Shortcut keys in Tally

Manoj Garg (Support on Tally Excel Password Recovery etc.)   (1987 Points)

01 September 2009  

Shortcut keys in Tally
The shortcut keys appear in button names in the button bar (right side of the Tally screen).  You can either click the button from the button bar or press the relevant function key or character underlined/double-underlined.
The buttons have a function key before the button names ( Eg: F1: Select Cmp) which means you need to press F1 key (Function Key) to select the 'Select Company' screen
The buttons have an underlined character ( Eg: F3:Cmp Info), which means you need to press ALT + F3 to select the 'Company Info' screen.
Some buttons have a double-underlined character (Eg: As Voucher) which means you need to press CTRL + V to select the 'Voucher' in voucher mode.
The shortcut keys available in Tally are listed in the below table:
Function Key Combination

Windows
Functionality
Availability
F1
To select a company
To select the Accounts Button and Inventory buttons
At all masters menu screen
At the Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen
F2
To change the menu period
At almost all screens in TALLY
F3
To select the company
At almost all screens in TALLY
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
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
At List of Vouchers – adds a voucher after the one where you positioned the cursor and used this key combination.
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)
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.
ALT + D
To delete a voucher
To delete a master
(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.
ALT + E
To export the report in ASCII, SDF, HTML OR XML format
At all reports screens in TALLY
ALT + I
To insert a voucher
At List of Vouchers – inserts a voucher before the one where you positioned the cursor and used this key combination.
ALT + O
To upload the report at your website
At all reports screens in TALLY
ALT + M
To Email the report
At all reports screens in TALLY
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+ 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 Licensing Menu 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  + 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 + L
To select the Ledger
At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/ Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/ Currencies (Accounts Info) creation and alteration screen
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 + 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
At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/ Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/ Currencies (Accounts Info) creation and alteration 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
At all the menu screen
At almost all report screen
At almost all screens in TALLY
ALT+ F2
To change the system 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 screen
ALT + F5
To select the Sales Order Voucher Type
To view monthly and quarterly report  
At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen
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 screen
ALT + F7
To select the Stock Journal Voucher Type
To accept all the Audit lists  
At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen
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 screen
At Ledger Voucher screen
ALT + F9
To select the Receipt Note Voucher Type
At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen
ALT + F10
To select the Physical Stock Voucher Type
At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen
ALT + F12
To filter the information based on monetary value
At almost all report screens
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