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

  <sect1 id="first-time">
    <title><application>&app;</application>zum ersten Mal starten</title>
     			<para>Um <application>&app;</application> zu starten, wählen Sie in Ihrem
     			Startmenü die entsprechende Programmgruppe und den darin enthaltenen Eintrag
     			aus.
     		  </para>
     			<para>Alternativ hierzu kann das Programm auch über die Shell, also eine
     				Befehlszeile, mit dem Kommando <command>gnucash</command> gestartet werden.
  			  </para>
     			<para>Während das Programm die benötigten Systemdateien nachlädt, erscheint der
  				<emphasis>&app;Willkommens-Bildschirm (Splash Screen)</emphasis>, der Ihnen
  				einige Informationen zum Programm selbst und zum Status des Ladevorganges anzeigt.
 		 			</para>

<!-- Was ist das für ein Screen und wie bekommt man ihn zu sehen ??? -->
    <sect2 id="cannot-find-default">
    <title><guilabel>Cannot find default values (???)</guilabel> screen</title>
	  			<para>Beim allerersten Programmstart werden Sie mit der Meldung
  				<guilabel>"Kann keine aktuellen Werte finden."</guilabel> konfrontiert sein.
  				Hier finden Sie drei Schaltflächen:
					</para>

		      <itemizedlist>
		        <listitem>
				          <para><guibutton>Beenden</guibutton> beendet
				          <application>&app;</application>.</para>
				        </listitem>

		        <listitem>
				          <para><guibutton>Überspringen</guibutton> führt Sie weiter,
				          ohne das die Einstellungswerte für die Bildschirmdarstellung von
				          <application>&app;</application> gesetzt werden.</para>
				        </listitem>

		        <listitem>
				          <para><guibutton>Setup</guibutton> öffnet den Assistenten zum
				          <guilabel>Updaten der &app; Voreinstellungen</guilabel> (siehe hierzu
				          <xref linkend="update-configuration-data"/>). Damit können Sie einen
				          neuen Satz von Voreinstellungswerten erstellen.</para>
				       </listitem>
	      </itemizedlist>

    </sect2>

    <sect2 id="update-configuration-data" >
    <title><guilabel>Assistent zum Updaten der &app;-Voreinstellungen</guilabel> </title>
      <para>The first screen of <guilabel>Update &app; Configuration Data</guilabel>
      describes the assistant. While the data on the screen will change, the three
      buttons at the very bottom of the assistant will not.</para>

      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para><guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> exits the assistant.</para>
          <warning>
            <para>If you click this button, any selections you have made up to
            this point will be lost.</para>
          </warning>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para><guibutton>Back</guibutton>  brings up the previous screen so
          that you can change a previous selection until the first screen.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para><guibutton>Forward</guibutton>  brings up the next
          screen so you can continue through the assistant.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

      <para id="gconf">The second screen allows you to <guilabel>Choose a Method</guilabel>
      of setting gconf configuration for <application>&app;</application>.
      The <guibutton>Update Search Path</guibutton> button will
      modify <filename class="directory">.gconf</filename> path in the user&rsquo;s
      home directory. The <guibutton>Install in
      Home Directory</guibutton> button on this screen will install the
      configuration files in the <filename class="directory">.gconf</filename>
      directory in the user&rsquo;s home directory.</para>

      <para>After making your selection click the <guibutton>Forward</guibutton>
      button to display the next screen.</para>

      <para>If you selected <guilabel>Install in Home Directory</guilabel> the next screen presents
      you with three options:

        <itemizedlist>
          <listitem>
            <para><guilabel>&app; will install the data.</guilabel></para>
          </listitem>

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

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

      <para>If you selected <guilabel>Update Search Path</guilabel> the next screen presents you
      with three options:

      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para><guilabel>&app; will update search path.</guilabel></para>
        </listitem>

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

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

    <para>The final screen has the usual three buttons, with the difference
    that <guibutton>Forward</guibutton> has changed to
    <guibutton>Apply</guibutton>. Click the <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button to complete
    the initial defaults setting process. The
    <guilabel>Welcome to &app;</guilabel> screen (see <xref linkend="welcome-to-gnucash"/>) will now be opened.</para>

