Since I cannot log in to QuickBooks help, I am replying to a response from RoseJillB re: My query regarding project START and END dates here.

Hi RoseJillB Thank you for the excellent response. I have a much better understanding of Start and End dates now even if they don't necessarily serve the greatest of purposes for me at this time. As I continue to learn about bookkeeping principles in general and QuickBooks especially, I may indeed find that I need to have those dates undeletable! For now, I am going to keep plugging away at. And try not to let the little things like these and more bother me. For example, Why does the formatting keep changing on its own in this text box, or Why can't I sign in to the QuickBooks Community after 100s of attempts and trying everything possible short of actually calling Support. It is the most maddening of experiences and confirms my belief that while QBO may be a very "robust" accounting program, it clearly lacks the finesse it needs to "engage" the user. A closing example illustrates this perfectly--- Why must I keep refreshing the Projects page every second or third time I try to view it. It will. NOT. Scroll down to reveal the actual list of projects until I refresh the page. As the saying goes, the devil is the details. I do hope Intuit can get those right.  I may call Support to get to the bottom of why I can't sign in to the Community. But most likely I will chalk this up to "what a waste of time THAT was!" and continue my journey on YouTube while I consider Xero. Thanks again for your kind response. Best regards. Paul