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Keyboard shortcuts are special keys (such as F1 and ESC) that you use either alone or in combination with SHIFT, CTRL, or CTRL+SHIFT. These keyboard shortcuts enable you to access various types of help and execute certain menu commands.
The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts in Accounting CS.
Shortcut keys | Accessing help |
---|---|
CTRL+Y | Open our Help & How-To Center |
F1 or CTRL+F1 | View help for current screen or dialog |
CTRL+P | Print the help topic currently open in your browser |
Shortcut keys | Navigating and special functions |
ALT+F1 | Toggle to hide or unhide the Navigation frame |
← | Within a field, move one character to the left Within a grid, move one cell to the left |
→ | Within a field, move one character to the right Within a grid, move one cell to the right |
↑ | Within a date field, increment the date by one day Within a grid, move up one row |
↓ | Within a date field, decrement the date by one day Within a grid, move down one row |
CTRL+← | Move to beginning of field |
CTRL+→ | Move to end of field |
CTRL++ | Within a date field, increment the date by one day |
CTRL+– | Within a date field, decrement the date by one day |
PAGE UP | Within a grid, move to the first row Within a setup screen or the Enter Transactions screen, save the current record, remain in Edit mode, and move up one record |
PAGE DOWN | Within a grid, move to the last row Within a setup screen or the Enter Transactions screen, save the current record, remain in Edit mode, and move down one record (or, if in Add mode, open a new record) |
TAB | Move to the next field in the screen |
SHIFT+TAB | Move to the previous field in the screen |
CTRL+TAB | Move to the next tab within a tabbed view |
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB | Move to the previous tab within a tabbed view |
F2 | When navigating and editing content in a grid, toggle between Navigation mode (to move between fields in the grid) and Cell Edit mode (to place the cursor at the end of the text within a cell) |
F4 | Open a calendar in a date field, open a calculator in an amount field, or open a drop-down list in a selected field |
ALT+N | Save changes for the current item in the active screen. |
ALT+F4 | Exit the application |
Shortcut keys | Analyze Client Activity views (Only accessible from client-specific screens.) |
CTRL+T | Open the Trial Balance view |
CTRL+L | Open the General Ledger view |
CTRL+K | Open the Financial Statement Worksheet view |
Shortcut keys | Editing |
CTRL+X | Cut |
CTRL+C | Copy |
CTRL+V | Paste |
DEL | Delete selected item |
CTRL+Z | Undo last change |
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