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 | ||
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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 | |
| 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 | 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 | |
