QuickBooks has a multitude of keyboard shortcuts for the person who wants to speed up their accounting as much as possible. The following is a list of handy shortcuts for entering transactions and opening various screens in the desktop version of QuickBooks.
Some of these shortcuts are similar in QuickBooks Online and the shortcut has been added in parenthesis when similar. Note that in QuickBooks Online that none of these shortcuts will work when any form from the Create menu is open.
Type the following command to get the described result:
Type Result
Ctrl + A : Open the chart of accounts (Ctrl+Alt+A)
Ctrl + D : Delete the selected transaction
Ctrl + E : Edit selected transaction
Ctrl + F : Find transaction (Ctrl+Alt+F)
Ctrl + G : Open the register of the selected account (balance sheet only)
Ctrl + H : Open the history of A/R or A/P transaction
Ctrl + I : Create invoice (Ctrl+Alt+I)
Ctrl + J : Open customer center (Ctrl +Alt+C)
Ctrl + M : Memorize transaction
Ctrl + N : New item (invoice, bill, check, or list item depending on selection)
Ctrl + O : Copy check transaction in register
Ctrl + R : Open register
Ctrl + T : Open memorized transaction list
Ctrl + W : Write a new check (Ctrl+Alt+W)
Ctrl + Y : Open the transaction journal for a selected transaction
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