LIST OF TALLY SHORTCUTS

Navigation Key
Windows Functionality Availability
Display previous voucher during voucher
PgUp At voucher entry and alteration screens
entry/alter

PgDn Display next voucher during voucher entry/alter At voucher entry and alteration screens

To accept anything you type into a field.

You have to use this key at most areas in TALLY.ERP 9

ENTER To accept a voucher or master At the receivables report – press Enter at a pending bill
to get transactions relating to this bill (e.g., original
To get a report with further details of an item in a sale bill, receipts and payments against this bill, etc)
report
To remove what you typed into a field

ESC To come out of a screen At almost all screens in TALLY.ERP 9

To indicate you do not want to accept a voucher
or master
SHIFT + ENTER Collapse next level details At Voucher Register screen and Trial Balance report

In all reports.

In a group/stock group/cost category/godowns /stock

category – displays sub-groups and ledgers/stock
items/cost centres/secondary godowns/secondary
stock categories
SHIFT + ENTER To explode a line to display the line item in detail.
In a voucher – displays its entries and narration

In the Voucher Register screen – displays the next level

details

In Trial Balance - displays the next level details

At voucher entry and alteration screens

To alter a master while making an entry or
CTRL + ENTER
viewing a report
At all reports

Function Key Combination

Windows Functionality Availability
F1 To select a company At all masters menu screen
At the Accounting Voucher creation and Alteration
F1 To select the Accounts Button
screen
To select the Inventory At the Inventory/Payroll Voucher creation and
F1 (ALT+F1)
To view the detailed or condensed report alteration screen in almost all the Reports
At the Accounting/Inventory voucher creation or
F1 (CTRL + F1) To open Payroll Vouchers to alter
alteration screen.
To change the current date At almost all screens in TALLY.ERP 9
F2
To select company inventory features At the F11: Features screen
To select the company At almost all screens in TALLY.ERP 9
F3
To select Company Statutory & Taxation features At F11: Features screen

At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and

F4 To open Contra voucher
alteration screen
At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
F5 To open Payment voucher
alteration screen
At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
F6 To open Receipt voucher
alteration screen
At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
F7 To open  Journal voucher
alteration screen
At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
F8 To open Sales voucher
alteration screen
At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
F8 (CTRL+F8) To open Credit Note voucher
alteration screen
At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
F9 To open Purchase voucher
alteration screen
At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
F9 (CTRL+F9) To open Debit Note voucher
alteration screen
At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
F10 To open Reversing Journal voucher
alteration screen
At Accounting / Inventory / Payroll Voucher creation
F10 (Ctrl + F10) To open Memorandum voucher
and alteration screen

F11 To select the Functions and Features screen At almost all screens in TALLY.ERP 9

F12 To open  Configure screen At almost all screens in TALLY.ERP 9

Special Function Key

Windows Functionality Availability
To close a company At all menu screens
To view detailed report At almost all report screens
ALT + F1
To explode a line into its details At almost all screens in TALLY.ERP 9
At the Inventory/ Payroll voucher creation or alteration
To open Inventory vouchers to alter
screen.
ALT + F2 To change the period At almost all screens in TALLY.ERP 9
To select the company info menu
ALT + F3 At Gateway of Tally screen
To create/alter/shut a Company
At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
ALT + F4 To open the Purchase Order Voucher Type
alteration screens
At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
To open the Sales Order Voucher Type
ALT + F5 alteration screens
To view monthly and quarterly report At almost all report screens in TALLY.ERP 9
To open the Rejection Out Voucher Type At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
ALT + F6
To open the Sales Order Voucher Type alteration screens
At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
To open the Stock Journal Voucher Type
ALT + F7 alteration screens
To accept all the Audit lists At Tally Audit Listing screen
At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
To open the Delivery Note Voucher Type
ALT + F8 alteration screens
To view the Columnar report At Ledger Voucher screen
At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
ALT + F9 To open the Receipt Note Voucher Type
alteration screens
At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
ALT + F10 To open the Physical Stock Voucher Type
alteration screens

ALT + F12 To filter the information based on monetary value At almost all report screens
At the Accounting/Inventory Voucher creation or
CTRLl + F1 To open payroll vouchers for alteration
alteration screen
CTRL + ALT +
Advanced Configuration At Gateway of Tally
F12
SPACE To select the line to delete/hide At almost all report screens

CTRL + SPACE To select all the line at one instance to delete/hide At almost all report screens

CTRL + ALT+ A To select all the line at one instance to delete/hide At almost all report screens

Special Key Combination

Windows Functionality Availability
At List of Vouchers – creates a voucher similar to the
ALT + 2 To Duplicate a voucher one where you positioned the cursor and used this key
combination
To Add a voucher At List of Vouchers – adds a voucher after the one
ALT + A where you positioned the cursor and used this key
To Alter the column in columnar report combination.
To create a master at a voucher screen (if it has At voucher entry and alteration screens, at a field
not been already assigned a different function, as where you have to select a master from a list. If the
in reports like Balance Sheet, where it adds a new necessary account has not been created already, use
ALT + C column to the report) this key combination to create the master without
quitting from the voucher screen.
To access Auto Value Calculator in the amount
field during voucher entry At all voucher entry screens in the Amount field

To delete a voucher At Voucher and Master (Single) alteration screens.

