Shortcuts Quickbooks for Windows

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Access Main Functions / Windows

	Windows	Action
	`Alt`+`C, then Enter`	Company - home
	`Alt`+`U, then Enter (or Ctrl`+`J)`	Customer Center: Customers & Jobs list
	`Alt`+`O, then Enter`	Vendor Center
	`Alt`+`Y, then Enter`	Employee Center
	`Alt`+`R then Enter`	Report Center
	`Ctrl`+`I`	Customer Center - Create Invoice
	`Ctrl`+`R`	Use Register / select account
	`Ctrl`+`W`	Write new check
	`Ctrl`+`T`	Open memorized transaction list
	`Ctrl`+`Y`	Open transaction journal
	`Ctrl`+`A`	Open Chart of Accounts
	`Esc`	Close active window (or ctrl+f4)
	`Ctrl`+`Tab/Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Tab`	Go to next / go to previous Window with multiple sub-windows open

	Windows	Action
	`Ctrl`+`A`	Open Chart of Accounts
	`Arrow Up/Arrow Down`	Go up one line / down one line
	`Home/End`	Go to beginning / go to end of account list
	`A…Z`	Type name of account to select automatically
	`Ctrl`+`R`	Open Register (for asset, liability and equity accounts)
	`Ctrl`+`Q`	Open Quick Report for item
	`Ctrl`+`E`	Edit Account
	`Ctrl`+`U`	Use Account
	`Ctrl`+`D`	Delete Account

	Windows	Action
	`Arrow Up/Arrow Down`	Up one transaction / down one transaction
	`Ctrl`+`Home/Ctrl`+`End`	First transaction/ last transaction
	`Alt`+`1`	Toggle between 1-line and 2-line view
	`Alt`+`down arrow with drop-down field available`	Open drop-down to select account
	`Ctrl`+`l in drop down field`	Open list (e.g. Chart of Accounts when in Account Field)
	`Alt`+`d`	Record Transaction
	`Ctrl`+`o`	Copy check transaction (complete line)
	`Ctrl`+`v`	Paste Transaction
	`Ctrl`+`d`	Delete Transaction
	`Ctrl`+`m`	Memorize transaction or report
	`Ctrl`+`e`	Edit transaction selected in register
	`Ctrl`+`n`	New invoice, bill, check or list item in context
	`Ctrl`+`s`	Show / hide transaction details
	`Ctrl`+`q`	QuickReport on transaction or list item
	`Ctrl`+`q`	Open Quick Report for item
	`Ctrl`+`g`	Go to register of transfer account
	`Ctrl`+`h`	Show History (for Accounts Payables / Accounts Receivables transactions)

	Windows	Action
	`[`+`]/-`	Change to next day / previous day
	`t`	Change to Today
	`t`	Change to same date in previous week / same date in next week
	`;/''`	Change to same date in previous month / next month
	`w/k`	Change to first day of the week / last day of the week
	`m/h`	Change to first day of the month / Last day of the month
	`y/r`	Change to first day of the year / Last day of the year
	`Alt`+`Arrow Down`	Date calendar

	Windows	Action
	`Ctrl`+`q`	On any applicable item: open Quick report
	`Arrow Up/Arrow Down`	Go up / go down one line
	`Enter`	Show item detail / QuickZoom on report
	`Ctrl`+`a`	Hide/ show header
	`Ctrl`+`p`	Print report (or alt+t)
	`Alt`+`d, then down arrow`	Change Date Range of Report
	`Alt`+`i`	Email report as Excel or PDF

	Windows	Action
	`Alt`+`p/Alt`+`n`	Go to previous / go to next invoice
	`Ctrl`+`p`	Print invoice (or alt+t)
	`Tab/Shift`+`Tab`	Jump to next / jump to previous invoice field
	`Alt`+`a`	Save and close
	`Alt`+`s`	Save and New

	Windows	Action
	`Tab/Shift`+`Tab`	Next field / previous field
	`Home/End`	Beginning of current field
	`Arrow Down/Arrow Up`	Line below / line above in detail area or on report
	`Page Down/Page Up`	Down one screen / up one screen
	`Ctrl`+`Arrow Right/Ctrl`+`Arrow Left`	Next word / previous word in field
	`Ctrl`+`Page Up/Ctrl`+`Page Down`	First item on list / last item on list (or first/previous month in register)
	`Esc`	Close active window (or ctrl+f4)
	`Alt`+`Arrow Down`	Display Drop down list in combo box
	`Delete`	Delete character to right of insertion point
	`Backspace`	Delete character to left of insertion point
	`Ctrl`+`Delete`	Delete line from detail area
	`Ctrl`+`Insert`	Insert line in detail area
	`Ctrl`+`x`	Cut selected characters
	`Ctrl`+`c`	Copy selected characters
	`Ctrl`+`v`	Paste cut or copied characters
	`[`+`]/-`	Increase / decrease check or other form number by one
	`Ctrl`+`z`	Undo changes made in field

	Windows	Action
	`Ctrl while opening QB`	To start QuickBooks without a company file
	`Alt while opening QB`	To suppress the desktop windows (at Open Company window)
	`F1`	Open Help
	`Alt`+`f4with Help Active`	Close Help
	`Alt`+`F4`	Close Quickbooks
	`Ctrl`+`F`	Simple and Advanced Find
	`F3`	Open Search
	`Ctrl`+`K`	Display Service Keys (license and tax numbers)
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`	Get Payroll Updates
	`F2`	Display product information about your QuickBooks version
	`Ctrl`+`2 in Product Information`	Open Tech Help