Complete fields using previous entry

LBonecrusher

When entering reinvested dividends from statement, the symbol/name of security does not carry on <enter/new>.
Is correctly checked in preferences, worked in 2017 version

Sherlock

There is no option to change the current behavior.

Basically, what happened was, Quicken improved the security matching to include the ticker symbol and a string match with a restricted dynamic pull-down menu. This meant that after Enter/New, the security pull-down menu was restricted to the last match.  Many of us recognized that to select a new security all we needed to do was hit a backspace or type any part of the desired security.  However, those that were wedded to using the mouse complained and Quicken changed the behavior to clear the security for the mouse users.

Jim_Harman

this is the same issue as discussed here
https://community.quicken.com/discussion/comment/20054656#Comment_20054656

and here
https://community.quicken.com/discussion/comment/19996392#Comment_19996392

Which preference option used to control this?

Unfortunately any change would require an additional change on Quicken's part to fix and it is not obvious which behavior is better. If you are working with one statement and entering reinvestments for several securities, maybe it is better to have the field be blank.

Sherlock

There is no option to change the current behavior.

Basically, what happened was, Quicken improved the security matching to include the ticker symbol and a string match with a restricted dynamic pull-down menu. This meant that after Enter/New, the security pull-down menu was restricted to the last match.  Many of us recognized that to select a new security all we needed to do was hit a backspace or type any part of the desired security.  However, those that were wedded to using the mouse complained and Quicken changed the behavior to clear the security for the mouse users.

LBonecrusher

OK, but I have always used the mouse and it worked the way I wanted, ie ticker stayed until I changed it.