To delete a master Masters can be deleted subject to conditions, as
ALT + D explained in the manual.
To delete a column in any columnar report (if it
has not been already assigned a different All the reports screen which can be viewed in columnar
function, as explained above) format

ALT + E To export the report in ASCII, Excel, HTML OR XML At all reports screens in TALLY.ERP 9
format
At List of Vouchers – inserts a voucher before the one
To insert a voucher where you positioned the cursor and used this key
ALT + I combination.
To toggle between Item and Accounting invoice
At creation of sales and purchase invoice
ALT + G To select the Language Configuration At almost all screens in TALLY.ERP 9
ALT + K To select the Keyboard Configuration At almost all screens in TALLY.ERP 9
ALT + O To upload the report at your website At all reports screens in TALLY.ERP 9
ALT + G To select language for TALLY.ERP 9 Interface At almost all screens of TALLY.ERP 9
ALT + M To Email the report At all reports screens in TALLY.ERP 9
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.ERP 9

ALT + R To repeat the narration in different voucher type At all Vouchers in TALLY.ERP 9

ALT + S To bring back a line you removed using ALT + R At all reports screens in TALLY.ERP 9

ALT + U To retrieve the last line which is deleted using Alt At all reports screens in TALLY.ERP 9
+R
At Invoice screen > Quantity Field > Press Alt + V to
ALT+ V From Invoice screen to bring Stock Journal screen select the Stock Journal.

ALT + X To cancel a voucher in Day Book/List of Vouchers At all voucher screens in TALLY.ERP 9

ALT + R To repeat the narration in different voucher type At almost all screens in TALLY.ERP 9.

To accept a form – wherever you use this key At almost all screens in TALLY.ERP 9, except where a
CTRL + A combination, that screen or report gets accepted specific detail has to be given before accepting
as it is
At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/ Budgets /Scenarios /
CTRL + B To select the Budget Voucher Types/ Currencies (Accounts Info) creation
and alteration screen
CTRL + ALT + B To check the Company Statutory details At all the menu screens
To select the Cost Centre (Accounts Info) creation and alteration screen
CTRL + C
To select the Cost Category At Stock Groups/ Stock Categories/ Stock Items/
At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/
CTRL+ E To select the Currencies Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/ Currencies
(Accounts Info) creation and alteration screen
At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/
CTRL + G To select the Group Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/ Currencies
(Accounts Info) creation and alteration screen
CTRL + H To view the Support Centre At Almost all screens in TALLY.ERP 9

At Stock Group/ Stock Categories/ Stock Items/

CTRL + I To select the 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 + K To Login as Remote Tally.NET User At Almost all screens in TALLY.ERP 9
To select the Ledger Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/ Currencies
CTRL + L (Accounts Info) creation and alteration screen
To mark a Voucher as Optional

At Stock Group/ Stock Categories/ Stock Items/

CTRL + O To select the Godowns Reorder Levels/ Godowns/ Voucher Types / Units of
Measure ( Inventory Info)  creation/alteration screen

To abandon a form – wherever you use this key

CTRL + Q combination, it quits that screen without making At almost all screens in TALLY.ERP 9.
any changes to it.
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

At Stock Groups/ Stock Categories/ Stock Items/

Reorder Levels/ Godowns/ Voucher Types / Units of
CTRL + U To select the Units Measure (Inventory Info)  creation/alteration
screen
To select the Voucher Types Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/ Currencies
CTRL + V (Accounts Info) creation and alteration screen
To toggle between Invoice and Voucher
CTRL + K To login to Control Centre At
At creation ofscreens
almost all Sales/Purchase Voucher
of TALLY.ERP 9 screen
To access Support Centre. Wherein you can
directly post your queries on the functional and
CTRL + H technical aspects of Tally.ERP9, Shoper and At almost all screens of TALLY.ERP 9
Tally.Developer.
Alt + Enter To view the Voucher display At Day Book and almost all Voucher Reports

At all Voucher Creation and Alteration screens where

Alt + S To view Stock Query report inventory is applicable except Contra, Reversing
Journal, Memorandum and Physical Stock  Voucher

Alt + Z To zoom in to the print preview to 100% screen At all print preview screens that appear on
pressing Alt+P with the option I: With Preview enabled

At all print preview screens that appear after

+ To zoom in to the print preview pressing Alt+Z

- To zoom out of the print preview At all print preview screens that appear after
pressing Alt+Z
CTRL + Scroll
wheel (Mouse To zoom in to the print preview At all print preview screens that appear after
pressing Alt+Z
Wheel)
SHIFT + Scroll
wheel (Mouse To scroll horizontally - left to right or right to left At all print preview screens that appear after
Wheel) pressing Alt+Z

ALT + H To access context sensitive help At all screens of Tally.ERP 9

CTRL + ALT + H To access Add-on help, if available At all screens of Tally.ERP 9