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You can also consult the list of keyboard shortcuts directly from the program, by choosing Keyboard shortcuts from the Help menu.
Keyboard shortcuts for Windows computers
Accounting Keys | Description |
F9 | Perform simple recheck. |
Shift+F9 | Perform global recheck. |
F6 | This key executes different functions depending on the column the user is working on. The functions are explained in the information window. |
Alt+ Left click | Display the Extract rows table or the Account card table when clicking on an account number. |
. (Full stop/Period) | On a date column insert the current date. |
Editing Keys | Description |
Enter, Tab | Confirming keyed-in text and advance one cell. |
Alt+Enter | Confirming keyed-in text and advance one row. |
Shift+Tab | Confirming keyed-in text and return to previous cell. |
F2 | Edit content of cell. |
Double click | Edit content of cell. Under the program options you can select to edit content of cell with a single click. |
Backspace, Space | Delete content of current cell and edit the content. |
Backspace | Delete preceding character. |
Del | Delete subsequent characters. |
Ctrl+C | Copy selected text or cells. |
Ctrl+V | Paste copied text or cells. |
Del | Delete content of selection. |
not assigned | Delete text from the cursor point to the end of the cell. |
F4 | Copy previous cell from same column. |
Shift+F4 | Copy previous cell from same column and advance one cell. |
Ctrl+Shift+C | Copy selected rows. |
Ctrl+Shift+V | Insert copied rows. |
Ctrl+- | Delete selected rows. |
| Ctrl+D | Duplicate selected rows. |
Ctrl++ | Insert rows before position of cursor. |
Ctrl+Enter, Ctrl+Return | Add one row below position of cursor. |
Moving keys | Description |
Left | Scroll towards left. |
Right | Scroll towards right. |
Up | Scroll up. |
Down | Scroll down. |
PgUp | Scroll up one screen page. |
PgDown | Scroll down one screen page. |
Home | Scroll to beginning of row. |
End | Scroll to end of row. |
Ctrl+Home | Scroll to top-left angle of table. |
Ctrl+End | Scroll to bottom-right angle of table. |
Ctrl+Left | Moves towards left to the edge of the current data region. |
Ctrl+Right | Moves towards right to the edge of the current data region. |
| Alt+Up | Move rows up. |
| Alt+Down | Move rows down. |
Ctrl+Up | Moves up to the edge of the current data region. |
Ctrl+Down | Moves down to the edge of the current data region. |
Alt+PgDown | Next view. |
Alt+PgUp | Previous view. |
Ctrl+PgDown | Next table. |
Ctrl+PgUp | Previous table. |
Ctrl+Tab | Next window. |
Ctrl+Shift+Backtab | Previous window. |
F5 | Scroll to desired row by keying in row number in active window. |
Shift+F5 | Go to original row. |
Selection Keys | Description |
Shift+PgUp | Select column moving upwards, page by page. |
Shift+PgDown | Select column moving downwards, page by page. |
Shift+Left | Select row to left. |
Shift+Right | Select row to right. |
Shift+Up | Select upper column. |
Shift+Down | Select lower column. |
Shift+Home | Select back to start of row. |
Shift+End | Select forward to end of row. |
Ctrl+Shift+Home | Select back to top of table. |
Ctrl+Shift+End | Select forward to end of table. |
Ctrl+A | Select entire table. |
Other Keys | Description |
Ctrl+F4 | Close active window. |
not assigned | Exit program. |
Ctrl+N | New file. |
Ctrl+S | Save. |
Ctrl+O | Open. |
Ctrl+P | Print. |
Esc | Cancel operation. |
Ctrl+Z | Undo operation. |
Ctrl+Y | Redo operation. |
Ctrl+F | Find. |
F3 | Find next. |
Ctrl+B | Bold text. |
Ctrl+I | Italic text. |
F1 | View help. |
Multimedia keyboard | Is performed by |
Function key (eg. F6) | Press the fn key as well as the corresponding function key (e.g. Fn+F6). |
Keyboard shortcuts for Mac (Apple) computers
Keyboard shortcuts on Apple computers are slightly different from those on Windows. The main difference is that instead of the Crtrl key on the Mac keyboard there is the Command key. You can find the complete list under Help → Keyboard shortcuts.
