the account must also have an identifying number. when you enter this number in various fields in the program - in a journal, for example - the program will automatically use the basic information from the account.
the chart of accounts window displays all the accounts, with a line for each, so you can see only a limited number of fields for each account. it is possible to organize the chart of accounts so that it can be used as a daily balance sheet because each account has several amount fields: balance, balance at date and net change.
the g/l account card window has a card for each line in the chart 