14 September 2009

SHORTCUT KEYS FOR TALLY ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE

Function Key Combination

 

 

Windows

Functionality

Availability

F1

To select a company

At all masters menu screen

F1

 

To select the Accounts Button

At the Accounting Voucher creation and alteration screen

F1 (ALT+F1)

 

To select the Inventory Button

At the Inventory/Payroll Voucher creation and alteration screen

 

F1 (CTRL + F1)

To select Payroll Vouchers to alter

At the Accounting/Inventory voucher creation or alteration screen.

F2

To change the current date

To select company inventory features

 

At almost all screens in TALLY

At the F11: Features screen

F3

To select the company

To select Company Statutory & Taxation features

At almost all screens in TALLY

At F11: Features screen

F4

To select the Contra voucher

At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen

F5

To select the Payment voucher

At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen

F6

To select the Receipt voucher

At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen

F7

To select the Journal voucher

At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen

F8

To select the Sales voucher

At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen

F8 (CTRL+F8)

To select the Credit Note voucher

At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen

F9

To select the Purchase voucher

At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen

F9 (CTRL+F9)

To select the Debit Note voucher

At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen

F10

To select the Reversing Journal voucher

At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen

F10 (Ctrl + F10)

To select the Memorandum voucher

At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen

F11

To select the Functions and Features screen

At almost all screens in TALLY

F12

To select the Configure screen

At almost all screens in TALLY

 

 

Special Key Combination

 

 

Windows

Functionality

Availability

ALT + 2

To Duplicate a voucher

At List of Vouchers – creates a voucher similar to the one where you positioned the cursor and used this key combination

 

ALT + A

To Add a voucher

 

To Alter the column in columnar report

At List of Vouchers – adds a voucher after the one where you positioned the cursor and used this key combination.

Alters the column in all the reports which can be viewed in columnar format

ALT + C

To create a master at a voucher screen (if it has not been already assigned a different function, as in reports like Balance Sheet, where it adds a new column to the report)

 

To access Auto Value Calculator in the amount field during voucher entry

At voucher entry and alteration screens, at a field where you have to select a master from a list. If the necessary account has not been created already, use this key combination to create the master without quitting from the voucher screen.

 

At all voucher entry screens in the Amount field

ALT + D

To delete a voucher

To delete a master

To delete a column in any columnar report

(if it has not been already assigned a different function, as explained above)

At Voucher and Master (Single) alteration screens. Masters can be deleted subject to conditions, as explained in the manual.

All the reports screen which can be viewed in columnar format

ALT + E

To export the report in ASCII, HTML OR XML format

At all reports screens in TALLY

ALT + I

To insert a voucher

 

To toggle between Item and Accounting invoice

At List of Vouchers – inserts a voucher before the one where you positioned the cursor and used this key combination.

At creation of sales and purchase invoice

ALT + L

To select the Language Configuration

At almost all screens in TALLY.

ALT + K

To select the Keyboard Configuration

At almost all screens in TALLY.

ALT + O

To upload the report at your website

At all reports screens in TALLY

ALT + L

To select language for Tally Interface

At almost all screens of TALLY

ALT + M

To Email the report

At all reports screens in TALLY

ALT + N

To view the report in automatic columns

At all the reports where columns can be added

ALT + P

To print the report

At all reports screens in TALLY

ALT + R

To remove a line in a report

At all reports screens in TALLY

ALT + S

To bring back a line you removed using ALT + R

At all reports screens in TALLY

ALT + U

To retrieve the last line which is deleted using Alt + R

At all reports screens in Tally

ALT+ V

From Invoice screen to bring Stock Journal screen

At Invoice screen à Quantity Field à Press Alt + V to select the Stock Journal.

ALT + W

To view the Tally Web browser.

At all reports screens in TALLY

ALT + X

To cancel a voucher in Day Book/List of Vouchers

At all voucher screens in TALLY

ALT + R

To Register Tally

At almost all screens in TALLY.

CTRL + A

To accept a form – wherever you use this key combination, that screen or report gets accepted as it is.

At almost all screens in TALLY, except where a specific detail has to be given before accepting.

