TALLY SHORT-CUT KEYS

S.No Key Functionality Availability

.
1. F1 To select a company At all masters menu screen
2. F1 To select the Accounts Button At the Accounting Voucher creation and alteration
screen
3. F1 To select the Inventory At the Inventory/Payroll Voucher creation and
To view the detailed or alteration screen In almost all the Reports
condensed report
4. F1 To select Payroll Vouchers to alter At the Accounting/Inventory voucher creation or
alteration screen.
5. F2 To change the current date At almost all screens in TALLY
To select company inventory At the F11: Features screen
features
6. F3 To select the company At almost all screens in TALLY
To select Company Statutory & At the F11: Features screen
Taxation features
7. F4 To select the Contra voucher At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
alteration screen
8. F5 To select the Payment voucher At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
alteration screen
9. F6 To select the Receipt voucher At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
alteration screen
10 F7 To select the Journal voucher At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
alteration screen
11. F8 To select the Sales voucher At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
alteration screen
12. F8 To select the Credit Note voucher At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
alteration screen
13. F9 To select the Purchase voucher At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
alteration screen
14. F9 To select the Debit Note voucher At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
alteration screen
15. F10 To select the Reversing Journal At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
voucher alteration screen
16. F10 To select the Memorandum At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
voucher alteration screen
17. F11 To select the Functions and At almost all screens in TALLY
Features screen
18. F12 To select the Configure screen At almost all screens in TALLY
FUNCTION KEY COMBINATION
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SPECIAL KEY COMBINATION

S.No. Key Functionality Availability
1. 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
2. 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.
To Alter the column in columnar Alters the column in all the reports which can be viewed
report in columnar format
3. C To create a master at a voucher At voucher entry and alteration screens, at a field
screen (if it has not been already where you have to select a master from a list. If the
assigned a different function, as necessary account has not been created already, use
in reports like Balance Sheet, this key combination to create the master without
where it adds a new column to quitting from the voucher screen.
the report)
To access Auto Value Calculator At all voucher entry screens in the Amount field
in the amount field during
voucher entry
4. D To delete a voucher At Voucher and Master (Single) alteration screens.
Masters can be deleted subject to conditions, as
To delete a master explained in the manual.

To delete a column in any All the reports screen which can be viewed in columnar
columnar report format

(if it has not been already

assigned a different function, as
explained above)

5. E To export the report in ASCII, At all reports screens in TALLY

Excel, HTML OR XML format

6. 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.

At creation of sales and purchase invoice

To toggle between Item and
Accounting invoice

7. G To select the Language At almost all screens in TALLY

Configuration

8. K To select the Keyboard At almost all screens in TALLY

Configuration

9. O To upload the report at your At almost all screens in TALLY

website
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10. G To select language for TALLY At almost all screens in TALLY

Interface

11. M To Email the report At almost all screens in TALLY

12. N To view the report in automatic At all the reports where columns can be added
columns

13. P To print the report At all reports screens in TALLY

14. R To repeat the narration in At all Vouchers in TALLY

different voucher type

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

16. U To retrieve the last line which is At all reports screens in TALLY
deleted using Alt + R

17. V From Invoice screen to bring At Invoice screen > Quantity Field > Press Alt + V to
Stock select the Stock Journal.
Journal screen

18. X To cancel a voucher in Day At all voucher screens in TALLY

Book/List of Vouchers

19. R To repeat the narration in At almost all screens in TALLY.

different voucher type

20. A To accept a form – wherever you At almost all screens in TALLY, except where a specific
use this key combination, that detail has to be given before accepting
screen or report gets accepted as
it is

21. B To select the Budget At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/ Budgets/Scenarios

/Voucher Types/ Currencies (Accounts Info) creation
and alteration screen

22. CTRL + ALT + B To check the Company Statutory At all the menu screens
details

23. C To select the Cost Centre At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/ Budgets/Scenarios

/Voucher Types/ Currencies (Accounts Info) creation
and alteration screen

To select the Cost Category At Stock Groups/ Stock Categories/ Stock Items/
Reorder Levels/ Godowns/ Voucher Types / Units of
Measure ( Inventory Info) creation/alteration screen
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24. E To select the Currencies At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/ Budgets/Scenarios

