The document lists essential keyboard shortcuts for using the desktop version of QuickBooks, aimed at enhancing user efficiency. It includes shortcuts for editing transactions, opening lists, guiding through forms, managing dates, memorizing transactions, and performing standard editing tasks. Additionally, it mentions the advantages of using Ace Cloud Hosting for QuickBooks services.

1. Essential QuickBooks Keyboard
Shortcuts You Should Know

2. In orderto use the desktopversion of QuickBooks easily,
you might be looking at various shortcuts in your keyboard.
Here aresome important anduseful shortcuts:

3. Ctrl-Del: Deletestheselectedline
Ctrl-Ins : Insert a blank detail line
Ctrl-N : Create a new list itemor transaction
Ctrl-D: Deletethe current list itemor transaction
Ctrl-E : Edit an item
Ctrl-O :To copy thecheck
F5 : To RefreshList
1.
Shortcut for Editing Transactions and Lists

4. 2.
Shortcuts for Opening QuickBooks Lists and
Windows
Ctrl-W: To write a newcheck
Ctrl-Q : To open a QuickReport for a list item
Ctrl-Y: To open a transactionJournal
Ctrl-J : To open the CustomerCenter
Ctrl-A : To open the Chart of Accounts
Ctrl-I : To create a new Invoice
Ctrl-L : To open a List
Ctrl-U : To use theList item

5. Ctrl-R : Opening the transactionon the register
Ctrl-G : Opening the Transfer Account in the register
Ctrl-F : Opens the Find Window
F1 : Opens the Help Window
F2 : Opens the Product Information window
F3 : Opens the Search window
F4 : Opens the QuickBooks TechnicalSupport Helper window
Ctrl-1 : Same asF2
Esc: Closes the Current Window
Ctrl-F4 : Same as Esc
Ctrl-F6 : To move to the next window and activateit
Ctrl-Tab: Same as Ctrl-F6
Ctrl-H : To open the TransactionHistory window

6. 3.
Shortcuts to Guiding
+ : To increase a check number or invoice numberin a form
- :To decrease a check numberor invoice numberin a form
Alt-S : To save the ongoing transaction
Alt-N : To save current transactionand to advances to the next
Alt-P :To access previous transaction
Tab :To advance to thenextfield
Shift-Tab :To move back to theprior field

7. Up Arrow: To go back to theprevious line ina form
Down Arrow :To go to thenext line in a form
Page Up : To go to the previous page
Page Down: To go to the nextpage
Ctrl-Page Up : To go to thefirst itemin thelist
Ctrl-PageDown : To go to thelast itemin thelist
Enter: To quick zoom thereport
Ctrl-Enter : To save the current record

8. 4.
Shortcuts for Opening/Closing QuickBooks
Ctrl :
To start QuickBooks withoutopening a file
Alt :
To start QuickBooks withoutopening allwindows
Alt-F4:
To Close QuickBooks

9. 5.
Shortcuts for QuickBooks Dates
+ : To go to thenext day
- : To go to previous day
T : Today
W : To first day of the week
K : To last day of the week
M : To first day of themonth
H: To last day of the month
Alt-DownArrow :To open thecalendar

10. Y : Tofirstday of the year
R : To lastday of the year
[ : To same day in the previous week
] : To same day inthe next week
; : To same date in lastmonth
, : Tosame datenext month

11. 6.
Shortcuts for Memorized Transactions
Ctrl-M:
To remember thecurrent transaction
Ctrl-T :
To create a new transactionfrom the remembered one

12. 7.
Shortcuts for Miscellaneous Events
Ctrl-P :
Toprint
Ctrl-R-P :
Toopen the window for entering validationcode

13. 8.
Shortcuts for Standard Editing
Ctrl-Z : To undo the changes made
Ctrl-X : To cut the selected text
Ctrl-C : To copy the selected text
Ctrl-V : To paste the selectedtext
Delete : To delete a character to the right
Backspace : To delete a character to the left
Home : To go to the first character
End : To go to the last character
Ctrl-Right Arrow : To move to the next word
Ctrl-Left Arrow : To move to the previous word

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16. References:
http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2012/07/quickbooks-
keyboard-shortcuts/