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Tally Prime shortcut keys – for faster data entry.

Tally Prime is a professional accounting software that is widely used in India and other countries.

Action 

Key Shortcut 

Location in TallyPrime 

Where does it work 

Equivalent in Tally.ERP 9 

To primarily open a report, and create mas ters and vouchers in the flow of work. 

Alt+G 

Top menu 

Across TallyPrime 

None 

To switch to a different report, and create mas ters and vouchers in the flow of work. 

Ctrl+G 

Top menu 

Across TallyPrime 

None 

To go back to the previous screen by closing the currently open screen 

 

Esc 

 

Hidden key 

 

Across TallyPrime 

 

Esc 

To remove inputs that is provided/selected for a field 

To open Company top menu 

Alt+K 

Top menu 

Across TallyPrime 

None 

To switch to another company from the list of open companies 

F3 

Right button 

Masters, Vouchers, and Reports 

F3 

To select and open another company located in the same folder or other data paths 

Alt+F3 

Right button 

Masters, Vouchers, and Reports 

Alt+F3 

To shut the currently loaded companies 

Ctrl+F3 

Right button 

Masters, Vouchers, and Reports 

Alt+F1 

To open TallyHelp topic based on the context of the screen that is open 

Ctrl+F1 

Top menu 

Across TallyPrime 

Alt+H 

To open Company Features screen 

F11 

Hidden key 

Across TallyPrime 

F11 

To open the list of configurations applicable for the report/view 

F12 

Right button 

Across TallyPrime 

F12 

To open the company menu with the list of actions related to managing your company 

Alt+K 

Top menu 

Across TallyPrime 

None 

To open the list of actions applicable to managing the company data 

Alt+Y 

Top menu 

Across TallyPrime 

None 

To open the list of actions applicable to sharing or exchanging your company data 

Alt+Z 

Top menu 

Across TallyPrime 

None 

To open the import menu for importing mas ters, transaction, and bank statements 

Alt+O 

Top menu 

Across TallyPrime 

None 

To open the e-mail menu for sending transactions or reports 

Alt+M 

Top menu 

Across TallyPrime 

None 

To open the print menu for printing transactions or reports. 

Alt+P 

Top menu 

Across TallyPrime 

None 

To open the export menu for exporting mas ters, transactions, or reports 

Alt+E 

Top menu 

Masters, Vouchers, and Reports 

None 

To open the Help menu 

F1 

Top menu 

Across TallyPrime 

None 

To open TallyHelp topic based on the context of the screen that is open 

Ctrl+F1 

Top menu 

Across TallyPrime 

Alt+H 

To select the display language that is applicable across all screens 

 

Ctrl+K 

 

Top menu 

Gateway of Tally, 

About Page and 

Reports 

 

Alt+G 

To select the data entry language that is applicable to all screens 

 

Ctrl+W 

 

Top menu 

Gateway of Tally, 

About Page and edit 

Reports 

 

Alt+K 

To move to the first/las t menu in a section 

Ctrl+Up/Down 

Hidden key 

Top menu, Gateway of Tally 

Ctrl+Up/Down 

To move to the left-most/right-mos t drop-down top menu 

Ctrl+Left/Right 

Hidden key 

Top menu 

None 

To move from any line to the first line in a list 

Home & PgUp 

Hidden key 

Across TallyPrime 

Home & PgUp 

To from any point in a field to the beginning of the text in that field 

Home 

Hidden key 

Across TallyPrime 

Home 

To move from any line to the last line in a list 

End & PgDn 

Hidden key 

Across TallyPrime 

End & PgDn 

To move from any point in a field to the end of the text in that field 

End 

Hidden key 

Across TallyPrime 

End 

To move one line up in a list 

Up arrow 

Hidden key 

Across TallyPrime 

Up arrow 

To move to the previous field 

To move one line down in a list 

Down arrow 

Hidden key 

Across TallyPrime 

Down arrow 

To move to the next field 

To move: 

 

Left arrow 

 

Hidden key 

 

Across TallyPrime 

 

Left arrow 

One position left in a text field 

To the previous column on the left 

to the previous menu on the left 

To move: 

 

Left arrow 

 

Hidden key 

 

Across TallyPrime 

 

Left arrow 

One position right in a text field 

To the next column on the right 

to the next menu on the right 

 

 

 

 

 

