QuickBooks Pro has many helpful shortcuts throughout the program. Refer to the back of your QuickBooks Pro book for more shortcuts. Although the shortcuts below are specific to QuickBooks Pro 2002, some or all of them may work for other versions.
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If you use a mouse, a right mouseclick in most windows will open a shortcut menu specific to that particular window, too.
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| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + 1 | Displays product information about your version of QuickBooks |
| Ctrl + F | Simple Find |
| Ctrl + F | Detailed Find within an open window, such as Invoices, Transactions, Register |
| Alt + I | Transaction History of Invoice (in Invoice window) |
| Alt + T | Print document in the open window |
| Alt + F, F | Opens drop-down menu of available printable forms to select and print |
| Alt + H | Open Help, Support Drop-down Menu |
| Alt + R | Opens the Reports Drop-down Menu |
| Alt + V | Open / Close Window List |
| Alt + L, I | Open Item List window |
| Alt + L, T | Open Templates List window |
| Ctrl + I | Open Invoice window |
| Ctrl + R | Open Use Register window |
| Ctrl + W | Open Write Checks window |
| Ctrl + Q | Quick Report - Transaction, Invoice in open window |
| Ctrl + Y | Transaction Journal for Transaction, Item in open window |
| Alt + Down Arrow | Displays the list on a form |
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| + | Increase date |
| - | Decrease date |
| T | Changes date to today's date |
| W | Changes date to first day of week |
| K | Changes date to last day of week |
| M | Changes date to first day of month |
| H | Changes date to last day of month |
| Y | Changes date to first day of year |
| R | Changes date to last day of year |
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| + | Increase form number or increase date |
| - | Decrease form number or decrease date |
| Ctrl + M | Memorize transaction, invoice |
| Ctrl + C | Copy one field |
| Ctrl + P | Paste one field |
| Ctrl + Del | Delete line item |
| Ctrl + Ins | Insert line item |
| Ctrl + O | Copy transaction in register |
| Ctrl + V | Paste transaction in register |
| Alt + I | Edit transaction in register |
| Escape (ESC) | Cancels transaction or closes window |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo changes made to field |
| Type first few letters | QuickFill name on a list |
| Ctrl + Enter | Record Transaction |
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Right Arrow | Next word in field |
| Ctrl + Left Arrow | Previous word in field |
| Ctrl + PageUp | First item in list or previous month in register |
| Ctrl + PageDown | Last item in list or next month in register |
| Tab | Move to the next field |
| Shift + Tab | Move to the previous field |
| Tab | Move to beginning of current field |
| Shift + Tab | Move to end of current field |
| Up Arrow | Moves to line above in detail area |
| Down Arrow | Moves to line below in detail area |
| Space Bar | Use to mark or unmark boxes with check marks |
| Ctrl + Up Arrow | Scrolls through individual entries on a list while in a form |
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