This document provides shortcuts in Tally accounting software to help users operate it faster. Some key shortcuts include Alt 2 to create a duplicate voucher, Ctrl A to accept a duplicate voucher without confirmation, Alt C for various functions like creating new vouchers and accessing the calculator, and Ctrl R to repeat the last voucher narration for faster data entry. The document also discusses how to disable window colors in Tally and copy narrations between vouchers.

1. Accounting Tally Shortcuts :
As we all know that in computers, shortcuts make our day-to-day life easier. In Tally too shortcuts are
there, although Tally is already easy to operate and fast to work with it however by knowing some
shortcuts of Tally it would be possible to operate it extremely fast. Either you are displaying a report,
creating ledgers or making vouchers, these shortcuts are really helpful.
Alt 2 :To create duplicate voucher when we display daybook. When we display day book, highlight the
entry for which you want to make duplicate voucher and then press Alt 2 key. It will take you to the
voucher entry screen and it is voucher duplication mode. There you save the entry and you are done.
Ctrl A:To accept duplicate voucher without asking y/n. When you are duplicating voucher by pressing Alt
2. Alt 2 will take you to the voucher entry screen there you don’t need to accept the all entries, you can
directly save the entire voucher without asking y/n by pressing Ctrl A. If you are doing totally new
voucher entry before typing narration press Ctrl A, will save the entry without asking y/n.
Alt C:This shortcut has many uses like
:1. To create new voucher when cursor ask account name in voucher entry mode
:2. To access calculator when cursor is at amount field in voucher entry mode.
:3. To create new column when we display any report like Balance Sheet, Trial Balance Account books
etc
Alt N:To change column details like weakly, monthly, quarterly & yearly
Alt A :To change newly created column
Alt D:To delete newly created column
F7:Shortcut to change valuation method
Alt F1:To access Inventory buttons in voucher entry
F1:To access Accounting buttons in voucher entry
F1:To Select an existing company From Gateway of Tally. It will show you list of created companies to
choose from.
Alt F1:To Shut a company. If more than one company is selected then it will ask us to choose which is to
be closed. Select the desired company and then press Enter key will close the company.

2. Alt F3:To get Company Info menu when you are in Gateway of Tally. In company info menu you can do
various work such as Selecting a company, Shutting a company, Create a company, Create a new
company, Alter a company data, Change Tally vault, Split company data and also take backup and
restore company’s data from there.
Ctrl G:To create groups while creating a new ledger.
Ctrl V :To create new voucher type while creating a new Ledger or Group
Ctrl V :To change the voucher entry mode as a voucher/ as a invoice.
Ctrl I: To create new Item while creating a new Group
Ctrl U: To create new Unit while creating a new Item/Group
Alt I: To change voucher as a accounting invoice/ item invoice.
Alt F1: To display detailed or condensed report while displaying reports.
Ctrl T: To switch between Post – Dated Voucher and regular Voucher
Ctrl R: To repeat last voucher narration
F2: To change date of voucher entry
Alt F2: To change Financial Year from Gateway of Tally
F4: To create a contra entry for deposit and withdraw from bank
F5: To create payment voucher
F6: To create receipt voucher
F7: To create journal voucher
F8: To create a sales voucher
F9: To create a purchase voucher
F11: To change features
F12: To configure settings

3. Ctrl N: To access calculator at any time.
Ctrl M: To Stop Calculator
Alt R: To hide a entry in a report or temporary remove
Alt S: To Unhide a entry which you hidden temporary
Alt U: To Show last entry which you hidden temporary
Alt X: To cancel/remove an entry in day book
Ctrl + Alt B: To check the tally version, Release, Build, company statutory version
Ctrl + Alt I: To import statutory masters
Ctrl + Q: To quit from tally without making any changes
Alt P: To Print any report while displaying it.
Alt E: Export
Alt M: E – Mail
Alt O: Upload
Alt L: To change Language of tally. We can change 11 languages in tally such as Bahasa
Indonesia, BahasaMelayu, English, Gujrati, Hindi, Hinglish, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu.
Alt K: To change Keyboard commands language.
In most popular accounting software Tally, Generally you see Different windows in different colors. You
can disable all these windows colors of Tally so that it will be visible in Black and White. It works in all
these versions of Tally such as Tally 5.4, Tally 7.2, Tally 8.1, Tally 9.0 etc. Follow the given below steps to
do so.

4. Step 1: Go To 'My Computer'
Step 2: Click the drive where your Tally folder exists.
Step 3: Open Tally Folder.
Step 4: Open Tally.ini (Tally Configuration Settings file).
Step 5: Find the line Color=Yes, change it to Color=No and then
save the file.
Step 6: Now Open Tally Software it will look like the following
picture.

5. Purpose:Faster Data Entry in Tally
If you are doing voucher entry in Tally and typing the same narration for each voucher entry again and
again. It must be quite time consuming. You can save your data entry time in Tally by copying the
narration through Ctrl + R key combination from the keyboard. Follow the given steps to do so.
Step 1: Make a voucher entry and type the narration you required and then save the entry.
Step 2: Make second entry, when cursor at the narration field you can copy previous voucher narration
by pressing Ctrl+R key from the keyboard. When you press Ctrl+R , narration of previous entry will be
displayed at narration field then you can also modify the narration if required. By this method you can
copy narration of all of your entries.