Shortcuts in Reports 

To insert a voucher in a report 

Alt+I 

Hidden key 

Reports 

Alt+I 

To create an entry in the report, by duplicating a voucher 

Alt+2 

Hidden key 

Reports 

Alt+2 

To drill down from a line in a report 

Enter 

Hidden key 

Reports 

Enter 

To delete an entry from a report 

Alt+D 

Hidden key 

Reports 

Alt+D 

To add a voucher in a report 

Alt+A 

Hidden key 

Reports 

Alt+A 

To remove an entry from a report 

Ctrl+R 

Hidden key 

Reports 

Alt+R 

To hide or show the details in a table 

Alt+T 

Hidden key 

Reports 

Alt+T 

To display all hidden line entries , if they were removed 

Alt+U 

Hidden key 

Reports 

Ctrl+U 

To display the last hidden line (If multiple lines were hidden, pressing this shortcut repeatedly will restore the last hidden line first and follow the sequence) 

 

Ctrl+U 

 

Hidden key 

 

Reports 

 

Alt+U 

To expand or collapse information in a report 

Shift+Enter 

Hidden key 

Reports 

Shift+Enter 

To alter a master during voucher entry or from drill- down of a report 

Ctrl+Enter 

Hidden key 

Reports 

Ctrl+Enter 

To view the report in detailed or condensed format 

Alt+F1 

Right button 

Reports 

Alt+F1 

Alt+F5 

To select/deselect a line in a report 

Space bar 

Hidden key 

Reports 

Space bar 

To select or deselect a line in a report 

Shift+Space bar 

Hidden key 

Reports 

Shift+Spacebar 

To perform linear selection/deselection multiple lines in a report 

Shift+Up/Down 

Hidden key 

Reports 

None 

To select or deselect all lines in a report 

Ctrl+Space bar 

Hidden key 

Reports 

Ctrl + Alt + A 

To select or deselect lines till the end 

Ctrl+Shift+End 

Hidden key 

Reports 

Ctrl+Shift+End 

To select or deselect lines till the top 

Ctrl+Shift+Home 

Hidden key 

Reports 

Ctrl+Shift+Home

To invert selection of line items in a report 

Ctrl+Alt+I 

Hidden key 

Reports 

Ctrl+Alt+I 

To open the GST Portal 

Alt+V 

Right button 

Statutory Reports 

Ctrl+O 

To add a new column 

Alt+C 

Right button 

Reports 

Alt+C 

To alter a column 

Alt+A 

Right button 

Report 

Alt+A 

To delete a column 

Alt+D 

Right button 

Report 

Alt+D 

To auto repeat columns 

Alt+N 

Right button 

Report 

Alt+N 

To filter data in a report, with a selected range of conditions 

Alt+F12 

Right button 

Reports 

Alt+F12 

To calculate balances using vouchers that satisfy the selected conditions 

Ctrl+F12 

Right button 

Reports 

Ctrl+F12 

To views values in different ways in a report 

Ctrl+B 

Right button 

Reports 

None 

To change view – display report details in different views 

 

 

Ctrl+H 

 

 

Right button 

 

 

Reports 

F7/F8/F9 

To navigate to Voucher View from Summary reports 

 

To navigate to post-dated cheque related transactions report 

Alt+T 

To view the exceptions related to a report 

Ctrl+J 

Right button 

Reports 

None 

 

 

 

 

 

