You can do it either way - enter bank charges, etc. in the reconciliation, or enter them in the G/L.

Entries made in the reconciliation module are posted to the ledger when you post the reconciliation. The software will keep track of what your last entries are, and can notify you if they are much larger than previous months' amounts.

I prefer to keep the General Journal window open at the same time as the Reconciliation, and post bank charges, etc. from recurring transactions set up at the actual date they occur on, then refresh the transactions from the Reconciliation window to continue reconciling.

I save each month's amounts in the recurring transaction while I'm entering it so it's easy to see if the amount is different from the previous month.

Thank you for your prompt response. I will use the General Journal to post bank charges etc. Finally was able to put my hands on training manual, however it does not offer little tips like this.