Basic Tally Shortcut Keys You must know

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)

 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