Keyboard Shortcuts TallyPrime VS Tally ERP9. Keyboard shortcuts play a crucial role in speeding up work processes. While Tally ERP 9 is an older version, people are accustomed to its shortcut keys. Tally Prime, being a newer version, has made some changes to the keyboard shortcuts, but many of the keys remain the same as in Tally ERP 9. Here is a comparison of the shortcut keys and their uses:
To go back to the previous screen by closing the currently open screen To remove inputs that is provided/selected for a field
Esc
NA
Esc
To move to the first/last menu in a section
Ctrl+Up/Down
NA
Ctrl+Up/Down
To move to the left-most/right-most drop-down top menu
Ctrl+Left/Right
NA
None
To move from any line to the first line in a list
Home & PgUp
NA
Home & PgUp
To from any point in a field to the beginning of the text in that field
Home
NA
Home
To move from any line to the last line in a list
End & PgDn
NA
End & PgDn
To move from any point in a field to the
End
NA
End
end of the text in that field
To move one line up in a list To move to the previous field
Up arrow
NA
Up arrow
To move one line down in a list To move to the next field
Down arrow
NA
Down arrow
To move: One position left in a text field To the previous column on the left To the previous menu on the left
Left arrow
NA
Left arrow
To move: One position right in a text field To the next column on the right To the next menu on the right
Right arrow
NA
Right arrow
To rewrite data
Ctrl+Alt+R
NA
Ctrl+Alt+R
To quit the application
Alt+F4
NA
None
To view the build information
Ctrl+Alt+B
NA
Ctrl+Alt+B
To view TDL/Add-on details
Ctrl+Alt+T
NA
Ctrl+Alt+T
To navigate to the next artifact in the context To increment the Report date or next report in a sequence of reports displayed
+
NA
+
To navigate to the previous artifact in the context To decrement Report date or previous report in a sequence of reports displayed
–
NA
–
To accept or save a screen
Ctrl+A
NA
Ctrl+A
To expand or collapse a group in a table
Alt+Enter
NA
Alt+Enter
To move to the last field or last line
Ctrl+End
NA
Ctrl+End
To move to the first field or first line
Ctrl+Home
NA
Ctrl+Home
To open or hide calculator panel
Ctrl+N
NA
Ctrl+N (to Open) Ctrl+M (to Hide)
To hide or show the details in a table
Alt+T
NA
Alt+T
To open Company Features screen
F11
Top menu
F11
To primarily open a report, and create masters and vouchers in the flow of work.
Alt+G
Top menu
None
To switch to a different report, and create masters and vouchers in the flow of work.
Ctrl+G
Top menu
None
To open Company top menu
Alt+K
Top menu
None
To open TallyHelp topic based on the context of the screen that is open
Ctrl+F1
Top menu
Alt+H
To open the company menu with the list of actions related to managing your company
Alt+K
Top menu
None
To open the list of actions applicable to managing the company data
Alt+Y
Top menu
None
To open the list of actions applicable to sharing or exchanging your company data
Alt+Z
Top menu
None
To open the import menu for importing masters, transaction, and bank statements
Alt+O
Top menu
None
To open the e-mail menu for sending
Alt+M
Top menu
None
transactions or reports
To open the print menu for printing transactions or reports.
Alt+P
Top menu
None
To open the export menu for exporting masters, transactions, or reports
Alt+E
Top menu
None
To select the display language that is applicable across all screens
Ctrl+K
Top menu
Alt+G
To select the data entry language that is applicable to all screens
Ctrl+W
Top menu
Alt+K
To export the current voucher or report
Ctrl+E
Top menu
Alt+E
To e-mail the current voucher or report
Ctrl+M
Top menu
Alt+M
To print the current voucher or report
Ctrl+P
Top menu
Alt+P
To open the Help menu
F1
Top menu
None
To open TallyHelp topic based on the context of the screen that is open
Ctrl+F1
Top menu
Alt+H
To change the date of voucher entry or period for reports
F2
Right button
F2
To change the date of voucher entry or period for reports
Alt+F2
Right button
Alt+F2
To switch to another company from the list of open companies
F3
Right button
F3
To select and open another company located in the same folder or other data paths
Alt+F3
Right button
Alt+F3
To shut the currently loaded companies
Ctrl+F3
Right button
Alt+F1
To open the list of configurations applicable for the report/view
F12
