Copy and paste journals

Use the following procedure to copy and paste selected journals in the Journals grid.

  1. Select one or more journals in the Journals grid, then select Copy in the toolbar. (A green alert indicates that the journal was copied successfully.)
  2. If applicable, select the current period that you would like to paste the journals into from the Settings tab.
  3. Select Paste in the toolbar and choose one of the following options.
    • Paste Original. Pastes identical journal(s) into the Journals grid.
    • Paste Reversed. Pastes the journal(s) into the Journals grid with the debit and credit amounts reversed.
    • Paste Without Values. Pastes the journal(s) into the Journals grid with the debit and credit amounts value set as 0.00.

Notes

  • The Copy button is unavailable (greyed) until one or more journals are selected.
  • When you select the Copy button, the application notifies you that the item was copied successfully to the clipboard.
  • The Paste button is unavailable (greyed) until a journal has been successfully copied.
  • It's not possible to copy imported or automatically generated journals, such as Opening Balance journals, as this could cause duplicated values.

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