QuickBooks has a wide variety of key shortcuts that make entering your data quicker and easier. Here are a few that of the most helpful:
Date-Related Shortcuts
| T |
Today |
| + |
Next day |
| - |
Prior day |
| W |
First day of the Week |
| K |
Last day of the week |
| M |
First day of the month |
| H |
Last day of the month |
| Y |
First day of the year |
| R |
Last day of the year |
Notice the pattern here, are the QuickBooks programmers brilliant or what? Talk about making it easy to remember.
Moving Around in QuickBooks
| Down arrow |
Move down a line |
| Up arrow |
Move up a line |
| Ctrl + 1 |
Shows important QuickBooks data |
| Ctrl + 2 |
Turn on QBWIN.LOG |
| Ctrl + G |
Go to other account register |
| Ctrl + H |
Get transaction history |
| Ctrl + N |
New transaction |
| Ctrl + R |
Go to transaction register |
| Ctrl + Y |
Display transaction journal |
| Ctrl + Z |
Drill down report/undo last change |
| Ctrl + > |
Next word in field |
| Ctrl + < |
Prior word in field |
| Ctrl +DownArrow |
Scroll through list while in form |
| Ctrl + Enter |
Record entry (if Enter moves) |
| Ctrl + Page Up |
First item/list, prior month/register |
| Ctrl + Page Down |
Last item/list next month/register |
| Ctrl + UpArrow |
Scroll through list while in form |
| End |
End of field |
| End End |
End of transaction |
| End End End |
End of register |
| Enter |
Record transaction |
| Esc |
Cancel edit, close window |
| Home |
Beginning of field |
| Home Home |
Beginning of transaction |
| Home Home Home |
Beginning of register |
| Page Down |
Scroll down a page |
| Page Up |
Scroll up a page |
| Shift + Tab |
Move to prior field |
| Shift |
Center open window |
| Tab |
Move to next field (or Enter) |
| Ctrl + A |
Chart of Accounts |
| Ctrl + C |
Copy text to clipboard |
| Ctrl + D |
Delete transaction - item |
| Ctrl + E |
Edit |
| Ctrl + F |
Find |
| Ctrl + I |
Create Invoice |
| Ctrl + J |
Customer Jobs |
| Ctrl + L |
List |
| Ctrl + M |
Memorize |
| Ctrl + O |
Copy transaction in register |
| Ctrl + P |
Print |
| Ctrl + Q |
Quick Report from List |
| Ctrl + T |
Recall memorized transaction |
| Ctrl + U |
Use item on list |
| Ctrl + V |
Paste text from clipboard |
| Ctrl + W |
Write checks |
| Ctrl + X |
Cut text to clipboard |
| Ctrl + Up Arrow |
Scroll through list entries in form |
| Ctrl + Delete |
Delete line |
| Ctrl + Down Arrow |
Scroll through list while in form
|
| Ctrl + Enter |
Record entry (if Enter moves) |
| Ctrl + F1 |
Hide / show cue cards |
| Ctrl + F6 |
Next window |
| Ctrl + Insert |
Insert line |
| Ctrl + Up Arrow |
Prior word in field |
| Ctrl + Page Up |
First item/ list, prior month/ register |
| Ctrl + Page Down |
Last item/ list (next month/ register) |
| Ctrl + Right Arrow |
Next word in field |
| Ctrl + Down Arrow |
Scroll through list while in form |
| Alt + Down Arrow |
Display list for a field |
| Alt + F4 |
Exit program |
| Diamond |
Move list item, make sub-item |
| F1 |
Help |
| F2 |
Edit data |
| F5 |
Refresh |
| Space Bar |
Mark or unmark check boxes |
| + |
Next day (also next form #) |
| - |
Previous day (also prior form #) |
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