[moneydance] How well does MD reconcile accounts?

[Victor Roberts]

Dave wrote:
> Can anyone comment on how well MD reconciles accounts (such as bank
> accounts) compared to MS Money?
> 
> The MS Money interface is extemely quick for reconciling. For example, I can
> just hold down the space bar and Money will run down my list of unmarked
> transactions, marking each one. It also allows me to postpone the
> reconciliation once started. Does MD have a similar level of UI
> functionality for reconciling? (And how about in general?)
> 
> If you wonder why I have to ask instead of trying it myself, my first hurdle
> is getting my data into MD. I need sufficient data to judge how well these
> features work for me. Before I invest all the time required to get my data
> into MD, I thought I would try to learn more about its features by asking
> questions here. I appreciate any feedback.

I never used MS Money, but the reconcile feature of Moneydance works 
just fine.  Why would you want to mark a large number of transactions 
just by holding down the space bar.  This seems to defeat the reason why 
you reconcile.

Vic Roberts