Keyboard shortcuts

To print this list, press imageP.

General Key
QuickBooks > Preferences image,
QuickBooks > Hide QuickBooks imageH
QuickBooks > Hide Others image imageH
QuickBooks > Quit QuickBooks imageQ
File > New Company image imageN
File > Open Company imageO
File > Close Company image imageW
File > Close window imageW
File > Print imageP
Window > Minimize imageM
Help > QuickBooks Help image?
Display contextual menu Control-click
Display product and company file information image1
   
Editing Key
Edit > Undo imageZ
Edit > Cut imageX
Edit > Copy imageC
Edit > Paste imageV
Edit > Insert Line imageY
Edit > Delete Line imageB
Edit > Edit imageE
Edit > New imageN
Edit > Delete imageD
Edit > Memorize image+
Edit > Transaction History imageU
Edit > Copy Transaction image imageC
Edit > Go To Transfer imageG
Edit > Show List imageL
Edit > Use Register imageR
Edit > Find imageF
Delete character to left of insertion point Delete
Increase check or other form number by one + (plus key)
Decrease check or other form number by one - (minus key)
Cancel image. (period)
   
Activities Key
Lists > Chart of Accounts image imageA
Lists > Customer:Jobs image imageJ
Lists > Employees image imageE
Lists > Items image imageI
Lists > Memorized Transactions image imageM
Lists > Vendors image imageV
Customers > Create Invoices imageI
Banking > Write Checks imageK
Reports > Transaction Journal imageT
   
Moving around a window Key
Next field Tab
Previous field Shift–Tab
Report column to the right Right Arrow
Report column to the left Left Arrow
Report row below or
line below in form detail area
Down Arrow
Report row above or
line above in form detail area
Up Arrow
Display list if cursor is in combo box field like the Customer:Job field in the Create Invoices window

Note: This keyboard shortcut may interfere with the same shortcut used in the Mac OS program Spaces. To prevent this, go to the Mac OS system preferences and change the keystrokes for Spaces.
Control–Down Arrow
Down one screen PgDn
Up one screen PgUp
First item on list or first transaction of a month in register imagePgUp*
Last item on list or first transaction of a month in register imagePgDn*
First transaction in register imageHome*
Last transaction in register imageEnd*
Close all windows in QuickBooks image+ click the close box
   
Dates Key
Next day + (plus key)
Previous day - (minus key)
T oday t
First day of the w eek w
Last day of the wee k k
First day of the m onth m
Last day of the mont h h
First day of the y ear y
Last day of the yea r r
   
image-Command, image-Shift, image-Option

* On notebook computers, press the Fn key at the same time.