All keyboard shortcuts

The following shortcuts work with PCs. If you are using a Mac, see the Mac users section.

Records and transactions

Records and transactions shortcut descriptions
Shortcut Description
ALT
S

Save this record or transaction.

ALT
Q

Cancel
ALT
W
  • Save this record and start a new one.
  • Post this transaction and start a new one.
ALT
K

Go back from an error page.
Tab

Move to the next field
Shift
Tab

Move to the previous field

Spacebar

Select or clear a checkbox.
Alt
D
Enter

Open a new browser window so you can work in more than one page at a time.

Line-item entry area in transactions

Line-item entry area in transactions shortcut descriptions
Shortcut Description
Ctrl

Open a line-item detail area.
Ctrl

Close a line-item detail area.
Alt

Move to the next line item, or next detail area if open.
Alt

Move to the previous line item, or previous detail area if open.
Ctrl
[Highlight cell value]

Copy the selected cell value and paste it into a new cell in an Entries grid (drag the highlighted value and drop it in the desired location).
Dropdown fields shortcut descriptions
Shortcut Description

Alt

Alt
P

Display the dropdown list.

Move down the dropdown list.

Move up the dropdown list.
Tab

Select an item and move to the next field.

You can customize your preferences to use Enter instead of Tab, if preferable.
[letter key]

Jump to the first list item starting with that letter.
[sequence of letter keys]

Autofill the input box with things that start with that sequence. For example, if you enter san in a location box, the system could display a list that includes San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, and Santa Monica.

Calculations in amount fields

Calculations in amount fields shortcut descriptions
Shortcut Description
+
-
*
/

Enter operator in amount field to display calculator tape.

You can use the 10-key numeric pad.

The calculator tape is not saved.
=

Display the result in the tape.
Enter

Display the result in the tape.

Date fields

Date fields shortcut descriptions
Shortcut Description
T

Today's date
+

Increments the date by one day
-

Decrements the date by one day
Y

First day of the current year

R

Last day of the current year

M

First day of the current month
H

Last day of the current month
W

First day of the current week

K

Last day of the current week

Date fields—based on date format

Date fields based on date format shortcut descriptions
Shortcut Description
[n]

'n-th' month, current day and year
/
[n]

'n-th' day of the current month and year
/
/
[n]

'n-th' year, current day and month

Today's date is July 26, 2025. In the following scenarios, you want to enter a date with the same day and year, but change the month to 8 for August (you can change the day or year in a similar fashion):

How to use shortcuts for date formats
If your date format is Enter this

mm/dd/yyyy

Enter 8 (for August) and tab to the next field. The system populates the date field with 08/26/2025.

dd.mm.yyyy

Enter /8 (for August) and tab to the next field. The system populates the date field with 26.08.2025.

yyyy-mm-dd

Enter /8 (for August) and tab to the next field. The system populates the date field with 2025-08-26.

Calendar tool in date field

Calendar tool in date field shortcut descriptions
Shortcut Description
Ctrl
Home

Open calendar
PgUp

Previous month
PgDn

Next month
Ctrl
PgUp

Previous year
Ctrl
PgDn

Next year
Ctrl
Home

Current month
Ctrl

Previous day
Ctrl

Next day
Ctrl

Previous week
Ctrl

Next week
Enter

Accept the selected date.
Ctrl
End

Close the calendar and erase the date.
Esc

Close the calendar without selecting anything.

Mac users

Most of the single-key shortcuts translate as-is to Mac, and you can use them as outlined above. Although not all shortcuts that use a combination of keys translate to Mac, in most cases you can substitute Mac keys for PC keys as follows:

Mac shortcut substitutes

PC key

Mac substitute
Ctrl

Command

Home

Fn

End

Fn