Accounting Keys | Description |
⌘9 | Perform simple recheck. |
⇧⌘9 | Perform global recheck. |
⌘6 | This key executes different functions depending on the column the user is working on. The functions are explained in the information window. |
⌥ Left click | Display the Extract rows table or the Account card table when clicking on an account number. |
. (Full stop/Period) | On a date column insert the current date. |
Editing Keys | Description |
⌤, ⇥ | Confirming keyed-in text and advance one cell. |
⌥⌤ | Confirming keyed-in text and advance one row. |
⇧⇥ | Confirming keyed-in text and return to previous cell. |
⌘2 | Edit content of cell. |
Double click | Edit content of cell. Under the program options you can select to edit content of cell with a single click. |
⌫, Space | Delete content of current cell and edit the content. |
⌫ | Delete preceding character. |
⌦ | Delete subsequent characters. |
⌘C | Copy selected text or cells. |
⌘V | Paste copied text or cells. |
⌦ | Delete content of selection. |
not assigned | Delete text from the cursor point to the end of the cell. |
⌘4 | Copy previous cell from same column. |
⇧⌘4 | Copy previous cell from same column and advance one cell. |
⇧⌘C | Copy selected rows. |
⇧⌘V | Insert copied rows. |
⌘- | Delete selected rows. |
⌘D | Duplicate selected rows. |
⌘+ | Insert rows before position of cursor. |
⌘⌤, ⌘↵ | Add one row below position of cursor. |
Moving keys | Description |
← | Scroll towards left. |
→ | Scroll towards right. |
↑ | Scroll up. |
↓ | Scroll down. |
⇞ | Scroll up one screen page. |
⇟ | Scroll down one screen page. |
↖ | Scroll to beginning of row. |
↘ | Scroll to end of row. |
⌘↖ | Scroll to top-left angle of table. |
⌘↘ | Scroll to bottom-right angle of table. |
⌥← | Move towards left to the edge of the current data region. |
⌥→ | Move towards right to the edge of the current data region. |
⌥↑ | Move rows up. |
⌥↓ | Move rows down. |
⌥← | Move cursor to previous cursor position. |
⌥→ | Move cursor to next cursor position. |
⌘↑ | Move up to the edge of the current data region. |
⌘↓ | Move down to the edge of the current data region. |
⌥⇟ | Next view. |
⌥⇞ | Previous view. |
⌘⇟ | Next table. |
⌘⇞ | Previous table. |
⌘} | Next window. |
⌘{ | Previous window. |
⌘5 | Scroll to desired row by keying in row number in active window. |
⇧⌘5 | Go to original row. |
Selection Keys | Description |
⇧⇞ | Select column moving upwards, page by page. |
⇧⇟ | Select column moving downwards, page by page. |
⇧← | Select row to left. |
⇧→ | Select row to right. |
⇧↑ | Select upper column. |
⇧↓ | Select lower column. |
⇧↖ | Select back to start of row. |
⇧↘ | Select forward to end of row. |
⇧⌘↖ | Select back to top of table. |
⇧⌘↘ | Select forward to end of table. |
⌘A | Select entire table. |
Other Keys | Description |
⌘W | Close active window. |
⌘Q | Exit program. |
⌘N | New file. |
⌘S | Save. |
⌘O | Open. |
⌘P | Print. |
⎋ | Cancel operation. |
⌘Z | Undo operation. |
⇧⌘Z | Redo operation. |
⌘F | Find. |
⌘G | Find next. |
⇧⌘G | Find previous. |
⌘B | Bold text. |
⌘I | Italic text. |
⌘? | View help. |
⌘3 | Save screenshot of current dialog or table. |
MacBook keyboard | Is performed by |
⌦ | fn⌫ |
↖ | fn← |
↘ | fn→ |
⇞ | fn↑ |
⇟ | fn↓ |
⌘↖ | fn⌘↖ |
⌘↘ | fn⌘↘ |