Right button
F12
To exit a screen or the application
Ctrl+Q
Bottom bar
Ctrl+Q
Keyboard Shortcuts – Reports
Actions
Shortcuts inTally Prime
Location inTally Prime
Shortcuts inTally.ERP 9
To insert a voucher in a report
Alt+I
Bottom bar
Alt+I
To create an entry in the report, by duplicating a voucher
Alt+2
Bottom bar
Alt+2
To delete an entry from a report
Alt+D
Bottom bar
Alt+D
To add a voucher in a report
Alt+A
Bottom bar
Alt+A
To cancel a voucher from a report
Alt+X
Bottom bar
Alt+X
To remove a line entry from a report
Ctrl+R
Bottom bar
Alt+R
To display all hidden line entries, if they were removed
Alt+U
Bottom bar
Ctrl+U
To display the last hidden line (If multiple lines were hidden, pressing this shortcut repeatedly will restore the last hidden line first and follow the sequence)
Ctrl+U
Bottom bar
Alt+U
To drill-down and open a voucher or master from the last level details of a report
Enter
Bottom bar
Enter
To drill-down and open a voucher for display
Ctrl+Enter
Bottom bar
Enter
To alter a master during voucher entry or from drill-down of a report
Ctrl+Enter
Bottom bar
Ctrl+Enter
To select/deselect a line in a report
Spacebar
Bottom bar
Space bar
To select or deselect a line in a report
Shift+Spacebar
Bottom bar
Shift+Spacebar
To select or deselect all lines in a
Ctrl+Spacebar
Bottom bar
Ctrl+Spacebar
report
To view the report in detailed or condensed format
Alt+F1 Alt+F5
Right button
Alt+F1
To open the GST Portal
Alt+V
Right button
Ctrl+O
To add a new column
Alt+C
Right button
Alt+C
To alter a column
Alt+A
Right button
Alt+A
To delete a column
Alt+D
Right button
Alt+D
To auto repeat columns
Alt+N
Right button
Alt+N
To filter data in a report, with a selected range of conditions
Alt+F12
Right button
Alt+F12
To calculate balances using vouchers that satisfy the selected conditions
Ctrl+F12
Right button
Ctrl+F12
To views values in different ways in a report
Ctrl+B
Right button
None
To change view – display report details in different views To navigate to Voucher View from Summary reports To navigate to post-dated cheque related transactions report
Ctrl+H
Right button
F7/F8/F9 Alt+T
To view the exceptions related to a report
Ctrl+J
Right button
None
To drill down from a line in a report
Enter
NA
Enter
To expand or collapse information in a report
Shift+Enter
NA
Shift+Enter
To select or deselect lines till the end
Ctrl+Shift+End
NA
Ctrl+Shift+End
To select or deselect lines till the top
Ctrl+Shift+Home
NA
Ctrl+Shift+Home
To invert selection of line items in a report
Ctrl+Alt+I
NA
Ctrl+Alt+I
To perform linear selection/deselection multiple lines in a report
Shift+Up/Down
NA
None
Keyboard Shortcuts – Vouchers & Masters
Action
Shortcut inTally Prime
Location inTally Prime
Shortcut in Tally.ERP 9
To delete a voucher
Alt+D
Bottom bar
Alt+D
To cancel a voucher
Alt+X
Bottom bar
Alt+X
To remove item/ledger line in a voucher
Ctrl+D
Bottom bar
Ctrl+D
To mark a voucher as Post-Dated
Ctrl+T
Right button
Ctrl+T
To autofill details
Ctrl+F
Right button
Ctrl+A
To change mode – open vouchers in different modes
Ctrl+H
Right button
Ctrl+V (As Voucher mode) Alt+I (As Invoice mode)
To open the Stock Query report for the selected stock item
Alt+S
Right button
Alt+S
To mark a voucher as Optional
Ctrl+L
Right button
Ctrl+L
To add more details to a master or voucher for the current instance
Ctrl+I
Right button
None
To define stat adjustments during voucher entry
Alt+J
Right button
Alt+J
To view list of all vouchers or masters
F10
Right button
None
To retrieve Narration from the previous ledger during voucher entry
Alt+R
NA
Alt+R
To open the calculator panel from Amount field during voucher entry
Alt+C
NA
Alt+C
To open a manufacturing journal from the Quantity field of a journal voucher
Alt+V
NA
Alt+V
To retrieve the Narration from the previous voucher, for the same voucher type
Ctrl+R
NA
Ctrl+R
To go to the next input field
Tab
NA
Tab
To go to the previous input field
Shift+Tab
NA
Shift+Tab
To remove the value typed
Backspace
NA
Backspace
To create a master, on the fly
Alt+C
NA
Alt+C
To open the calculator panel
Alt+C
NA
Alt+C
To insert the base currency symbol in an input field.
Alt+4 Ctrl+4
NA
Ctrl+4
To open the previously saved master or voucher To scroll up in reports
Page Up
NA
Page Up
To open the next master or voucher To scroll down in reports