/Voucher Types/ Currencies (Accounts Info) creation
and alteration screen

25. G To select the Group At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/ Budgets/Scenarios

/Voucher Types/ Currencies (Accounts Info) creation an
alteration screen

26. H To view the Support Centre At Almost all screens in TALLY

27. 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

28. Ctrl + Alt + I To import statutory masters At all menu screens

29. K To Login as Remote Tally.NET At Almost all screens in TALLY

User

30. L To select the Ledger At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/ Budgets/Scenarios

/Voucher Types/ Currencies (Accounts Info) creation an
alteration screen

At the creation and alteration of Vouchers

To mark a Voucher as Optional

31. 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

32. Q To abandon a form – wherever At almost all screens in TALLY.

you use this key combination, it
quits that screen without making
any changes to it.

33. R To repeat narration in the same At creation/alteration of voucher screen

voucher type

34. CTRL + Alt + R Rewrite data for a Company From Gateway of Tally screen

35. S Allows you to alter Stock Item At Stock Voucher Report and Godown Voucher Report
master

36. 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

37. V To select the Voucher Types At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/ Budgets/Scenarios

/Voucher Types/ Currencies (Accounts Info) creation an
alteration screen
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To toggle between Invoice and At creation of Sales/Purchase Voucher screen

Voucher

38. K To login to Control Centre At almost all screens of TALLY

39. H To access Support Centre. At almost all screens of TALLY

Wherein you can directly post
your queries on the functional
and technical aspects of Tally,
Shoper and Tally.Developer.

40. Alt + Enter To view the Voucher display At Day Book and almost all Voucher Reports
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SPECIAL FUNCITON KEY COMBINATION

S.No. Key Functionality Availability
1. F1 To close a company At all menu screens

To view detailed report At almost all report screens

To explode a line into its details At almost all screens in TALLY

To select Inventory vouchers to At the Inventory/ Payroll voucher creation or alteration

alter screen.

2. F2 To change the period At almost all screens in TALLY

3. F3 To select the company info menu At Gateway of Tally screen

To create/alter/shut a
Company

4. F4 To select the Purchase Order At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and

Voucher Type alteration screens

5. F5 To select the Sales Order At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and

Voucher Type alteration screens

To view monthly and quarterly At almost all report screens in TALLY

report

6. F6 To select the Rejection Out At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and

Voucher Type alteration screens

To change the Sales Order

Voucher Type

7. F7 To select the Stock Journal At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and

Voucher Type alteration screens

To accept all the Audit lists At Tally Audit Listing screen

8. F8 To select the Delivery Note At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and

Voucher Type alteration screens

To view the Columnar report At Ledger Voucher screen

9. F9 To select the Receipt Note At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and

Voucher Type alteration screens

10. F10 To select the Physical Stock At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
Voucher Type alteration screens
11. F12 To filter the information based on At almost all report screens
monetary value
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12. F1 To select payroll vouchers for At the Accounting/Inventory Voucher creation or

alteration alteration screen

13. CTRL + ALT + F12 Advanced Configuration At Gateway of Tally

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KEY COMBINATION USED FOR NAVIGATION

S.No. Key Functionality Availability
1. PgUp Display previous voucher during At voucher entry and alteration screens
voucher entry/alter

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

3. ENTER To accept anything you type into You have to use this key at most areas in
a field. TALLY

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 sale
To get a report with further bill, receipts and payments against this bill, etc)
details of an item in a report

4. ESC To remove what you typed into a At almost all screens in TALLY
field

To come out of a screen

To indicate you do not want to

accept a voucher or master

5. SHIFT + ENTER Collapse next level details At Voucher Register screen and Trial Balance report

6. SHIFT + ENTER To explode a line into its details In almost all Reports:

At a Group/Stock Group/Cost Category/Godowns

/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

7. CTRL + ENTER To alter a master while making an At voucher entry and alteration screens
entry or viewing a report
At all reports