The reason i could not get it to work...was i added a bunch of accounts to the chart of accounts...for example a bank account.    When i would try to use the quick entry...new accounts that i had set up would not show in the dropdowns  to make a cash payment....from a new bank account for instance.   I look at the coa edits to see if you had to enable for the quick entry feature...but could not find anything...that would be blocking it.

So i will post the problem to see if i have found a bug or so you can see what i am doing wrong.    I hope to be helpful with all my questions not a pain in the neck.

The mantis entry is 804

/Joe

The best way for me to explain my confusion about how to do things right is with a scenario:

(1) Cash Purchase scenario:   Jack went to Walmart and bought a box of paper for 10.99 with a check from the Operating Bank Account.     

Result I want:   Take money out of the Asset (bank account) and  create an offset in Expense (Office Supplies) .   I would also like to be able to see how much the company spends at Walmart.

Options: 
I tried setting up a supplier and going that route...but seems onerous when it is a small purchase...  I could get the liability but never seemed to do what was required to get liability relieved and expensed.

I tried the Direct Purchase Invoice Entry... but it required items.... i don't want to set up items for every little thing i purchase...still could not get it relieved and expensed.

So i looked at the Banking and the only thing that looked like it would get it done was to make offsetting journal entries...but the only way i could tell Walmart was to put it in the memo section which does not let you really use the reporting power of this system.

Question:
Is there a