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Using keyboard shortcuts

You can use keyboard shortcuts instead of your mouse to open windows, select buttons, menus and other options in AccountRight.

Use the Alt key

To select a button, menu or option while viewing a specific window, press the Alt key and then the shortcut letter that's assigned to the object you want to select. For example, when you press Alt in the Sales window, the Record button label will show the letter o underlined. This means that if you press Alt and the letter o (Alt+o) the sale will be recorded. Note that the Alt key shortcuts vary across command centres. For example, Alt+u in the Payroll command centre will open the Payment Summary Assistant. But Alt+u on the Purchases command centre will open the New Purchase window.

Let's see how you can use the Alt key (click the animation to expand it):

Using Alt keyboard shortcuts

Use the Ctrl key

You can open windows, select menu options and access Windows features using the Ctrl key and a shortcut letter. Unlike the Alt key which relates to shortcuts on the window you're viewing, the Ctrl key is for shortcuts that work from any window.

We've listed the more common shortcut key combinations in the tables below.

Here's a shortcut you can use when searching for something in a list (such as in the Reconcile Accounts window). Click in the list and then press Ctrl+Shift+F. Type your search term in the search field that appears, and the list will show the rows that have matching text.

File menu

New (Company File)

CTRL+N

Open

CTRL+O

Close Window

ESC

Print

CTRL+P

Edit menu

Undo

CTRL+Z  or ALT+BACKSPACE

Cut

CTRL+X  or  SHIFT+DELETE

Copy

CTRL+C  or  CTRL+INSERT

Paste

CTRL+V  or SHIFT+INSERT

Select All

CTRL+A

Select from List

CTRL+L

Recap Transaction

CTRL+R

Delete Line

CTRL+SHIFT+D

Insert Blank Line

CTRL+SHIFT+L

Insert Transaction Line

CTRL+SHIFT+I

Insert Header

CTRL+SHIFT+R

Insert Subtotal

CTRL+SHIFT+S

Command Centres (All)

To Do List

CTRL+T

Find Transactions

CTRL+Y

Command Centres > Accounts

Command Centre

CTRL+1

Record Journal Entry

CTRL+G

Command Centres > Banking

Command Centre

CTRL+2

Bank Register

CTRL+K

Spend Money

CTRL+H

Receive Money

CTRL+D

Command Centres > Sales

Command Centre

CTRL+3

Enter Invoices

CTRL+J

Receive Payments

CTRL+B

Command Centres > Time Billing (Plus, Premier)

Command Centre

CTRL+4

Command Centres > Purchases

Command Centre

CTRL+5

Enter Purchases

CTRL+E

Pay Bills

CTRL+ M

Command Centres > Payroll (Australia Plus and Premier only)

Command Centre

CTRL+6

Command Centres > Inventory

Command Centre

CTRL+7

Command Centres > Card File

Command Centre

CTRL+8

Lists

Cards List

CTRL+F

Reports

Index to Reports

CTRL+I

Window

Refresh All

F5

Help

AccountRight Help

F1

We also support the following shortcut key combinations:

Close Window

CTRL+F4

Next Window

CTRL+F6 or  CTRL+TAB

Cycle Task

ALT+TAB or  ALT+ESC

Record transaction

ALT+O