button will bring up the
          previous screen so you can change a selection made on that
          screen.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>Finish</guibutton> button creates the accounts
          you have selected.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

      <para></para>

      <para>You should now have a hierarchy of accounts in your main GnuCash
      account window.</para>
    </sect1>

    <sect1 id="import-qif">
      <title>Import QIF Files</title>

      <para></para>

      <para>This Druid helps you import Quicken (QIF) files. It will appear if
      you choose <guibutton>Import my QIF files</guibutton> in the
      <guilabel>Welcome to GnuCash! </guilabel>menu.</para>

      <para></para>

      <para>To start this druid manually go to <guimenu>File</guimenu> -&gt;
      <guimenu>Import ...</guimenu> -&gt; <guimenuitem>Import
      QIF...</guimenuitem> or press Ctrl-I.</para>

      <para></para>

      <para>The <guilabel>Import QIF files</guilabel> druid opens with a
      screen that briefly describes what this druid does and requests the
      file(s) to import. The three buttons at the very bottom of the screen
      will not change while using the druid.</para>

      <para></para>

      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> button is used to exit the
          druid and cancel importing Quicken file data. Any selections you
          have made in this druid up to this point will be lost.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>Back</guibutton> button will bring up the
          previous screen so you can change a selection made on that
          screen.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>Forward </guibutton>button will bring up the
          next screen so you can continue though the druid.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

      <para></para>

      <para>The next screen allows you to <guilabel>Select a QIF file to
      load</guilabel>. The <guibutton>Select...</guibutton> button on this
      screen is used to access the list of files. The
      <guibutton>Select...</guibutton> button brings up the <guilabel>Select
      QIF File</guilabel> dialog.</para>

      <para></para>

      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>The left panel allows you to select the top level directory,
          mounted device, or "bookmark".</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button allows you to create a
          "bookmark" in the left panel, for easier access to a file
          location.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>Remove</guibutton> button allows you to remove
          unwanted "bookmarks" from the left panel.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The upper right bar allows you to easily navigate the selected
          directory structure.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The right panel displays the file(s), and directory(ies)
          available for your selection.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The pull down list below the file window filter the files
          displayed based on the extension selected.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>Import</guibutton> button is used to confirm
          your selection.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> button is used to exit the
          dialog without using any changes you have made.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

      <para></para>

      <para>Navigate to where you have stored your QIF files and select the
      first one then click <guibutton>Import</guibutton>. The next screen will
      display it in the <guilabel>Select a QIF File to Load</guilabel>
      field.</para>

      <note>
        <para>If the file you are loading does not have an QIF date listed
        in it you will see the <guilabel>Set a date format for this QIF file</guilabel>
        screen. Select the proper format from the pull down list and continue.</para>

      </note>

      <note>
        <para>If the file you are loading does not have an account name listed
        in it you will see the <guilabel>Set the default QIF account
        name</guilabel> screen. Otherwise you will skip this screen and go on
        to the screen in the next section that shows loaded QIF files.</para>

        <para></para>

        <itemizedlist>
          <listitem>
            <para>The <guilabel>Account name:</guilabel> field is used to set
            an account name for this QIF file.</para>
          </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
      </note>


      <para>The next screen shows you the <guilabel>QIF files you have
      loaded</guilabel>. You can use this screen to return to the previous
      screen and load more QIF files. It will also let you unload any files
      you have loaded by mistake.</para>

      <para></para>

      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>The top panel shows the list of <guilabel>QIF Files</guilabel>
          you have loaded.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guilabel>Load another file</guilabel> button takes you
          back to the previous screen to load another QIF file.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guilabel>Unload selected file</guilabel> allows you to
          select a file from the top panel and remove it from the list.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

      <para></para>

      <para>The next screen gives a description of the <guilabel>Accounts and
      stock holdings </guilabel> matching process on the <guilabel>Match QIF
      accounts with GnuCash accounts </guilabel> screen. This and other
      informational screens in the <guilabel>Import QIF files</guilabel> druid
      can be turned off in the <guilabel>On-line Banking &amp;
      Importing</guilabel> section of the <guilabel>GnuCash
      Preferences</guilabel>. Please refer to the <guilabel>GnuCash
      Preferences</guilabel> section of the help for instructions on
      this.</para>

      <para></para>

      <para>The next screen lets you <guilabel>Match QIF accounts with GnuCash
      accounts</guilabel>. You will see a list of <guilabel>QIF account
      names</guilabel> on the left and suggested <guilabel>GnuCash account
      names</guilabel> on the right. The <guilabel>New?</guilabel> column
      indicates if the GnuCash account name will be created by the QIF
      Import.</para>

      <para></para>

      <para>To change the GnuCash account to a different one select the QIF
      account. A dialog will pop up to select another account or create a new
      one.</para>

      <para></para>

      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>Select an account from the list to choose a already existing
          account.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>New Account</guibutton> button allows you to
          add a new account name as a sub-account (child of selected) of the
          selected account.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button is used to confirm your
          selection.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> button is used to exit the
          dialog without using any changes you have made.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

