Why does Quicken not allow you to manually post a bill scheduled to Auto enter?

Question

I find this extremely odd that if I have a bill setup to Auto enter on a certain date, if I want to manually post it because the service provider auto debited my account earlier, the only option I get is to edit the bill.  I literally have to log out of Quicken and log back in, which Quicken will then post the transaction for me.  Only other way is to take off the auto enter to post the transaction, then turn it back on.  Am I missing something?  Can a button be added that allows you to "Edit" or "Enter" on all transactions regardless of how they are setup (Auto or Manual entry)?

mshiggins · Answer

Quicken tends to steer users to the newer functionality which often does not work as well as older functionality. The Tools | Manage Bill & Income Reminders vs. the Bills (or Bill and Income) tab is a perfect example.

Normally the Bills tab is hidden in my file as I use the much more functional and less cluttered Tools | Manage Bill & Income Reminders and the Home view Bill and Income Reminders snapshot instead.

Rocket J Squirrel · Answer

Yes, this is in Manage Bill & Income Reminders (CTRL-J) in QWin Premier R48.15. Sorry if I misunderstood where @regalbuj was looking. I never use tabs or online bills so didn't think to look there, and the description in the OP led me to believe I was looking in the right place.

mshiggins · Answer

Rocket,

Is that in Tools | Manage Bill & Income Reminders? I don't see any Enter button (or any other action buttons) in the Bills tab.