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Word Short Cut keys

Shortcut Keys Description
Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page.
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + C Copy selected text.
Ctrl + X Cut selected text.
Ctrl + P Open the print window.
Ctrl + F Open find box.
Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.
Ctrl + K Insert link.
Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl + V Paste.
Ctrl + Y Redo the last action performed.
Ctrl + Z Undo last action.
Aligns the line or selected text to the
Ctrl + L
left of the screen.
Aligns the line or selected text to the
Ctrl + E
center of the screen.
Aligns the line or selected text to the
Ctrl + R
right of the screen.
Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph.
Ctrl + Shift + F Change the font.
Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt
Ctrl + Shift + >
and then increases font +2pts.

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Ctrl + ] Increase selected font +1pts.

Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or

Ctrl + Shift + < lower, if above 12 decreases font by
+2pt.
Ctrl + [ Decrease selected font -1pts.
Ctrl + Shift + * View or hide non printing characters.
Ctrl + <left arrow> Moves one word to the left.
Ctrl + <right arrow> Moves one word to the right.
Moves to the beginning of the line or
Ctrl + <up arrow>
paragraph.
Ctrl + <down arrow> Moves to the end of the paragraph.
Ctrl + Del Deletes word to right of cursor.
Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor.
Moves the cursor to the end of the
Ctrl + End
document.
Moves the cursor to the beginning of
Ctrl + Home
the document.
Reset highlighted text to the default
Ctrl + Spacebar
font.
Ctrl + 1 Single-space lines.
Ctrl + 2 Double-space lines.
Ctrl + 5 1.5-line spacing.
Ctrl + Alt + 1 Changes text to heading 1.
Ctrl + Alt + 2 Changes text to heading 2.
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Ctrl + Alt + 3 Changes text to heading 3.
Ctrl + F1 Open the Task Pane.
F1 Open Help.
Alt + Ctrl + F2 Open new document.
Ctrl + F2 Display the print preview.
Change the text in Microsoft Word
Shift + F3 from upper to lower case or a capital
letter at the beginning of every word.
Shift + Insert Paste.
Repeat the last action performed (Word
F4
2000+)
Open the find, replace, and go to
F5
window in Microsoft Word.
Opens to another open Microsoft Word
Ctrl + Shift + F6
document.
Spell and grammar check selected text
F7
and/or document.
Runs a Thesaurus check on the word
Shift + F7
highlighted.
F12 Save as.
Shift + F12 Save.
Ctrl + Shift + F12 Prints the document.
Alt + Shift + D Insert the current date.
Alt + Shift + T Insert the current time.

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In addition to the above shortcut keys users can also use their
mouse as a method of quickly do something commonly
performed. Below some are examples of mouse shortcuts.

Mouse
Description
shortcuts

Click, hold, Selects text from where you click and hold to
and drag the point you drag and let go.
If double-click a word, selects the complete
Double-click
word.
Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a
Double-click blank line will make the alignment of the text
left, center, or right aligned.
Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line
Double-click
will set a tab stop.
Selects the line or paragraph of the text the
Triple-click
mouse triple-clicked.
Ctrl + Mouse
Zooms in and out of document.
wheel
Excel Short Cut keys
Shortcut Keys Description
F2 Edit the selected cell.
F5 Goto a specific cell. For example, C6.
F7 Spell check selected text and/or document.
F11 Create chart.
Ctrl + Shift + ; Enter the current time.

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Ctrl + ; Enter the current date.

Alt + Shift +
Insert New Worksheet.
F1

Shift + F3 Open the Excel formula window.

Shift + F5 Bring up search box.
Ctrl + A Select all contents of the worksheet.
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.
Ctrl + K Insert link.
Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl + 5 Strikethrough highlighted selection.
Bring up the print dialog box to begin
Ctrl + P
printing.
Ctrl + Z Undo last action.
Ctrl + F9 Minimize current window.
Ctrl + F10 Maximize currently selected window.
Ctrl + F6 Switch between open workbooks / windows.
Move between Excel work sheets in the same
Ctrl + Page up
Excel document.
Ctrl + Page Move between Excel work sheets in the same
down Excel document.
Ctrl + Tab Move between Two or more open Excel files.

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Alt + = Create a formula to sum all of the above cells
Insert the value of the above cell into cell
Ctrl + '
currently selected.
Ctrl + Shift +
Format number in comma format.
!
Ctrl + Shift +
Format number in currency format.
$
Ctrl + Shift +
Format number in date format.
#
Ctrl + Shift +
Format number in percentage format.
%
Ctrl + Shift +
Format number in scientific format.
^
Ctrl + Shift +
Format number in time format.
@
Ctrl + Arrow
Move to next section of text.
key
Ctrl + Space Select entire column.
Shift + Space Select entire row.

