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October 24, 2020
Question

How do I remove the number from in front of the "name" of Chart of Accounts names? It is redundant with the "number" column, and makes it difficult to see sub-accounts.

  • October 24, 2020
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Level 9
October 24, 2020

Thanks for visiting us today, @usermanager.

 

I'll share the steps on how you can hide the number column. You can enable it from your chart of account settings. Let me show you how.

 

  1. Go to the Accounting tab.
  2. Select Chart of Accounts.
  3. In the Chart of Accounts page, click the Gear icon beside the Printer icon.
  4. Remove the check mark next to the Number box. 

Here's how it looks like.

 

 

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I'll be around if you have other questions or concerns. Feel welcome to message me. Have a good day.

October 24, 2020

I only want to remove the numbers from the name column, but keep the numbers for the number column. When I turn off the numbers they all go away. I only want to delete the duplicate number that appears also in the name column prior to the name. When the numbers show up in the name column, it is messy, and it also illuminates the indentation for subcategories. 
Any suggestions for fixing this?

BWeemer
October 24, 2020

Hi there!

 

Depending on if you are wanting to just remove one Account Number from the Chart of Accounts or all of them will depend on the solution.

 

If  you are just wanting to Edit on Account Number, you can click the dropdown for that account under the "Action" column in your Chart of Accounts and then choose edit.

 

If  you are wanting to remove all "Account Numbers" from your Chart of Accounts, you will have to go to your Gear Icon--> Account & Settings--> Advanced--> and then edit the setting for "Enable  Account Numbers".

October 24, 2020

I am trying to remove the account numbers from the “name“ section. I want to keep the account numbers under the account number column. I do not want both of them, as it makes the display awkward, and you lose the indentation for sub accounts.

 

any suggestions for this?