Do I need to clear an item from banking before using the item in a journal entry

Glad to have you here in the QuickBooks Community, @valhallamanageme.

I want to help you record your journal entries in QuickBooks Online. You can add line items to JE's anytime without clearing the registers. May I know why you want to clear an item by the way? This might help me share some tips with you.

I've added here some articles about journal entries below.

• Create a journal entry in QuickBooks Online
• Reverse or delete a journal entry in QuickBooks Online

Please visit us again if you have other concerns with creating journal entries or any other features in the program. All the best.