Add a note or follow-up flag to a register transaction
From any Quicken register or transaction list, you can mark a transaction with a flag to indicate a need to follow up on that item. You can also attach an explanatory note to an individual transaction.
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Open the account register containing the transaction to which you want to add a note or follow-up flag.
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Click anywhere in the transaction to select it.
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Choose Edit menu > Transaction > Notes and flags.
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Use the form provided to add a note and/or colored follow-up flag to the transaction.
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Click OK.
Remove a note or follow-up flag to a register transaction
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Open the account register containing the transaction from which you want to remove a note or follow-up flag.
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Click anywhere in the transaction to select it.
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Choose Edit menu > Transaction > Notes and flags.
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Select Delete.
Notes
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Quicken adds the note or flag icon in the date field of this transaction.
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Move the mouse over the icon to view the text of the note.
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You can assign different colors to flags, but Quicken does not interpret the colors as having any meaning.
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When the Follow up by option is selected, an alert will be put in the Alerts snapshot in the appropriate tab. The alert first appears on the selected day.
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You can't add a note or follow-up flag in an investment account.