      <para></para>

      <para>The next screen gives a description of the <guilabel>Income and
      Expense categories</guilabel> matching process on the <guilabel>Match
      QIF categories with GnuCash accounts</guilabel> screen.</para>

      <para></para>

      <para>The next screen lets you <guilabel>Match QIF categories with
      GnuCash accounts</guilabel>. You will see a list of <guilabel>QIF
      category names</guilabel> on the left and suggested <guilabel>GnuCash
      account names</guilabel> on the right. The <guilabel>New?</guilabel>
      column indicates if the GnuCash account name will be created by the QIF
      Import.</para>

      <para></para>

      <para>To change the GnuCash account to a different one select the QIF
      category. A dialog will pop up to select another account or create a new
      one.</para>

      <para></para>

      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>Select an account from the list to choose a already existing
          account.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>New Account</guibutton> button allows you to
          add a new account name as a sub-account (child of selected) of the
          selected account.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button is used to confirm your
          selection.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> button is used to exit the
          dialog without using any changes you have made.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

      <para></para>

      <para>The next screen gives a description of the <guilabel>Payees and
      memos</guilabel> matching process on the <guilabel>Match payees/memos to
      GnuCash accounts</guilabel> screen.</para>

      <para></para>

      <para>The next screen lets you <guilabel>Match payees/memos to GnuCash
      accounts</guilabel>. You will see a list of <guilabel>QIF payee/memo
      names</guilabel> on the left and suggested <guilabel>GnuCash account
      names</guilabel> on the right. The default GnuCash account used is
      called Unspecified. The <guilabel>New?</guilabel> column indicates if
      the GnuCash account name will be created by the QIF Import.</para>

      <para></para>

      <para>To change the GnuCash account to a different one select the QIF
      payee/memo. A dialog will pop up to select another account or create a
      new one.</para>

      <para></para>

      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>Select an account from the list to choose a already existing
          account.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>New Account</guibutton> button allows you to
          add a new account name as a sub-account of the selected
          account.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button is used to confirm your
          selection.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> button is used to exit the
          dialog without using any changes you have made.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

      <para></para>

      <para>The next screen allows you to <guilabel>Enter the currency used
      for new accounts</guilabel>. The drop down list defaults to USD (US
      Dollar). If you wish the new accounts to use a different currency select
      one from the list.</para>

      <para>The next screen gives a description of the <guilabel>Tradable
      Commodities</guilabel> process on the screen.</para>

      <para>The next screen, <guilabel>Tradable Commodities</guilabel> lets
      you set the exchange, full name, and symbol of stocks/mutual funds or
      commodities being imported.</para>

      <para>A series of screens, one for each of the stock, mutual fund, or
      commodity, with display the exchange, full name, and symbol. These
      screens allow you to set the correct parameters.</para>

      <para></para>

      <para>The next screen gives a description of the <guilabel>Match
      duplicate transactions</guilabel> process on the <guilabel>Select
      possible duplicates</guilabel> screen.</para>

      <para></para>

      <para>The next screen lets you <guilabel>Select possible duplicate
      transactions</guilabel>. Imported transactions are shown on the left
      panel and possible matches to each selected transaction are shown on the
      right.</para>

      <para></para>

      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>The left panel shows the list of Imported transactions to
          select from for matching duplicates</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The right panel shows the list of Possible duplicates for the
          selected imported transaction. Select the one that most closely
          matches</para>

          <para></para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

      <para>The last screen, <guibutton>Update your GnuCash
      accounts</guibutton>, gives you a list of three choices to finish the
      druid.</para>

      <para></para>

      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> button is used to exit the
          druid and cancel creating a new set of accounts. Any selections you
          have made in this druid up to this point will be lost.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>Back</guibutton> button will bring up the
          previous screen so you can change a selection made on that
          screen.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>The <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button imports the data and
          creates the accounts you have specified.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

      <para></para>

      <para>You should now have successfully imported your accounts.</para>

  </sect1>

  <sect1 id="tip-of-the-day">
    <title>Tip of The Day</title>

    <para></para>

    <para>The <guilabel>Tip of the Day</guilabel> screen starts whenever you
    start GnuCash unless it has been disabled. It gives tips on features and
    using GnuCash. You can use the three buttons at the bottom of the screen
    to look through the tips.</para>

    <para></para>

    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para>The <guibutton>Close</guibutton> button is used to dismiss the
        <guilabel>Tip of the Day</guilabel> dialog</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>The <guibutton>Prev</guibutton> button is used to look at the
        previous tip</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>The <guibutton>Next</guibutton> button is used to look at the
        next tip.</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>The <guibutton>Display this dialog next time</guibutton>
        check-box is used to enable or disable the <guilabel>Tip of the
        Day</guilabel> from running at GnuCash start-up.</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <para></para>

    <para>It is also possible to configure the <guilabel>Tip of the
    Day</guilabel> to run at start-up in <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> -&gt;
    <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem> -&gt; <guilabel>General</guilabel>.
    The <guilabel>Tip of the Day</guilabel> can also be manually run by going
    to <guimenu>Help</guimenu> -&gt; <guimenuitem>Tip of the
    Day</guimenuitem>.</para>
  </sect1>
</chapter>