    </sect2>

    <sect2 id="welcome-to-gnucash">
    <title><guilabel>Welcome to &app;</guilabel>-Dialog</title>
    	    <para>Nach die ersten Voreinstellungen festgelegt worden sind,
    	    	werden Sie mit dem <guilabel>Willkommen in &app;!</guilabel>-Dialog
    	    	begrüßt.
					</para>
					<para>Dieser bietet Ihnen drei Auswahlmöglichkeiten:
						</para>
 		     <itemizedlist id="CreateAccounts">

		        <listitem>
		          <para><guilabel>Neuen Kontenplan erstellen</guilabel> startet den entsprechenden
		          Assistenten (siehe hierzu <xref linkend="acct-hierarchy"/>), der Sie durch
		          diese Prozedur geleitet.
		          </para>
		        </listitem>

		        <listitem>
		          <para>Sind Sie bereits im Besitz von z.B. Quicken-Dateien
		          	(<filename>.qif</filename>-Dateien) aus einem anderen Finanzprogramm
		          	und möchten diese importieren, dann entscheiden Sie sich für
		          	<guibutton>Import >> QIF-Datei importieren.</guibutton>
		          	(siehe hierzu <xref linkend="import-qif"/>).
		          </para>
		        </listitem>

			        <listitem>
  	         <para>Beschäftigen Sie sich das erste Mal mit GnuCash und wollen
            	sich vorerst nur durch die Einstellungsmöglichkeiten von GnuCash
            	führen lassen, so ist <guibutton>Hilfe >> GnuCash-Kurs und Konzepte</guibutton>
              Ihre erste Wahl.
             </para>
            </listitem>


      </itemizedlist>

      <note>
        <para>Es besteht auch die Möglichkeit, dass Sie sich später mit den anderen
      	Auswahlmöglichkeiten beschäftigen. In diesem Fall ist aber der
        <guilabel>Willkommen bei &app;!</guilabel>-Dialog dann nicht mehr zugänglich.
        Um die anderen Auswahlmöglichkeiten zu testen, lesen Sie bitte in
        <xref linkend="acct-hierarchy" />, <xref linkend="import-qif" /> und im
        <!--FIXME:<xref linkend=-->"tutorial" <!--/>--> nach. Dort erfahrenn Sie, wie Sie diese
        aus dem &app;-Menü heraus starten können.</para>
      </note>

      <para>This screen is intended for you to use to get up and running
      quickly. The <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> button is used to exit the
      screen. It will then prompt you with <guilabel>Display Welcome Dialog
      Again?</guilabel>. If you do not want to see the <guilabel>Welcome to
      &app;!</guilabel> menu again click the <guibutton>No</guibutton>
      button. Click the <guibutton>Yes</guibutton> button or press the
      keyboard <keycap>Enter</keycap> key for the default which is to have the
      <guilabel>Welcome to &app;!</guilabel> screen run again.</para>

      <note>
        <para>Selecting either of these options will leave you with a minimum
        <application>&app;</application> main window. Operations in this window are described
        in <!--FIXME:<xref linkend=-->"GUIMenus"><!--</xref>-->.</para>
      </note>

    </sect2>

   </sect1>

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

      <para>This assistant helps you to create a set of <application>&app;</application> accounts. It will
      appear if you choose <guibutton>Create a new set of accounts</guibutton>
      in the <guilabel>Welcome to &app;!</guilabel> menu.</para>
      <para>This will create a new blank <application>&app;</application> file and then automatically start
      the <guilabel>New Account Hierarchy Setup</guilabel> assistant.</para>

      <tip>
        <para>To start this assistant manually, go to <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu>
        <guimenuitem>New</guimenuitem></menuchoice> if you need to create a new file.
        If you want to run the assistant within the opened file, go to
        <menuchoice><guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>New Account Hierarchy...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
        when the accounts tree tab is displayed.</para>
      </tip>

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

    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para><guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>  exit the process and cancel creating
        a new set of accounts.</para>
        <warning>
          <para>If you click this button, any selections you have made up to
          this point will be lost.</para>
        </warning>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para><guibutton>Back</guibutton>  brings up the previous screen so
        that you can change a previous selection until the first screen.</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para><guibutton>Forward</guibutton>  brings up the next
        screen so you can continue through the assistant.</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

