Action | Keyboard shortcut |
Open the Help window | F1 |
Close current window | Esc |
Open the Product Information window (Product and License number, company file location, etc) | F2 or Ctrl + 1 |
Open the Find Transaction window (Transactions, invoices, etc) | Ctrl + F |
Open the Search window (Customers, accounts, transactions, etc) | F3 or Ctrl + 2 |
Open Tech Help / Technical Info window (System info) | F2 to open the Product Info window, then press F3 |
Action | Keyboard shortcut |
Open calendar to select a date | Alt + ↓ |
Advance a day | + |
Back a day | - |
Go to today | T |
Go to the first day of the week | W |
Go to the last day of the week | K |
Go to the same day next week | ] |
Go to the same day last week | [ |
Go to the first day of the month | M |
Go to the last day of the month | H |
Go to the same day of the month next month | ; |
Go to the same day of the month last month | ' (apostrophe) |
Go to the first day of the year (Jan 1) | Y |
Action | Keyboard shortcut |
Record or save a transaction | Enter |
Add a new transaction line | Ctrl + Ins |
Delete selected transaction line | Ctrl + Del |
Copy a transaction line | Highlight a transaction line, then press Ctrl + Alt + Y. *Only available in QuickBooks 2018 and later. |
Paste a transaction line | Highlight a blank transaction line, then press Ctrl + Alt + V. *Only available in QuickBooks 2018 and later. |
Go to the next or previous transaction line | ↑ or ↓ |
Open the full list for the selected dropdown menu (product, service, customer, etc) | Highlight the ▼ dropdown menu, then press Ctrl + L. Press Ctrl + U to add a selected item from the list to your open form. |
Move between pages on forms and reports | Page Up or Page Down |
Save and close the current form | Alt + S |
Go to your last open form of the same type | Alt + P |
Save and go to the next form of the same type | Alt + N |
Print form (or list) | CTRL + P |
Memorize current form and its transactions | Ctrl + M |
Open Memorized Transaction List | Ctrl + T |
Open transaction history (for current form) | Ctrl + H |
Open transaction journal (for current form) | Ctrl + Y |
Action | Keyboard shortcut |
Go to the first item or last item on a list or register | Ctrl + Page Up or Ctrl + Page Down |
Create a new item on a list (account, customer, product or service, etc) | Ctrl + N |
Edit an item on a list (account, customer, product or service, etc) | Ctrl + E |
Delete an item on a list (account, customer, product or service, etc) | Ctrl + D |
Run a Quick Report for an item on a list | Ctrl + F6 |
Refresh list (You only see this if you are in the multi-user mode. This is useful if multiple users are editing the same list.) | F5 |