Shortcuts in Vouchers 

To open Contra voucher 

F4 

Accounting Vouchers 

Vouchers 

F4 

To open Payment voucher 

F5 

Accounting Vouchers 

Vouchers 

F5 

To open Receipt voucher 

F6 

Accounting Vouchers 

Vouchers 

F6 

To open Journal voucher 

F7 

Accounting Vouchers 

Vouchers 

F7 

To open Stock Journal voucher 

Alt+F7 

Inventory Vouchers 

Vouchers 

Alt+F7 

To open Phys ical Stock 

Ctrl+F7 

Inventory Vouchers 

Vouchers 

Alt+F10 

To open Sales voucher 

F8 

Accounting Vouchers 

Vouchers 

F8 

To open Delivery Note 

Alt+F8 

Inventory Vouchers 

Vouchers 

Alt+F8 

To open Sales Order 

Ctrl+F8 

Order 

Vouchers 

Vouchers 

None 

To open Purchase voucher 

F9 

Accounting Vouchers 

Vouchers 

F9 

To open Receipt Note 

Alt+F9 

Inventory Vouchers 

Vouchers 

Alt+F9 

To open Purchase Order 

Ctrl+F9 

Order Vouchers 

Vouchers 

None 

To open Credit Note 

Alt+F6 

Accounting Vouchers 

Vouchers 

Ctrl+F8 

To open Debit Note 

Alt+F5 

Accounting Vouchers 

Vouchers 

Ctrl+F9 

To open Payroll voucher 

Ctrl+F4 

Payroll Vouchers 

Vouchers 

None 

To open Rejection In voucher 

Ctrl+F6 

Inventory Vouchers 

Vouchers 

Ctrl+F6 

To open Rejection Out voucher 

Ctrl+F5 

Inventory Vouchers 

Vouchers 

Alt+F6 

To view list of all vouchers 

F10 

Vouchers 

Vouchers 

None 

To retrieve Narration from the previous ledger 

Alt+R 

Hidden key 

Vouchers 

Alt+R 

To open the calculator panel from Amount field 

Alt+C 

Hidden key 

Vouchers 

Alt+C 

To mark a voucher as Post-Dated 

Ctrl+T 

Right button 

Vouchers 

Ctrl+T 

To delete a voucher/transaction 

Alt+D 

Hidden key 

Vouchers 

Alt+D 

To open a manufacturing journal from the Quantity field of a journal voucher 

Alt+V 

Hidden key 

Vouchers 

Alt+V 

To remove item/ledger line in a voucher 

Ctrl+D 

Hidden key 

Vouchers 

Ctrl+D 

To autofill details 

Ctrl+F 

Right button 

Vouchers 

Ctrl+A 

To retrieve the Narration from the previous voucher, for the same voucher type. 

Ctrl+R 

Hidden key 

Vouchers 

Ctrl+R 

 

To change mode – open vouchers in different modes 

 

Ctrl+H 

 

Right button 

 

Vouchers 

Ctrl+V (As 

Voucher mode) 

Alt+I (As 

Invoice mode) 

To open the Stock Query report for the selected stock item 

Alt+S 

Right button 

Vouchers 

Alt+S 

To mark a voucher as Optional 

Ctrl+L 

Right button 

Vouchers 

Ctrl+L 

 

 

 

 

 

Shortcuts in Vouchers 

To open Contra voucher 

F4 

Accounting Vouchers 

Vouchers 

F4 

To open Payment voucher 

F5 

Accounting Vouchers 

Vouchers 

F5 

To open Receipt voucher 

F6 

Accounting Vouchers 

Vouchers 

F6 

To open Journal voucher 

F7 

Accounting Vouchers 

Vouchers 

F7 

To open Stock Journal voucher 

Alt+F7 

Inventory Vouchers 

Vouchers 

Alt+F7 

To open Phys ical Stock 

Ctrl+F7 

Inventory Vouchers 

Vouchers 

Alt+F10 

To open Sales voucher 

F8 

Accounting Vouchers 

Vouchers 

F8 

To open Delivery Note 

Alt+F8 

Inventory Vouchers 

Vouchers 

Alt+F8 

To open Sales Order 

Ctrl+F8 

Order 

Vouchers 

Vouchers 

None 

To open Purchase voucher 

F9 

Accounting Vouchers 

Vouchers 

F9 

To open Receipt Note 

Alt+F9 

Inventory Vouchers 

Vouchers 

Alt+F9 

To open Purchase Order 

Ctrl+F9 

Order Vouchers 

Vouchers 

None 

To open Credit Note 

Alt+F6 

Accounting Vouchers 

Vouchers 

Ctrl+F8 

To open Debit Note 

Alt+F5 

Accounting Vouchers 

Vouchers 

Ctrl+F9 

To open Payroll voucher 

Ctrl+F4 

Payroll Vouchers 

Vouchers 

None 

To open Rejection In voucher 

Ctrl+F6 

Inventory Vouchers 

Vouchers 

Ctrl+F6 

To open Rejection Out voucher 

Ctrl+F5 

Inventory Vouchers 

Vouchers 

Alt+F6 

To view list of all vouchers 

F10 

Vouchers 

Vouchers 

None 

To retrieve Narration from the previous ledger 

Alt+R 

Hidden key 

Vouchers 

Alt+R 

To open the calculator panel from Amount field 

Alt+C 

Hidden key 

Vouchers 

Alt+C 

To mark a voucher as Post-Dated 

Ctrl+T 

Right button 

Vouchers 

Ctrl+T 

To delete a voucher/transaction 

Alt+D 

Hidden key 

Vouchers 

Alt+D 

To open a manufacturing journal from the Quantity field of a journal voucher 

Alt+V 

Hidden key 

Vouchers 

Alt+V 

To remove item/ledger line in a voucher 

Ctrl+D 

Hidden key 

Vouchers 

Ctrl+D 

To autofill details 

Ctrl+F 

Right button 

Vouchers 

Ctrl+A 

To retrieve the Narration from the previous voucher, for the same voucher type. 

