QuickBooks Shortcuts

QuickBooks® Shortcuts

DATE CUT, COPY, DELETE, PASTE
IN DATE CHANGE IN FIELD ACTION
Y First day of the Year Ctrl + C Copy text to clipboard
R Last day of the year Ctrl + D Delete transaction - item
M First day of the Month Ctrl + V Paste text from clipboard
H Last day of the month Ctrl + X Cut text to clipboard
T Today Ctrl + Z Undo last change or drill down report
W First day of the Week Ctrl + Del Delete line
K Last day of the week Ctrl + Ins Insert line
+ Next day (also next form #)

- Prior day (also prior form #)

MOVE AROUND OTHER ACTIONS

ACTION

RESULT

ACTION

RESULT

1 (or 2, 3 ...) Before popular list items (fast) Alt + down arrow Display list for a field
Down arrow Move down a line Alt + F4 Exit program
Up arrow Move up a line Ctrl + A Chart of Accounts
Ctrl + 1 Show important QuickBooks data Ctrl + E Edit
Ctrl + 2 Turn on QBWIN.LOG Ctrl + F Find
Ctrl + G Go to other account register Ctrl + I Create Invoice
Ctrl + H Get transaction history Ctrl + J Customers, Jobs
Ctrl + N New transaction Ctrl + L/DnArrow List/Scroll through list in form
Ctrl + R Go to transaction register Ctrl + M Memorize
Ctrl + Y Display transaction journal Ctrl + O Copy transaction in register
Ctrl + Y Display transaction journal Ctrl + O Copy transaction in register
Ctrl + Z Drill down report/undo last change Ctrl + P Print
Ctrl + Page Up First item/ list, prior month/ register Ctrl + Q Quick Report from List
Ctrl + Page Down Last item/ list (next month/ register) Ctrl + T Recall memorized transaction
Ctrl + Up Arrow Scroll through list while in form Ctrl + W Write checks
End End of field Ctrl + F6 Next window
End End End of transaction Ctrl + up arrow Scroll through list entries in form
End End End End of register Diamond Move list item, make sub-item
Enter Record transaction, default * Escape Cancel entry or close window
Esc Cancel edit, close window F1 Help
Home Beginning of field F2 Edit data
Home Home Beginning of transaction F5 Refresh
Home Home Home Beginning of register Ins Insert
Page Down Scroll down a page Shift Open window in center of screen
Page Up Scroll up a page Space bar Mark or unmark check boxes
Shift + Tab Move to prior field Type initial letters Quick Fill names in list
Shift Center open window
Tab Move to next field (or Enter)* * If Preference set to move between fields on Enter

Complete QuickBooks Shortcuts by Entry

Ctrl + 1 Show important QuickBooks data. + Next day (also next form #)
Ctrl + 2 Turn on QBWIN.LOG - Prior day (also prior form #)
Ctrl + A Chart of Accounts 1 (or 2, 3 ...) Before popular list items (fast)
Ctrl + C Copy text to clipboard Alt + down arrow Display list for a field
Ctrl + D Delete transaction - item Alt + F4 Exit program
Ctrl + E Edit Diamond Move list item, make sub-item
Ctrl + F Find Down arrow Move down a line
Ctrl + G Go to other account register End End of field
Ctrl + H Get transaction history End End End of transaction
Ctrl + I Create Invoice End End End End of register
Ctrl + J Customers, Jobs Enter Record transaction, default*
Ctrl + L/Dn Arrow List Esc Cancel edit, close window
Ctrl + M Memorize F1 Help
Ctrl + N New transaction F2 Edit data
Ctrl + O Copy transaction in register F5 Refresh
Ctrl + P Print H Last day of the month (in date)
Ctrl + Q Quick Report from List Home Beginning of field
Ctrl + R Go to transaction register Home Home Beginning of transaction
Ctrl + T Recall memorized transaction Home Home Home Beginning of register
Ctrl + U Use item on list Ins Insert
Ctrl + V Paste text from clipboard K Last day of the week (in date)
Ctrl + W Write checks M First day of the Month (in date)
Ctrl + X Cut text to clipboard Page Down Scroll down a page
Ctrl + Y Display transaction journal Page Up Scroll up a page
Ctrl + Z Drill down report/undo last change R Last day of the year (in date)
Ctrl + Up arrow Scroll through list entries in form Shift Open window in center of screen
Ctrl + Del Delete line Shift + Tab Move to prior field
Ctrl + Down Arrow Scroll through list while in form Space bar Mark or unmark check boxes
Ctrl + F6 Next window T Today (in date)
Ctrl + Ins Insert line Tab Move to next field (or Enter)*
Ctrl + Left Arrow Prior word in field Type first letters Quick Fill names in list
Ctrl + Page Up First item/ list, prior month/ register Up arrow Move up a line
Ctrl + Page Down Last item/ list (next month/ register) W First day of the Week (in date)
Ctrl + Right Arrow Next word in field Y First day of the Year (in date)
Ctrl + Up Arrow Scroll through list while in form * If Preference set to move between fields on Enter

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