Ms Power Point Command

Keystroke
BoldCtrl-B

CloseCtrl-W

Close Ctrl-F4

CopyCtrl-C

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CutCtrl-X

FindCtrl-F

ItalicsCtrl-I

Menu barF10

Move to the end of the entryEnd

New (slide)Ctrl-N

Next windowCtrl-F6

OpenCtrl-O

Outline: CollapseAlt-Shift -

Outline: Demote paragraphAlt-Shift-Right

Outline: ExpandAlt-Shift +

Outline: Move paragraph downAlt-Shift-Dn

Outline: Move paragraph upAlt-Shift-Up

Outline: Promote paragraphAlt-Shift-Left

Outline: Show All HeadingsAlt-Shift-A

Outline: Show heading level 1Alt-Shift-1

PasteCtrl-V

PrintCtrl-P

Repeat FindShift-F4

Repeat/RedoCtrl-Y

ReplaceCtrl-H

SaveCtrl-S

Select allCtrl-A
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Slide Show: Begin the slide showF5

Slide Show: Black screen show/hide

Slide Show: EndEsc

Slide Show: Erase annotationsE

Slide Show: Go to next hidden slideH

Slide Show: Hide pointer and button alwaysCtrl-L

Slide Show: Hide pointer and button temporarilyCtrl-H

Slide Show: Mouse pointer to arrowCtrl-A

Slide Show: Mouse pointer to penCtrl-P

Slide Show: Next slideN

Slide Show: Previous slideP

Slide Show: Set new timings while rehearsingT

Slide Show: Stop/restart automatic slide showS

Slide Show: Use mouse-click to advance (rehearsing)M

Slide Show: Use original timings (rehearsing)O

Slide Show: White screen show/hideW

Spelling and Grammar checkF7

Switch to the next presentation windowCtrl-F6

Switch to the next tab in a dialog boxCtrl-Tab / Ctrl-Page Down

Switch to the previous presentation windowCtrl-Shift-F6

Switch to the previous tab in a dialog boxCtrl-Shift-Tab / Ctrl-Page Up

Turn character formatting on or offNum /

UnderlineCtrl-U
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UndoCtrl-Z

Access is Microsoft's database program, included with some

versions of Microsoft Office or available as a standalone
product.

Ms Access Short cut keys

Description Shortcut Key

To display a property sheet Alt + Enter
To quit Microsoft Access, close a dialog Alt + F4
box, or close a property sheet
To toggle between breaking and not Alt + F5
breaking on unhandled errors and then
step to the next statement
To toggle between breaking and not Alt + F8
breaking in class modules and then
continue execution
To select all visible code in the Module Ctrl + A
window
To halt the execution of code or a macro Ctrl + Break
To move to the current field in the last Ctrl + Down
record, in Navigation mode Arrow
To display the next procedure Ctrl + Down
Arrow
To move to the last field in the last Ctrl + End
record, in Navigation mode
To open the selected table, query, form, Ctrl + Enter or
report, macro, or module in Design view Alt + D
To toggle between a custom menu bar Ctrl + F11
and a built-in menu bar
To invoke a Builder Ctrl + F2
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To put focus on the Procedure Box Ctrl + 2 (then
press Tab)
To find the next occurrence of selected Ctrl + F3
text
To run code to the current insertion point Ctrl + F8
and halt execution
To turn on Move mode (MOV appears in Ctrl + F8
the lower right corner of the window)
To set the next statement Ctrl + F9
To display the Debug window Ctrl + G
To move to the first field in the first Ctrl + Home
record, in Navigation mode
To display quick information Ctrl + I
To list properties and methods Ctrl + J
To display the Calls dialog box Ctrl + L
To move to the current field in the next Ctrl + Page
record Down
To go right one screen Ctrl + Page
Down
To move to the current field in the Ctrl + Page Up
previous record
To go left one screen Ctrl + Page Up
To select a form or report Ctrl + R
To return to the last line position in the Ctrl + Shift +
previously viewed procedure F2
To step out of a procedure Ctrl + Shift +
F8
To clear all breakpoints Ctrl + Shift
+F9
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To display parameter information Ctrl + Shift + I
To list constants Ctrl + Shift + J
To exit the subform and move to the Ctrl + Shift +
previous field in the main form or Tab
previous record
To complete the Visual Basic keyword Ctrl +
Spacebar
To cycle through the tab of each object's Ctrl + Tab
type
To exit the subform and move to the next Ctrl + Tab
field in the master form or next record
To move to the current field in the first Ctrl + Up
record, in Navigation mode Arrow
To display the previous procedure Ctrl + Up
Arrow
To cut the current line and copy it to the Ctrl + Y
Clipboard
To enter the selected item in a list Ctrl + Enter or
Tab
To move down one line Down Arrow
To move to the current field in the next Down Arrow
record
To move to the last object End
To move to the last field in the current End
record, in Navigation mode
To move to the last field in the current End
record, in Navigation mode
To open the selected report in Print Enter
Preview
To open the selected table or query in Enter
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Datasheet view, or form in Form view
To run the selected macro Enter
To enter the selected item and move the Enter
cursor to the next line
To make the list disappear Esc
To turn off Move mode Esc
To display context-sensitive Help about F1
the keyword containing the insertion
point
To bring the Database window to the F11 or Alt +
front F1
To rename a selected object F2
Switch between edit mode (with insertion F2
point displayed) and navigation mode
To display the complete hyperlink F2
address for a selected hyperlink
To display the Object Browser F2
To find the next occurrence of the text F3
specified in the Find or Replace dialog
box when the dialog box is closed
To switch to Form view from form F5
design or a form module
To move to the record number box; F5 then type
the record
number and
press Enter
To move to the record number box; F5 then type
the record
number and
press Enter

