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<sect2 id="oview-featuresinvest2">
<title>Tracks Your Investments</title>

<para><application>&app;</application> has a number of investment features. From simple
certificates of deposit to publicly traded stocks, <application>&app;</application> will track
all your investments.</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis>Stock/Mutual Fund Portfolios</emphasis>: Track
stocks individually (one per account) or in a portfolio of accounts
(a group of accounts that can be displayed together).</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para><emphasis>On-line Stock and Mutual Fund Quotes</emphasis>:
With <application>&app;</application>, you no longer need look up your stock values one at a
time. The process can be automated, to always present you with the
latest value of your stocks.</para>
<para><application>&app;</application> includes a number of investment features that allow you to track all your investments. With <application>&app;</application> you can track stocks individually (one per account) or in a portfolio of accounts (a group of accounts that can be displayed together).</para>
<para><application>&app;</application> supports online stock and mutual fund quotes. This means you no longer need to look up stock prices one at a
time. The process can be automated, and you can see the latest value of your stocks.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect2>
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</listitem>

<listitem>
<para><emphasis>Managing Your Personal Finances</emphasis></para>
<para><emphasis>Managing Personal Finances</emphasis></para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para><emphasis>Managing Your Business Finances</emphasis>.</para>
<para><emphasis>Managing Business Finances</emphasis>.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist></para>

<para><emphasis>Getting Started</emphasis> provides you with the most
basic information needed to begin using <application>&app;</application>. Use this part as a
quick-start guide. Its chapters will get you up and running: <itemizedlist>
basic information needed to begin using <application>&app;</application>. The chapters in this section explain concepts that are fundamental to using <application>&app;</application>. New users of <application>&app;</application> should familiarize themselves with the information in these chapters to get you up and running: <itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><xref linkend="chapter_oview"></xref></para>
<para><xref linkend="chapter_oview"></xref> - (this chapter) gives a general overview of <application>&app;</application></para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para><xref linkend="chapter_basics"></xref></para>
<para><xref linkend="chapter_basics"></xref> - gives users a very brief introduction to accounting principles, and then provides information about how <application>&app;</application> structures its data. There is also information on basic interface elements in <application>&app;</application>. Finally, this chapter explains how <application>&app;</application> stores and manages your data.</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para><xref linkend="chapter_accts"></xref></para>
<para><xref linkend="chapter_accts"></xref> - gives further information about accounts and how to organize them.</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para><xref linkend="chapter_txns"></xref></para>
<para><xref linkend="chapter_txns"></xref> - gives basic information about transactions and how to enter them.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist></para>

<para><emphasis>Managing Your Personal Finances</emphasis> addresses
<para><emphasis>Managing Personal Finances</emphasis> addresses
common applications and features of <application>&app;</application> in greater detail. You will
see more specific cases, based on frequently asked questions about
applying <application>&app;</application> to everyday situations. Here are the applications and
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</listitem>
</itemizedlist></para>

<para><emphasis>Managing Your Business Finances</emphasis> discusses the
<para><emphasis>Managing Business Finances</emphasis> discusses the
use of <application>&app;</application> in business accounting: <itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><xref linkend="chapter_dep"></xref></para>
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</listitem>
</itemizedlist></para>

<para>This manual also has an appendix, which contains extra information
<para>This manual also includes several appendices, which contains extra information
you might want to know:</para>

<itemizedlist>
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<sect1 id="oview-install1">
<title>Installation</title>

<para>Installation of <application>&app;</application> can be simple, as most modern linux
distributions come with <application>&app;</application> precompiled and ready to go. In fact, most
likely, <application>&app;</application> is already installed. If you do not have <application>&app;</application>
installed, the simplest method for installing it is to insert the
installation CD that came with your distribution and follow the
instructions.</para>

<para>The <ulink url="http://www.gnucash.org/"><citetitle><application>&app;</application> home
page</citetitle></ulink> contains detailed instructions on how to install
<application>&app;</application> in the event your current distribution does not include it or you
want to install a different version. You can also read the README file in
the source code.</para>
<para>Installation of <application>&app;</application> is usually simple.</para>

<para>The <ulink url="http://www.gnucash.org/download.phtml"><citetitle><application>&app;</application> download page</citetitle></ulink> contains detailed instructions on how to install
<application>&app;</application> for each operating system supported.</para>
</sect1>
</chapter>

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