Shortcut keys Tally (www.simpletaxindia.

org)
The shortcut keys appear in button names in the button bar (right side of the Tally screen). You can either
click the button from the button bar or press the relevant function key or character underlined/double-
underlined.
The buttons have a function key before the button names ( Eg: F1: Select Cmp) which means you need to
press F1 key (Function Key) to select the 'Select Company' screen
The buttons have an underlined character ( Eg: F3:Cmp Info), which means you need to press ALT + F3
to select the 'Company Info' screen.
Some buttons have a double-underlined character (Eg: As Voucher) which means you need to press
CTRL + V to select the 'Voucher' in voucher mode.
The shortcut keys available in Tally are listed in the below table:

Function Key Combination www.simpletaxindia.org

Windows Functionality Availability

F1 To select a company At all masters menu screen

To select the Accounts Button and At the Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation
Inventory buttons and alteration screen

F2 To change the menu period At almost all screens in TALLY

F3 To select the company At almost all screens in TALLY

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

F8 (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

F9 (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

F11 To select the Functions and Features At almost all screens in TALLY
screen

F12 To select the Configure screen At almost all screens in TALLY

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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 At voucher entry and alteration screens, at a
has not been already assigned a different field where you have to select a master from a
function, as in reports like Balance Sheet, list. If the necessary account has not been
where it adds a new column to the report) created already, use this key combination to
create the master without quitting from the
voucher screen.

ALT + D To delete a voucher At Voucher and Master (Single) alteration

screens. Masters can be deleted subject to
To delete a master
conditions, as explained in the manual.
(if it has not been already assigned a
different function, as explained above)

ALT + E To export the report in ASCII, SDF, HTML At all reports screens in TALLY
OR XML format

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 + O To upload the report at your website At all reports screens in TALLY

ALT + M To Email the report At all reports screens in TALLY

ALT + P To print the report At all reports screens in TALLY

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 At all reports screens in TALLY
ALT + R

ALT+ V From Invoice screen to bring Stock Journal At Invoice screen à Quantity Field à Press Alt + V
screen to select the Stock Journal.

ALT + W To view the Tally Web browser. At all reports screens in TALLY

ALT + X To cancel a voucher in Day Book/List of At all voucher screens in TALLY

Vouchers

ALT + R To Register Tally At Licensing Menu in TALLY

CTRL + A To accept a form – wherever you use this At almost all screens in TALLY, except where a
key combination, that screen or report gets specific detail has to be given before accepting.
accepted as it is.

CTRL + B To select the Budget At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/

Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/ Currencies
(Accounts Info) creation and alteration screen

CTRL + C To select the Cost Centre At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/

Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/ Currencies
(Accounts Info) creation and alteration screen
To select the Cost Category
At Stock Groups/ Stock Categories/ Stock Items/
Reorder Levels/ Godowns/ Voucher Types /
Units of Measure ( Inventory Info)
 creation/alteration screen

CTRL+ E To select the Currencies At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/

Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/ Currencies
(Accounts Info) creation and alteration screen

CTRL + G To select the Group At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/

Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/ Currencies
(Accounts Info) creation and alteration screen

CTRL + I To select the Stock Items At Stock Group/ Stock Categories/ Stock Items/
Reorder Levels/ Godowns/ Voucher Types /
Units of Measure ( Inventory Info)
creation/alteration screen

CTRL + L To select the Ledger At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/

Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/ Currencies
(Accounts Info) creation and alteration screen

CTRL + O To select the Godowns At Stock Group/ Stock Categories/ Stock Items/
Reorder Levels/ Godowns/ Voucher Types /
Units of Measure ( Inventory Info)
creation/alteration screen

CTRL + Q To abandon a form – wherever you use this At almost all screens in TALLY.
key combination, it quits that screen without
making any changes to it.

CTRL + Alt + R Rewrite data for a Company From Gateway of Tally screen

CTRL + S Allows you to alter Stock Item master At Stock Voucher Report and Godown Voucher
Report

CTRL + U To select the Units At Stock Groups/ Stock Categories/ Stock Items/
Reorder Levels/ Godowns/ Voucher Types /
Units of Measure ( Inventory Info)
creation/alteration screen

Ctrl + V To select the Voucher Types At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/

Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/ Currencies
(Accounts Info) creation and alteration screen

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Windows Functionality Availability

ALT + F1 To close a company At all the menu screen

To view detailed report At almost all report screen
To explode a line into its details At almost all screens in TALLY

ALT+ F2 To change the system period At almost all screens in TALLY

ALT + F3 To select the company info menu At Gateway of Tally screen

To create/alter/shut a Company

ALT + F4 To select the Purchase Order Voucher At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
Type alteration screen
ALT + F5 To select the Sales Order Voucher Type At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
alteration screen
To view monthly and quarterly report
At almost all report screens in TALLY

ALT + F6 To select the Rejection Out Voucher Type At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
alteration screen
To change the Sales Order Voucher Type

ALT + F7 To select the Stock Journal Voucher Type At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
alteration screen
To accept all the Audit lists
At TallyAudit Listing screen

ALT+ F8 To select the Delivery Note Voucher Type At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
alteration screen
To view the Columnar report
At Ledger Voucher screen

ALT + F9 To select the Receipt Note Voucher Type At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
alteration screen

ALT + F10 To select the Physical Stock Voucher At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and
Type alteration screen

ALT + F12 To filter the information based on At almost all report screens
monetary value

CTRL + ALT + Advanced Config At Gateway of Tally

F12

Key Combination used for navigation www.simpletaxindia.org

Windows Functionality Availability

PgUp Display previous voucher during voucher At voucher entry and alteration screens
entry/alter

PgDn Display next voucher during voucher At voucher entry and alteration screens
entry/alter

ENTER To accept anything you type into a field. You have to use this key at most areas in TALLY
To accept a voucher or master At the receivables report – press Enter at a
pending bill to get transactions relating to this bill
To get a report with further details of an
(e.g., original sale bill, receipts and payments
item in a report.
against this bill, etc)

ESC To remove what you typed into a field At almost all screens in TALLY.
To come out of a screen
To indicate you do not want to accept a
voucher or master.

SHIFT + ENTER Collapse next level details At Voucher Register screen and Trial Balance
report

SHIFT + ENTER To explode a line into its details In almost all Reports:
At a Group/Stock Group/Cost Category/Godown
/Stock Category – displays Sub Groups and
Ledgers/Stock Items/Cost Centres/Secondary
Godowns/Secondary Stock Categories
At a Voucher – displays its entries and narration
At a Stock Item- displays its godowns and batch
details
 At Voucher Register screen – displays the next
level details
At Trial Balance report - displays the next level
details

CTRL + ENTER To alter a master while making an entry or At voucher entry and alteration screens
viewing a report
At all reports

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