</listitem>
<listitem>

      <para>The next screen allows you to <guilabel>Choose Currency</guilabel>
      to use as default for your accounts.</para>

      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>The <guilabel>Currency:</guilabel> drop down list defaults to the currency
          configured in the <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> tab under
          <guilabel>&app; Preferences</guilabel> (see <xref linkend="prefs-accounts"/>). 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>

</listitem>
<listitem>

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

</listitem>
<listitem>

      <para>The next screen allows you to <guilabel>Setup selected accounts</guilabel>
      by entering the opening balances and by selecting if the account is a placeholder.</para>

      <note>
        <para>Equity accounts do not have opening balances so the
        opening balance value for this kind of accounts
        is locked and set to <guilabel>zero</guilabel> by
        <application>&app;</application></para>
      </note>

      <note id="placeholder-acct">
        <para><emphasis>Placeholder</emphasis> accounts are used to create a hierarchy of accounts and
        normally do not have transactions or opening balances.</para>
      </note>

      <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
          <guilabel>Account Names</guilabel> 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 <guilabel>Placeholder</guilabel> and a box to add the
          <guilabel>Opening Balance</guilabel> for the selected account. Again
          a single click in the <guilabel>Opening Balance</guilabel> or
          <guilabel>Placeholder</guilabel> column will
          open the field for changes.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

</listitem>
<listitem>

      <para>The <guilabel>Finish account setup</guilabel> is the last screen and
      gives you a final list of the three choices to finish the assistant.</para>

    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para><guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>  exits the assistant and cancels creating
        a new set of accounts.</para>
        <warning>
          <para>If you click this button, any selections you have made up to
          this point will be lost.</para>
        </warning>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para><guibutton>Back</guibutton>  brings up the previous screen so
        that you can change a previous selection until the first screen.</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para><guibutton>Apply</guibutton>  creates the accounts you have selected.</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>

      <para>You should now have a hierarchy of accounts in your main <application>&app;</application>
      account window.</para>
    </sect1>

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

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

      <para>To start this assistant manually go to <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu>
      <guisubmenu>Import ...</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Import
      QIF...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>

      <para>In the following all the screens that you can see in this assistant
      are described in order of appearance.</para>

<orderedlist>
<listitem>

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

    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para><guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>  exit the process and cancel importing
        <acronym>QIF</acronym> files.</para>
        <warning>
          <para>If you click this button, any selections you have made up to
          this point will be lost.</para>
        </warning>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para><guibutton>Back</guibutton>  brings up the previous screen so
        that you can change a previous selection until the first screen.</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para><guibutton>Forward</guibutton>  brings up the next
        screen so you can continue through the assistant.</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

</listitem>
<listitem>

      <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>Navigate to where you have stored your <acronym>QIF</acronym> 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 <acronym>QIF</acronym> 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 <acronym>QIF</acronym> files.</para>

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

</listitem>
<listitem>
      <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 <acronym>QIF</acronym> files. It will also let you unload any files
      you have loaded by mistake.</para>

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

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

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

      <para>When you have selected all the <acronym>QIF</acronym> files to be imported, click the
      <guibutton>Forward</guibutton> button.</para>

</listitem>
<listitem>

      <para>Depending on the type of data contained in the
      <acronym>QIF</acronym> files to be imported, you may see only one or all of the following screens:</para>

<variablelist termlength="8">
  <varlistentry>
  <term><guilabel>Accounts and stock holdings</guilabel></term>
    <listitem>
      <para>This screen gives a description of the <guilabel>Accounts and stock
      holdings</guilabel> matching process on the following <guilabel>Match QIF
      accounts with &app; accounts</guilabel> screen.</para>

      <tip>
        <para>This and other informational screens in the
        <guilabel>Import QIF files</guilabel> assistant
        can be turned off in the <guilabel>Online Banking</guilabel> tab (see <xref linkend="prefs-online"/>)
        under <guilabel>&app; Preferences</guilabel>.</para>
      </tip>

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

      <para>To change the <application>&app;</application> account to a different one select the <acronym>QIF</acronym>
      account. A screen will pop up to select another account or create a new
      one.</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>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>

