| 1 | Open 1-3 Journal Transactions. | 
| 2 | On the Edit menu, click Period. Select period 0. | 
| 3 | In the Trans# box, enter the transaction number. | 
| 4 | In the Date box, enter the transaction date. | 
| 5 | In the Description box, type Starting balances. | 
| 6 | In the Status list, click 1-Open. | 
| 7 | In the grid, do the following: | 
| a | In the Description cell, enter a brief statement about the line item. | 
| b | In the Account cell, enter the ledger account you want. | 
| c | In the Subaccount cell, enter the subsidiary account you want. | 
| d | Enter the amount in the appropriate Debit Amount cell or Credit Amount cell. | 
| 8 | Repeat step 7 for each account. | 
| 9 | On the File menu, click Save. | 
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