Be a power user of Tally.ERP 9. Tally.ERP 9 is extremely keyboard friendly and you can do everything by just using the keyboard. You can select menu items and buttons, and navigate between screens using keyboard shortcuts, faster.
We will discuss the following in this topic:
● How to read and use keyboard shortcuts
● Keyboard shortcuts for Navigation
You can easily recognise keyboard shortcuts present on screen. In menus they are bold, and in buttons it is given in the button name. By pressing the required keyboard keys, you can select a menu option or a button.
1. The keyboard shortcuts in the menus appear bold. To directly select any of the menu item, you can just press the respective key. For example, to go to Accounting Voucher Creation screen, you have to press V in the Gateway of Tally menu.
2. Every button has the shortcut key included in the button name. The keyboard shortcut in the button shown below is F1 key (Function Key) and Select Cmp is the button name.
3. If the keyboard shortcut is underlined, then you need to press Alt key with the mentioned key. For example, for the button shown below, the keyboard shortcut is Alt+F1.
4. If the keyboard shortcut is double-underlined, then you need to press Ctrl key with the mentioned key. For example, for the button shown below, the keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+V.
You can use the below keyboard shortcuts to navigate in Tally.ERP 9:
Keyboard Shortcut |
What they do |
Where to use them |
Enter |
● To accept anything you type into a field. ● To drill-down in reports. ● To select a highlighted menu item. |
Almost all screens in Tally.ERP 9. |
Esc |
● To remove what you typed into a field. ● To come out of a screen. ● To indicate you do not want to accept a voucher or master. |
Almost all screens in Tally.ERP 9. |
Shift+Enter |
● To explode a line to display details. ● Collapse next level details of a line. |
In most reports. |
Ctrl+Enter |
To alter a master while making an entry or viewing a report. |
Voucher entry and alteration screens. All reports. |
PgUp |
Display previous voucher during voucher entry/alter. |
At voucher entry and alteration screens. |
PgDn |
Display next voucher during voucher entry/alter. |
At voucher entry and alteration screens. |
Spacebar |
To clear text in a field. |
Almost all screens in Tally.ERP 9. |
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