Basic Tally Shortcut Keys You must know
Are you the accountant or auditor or any other person working on the tally. You must at least know the short cut below.
Here are the common shortcut keys on the Tally You can Use.
Key |
Function |
You can us Shortcut At |
F1 |
To select a company  To  select  Accounts  Button and inventory Buttons |
At all masters menu screen  At  the  Accounting  / Inventory vouchers creation and alteration screen |
F2 |
To change the menu period |
To change the menu period |
F3 |
To select the company |
To change the menu period |
F4 |
To    select    the    Contra voucher |
At Accounting  / Inventory  Voucher  creation and alteration screen |
F5 |
To   select   the   Payment voucher |
At Accounting  / Inventory  Voucher  creation and alteration screen |
F6 |
To    select    the    Receipt voucher |
At Accounting  / Inventory  Voucher  creation and alteration screen |
F7 |
To   select    the    Journal voucher |
At Accounting  / Inventory   Voucher  creation and alteration screen |
F8 |
To select the Sales voucher |
At Accounting  / Inventory   Voucher  creation and  alteration screen |
 (CTRL+F8) |
To  select  the  Credit  Note voucher |
At Accounting  / Inventory  Voucher  creation and alteration screen |
F9 |
To   select   the   Purchase voucher |
At Accounting  / Inventory   Voucher  creation and alteration screen |
(CTRL + F9) |
To  select  the  Debit  Note voucher |
At Accounting  / Inventory  Voucher  creation and  alteration screen |
F10 |
To   select   the  Reversing Journal voucher |
At Accounting  / Inventory  Voucher  creation and alteration screen |
F10 |
To select the Memorandum voucher |
At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and  alteration screen |
CTRL+T |
To create the post Dated Voucher |
At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and  alteration screen |
F11 |
To select the Functions and Features screen |
At almost all screens in TALLY |
F12 |
To  select   the  Configure screen |
At almost all screens in TALLY |
ALT + 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 |
ALT + 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. |
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) |
At voucher entry and alteration screens,  at a field where you have to select  a master from a list. If the necessary account has not been created already, use this key combination to create the master without quitting  from the voucher screen. |
ALT + D |
To delete a voucher  To delete a master  (if it has not been already  assigned a different function,   as explained above) |
At Voucher and Master (Single) Â alteration screens. Masters can be deleted subject to conditions, as explained in the manual. |
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) |
At voucher entry and alteration  screens, at a field where you have to select a master from a list. If the necessary account has not been created already, use this key combination to create the master  without quitting from the voucher screen. |
ALT + E |
To  export  the  report  in ASCII, SDF, HTML OR XML format |
At all reports screens in TALLY |
ALT + 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. |
ALT + R |
To remove a line in a report |
At all reports screens in TALLY |
ALT + S |
To bring back a line you removed using ALT + R |
At all reports screens in TALLY |
ALT + X |
To cancel a voucher in DayBook/List of Vouchers |
At all voucher screens in TALLY |
CTRL + A |
To accept a form – wherever you use this key combination, that screen or report gets accepted as it is. |
At almost all screens in TALLY, except where a specific detail has  to be given before accepting. |
CTRL+ALT+C |
Copy the text in tally |
At any edit box |
F4 |
Connect to the online Tally Subscription |
At Gateway of Tally |
ALT+F1 |
Close the company |
AT Gateway of Tally |
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