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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<chapter id="details.reconcile">
+<chapterinfo>
+  <authorgroup>
+    <author>
+      <firstname>Michael</firstname>
+      <othername>T.</othername>
+      <surname>Edwardes</surname>
+      <affiliation>
+	<address><email>mte@users.sourceforge.net</email></address>
+      </affiliation>
+    </author>
+  </authorgroup>
+  <date>2009-07-28</date>
+  <releaseinfo>1.0</releaseinfo>
+</chapterinfo>
+
+<title>Reconciliation</title>
+
+<sect1 id="details.reconcile.whatis">
+<title>What is reconciliation?</title>
+
+<para>
+  Reconciliation is the process of matching the transactions you have entered
+  into &kappname; with the transactions listed for that account by the
+  institution.  This is most commonly done with the list of transactions in a
+  statement, be it a bank statement, credit card statement, loan statement, or
+  any other statement. It can also be done against an on-line listing of the
+  account, although this is less common.  If any discrepancies are found, then
+  either you or the person who created the statement have made a mistake.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+  To reconcile an account, choose your account from the drop down box and click
+  on the <guiicon><inlinemediaobject> <imageobject><imagedata
+  fileref="reconcile.png"/></imageobject>
+  </inlinemediaobject>Reconcile</guiicon> icon, select
+  <menuchoice><guimenu>Account</guimenu>
+  <guimenuitem>Reconcile...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or use the key
+  combination Ctl+Shift+R.
+</para>
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1 id="details.reconcile.wizard">
+<title>The reconciliation wizard</title>
+<para>
+  This will open the reconciliation wizard.  The first page of the wizard
+  briefly describes the process you will follow.  Click
+  on <guibutton>Next</guibutton> to actually start the wizard.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+<screenshot>
+	<screeninfo>Reconciliation wizard</screeninfo>
+	<mediaobject>
+	<imageobject>
+	<imagedata fileref="reconcile1.png" format="PNG" />
+	</imageobject>
+	<textobject>
+	<phrase>Reconciliation wizard</phrase>
+	</textobject>
+	</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</para>
+
+<sect2 id="details.reconcile.wizard.statement">
+<title>Statement details</title>
+<para>
+  The statement date, starting balance, and ending balance can be found in your
+  statement.  Make sure that the figures match and click on
+  the <guibutton>Next</guibutton> button.  If the figures do not match then
+  enter the figures as listed on your statement and click on
+  the <guibutton>Next</guibutton> button.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+<screenshot>
+	<screeninfo>Reconciliation wizard</screeninfo>
+	<mediaobject>
+	<imageobject>
+	<imagedata fileref="reconcile2.png" format="PNG" />
+	</imageobject>
+	<textobject>
+	<phrase>Reconciliation wizard</phrase>
+	</textobject>
+	</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2 id="details.reconcile.wizard.interest">
+<title>Interest</title>
+<para>
+  If the statement reconciliation is on a bank account or any account with
+  interest and/or charges fees, then enter these values in the appropriate
+  fields.  A category can be assigned for each of these amounts.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+<screenshot>
+	<screeninfo>Reconciliation wizard</screeninfo>
+	<mediaobject>
+	<imageobject>
+	<imagedata fileref="reconcile3.png" format="PNG" />
+	</imageobject>
+	<textobject>
+	<phrase>Reconciliation wizard</phrase>
+	</textobject>
+	</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+
+<note>
+<para>
+  The interest field is for interest you gained. If you have to pay interest,
+  e.g., for a credit card account, this has to be entered as a charge.
+</para>
+</note>
+</para>
+
+<para>
+  Click on <guibutton>Finish</guibutton> to start matching your statement to
+  what you have entered.  Note that this completes the Reconciliation Wizard,
+  but not the process of reconciliation.  As described below, you still need to
+  clear transactions and then tell &kappname; that the account is reconciled.
+</para>
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2 id="details.reconcile.wizard.clearing">
+<title>Clearing transactions</title>
+<para>
+  To mark a transaction as cleared, click on the C column in the list view.  A
+  transaction is cleared when it matches the transaction on your statement.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+  During the reconciliation, any transaction can be edited to make it match the
+  statement, and new transactions can be created as usual.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+<screenshot>
+	<screeninfo>Reconciliation wizard</screeninfo>
+	<mediaobject>
+	<imageobject>
+	<imagedata fileref="reconcile4.png" format="PNG" />
+	</imageobject>
+	<textobject>
+	<phrase>Reconciliation wizard</phrase>
+	</textobject>
+	</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</para>
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2 id="details.reconcile.complete">
+<title>Completing Reconciliation</title>
+
+<sect3 id="details.reconcile.finish">
+<title>Finishing Reconciliation</title>
+<para>
+  The command frame (just below the transaction list area) displays the
+  statement amount and the cleared amount.  When the difference is zero then the
+  account is reconciled and you can click the <guibutton>Finish</guibutton>
+  button.  When you do this, &kappname; takes all the transactions which have
+  been marked as cleared and marks them as reconciled, and the C column changes
+  to 'R' to reflect the change. In addition, it saves the changes and
+  records that the account has been reconciled.
+</para>
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3 id="details.reconcile.postpone">
+<title>Postponing Reconciliation</title>
+<para>
+  To postpone the reconciliation to a later time, click on
+  the <guibutton>Postpone</guibutton> button.  Any edits you have made to any
+  transactions, such as marking them cleared, can still be saved before you
+  exit &kappname;, but you will have to run the reconciliation wizard again in
+  order to reconcile the account.  If you exit &kappname; before clicking either
+  <guibutton>Finish</guibutton> or <guibutton>Postpone</guibutton>, it has the
+  same effect as clicking <guibutton>Postpone</guibutton>.
+</para>
+</sect3>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+
+</chapter>
+