Keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are special keys (such as F1 and ESC) that you use either alone or in combination with SHIFT, CTRL, or CTRL+SHIFT. These keyboard shortcuts enable you to access various types of help and execute certain menu commands.
The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts:
Shortcut keys | Accessing help |
|---|---|
CTRL+Y | Open the Help and Support center. |
F1 or CTRL+F1 | View help for current screen or window. |
CTRL+P | Print the help topic currently open in your browser. |
Shortcut keys | Navigating and special functions |
|---|---|
ALT+F1 | Toggle to hide or unhide the Navigation frame. |
CTRL+G | Open the View Account Activity screen. |
CTRL+I | Calculate the net income or loss and display the results in the View Net Income/Loss screen. |
← | Within a field, move one character to the left. Within a grid, move one cell to the left. |
→ | Within a field, move one character to the right. Within a grid, move one cell to the right. |
↑ | Within a date field, increment the date by one day. Within a grid, move up one row. |
↓ | Within a date field, decrement the date by one day. Within a grid, move down one row. |
CTRL+← | Move to beginning of field. |
CTRL+→ | Move to end of field. |
CTRL++ | Within a date field, increment the date by 1 day. |
CTRL+– | Within a date field, decrement the date by 1 day. |
PAGE UP | Within a grid, move to the first row. Within a setup screen or the Enter Transactions screen, save the current record, remain in Edit mode, and move up one record. |
PAGE DOWN | Within a grid, move to the last row. Within a setup screen or the Enter Transactions screen, save the current record, remain in Edit mode, and move down one record (or, if in Add mode, open a new record). |
TAB | Move to the next field in the screen. |
SHIFT+TAB | Move to the previous field in the screen. |
CTRL+TAB | Move to the next tab within a tabbed view. |
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB | Move to the previous tab within a tabbed view. |
F2 | When navigating and editing content in a grid, toggle between Navigation mode (to move between fields in the grid) and Cell Edit mode (to place the cursor at the end of the text within a cell). |
F4 | Open a calendar in a date field, open a calculator in an amount field, or open a dropdown in a selected field. |
ALT+N | Save changes for the current item in the active screen. |
ALT+F4 | Exit the application. |
Shortcut keys | Analyze Client Activity views (only accessible from client-specific screens) |
|---|---|
CTRL+T | Open the Trial Balance view. |
CTRL+L | Open the General Ledger view. |
CTRL+K | Open the Financial Statement Worksheet view. |
CTRL+E | Open the Employee Earnings view. |
CTRL+H | Open the Payroll Schedules view. |
CTRL+A | Open the Payroll Tax Form Diagnostic view (Only accessible from the Edit Payroll Tax Forms screen). |
Shortcut keys | Editing |
|---|---|
CTRL+X | Cut |
CTRL+C | Copy |
CTRL+V | Paste |
DEL | Delete selected item |
CTRL+Z | Undo last change |
Shortcut keys | Working in Report Designer or Layout Designer |
|---|---|
CTRL+O | Open a report or layout. |
CTRL+S | Save a report or layout. |
CTRL+A | Select all objects in a report or layout. |
CTRL+P | Open the File > Print > Options window. |
CTRL+1 | Open the Format > Cells window (Report Designer). |
CTRL+L | Rotate selected object left (Layout Designer). |
CTRL+R | Rotate selected object right (Layout Designer). |
CTRL+SHIFT+G | Group selected objects (Layout Designer). |
CTRL+SHIFT+U | Ungroup selected objects (Layout Designer). |
CTRL+SHIFT+F | Bring selected object to front (Layout Designer). |
CTRL+SHIFT+B | Send selected object to back (Layout Designer). |
← | Move one cell to left (Report Designer); move selected object to left (Layout Designer). |
→ | Move one cell to right (Report Designer); move selected object to right (Layout Designer). |
↑ | Move up a row (Report Designer); move selected object up (Layout Designer). |
↓ | Move down a row (Report Designer); move selected object down (Layout Designer). |
HOME | Move cursor focus to the top-left cell of the selected region (Report Designer). |