Ctrl+R 

Hidden key 

Vouchers 

Ctrl+R 

 

To change mode – open vouchers in different modes 

 

Ctrl+H 

 

Right button 

 

Vouchers 

Ctrl+V (As 

Voucher mode) 

Alt+I (As 

Invoice mode) 

To open the Stock Query report for the selected stock item 

Alt+S 

Right button 

Vouchers 

Alt+S 

To mark a voucher as Optional 

Ctrl+L 

Right button 

Vouchers 

Ctrl+L 

 

 

 

 

 

Shortcuts in Masters & Vouchers

To go to the next input field 

Tab 

Hidden key 

Masters & Vouchers 

Tab 

To go to the previous input field 

Shift+Tab 

Hidden key 

Masters & Vouchers 

Shift+Tab 

To remove the value typed 

Backspace 

Hidden key 

Masters & Vouchers 

Backspace 

To create a mas ter, on the fly 

Alt+C 

Hidden key 

Masters & Vouchers 

Alt+C 

To open the calculator panel 

Alt+C 

Hidden key 

 

Alt+C 

To add more details to a mas ter or voucher for the current instance 

Ctrl+I 

Right button 

Masters & Vouchers 

None 

To insert the base currency symbol in an input field. 

Alt+4 

Hidden key 

Masters & Vouchers 

Ctrl+4 

Ctrl+4 

To open the previously saved mas ter or voucher 

Page Up 

Hidden key 

Masters & Vouchers 

Page Up 

To scroll up in reports 

To open the next master or voucher 

Page Down 

Hidden key 

Masters & Vouchers 

Page Down 

To scroll down in reports 

To copy text from an input field 

Ctrl+C 

Hidden key 

Masters & vouchers 

Ctrl+Alt+C 

Ctrl+Alt+C 

To paste input copied from a text field. 

Ctrl+V 

Hidden key 

Masters & vouchers 

Ctrl+Alt+V 

Ctrl+Alt+V 

Shortcuts for Vouchers & Reports

To export the current voucher or report 

Ctrl+E 

Top menu 

Vouchers & Reports 

Alt+E 

To e-mail the current voucher or report 

Ctrl+M 

Top menu 

Vouchers & Reports 

Alt+M 

To print the current voucher or report 

Ctrl+P 

Top menu 

Vouchers & Reports 

Alt+P 

To define stat adjustments 

Alt+J 

Right button 

Vouchers & 

Statutory Reports 

Alt+J 

To cancel a voucher 

Alt+X 

Hidden key 

Vouchers & Reports 

Alt+X 

To cancel a voucher from a report 

To zoom in while on print preview 

Alt+Z 

Hidden key 

Vouchers & Reports 

Alt+Z 

Shortcuts for Reports, Vouchers & Masters

To navigate to the next artifact in the context 

 

 

Hidden key 

Masters, Vouchers, and Reports 

 

To increment the Report date or next report in a sequence of reports displayed 

To navigate to the previous artifact in the context 

 – 

 

Hidden key 

Masters, Vouchers, and Reports 

 – 

To decrement Report date or previous report in a sequence of reports displayed 

To change the date of voucher entry or period for reports 

F2 

Right button 

Masters, Vouchers, and Reports 

F2 

To accept or save a screen 

Ctrl+A 

Hidden key 

Masters, Vouchers, & Reports 

Ctrl+A 

To expand or collapse a group in a table 

Alt+Enter 

Hidden key 

Masters, Vouchers, & Reports 

Alt+Enter 

To move to the last field or last line 

Ctrl+End 

Hidden key 

Masters, Vouchers, & Reports 

Ctrl+End 

To move to the first field or first line 

Ctrl+Home 

Hidden key 

Masters, Vouchers, and Reports 

Ctrl+Home 

To change the date of voucher entry or period for reports 

Alt+F2 

Right button 

Across TallyPrime 

Alt+F2 

 

To open or hide calculator panel 

 

Ctrl+N 

 

Hidden key 

 

Across TallyPrime 

Ctrl+N (to Open) 

Ctrl+M (to Hide) 

To exit a screen or the application 

Ctrl+Q 

Hidden key 

Across TallyPrime 

Ctrl+Q 

Data Processing | Keyboard Shortcut Across TallyPrime

To rewrite data 

Ctrl+Alt+R 

Hidden key 

Across TallyPrime 

Ctrl+Alt+R 

To synchronise data 

Alt+Z 

Top menu 

Across TallyPrime 

None 

To quit the application 

Alt+F4 

Hidden key 

Across TallyPrime 

None 

To view the build information 

Ctrl+Alt+B 

Hidden key 

Across TallyPrime 

Ctrl+Alt+B 

To view TDL/Add-on details 

Ctrl+Alt+T 

Hidden key 

Across TallyPrime 

Ctrl+Alt+T 

 

 

 

 

 

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