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To continue execution of code or macro F5
To run a parameterlesssubprocedure F5
containing the insertion point, from the
Module window
To switch between the upper and lower F6
portions of a window (Design view of
tables, macros, and queries and the
Advanced Filter/Sort window only)
To switch between the upper and lower F6
panes
To cycle forward through sections F6
To check spelling F7
To step into a procedure (single step) F8
To toggle a breakpoint at the selected line F9
To move to the first object Home
To move to the first field in the current Home
record, in Navigation mode
To move to the first field in the current Home
record, in Navigation mode
To move the selected column to the left Left Arrow
one column in Move mode
To move down one window Page Down
To go down one page; at the end of the Page Down
record, moves to the equivalent page on
the next record
To go down one screen Page Down
To move up one window Page Up
To go up one page; at the end of the Page Up
record, moves to the equivalent page on
the previous record
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To go up one screen Page Up
Press Navigating and opening objects Right Arrow
Press Navigate between fields and
records Press To move columns
To move the selected column to the right Shift + Ctrl +
one column in Move mode Tab
To cycle through the tab of each object's Shift + Enter
type right to left
To view a procedure definition, variable, Shift + F2
or keyword
To find the previous occurrence of the Shift + F3
text specified in the Find or Replace
dialog box when the dialog box is closed
To reset execution of code or macro Shift + F5
To cycle back through sections Shift + F6
To step over a procedure Shift + F8
To create an instant watch for a selected Shift + F9
expression
To move to the previous field Shift + Tab
To enter the subform from the following Shift + Tab
field in the main form
To remove indentation from selected Shift + Tab or
lines Ctrl + Shift +
M
To move to the previous field Shift + Tab, or
Left Arrow
To move to the next field Tab
To enter the subform from the preceding Tab
field in the main form
To indent selected lines Tab or Ctrl +
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 M
To move to the next field Tab, Enter, or
Right Arrow
To move up one line Up Arrow
To move to the current field in the Up Arrow
previous record

Tally short keys

Keys

Functions

ALT + 2 To Duplicate a voucher

ALT + A To Add a voucher

ALT + C To Alter the column in columnar report

ALT + D 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)

To access Auto Value Calculator in the amount field during

voucher entry

To delete a voucher
To delete a master
To delete a column in any columnar report

ALT + E

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To export the report in ASCII, HTML OR XML format

ALT + I

To insert a voucher
To toggle between Item and Accounting invoice

ALT + N

To view the report in automatic columns

ALT + P

To print the report

ALT + R

To remove a line in a report

ALT + S

To bring back a line you removed using ALT + R

ALT + U

To retrieve the last line which is deleted using Alt + R

ALT + W

To view the Tally Web browser.

ALT + X

To cancel a voucher in Day Book/List of Vouchers

ALT + Y

To Register Tally

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CTRL + A

To accept a form – wherever you use this key combination,

that screen or report gets accepted as it is.

CTRL + ALT + B

To check the Company Statutory details

CTRL + G

To select the Group

Ctrl + Alt + I

To import statutory masters

CTRL + Q

To abandon a form – wherever you use this key combination,

it quits that screen without making any changes to it.

CTRL + R

To repeat narration in the same voucher type

CTRL + Alt + R

Rewrite data for a Company

F1-To select a company

To select the Accounts Button and Inventory buttons-At all
masters menu screen
At the Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration
screen

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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 screen-At almost all

screens in TALLY

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F12-To select the Configure screen-At almost all screens in
TALLY
Special Key Combination
Windows-Functionality-Availability

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 + 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 + O-To upload the report at your website-At all reports

screens in TALLY
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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 ALT + R-

At all reports screens in TALLY

ALT+ V-From Invoice screen to bring Stock Journal screen-

At Invoice Press Alt + V to select the Stock Journal.
Quantity Field screen

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 Vouchers-

At all voucher screens in TALLY

ALT + R-To Register Tally-At Licensing Menu 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 + B-To select the Budget-At Groups/Ledgers/Cost

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

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