Tally Basic Short Cut Keys which I use
ALT + 2 To Duplicate a voucher
ALT + A To Add a voucher / To Alter the column in columnar report
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
ALT + D To delete a voucher
To delete Accounting or Inventory master which is not used by any
voucher or elsewhere in the alteration mode.
To delete a column in any columnar report
ALT + E To export the report in ASCII, HTML OR XML format
ALT + I To insert a voucher
To toggle between Item and Accounting invoice
ALT + N To view the report in automatic columns (Multiple Columns at all
reports, Trial Balance, Cash/bank books, Group Summary & Journal
Register
ALT + P To print the report
ALT + R To remove a line in a report
ALT + S To bring back a line you removed using ALT + R
ALT + U To retrieve the last line which is deleted using Alt + R
ALT + W To view the Tally Web browser.
ALT + X To cancel a voucher in Day Book/List of Vouchers
ALT + Y To Register Tally
CTRL + A To accept a form – wherever you use this key combination, that screen
or report gets accepted as it is.
CTRL + ALT + B To check the Company Statutory details
CTRL + G To select the Group
CTRL + ALT + I To import statutory masters
CTRL + Q To abandon a form – wherever you use this key combination, it quits
that screen without making any changes to it.
CTRL + Alt + R Rewrite data for a Company
ALT + H Tally’s Online context-sensitive Help Shortcut
ALT+ F2 Maintain Date for Multiple Years by changing period on Gateway of
Tally / Change of Period for Setting Period
CTRL + M Switches to Main Area of Tally Screen
CTRL + N Switches to Calculator / ODBC Section of Tally Screen
ALT + R Recalls the last narration saved for the first ledger in the voucher,
irrespective of the voucher type
CTRL + R To repeat narration in the same voucher type irrespective of Ledger
Account
CTRL + T To mark any voucher as Post Dated Voucher
ALT + D To delete any voucher in Day Book/ Deleting
ALT + O To upload the report at your website
ALT + M To Email the report
ALT + F1 To Close a Company (At All Menu Screens)
To view detailed Report (Report Screens)
To Explore a line into its details (At Almost all Screens)
ALT + F3 To select the company info menu (At Gateway of Tally Screen)
To create/ alter / shut a company (At Gateway of Tally Screen)
ALT + F5 To view sales and purchase register summary on a quarterly basis
ALT + F12 To view the filters screen where the range of information can be specified
ALT + Z To Zoom
CTRL + ALT + C To copy the text from Tally ( At creation and alternation screens)
CTRL + ALT + V To paste the text from Tally ( At creation and alternation screens)
SHIFT + ENTER To view the next level of details and / or condense the next level of details
F2 Change the date
F4 Contra Voucher ( all voucher creation and alteration screens)
To view list of Groups ( Reports groups summary, group voucher screens ,
cash/ bank summary
F5 To select Payment Voucher
To Switch between Grouped and Ledger-wise Display
F6 To select Receipt Voucher
F7 To select Journal Voucher
F8 To Select Sales Voucher
Tally 9 List of Shortcuts 3
CTRL + F8 To select Credit Note Voucher
F9 To Select Purchase Voucher
Inventory Reports ( Stock Report Screen)
CTRL + F9 To select Debit Note Voucher
F10 Navigate between Accounting Reports
F11 Modify Company features specific to current company only
F12 Master Configurations, which will affect all companies in same data directory.
CTRL + L To mark a voucher as Optional or Regular
Inventory Vouchers Shortcut Keys
ALT + F4 Purchase Order Voucher
ALT + F5 Sales Order Voucher
CTRL + F6 Rejection In
ALT + F7 Stock Journal / Manufacturing Journal
ALT + F8 Delivery Note
ALT + F9 Receipt Note
ALT + F10 Physical Stock
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 ledger