TALLY 7.

2 Short-cuts

Windows Functionality Availability

F1 To select a company  At all masters

masters menu screen
To select the Accounts Button and  At the Accounting
Accounting / Inventory
Inventory Voucher 
Voucher 
Inventory buttons creation and alteration screen

F2 To change the menu period At almost all screens in TALLY

F3 To select the company At almost all screens in TALLY

F4 To select the Contra voucher At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation

and alteration screen

F5 To select the Payment voucher At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation

and alteration screen

F6 To select the Receipt voucher At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation

and alteration screen

F7 To select the Journal voucher At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation

and alteration screen

F8 To select the Sales voucher At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation

and alteration screen

F8 To se
sele
lect
ct th
the
e Cr
Cred
edit
it No
Note
te vou
ouch
cher
er At Ac
Acco
coun
unti
ting
ng / In
Inv
ven
ento
tory
ry Vo
Vouc
uche
herr cr
crea
eati
tion
on
(CTRL+F8) and alteration screen

F9 To se
select th
the Pu
Purchase vo
voucher At Ac
Accounting / Inventory Vo
Voucher cr
creation
and alteration screen

F9 To se
sele
lect
ct th
the
e De
Debit Note vouc
uch
her At Ac
Account
ntin
ing
g / In
Inv
ven
enttor
ory
y Vo
Vouch
che
er cre
crea
ati
tio
on
(CTRL+F9) and alteration screen

F10 To select the

the Reversing
Reversing Journal voucher
voucher At Accounting
Accounting / Inventory
Inventory Voucher
Voucher creation
creation
and alteration screen

F10 To sel
selec
ectt the
the Memo
Memora
rand
ndum
um vou
vouch
cher
er At Acc
Accou
ount
ntin
ing
g / Inve
Invent
ntor
ory
y Vouc
Vouche
herr crea
creati
tion
on
and alteration screen

F11 To select the Functions and Features  At almost all screens
screens in TALLY
TALLY
screen

F12 To select the Configure screen At almost all screens in TALLY

Special Key Combination

Windows Functionality Availability

 ALT + 2 To Duplicate
Duplicate a voucher
voucher At List of  Vouchers – creates a voucher 
similar to the one where you positioned the
cursor and used this key combination

 ALT + A To Add a voucher

voucher At List of Vouchers – adds a voucher after 
the one where you positioned the cursor and
used this key combination.

 ALT + C To create
create a master at a voucher
voucher screen
screen  At voucher
voucher entry and alteration
alteration screens,
screens, at a
(if it has not been already assigned a field where you have to select a master from
different function, as in reports like a list. If the necessary account has not been
Balance Sheet, where it adds a new created already, use this key combination to
column to the report) create the master without quitting from the
voucher screen.

 ALT + D To delete
delete a voucher 
voucher   At Voucher
Voucher and Master (Single)
(Single) alteration
alteration
screens. Masters can be deleted subject to
To delete a master 
conditions, as explained in the manual.
(if it has not been already assigned a
different function, as explained above)

 ALT + E To export
export the report
report in ASCII,
ASCII, SDF,
SDF,  At all reports
reports screens
screens in TALLY
TALLY
HTML OR XML format

 ALT + I To insert
insert a voucher
voucher At List of Vouchers – inserts a voucher
voucher before
the one where you positioned the cursor and
used this key combination.

 ALT + O To upload
upload the report
report at your
your website
website At all reports
reports screens
screens in TALLY
TALLY

 ALT + M To Email the report

report At all reports
reports screens
screens in TALLY
TALLY

 ALT + P To print the report

report At all reports
reports screens
screens in TALLY
TALLY

 ALT + R To remove
remove a line in a report At all reports
reports screens
screens in TALLY
TALLY

 ALT + S To bring back a line

line you removed
removed using
using  At all reports
reports screens
screens in TALLY
TALLY
 ALT + R

 ALT+ V From Invoice

Invoice screen
screen to bring
bring Stock  At Invoice
Invoice screen
screen  Quantity Field  Press
Journal screen  Alt + V to
to select the
the Stock Journal.

 ALT + W To view the Tally Web browser.

browser. At all reports
reports screens
screens in TALLY
TALLY

 ALT + X To cancel
cancel a voucher
voucher in Day
Day Book/List
Book/List of   At all voucher
voucher screens
screens in TALLY
TALLY
Vouchers

 ALT + R To Register Tally At Licensing Menu in TALLY

CTRL + A To acc
acce
ept a form – wher
erev
eveer you
you use  At almost all screens
screens in TALLY,
TALLY, except
except where
where
this key combination, that screen or  a specific detail has to be given before
 report gets accepted as it is. accepting.

CTRL + B To select the Budget At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/

Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/
Currencies (Accounts Info) creation and
alteration screen

CTRL + C To select the Cost Centre  At Groups/Ledge

Groups/Ledgers/Cost
rs/Cost Centres/
Centres/
Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/
Currencies (Accounts Info) creation and
alteration screen
To select the Cost Category
 At Stock
Stock Groups/
Groups/ Stock Categories
Categories// Stock
Items/ Reorder Levels/ Godowns/ Voucher 
Types / Units of Measure ( Inventory Info)
creation/alteration screen

CTRL+ E To select the Currencies At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/

Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/
Currencies (Accounts Info) creation and
alteration screen

CTRL + G To select the Group At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/

Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/
Currencies (Accounts Info) creation and
alteration screen

CTRL + I To select the Stock Items At Stock Group/ Stock Categories/ Stock
Items/ Reorder Levels/ Godowns/ Voucher 
Types / Units of Measure ( Inventory Info)
creation/alteration screen

CTRL + L To select the Ledger At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/

Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/
Currencies (Accounts Info) creation and
alteration screen

CTRL + O To select the Godowns At Stock Group/ Stock Categories/ Stock

Items/ Reorder Levels/ Godowns/ Voucher 
Types / Units of Measure ( Inventory Info)
creation/alteration screen

CTRL + Q To aba
aban
ndon a form – wh
wherere
ever you
you use  At almost all screens
screens in TALLY.
TALLY.
this key combination, it quits that screen
without making any changes to it.

