More QuickBooks Shortcuts
by Kathy
Parker
Last month I shared some keyboard shortcuts
for entering and working with dates in
QuickBooks.Using date shortcuts is an easy way to
save time, especially when you have a lot of data
to enter at one time. This month, I will give you
some other keyboard shortcuts that I think you
will find to be most helpful. I find these
shortcuts to be particularly helpful for those who
work with QuickBooks on a laptop computer.
The first two I'd like to share are for when
you are working in any of the various registers
that exist in QuickBooks. I find that often I need
to get to the first or last entry in a given
register. To do this quickly press:
Home, Home, Home and
you will go the first entry in the register. As
you might have guessed:
End, End, End will
take you to the last entry in the register
If you want to edit a transaction
already entered:
<ctl> + e and
you are in edit mode for the selected
transaction
Often when I am entering transactions, I
realize I made a mistake of some sort in a
previous field. To move backward without having to
use the mouse:
<shift> +
<tab> and you will move back
one field. Keep tapping the tab key to continue
moving back one field.
The last keyboard shortcut can quickly give
you important information about your company
file:
<ctl> + 1 and
you will get a lot of useful information about
your QuickBooks version, the software license and
number of licenses, status of audit trail, and
other useful information.
For those who like to use the keyboard, I
have found that the functions above along with the
date shortcuts I gave you last month are the
shortcuts that are easiest and more effective. See
you next month with more QuickBooks tricks and
tips!