Tally is one of the most popular accounting software used for the management of small and
medium-sized businesses.
One of the most widely used accounting softwares in India is Tally, which is useful for
businesses, accountants, and bookkeepers. It provides the basic and advanced features of
accounting and inventory management systems in one package with an intuitive user interface.
Another thing that makes working with Tally Swift is the array of shortcut keys it provides. It is
advisable to learn these shortcut keys because they can save you a lot of time you could have
spent clicking with the mouse. In this blog post, I will give a brief description of some of the most
useful Tally shortcuts and how they can be applied to optimize productivity.
Shortcut Keys for General Navigation
Here are some handy Tally shortcut keys for general navigation and functions:Here are some
handy Tally shortcut keys for general navigation and functions
- F1 :Provides help content and information related to the screen or function that the user is
currently on. This is very helpful, especially when you have forgotten how something works and
the explanation or demonstration is readily available.
- F2 :It is a shortcut key that opens the calculator within the Tally software. It is convenient for
performing simple calculations without having to open the Windows calculator.
- F3 :Opens the menu for selecting companies. Convenient when you want to work or alternate
between various company accounts.
- F4 :Switches between the input and browse panels. Input mode, which is also referred to as
entry mode, allows you to input a new transaction or modify an existing one. While in browse
mode, you are able to view reports.
- F5 :This key updates all the data and reports to show the most recent information. Make sure to
use it after creating a new transaction.
- F6 :switches language from English, for instance, to Hindi
- F7 :Scrolls up to the previous section in long reports.
- F8 :Scrolls down to the next section in long reports.
- F9 :: Ledgers Show all the ledgers in the current group. It eliminates the need to navigate through
several sub-menus.
- F10 :Takes the user back to the main menu if he or she is in any other sub-menu. Fast way to
go back to the main screen.
- F11/SShift F11 :This command opens a new instance of the Tally application. Enables you to
have two processes at the same time.
- Ctrl + F12 :Interchanges between two or more opened instances of Tally.
Company Functions Shortcut Keys
Here are handy shortcut keys for company management functions:Here are handy shortcut
keys for company management functions:
- Alt + F1 :Create New Company.
- Alt + F2 :Select company
- Alt + F3 :New company or change company information.
- Alt + F7 :Synchronization of data from one or more companies.
- Alt + F8 :Stops data refresh.
- Alt + F9 :This key combination will make the window that is currently selected cover the whole
screen.
- Alt + F10:Exits from Tally or an existing company.
List of Gateways of Tally Functions & Their Shortcut Keys
Here are some useful shortcut keys for the Gateway of Tally functions:Here are some useful
shortcut keys for the Gateway of Tally functions:
- Alt + A :Accounting Masters.
- Alt + B :Inventory Master
- Alt + C :Cost/PProfit Center
- Alt + D :Currencies
- Alt + E :Voucher Entry
- Alt + I :Inventory Vouchers
- Alt + R :Registers
- Alt + S :Stock Summery
- Alt + V :Voucher Display
- Alt + Y :Company Data
- Ctrl + E :Export Data
- Ctrl + I :Imit catered data
Shortcut keys for voucher entry
Entering transactions is faster with these voucher entry shortcuts:Entering transactions is faster
with these voucher entry shortcuts:
- Alt + A :Switches the value of the Appropriation flag
- Alt + F5 :Brings the General Ledger Entry window Alt + I: Inserts a new row in the Sales,
Purchase, Receipt, or Payment entry screens
- Alt + V :It allows you to modify the voucher date, voucher number., or ledger voucher type
- Ctrl + A :Enables you to type narrations
- Ctrl + Ente :This combination saves the voucher and also takes the user to the next line
- Ctrl + J :This keyboard shortcut helps to create journal entries
Conclusion
The shortcut keys used in tally are so many, and knowing most of them can make a huge
difference. The more time spent clicking through menus in search of functions, the less that gets
accomplished. Use these shortcuts as described here, and soon it will become the norm to do
things in this manner.
- Written By - Natasha Singh