Quickbooks Desktop (Windows)

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Close Help

Alt + f4 with Help Active

All hotkeys for Quickbooks Desktop (Windows)

Access Main Functions / Windows
Company - home

Alt + C , then Enter

Access Main Functions / Windows
Customer Center: Customers & Jobs list

Alt + U , then Enter (or Ctrl + J )

Access Main Functions / Windows
Vendor Center

Alt + O , then Enter

Access Main Functions / Windows
Employee Center

Alt + Y , then Enter

Access Main Functions / Windows
Report Center

Alt + R then Enter

Access Main Functions / Windows
Customer Center - Create Invoice

Ctrl + I

Access Main Functions / Windows
Use Register / select account

Ctrl + R

Access Main Functions / Windows
Write new check

Ctrl + W

Access Main Functions / Windows
Open memorized transaction list

Ctrl + T

Access Main Functions / Windows
Open transaction journal

Ctrl + Y

Access Main Functions / Windows
Open Chart of Accounts

Ctrl + A

Access Main Functions / Windows
Close active window (or ctrl+f4)

Esc

Access Main Functions / Windows
Go to next / go to previous Window with multiple sub-windows open

Ctrl + Tab / Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Chart of Accounts
Open Chart of Accounts

Ctrl + A

Chart of Accounts
Go up one line / down one line

Arrow Up / Arrow Down

Chart of Accounts
Go to beginning / go to end of account list

Home / End

Chart of Accounts
Type name of account to select automatically

AZ

Chart of Accounts
Open Register (for asset, liability and equity accounts)

Ctrl + R

Chart of Accounts
Open Quick Report for item

Ctrl + Q

Chart of Accounts
Edit Account

Ctrl + E

Chart of Accounts
Use Account

Ctrl + U

Chart of Accounts
Delete Account

Ctrl + D

Account Register Shortcuts
Up one transaction / down one transaction

Arrow Up / Arrow Down

Account Register Shortcuts
First transaction/ last transaction

Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End

Account Register Shortcuts
Toggle between 1-line and 2-line view

Alt + 1

Account Register Shortcuts
Open drop-down to select account

Alt + down arrow with drop-down field available

Account Register Shortcuts
Open list (e.g. Chart of Accounts when in Account Field)

Ctrl + l in drop down field

Account Register Shortcuts
Record Transaction

Alt + d

Account Register Shortcuts
Copy check transaction (complete line)

Ctrl + o

Account Register Shortcuts
Paste Transaction

Ctrl + v

Account Register Shortcuts
Delete Transaction

Ctrl + d

Account Register Shortcuts
Memorize transaction or report

Ctrl + m

Account Register Shortcuts
Edit transaction selected in register

Ctrl + e

Account Register Shortcuts
New invoice, bill, check or list item in context

Ctrl + n

Account Register Shortcuts
Show / hide transaction details

Ctrl + s

Account Register Shortcuts
QuickReport on transaction or list item

Ctrl + q

Account Register Shortcuts
Open Quick Report for item

Ctrl + q

Account Register Shortcuts
Go to register of transfer account

Ctrl + g

Account Register Shortcuts
Show History (for Accounts Payables / Accounts Receivables transactions)

Ctrl + h

Working with Date Fields
Change to next day / previous day

[ + ] / -

Working with Date Fields
Change to Today

t

Working with Date Fields
Change to same date in previous week / same date in next week

t

Working with Date Fields
Change to same date in previous month / next month

; / ''

Working with Date Fields
Change to first day of the week / last day of the week

w / k

Working with Date Fields
Change to first day of the month / Last day of the month

m / h

Working with Date Fields
Change to first day of the year / Last day of the year

y / r

Working with Date Fields
Date calendar

Alt + Arrow Down

Quick Reports
On any applicable item: open Quick report

Ctrl + q

Quick Reports
Go up / go down one line

Arrow Up / Arrow Down

Quick Reports
Show item detail / QuickZoom on report

Enter

Quick Reports
Hide/ show header

Ctrl + a

Quick Reports
Print report (or alt+t)

Ctrl + p

Quick Reports
Change Date Range of Report

Alt +d, then down arrow

Quick Reports
Email report as Excel or PDF

Alt + i

Managing Invoices
Go to previous / go to next invoice

Alt + p / Alt + n

Managing Invoices
Print invoice (or alt+t)

Ctrl + p

Managing Invoices
Jump to next / jump to previous invoice field

Tab / Shift + Tab

Managing Invoices
Save and close

Alt + a

Managing Invoices
Save and New

Alt + s

General Editing
Next field / previous field

Tab / Shift + Tab

General Editing
Beginning of current field

Home / End

General Editing
Line below / line above in detail area or on report

Arrow Down / Arrow Up

General Editing
Down one screen / up one screen

Page Down / Page Up

General Editing
Next word / previous word in field

Ctrl + Arrow Right / Ctrl + Arrow Left

General Editing
First item on list / last item on list (or first/previous month in register)

Ctrl + Page Up / Ctrl + Page Down

General Editing
Close active window (or ctrl+f4)

Esc

General Editing
Display Drop down list in combo box

Alt + Arrow Down

General Editing
Delete character to right of insertion point

Delete

General Editing
Delete character to left of insertion point

Backspace

General Editing
Delete line from detail area

Ctrl + Delete

General Editing
Insert line in detail area

Ctrl + Insert

General Editing
Cut selected characters

Ctrl + x

General Editing
Copy selected characters

Ctrl + c

General Editing
Paste cut or copied characters

Ctrl + v

General Editing
Increase / decrease check or other form number by one

[ + ] / -

General Editing
Undo changes made in field

Ctrl + z

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To start QuickBooks without a company file

Ctrl while opening QB

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To suppress the desktop windows (at Open Company window)

Alt while opening QB

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Open Help

F1

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Close Help

Alt + f4 with Help Active

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Close Quickbooks

Alt + F4

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Simple and Advanced Find

Ctrl + F

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Open Search

F3

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Display Service Keys (license and tax numbers)

Ctrl + K

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Get Payroll Updates

Ctrl + Shift + U

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Display product information about your QuickBooks version

F2

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Open Tech Help

Ctrl + 2 in Product Information

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