CTRL + B

To select the Budget

At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/ Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/ Currencies (Accounts Info) creation and alteration screen

CTRL + ALT + B

To check the Company Statutory details

At all the menu screens

CTRL + C

To select the Cost Centre

 

To select the Cost Category

At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/ Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/ Currencies (Accounts Info) creation and alteration screen

At Stock Groups/ Stock Categories/ Stock Items/ Reorder Levels/ Godowns/ Voucher Types / Units of Measure ( Inventory Info) creation/alteration screen

CTRL+ E

To select the Currencies

At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/ Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/ Currencies (Accounts Info) creation and alteration screen

CTRL + G

To select the Group

At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/ Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/ Currencies (Accounts Info) creation and alteration screen

CTRL + I

To select the Stock Items

At Stock Group/ Stock Categories/ Stock Items/ Reorder Levels/ Godowns/ Voucher Types / Units of Measure ( Inventory Info) creation/alteration screen

Ctrl + Alt + I

To import statutory masters

At all menu screens

CTRL + L

To select the Ledger

 

To mark a Voucher as Optional

At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/ Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/ Currencies (Accounts Info) creation and alteration screen

At the creation and alteration of Vouchers

CTRL + O

To select the Godowns

At Stock Group/ Stock Categories/ Stock Items/ Reorder Levels/ Godowns/ Voucher Types / Units of Measure ( Inventory Info) creation/alteration screen

CTRL + Q

To abandon a form – wherever you use this key combination, it quits that screen without making any changes to it.

At almost all screens in TALLY.

CTRL + R

To repeat narration in the same voucher type

At creation/alteration of voucher screen

CTRL + Alt + R

Rewrite data for a Company

From Gateway of Tally screen

CTRL + S

Allows you to alter Stock Item master

At Stock Voucher Report and Godown Voucher Report

CTRL + U

To select the Units

At Stock Groups/ Stock Categories/ Stock Items/ Reorder Levels/ Godowns/ Voucher Types / Units of Measure ( Inventory Info) creation/alteration screen

CTRL + V

To select the Voucher Types

 

To toggle between Invoice and Voucher

At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/ Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/ Currencies (Accounts Info) creation and alteration screen

At creation of Sales/Purchase Voucher screen

 

 

Special Function Key Combination

 

 

Windows

Functionality

Availability

ALT + F1

To close a company

To view detailed report

To explode a line into its details

To select Inventory vouchers to alter

At all menu screens

At almost all report screens

At almost all screens in TALLY

At the Inventory/ Payroll voucher creation or alteration screen.

ALT + F2

To change the period

At almost all screens in TALLY

ALT + F3

To select the company info menu

To create/alter/shut a Company

At Gateway of Tally screen

ALT + F4

To select the Purchase Order Voucher Type

At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screens

ALT + F5

To select the Sales Order Voucher Type

To view monthly and quarterly report

At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screens

At almost all report screens in TALLY

ALT + F6

To select the Rejection Out Voucher Type

To change the Sales Order Voucher Type

At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screens

ALT + F7

To select the Stock Journal Voucher Type

To accept all the Audit lists

At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screens

At TallyAudit Listing screen

ALT + F8

To select the Delivery Note Voucher Type

To view the Columnar report

At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screens

At Ledger Voucher screen

ALT + F9

To select the Receipt Note Voucher Type

At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screens

ALT + F10

To select the Physical Stock Voucher Type

At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screens

ALT + F12

To filter the information based on monetary value

At almost all report screens

Ctrl + F1

To select payroll vouchers for alteration

At the Accounting/Inventory Voucher creation or alteration screen

CTRL + ALT + F12

Advanced Config

At Gateway of Tally

 

 

 

Key Combination used for navigation

 

 

Windows

Functionality

Availability

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

 

ENTER

To accept anything you type into a field.

To accept a voucher or master

To get a report with further details of an item in a report.

You have to use this key at most areas in TALLY

At the receivables report – press Enter at a pending bill to get transactions relating to this bill (e.g., original sale bill, receipts and payments against this bill, etc)

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.

At almost all screens in TALLY.

SHIFT + ENTER

Collapse next level details

At Voucher Register screen and Trial Balance report

SHIFT + ENTER

To explode a line into its details

In almost all Reports:

At a Group/Stock Group/Cost Category/Godown/Stock Category – displays Sub Groups and Ledgers/Stock Items/Cost Centres/Secondary Godowns/Secondary Stock Categories

At a Voucher – displays its entries and narration

At a Stock Item- displays its godowns and batch details

At Voucher Register screen – displays the next level details

At Trial Balance report - displays the next level details

CTRL + ENTER

To alter a master while making an entry or viewing a report

At voucher entry and alteration screens

At all reports

 

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