Essential QuickBooks Keyboard Shortcuts You Should Know

In order to use the desktop version of QuickBooks easily, you might be looking at various shortcuts in your keyboard.

Here are some important and useful shortcuts:

Ctrl-Del : Deletes the selected line

Ctrl-Ins : Insert a blank detail line

Ctrl-N : Create a new list item or transaction

Ctrl-D : Delete the current list item or transaction

Ctrl-E : Edit an item

Ctrl-O : To copy the check

F5 : To Refresh List

1. Shortcut for Editing Transactions and Lists

2. Shortcuts for Opening QuickBooks Lists and

Windows

Ctrl-W : To write a new checkCtrl-Q : To open a Quick Report for a list item

Ctrl-Y : To open a transaction JournalCtrl-J : To open the Customer Center

Ctrl-A : To open the Chart of AccountsCtrl-I : To create a new Invoice

Ctrl-L : To open a ListCtrl-U : To use the List item

Ctrl-R : Opening the transaction on the registerCtrl-G : Opening the Transfer Account in the register

Ctrl-F : Opens the Find WindowF1 : Opens the Help Window

F2 : Opens the Product Information windowF3 : Opens the Search window

F4 : Opens the QuickBooks Technical Support Helper windowCtrl-1 : Same as F2

Esc : Closes the Current WindowCtrl-F4 : Same as Esc

Ctrl-F6 : To move to the next window and activate itCtrl-Tab: Same as Ctrl-F6

Ctrl-H : To open the Transaction History window

3. Shortcuts to Guiding

+ : To increase a check number or invoice number in a form- : To decrease a check number or invoice number in a form

Alt-S : To save the ongoing transactionAlt-N : To save current transaction and to advances to the next

Alt-P : To access previous transactionTab : To advance to the next field

Shift-Tab : To move back to the prior field

Up Arrow : To go back to the previous line in a formDown Arrow : To go to the next line in a form

Page Up : To go to the previous pagePage Down : To go to the next page

Ctrl-Page Up : To go to the first item in the listCtrl-Page Down : To go to the last item in the list

Enter : To quick zoom the reportCtrl-Enter : To save the current record

4. Shortcuts for Opening/Closing QuickBooks

Ctrl : To start QuickBooks without opening a file

Alt : To start QuickBooks without opening all windows

Alt-F4 : To Close QuickBooks

5. Shortcuts for QuickBooks Dates

+ : To go to the next day

- : To go to previous day

T : Today

W : To first day of the week

K : To last day of the week

M : To first day of the month

H : To last day of the month

Alt-Down Arrow : To open the calendar

Y : To first day of the year

R : To last day of the year

[ : To same day in the previous week

] : To same day in the next week

; : To same date in last month

, : To same date next month

6. Shortcuts for Memorized Transactions

Ctrl-M :

To remember the current transaction

Ctrl-T :

To create a new transaction from the remembered one

7. Shortcuts for Miscellaneous Events

Ctrl-P : To print

Ctrl-R-P : To open the window for entering validation code

8. Shortcuts for Standard Editing

Ctrl-Z : To undo the changes madeCtrl-X : To cut the selected text

Ctrl-C : To copy the selected textCtrl-V : To paste the selected text

Delete : To delete a character to the rightBackspace : To delete a character to the left

Home : To go to the first characterEnd : To go to the last character

Ctrl-Right Arrow : To move to the next wordCtrl-Left Arrow : To move to the previous word

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http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2012/07/quickbooks-keyboard-shortcuts/