CTRL + Alt + Rewrite data for  a Company From Gateway of Tally screen
R
CTRL + S All
llo
ows you
you to alt
alter
er Stock It
Item ma
mast
ste
er At Sto
Stoc
ck Vo
Vouch
che
er Re
Repor
ortt an
and Go
Godow
own
n
Voucher Report

CTRL
CTRL + U To se
sele
lect
ct th
the
e Un
Unit
its
s At St
Stoc
ock
k Gr
Grou
oups
ps// St
Stoc
ock
k Ca
Cate
tego
gori
ries
es// St
Stoc
ock
k
Items/ Reorder Levels/ Godowns/ Voucher 
Types / Units of Measure ( Inventory Info)
creation/alteration screen

Ctrl + V To select the Voucher Types At Groups/Ledgers/Cost Centres/

Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/
Currencies (Accounts Info) creation and
alteration screen

Special Function Key Combination

Windows Functionality Availability

 ALT + F1 To close
close a company
company  At all the menu screen
screen
To view detailed report  At almost all report screen
To explode a line into its details  At almost all screens
screens in TALLY
TALLY

 ALT+ F2 To change
change the system
system period At almost all screens
screens in TALLY
TALLY

 ALT + F3 To select
select the company
company info menu  At Gateway
Gateway of Tally
Tally screen

To create/alter/shut a Company

 ALT + F4 To select
select the Purchase
Purchase Order
Order Voucher 
Voucher   At Accounting
Accounting / Inventory
Inventory Voucher creation
creation
Type and alteration screen

 ALT + F5 To select
select the Sales
Sales Order
Order Voucher   At Accounting
Accounting / Inventory
Inventory Voucher creation
creation
Type and alteration screen
 At almost all report screens in TALLY
To view monthly and quarterly report

 ALT + F6 To select
select the Rejection
Rejection Out
Out Voucher 
Voucher   At Accounting
Accounting / Inventory
Inventory Voucher creation
creation
Type and alteration screen

To change the Sales Order Voucher 

Type

 ALT + F7 To select
select the Stock
Stock Journal
Journal Voucher 
Voucher   At Accounting
Accounting / Inventory
Inventory Voucher creation
creation
Type and alteration screen
 At TallyAudit
TallyAudit Listing
Listing screen
To accept all the Audit lists
 ALT+ F8 To select
select the Delivery
Delivery Note
Note Voucher 
Voucher   At Accounting
Accounting / Inventory
Inventory Voucher creation
creation
Type and alteration screen
 At Ledger
Ledger Voucher
Voucher screen
To view the Columnar report

 ALT + F9 To select
select the Receipt
Receipt Note Voucher   At Accounting
Accounting / Inventory
Inventory Voucher creation
creation
Type and alteration screen

 ALT + F10
F10 To select
select the Physical
Physical Stock
Stock Voucher 
Voucher   At Accounting
Accounting / Inventory
Inventory Voucher creation
creation
Type and alteration screen

 ALT + F12
F12 To filter the information
information based
based on  At almost all report screens
monetary value

CTRL + ALT +  Advance

 Advanced
d Config At Gateway
Gateway of Tally
Tally
F12

Key Combination used for navigation

Windows Functionality Availability

PgUp Display previous voucher during  At voucher

voucher entry and
and alteration
alteration screens
screens
voucher entry/alter 

PgDn Display next voucher during voucher    At voucher

voucher entry and
and alteration
alteration screens
screens
entry/alter 

ENTER To accept anything you type into a field. You have to use this key at most areas in
TALLY
To accept a voucher or master 
 At the receivables
receivables report – press
press Enter
Enter at a
To get a report with further details of an
pending bill to get transactions relating to this
item in a report.
bill (e.g., original sale bill, receipts and
payments against this bill, etc)

ESC To remove what you typed into a field  At almost all screens
screens in TALLY.
TALLY.
To come out of a screen
To indicate you do not want to accept a
voucher or master.

SHIFT + Collapse next level details At Voucher Register screen and Trial Balance
ENTER report
SHIFT + To ex
explode a line into its details In almost all Re
Reports:
ENTER
 At a Group/Stock
Group/Stock Group/C
Group/Cost
ost
Category/Godown/Stock Category – displays
Sub Groups and Ledgers/Stock Items/Cost
Centres/Secondary Godowns/Secondary
Stock Categories
 At a Voucher
Voucher – displays
displays its entries and
and
narration
 At a Stock
Stock Item- displays
displays its godow
godowns
ns and
batch details
 At Voucher
Voucher Register
Register screen – displays
displays the
next level details
 At Trial Balance
Balance report
report - displays
displays the
the next
level details

CTRL + To alter a master while making an entry  At voucher

voucher entry and
and alteration
alteration screens
screens
ENTER or viewing a report
 At all reports
reports