Tally shortcut formulas and keys

Tally as all of us know is a accounting software. It has taken the books and register from almost all of us. Moreover most of the people know about how to work on tally.It is very simple to work on tally bur there are few shortcut of tally in the form of keys with which the accounts preparation will be more than fun. The shortcut also appears in the right side of the screen but better to have a look and try these shortcut to work fast and easy. in this table look about these shortcut keys.

Tally is the accounting software we all know but the tally software updates time to time like initially we used tally 5.4 version then 7.2 and now tally 9. With the versions the features as well as the functions also increases for example with the tally version 9 one can do all the invoice as well as excise duty calculations. So knowing tally is also very important to work on that.

Tally is the only software which looks about the requirements of accounting and fulfills it with the new version. So knowing tally and the shortcut keys is also very important to work with tally.

Accounting and get accounts up-to date is the main necessity of business. If one business has right accounts as well as right entries, 50% of the work is done. In India peoples are very conscious about the accounts and the accountant and chartered accountant demand and salary are pretty high.

Tally has many functions. One can generate all the income tax forms from the tally software like income tax form 94a and 15G and 15H forms.

So tally gives complete accounting solution but knowing tally is very vital to work on it. Some of the great features of tally are as below.

1. One can create any number of companies or keep data and update of all your firms or companies on a single computer in tally.
2. one can have data of many years as long as one want to in this software.
3. one needn't to do anything for the financial year opening or closing.
4. one can maintain accounts as well as inventory with this software.
5. In tally no accounting codes are needed for posting.
6. There are many levels of accounts grouping as well as for stock items.
7. Tally takes very small space of the disk and one can easily take the back up of the data.
8. One can believe on tally about the safety of the accounts and data.
9. One can track sales bill as bill to bill.
10. one can track purchase bill as bill to bill and can make payment in full or partial.
11. After each entry, it will show the balance amount.
12. It will print regular statements or receivable, payable and statements of accounts.
13. It also print the reminder letters.
14. There are multiples choice of choosing stock items quantity like box, piece, kg. dozen etc.
15. One can print invoice with it.
16. One can print cheques with it.
17. Very helpful in currencies exchange.

Tally has large number of features and one can't say or write all the features

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Windows	Function	Availability
F1	To select a company	At all masters menu screen
	To select the Accounts Button and Inventory buttons	At the Accounting / Inventory Voucher 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 (CTRL+F8)	To select the Credit Note voucher	At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen
F9	To select the Purchase voucher	At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen
F9 (CTRL+F9)	To select the Debit Note voucher	At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen
F10	To select the Reversing Journal voucher	At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen
F10	To select the Memorandum voucher	At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen
F11	To select the Functions and Features screen	At almost all screens in TALLY
F12	To select the Configure screen	At almost all screens in TALLY
Windows	Functionality	Availability
ALT + 2	To Duplicate a 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	At List of Vouchers adds a voucher after the one where you positioned the cursor and used this key combination.
ALT + C	To create a master at a voucher screen (if it has not been already assigned a different function, as in reports like Balance Sheet, where it adds a new column to the report)	At voucher entry and alteration screens, at a field where you have to select a master from a list. If the necessary account has not been created already, use this key combination to create the master without quitting from the voucher screen.
ALT + D	To delete a voucher	At Voucher and Master (Single) alteration screens. Masters can be deleted subject to conditions, as explained in the manual.
	To delete a master
	(if it has not been already assigned a different function, as explained above)
ALT + E	To export the report in ASCII, SDF, HTML OR XML format	At all reports screens in TALLY
ALT + I	To insert a voucher	At List of Vouchers inserts a voucher before the one where you positioned the cursor and used this key combination.
ALT + O	To upload the report at your website	At all reports screens in TALLY
ALT + M	To Email the report	At all reports screens in TALLY
ALT + P	To print the report	At all reports screens in TALLY
ALT + R	To remove a line in a report	At all reports screens in TALLY
ALT + S	To bring back a line you removed using ALT + R	At all reports screens in TALLY
ALT+ V	From Invoice screen to bring�Stock�Journal screen	At Invoice screen Quantity Field Press Alt + V to select the Stock Journal.
ALT + W	To view the Tally Web browser.	At all reports screens in TALLY
ALT+ X	To cancel a voucher in Day Book/List of Vouchers	At all voucher screens in TALLY
ALT + R	To Register Tally	At Licensing Menu in TALLY
CTRL + A	To accept a form wherever you use this key combination, that screen or report gets accepted as it is.	At almost all screens in TALLY, except where a specific detail has to be given before 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/Ledgers/Cost Centres/ Budgets/Scenarios/Voucher Types/ Currencies (Accounts Info) creation and alteration screen
		At Stock Groups/ Stock Categories/ Stock Items/ Reorder Levels/ Godowns/ Voucher Types / Units of Measure ( Inventory Info)creation/alteration screen
	To select the Cost Category
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 abandon a form wherever you use this key combination, it quits that screen without making any changes to it.	At almost all screens in TALLY.
CTRL + Alt + R	Rewrite data for a Company	From Gateway of Tally screen
CTRL + S	Allows you to alter Stock Item master	At Stock Voucher Report and Godown Voucher Report
CTRL + U	To select the Units	At�Stock�Groups/ Stock Categories/ Stock 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
Windows	Functionality	Availability
ALT + F1	To close a company	At all the menu screen
	To view detailed report	At almost all report screen
	To explode a line into its details	At almost all screens in TALLY
ALT+ F2	To change the system period	At almost all screens in TALLY
ALT + F3	To select the company info menu	At Gateway of Tally screen
	To create/alter/shut a Company
ALT + F4	To select the Purchase Order Voucher Type	At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen
ALT + F5	To select the Sales Order Voucher Type	At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen
	To view monthly and quarterly report	At almost all report screens in TALLY
ALT + F6	To select the Rejection Out Voucher Type	At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen
	To change the Sales Order Voucher Type
ALT + F7	To select the Stock Journal Voucher Type	At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen
	To accept all the Audit lists	At TallyAudit Listing screen
ALT+ F8	To select the Delivery Note Voucher Type	At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen
	To view the Columnar report	At Ledger Voucher screen
ALT + F9	To select the Receipt Note Voucher Type	At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen
ALT + F10	To select the Physical Stock Voucher Type	At Accounting / Inventory Voucher creation and alteration screen
ALT + F12	To filter the information based on monetary value	At almost all report screens
CTRL + ALT + F12	Advanced Config	At Gateway of Tally
Windows	Functionality	Availability
PgUp	Display previous voucher during voucher entry/alter	At voucher entry and alteration screens
PgDn	Display next voucher during voucher entry/alter	At voucher entry and alteration screens
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 report press Enter at a pending bill to get transactions relating to this bill (e.g., original sale bill, receipts and payments against this bill, etc)
	To get a report with further details of an item in a report.
ESC	To remove what you typed into a field	At almost all screens in TALLY.
	To come out of a screen
	To indicate you do not want to accept a voucher or master.
SHIFT + ENTER	Collapse next level details	At Voucher Register screen and Trial Balance report
SHIFT + ENTER	To explode a line into its details	In almost all Reports:
		At a Group/Stock Group/Cost Category/Godown/Stock Category � displays Sub Groups and Ledgers/Stock Items/Cost Centres/Secondary Godowns/Secondary Stock Categories
		At a Voucher displays its entries and narration
		At a Stock Item- displays its godowns and batch details
		At Voucher Register screen displays the next level details
		At Trial Balance report - displays the next level details
CTRL + ENTER	To alter a master while making an entry or viewing a report	At voucher entry and alteration screens
		At all reports

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