I too was disappointed to find that QuickBooks Pro does not total up the columns for debits and credits while making General Journal Entries. As a regular user of QuickBooks Enterprise, I was accustomed to this feature. The only workaround I can suggest is that as you enter the various lines of your journal entry, you can tab to the next new line, and if the debits and credits are not in balance, the difference will automatically calculate and appear in the next line. If you tab to the new line and no figure appears, you can assume the debits and credits are in balance. I agree with everyone else who complained that this is a ridiculously simple feature that should never have been omitted by the developers.