  <varlistentry>
  <term><guilabel>Income and Expense categories</guilabel></term>
    <listitem>
      <para>This screen gives a description of the <guilabel>Income and
      Expense categories</guilabel> matching process on the following <guilabel>Match
      QIF categories with &app; accounts</guilabel> screen.</para>

      <tip>
        <para>This and other informational screens in the
        <guilabel>Import QIF files</guilabel> assistant
        can be turned off in the <guilabel>Online Banking</guilabel> tab (see <xref linkend="prefs-online"/>)
        under <guilabel>&app; Preferences</guilabel>.</para>
      </tip>

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

      <para>To change the <application>&app;</application> account to a different one select the QIF
      category. A dialog will pop up to select another account or create a new
      one.</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>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>

  <varlistentry>
  <term><guilabel>Payees and memos</guilabel></term>
  <listitem>
      <para>This screen gives a description of the <guilabel>Payees and
      memos</guilabel> matching process on the following <guilabel>Match payees/memos to
      &app; accounts</guilabel> screen.</para>

      <tip>
        <para>This and other informational screens in the
        <guilabel>Import QIF files</guilabel> assistant
        can be turned off in the <guilabel>Online Banking</guilabel> tab (see <xref linkend="prefs-online"/>)
        under <guilabel>&app; Preferences</guilabel>.</para>
      </tip>

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

      <para>To change the <application>&app;</application> 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>

      <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>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</listitem>
<listitem>

      <para>The next screen allows you to <guilabel>Enter the QIF file
      currency</guilabel>. The drop down list defaults to the currency
      configured in the <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> tab (see <xref linkend="prefs-accounts"/>) under
      <guilabel>&app; Preferences</guilabel>. If you wish the new accounts
      to use a different currency, select one from the list.</para>

      <para>When you have selected the currency, click the
      <guibutton>Forward</guibutton> button.</para>

</listitem>
<listitem>

      <para>Depending on the type of data contained in the
      <acronym>QIF</acronym> files to be imported, you may or may not see one or more of the following screens:</para>

<variablelist termlength="8">
  <varlistentry>
  <term><guilabel>Tradable Commodities</guilabel></term>
    <listitem>
      <para>This screen gives a description of the <guilabel>Tradable
      Commodities</guilabel> process on the screen.</para>

      <tip>
        <para>This and other informational screens in the
        <guilabel>Import QIF files</guilabel> assistant
        can be turned off in the <guilabel>Online Banking</guilabel> tab (see <xref linkend="prefs-online"/>)
        under <guilabel>&app; Preferences</guilabel>.</para>
      </tip>

      <para>A series of screens, one for each of the stock, mutual fund, or
      commodity, displays the exchange, full name, and symbol for each of the commodities
      listed in the <acronym>QIF</acronym> file you are importing so that you can
      check them before proceeding.</para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>

  <varlistentry>
  <term><guilabel>Match duplicate transactions</guilabel></term>
    <listitem>
      <para>This screen gives a description of the <guilabel>Match
      duplicate transactions</guilabel> process on the following <guilabel>Select
      possible duplicates</guilabel> screen.</para>

      <tip>
        <para>This and other informational screens in the
        <guilabel>Import QIF files</guilabel> assistant
        can be turned off in the <guilabel>Online Banking</guilabel> tab (see <xref linkend="prefs-online"/>)
        under <guilabel>&app; Preferences</guilabel>.</para>
      </tip>

      <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>

      <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 <emphasis>possible</emphasis> duplicates for the
          selected imported transaction. Select the one that most closely
          matches</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</listitem>
<listitem>

      <para>The last screen, <guibutton>Update your &app;
      accounts</guibutton>, gives you a list of three choices to finish the
      assistant.</para>

    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para><guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>  exit the process and cancel importing
        <acronym>QIF</acronym> files.</para>
        <warning>
          <para>If you click this button, any selections you have made up to
          this point will be lost.</para>
        </warning>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para><guibutton>Back</guibutton>  brings up the previous screen so
        that you can change a previous selection until the first screen.</para>
      </listitem>

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

</listitem>
</orderedlist>

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

  </sect1>

</chapter>
