Tally is an accounting software package. Its full form is “Transactions Allowed in a Line Yards”. As we do the accounting manually, tally allows us to do it on a computer. The demand for Tally software has increased in India after the implementation of GST. In most organizations accounting work is performed with the help of Tally. If you want to learn Tally Course you need to learn Accounting Fundamentals, Account Maintenance, Creating Inventory, Account Voucher, Budget & Control, Security Control, Tally Audit, Backup and Restore, Interest Calculation, Tally to Excel, JPEG, PDF, and Checque Printing. These all functions are required to perform by a company. Benefits of learning Tally from small to large businesses Tally is necessary. So after learning Tally you can apply to any private company for a job. You can easily learn tally from any authorized Tally Learning computer center.

Table of Contents

1 List of Various versions of Tally and release dates

Tally 3.0 (1990)
Tally 3.12 (1991)
Tally 4 (1992)
Tally 4.5 (1994)
Tally 5.4 (1996)
Tally 3 (2001)
Tally 7.2 (2005)
Tally 8.1 (2006)
Tally 9 (2006)
Tally ERP 9 (2009), and
Tally Prime (2020)

2 Tally provides the facilities of-

Account records
Data Maintenance
Protects from wrong entry
Keeping Data Safe, and
GST Return

3 Tally Prime

Tally prime is the most advanced version of Tally. Although, there are no big differences then Tally 9. Appearance and some features are different in this software. As you will turn on the software you will find all the folders and sub folders on which you are working. There is a feature of “Go-To”. If you are unable to find anything in your tally you can use this feature. In this feature, a menu will open in front of you, and you can go to your desired place or option. Unnecessary options for creating a company are removed in the Tally Prime which was there till Tally 9. After creating a company in Tally Prime you will land on the page of features of maintaining inventory etc. The use of F11 in Tally Prime gives us the combined feature of F1 (Accounting Features), F2 (Inventory Features), and F3 (Taxation Features). Tally has upgraded the feature related to GST. If you wish to update and find the GSTN of all ledgers so you can easily do it. Another good feature, you can email the reports directly to this software.

In this article, we will show you how to use the shortcut keys for Tally Prime, the updated version of Tally ERP 9. As a result, it is critical that you learn these shortcuts in order to make your work and reporting more efficient and straightforward. You can also save the shortcuts in PDF or Excel format by clicking the download button below.

Tally Prime Shortcut Keys List PDF

1. Data Processing Keyboard Shortcut Across Tally Prime:

ACTION	KEY SHORTCUT	LOCATION IN TALLYPRIME	WHERE DOES IT WORK
To rewrite data	Ctrl+Alt+R	Hidden key	Across TallyPrime
To synchronise data	Alt+Z	Top menu	Across TallyPrime
To quit the application	Alt+F4	Hidden key	Across TallyPrime
To view the build information	Ctrl+Alt+B	Hidden key	Across TallyPrime
To view TDL/Add-on details	Ctrl+Alt+T	Hidden key	Across TallyPrime

2.Tally Prime Shortcuts in Vouchers:

Action	Key Shortcuts	Location in TallyPrime	Where Does It Work
To open Contra voucher	F4	Accounting Vouchers	Vouchers
To open Payment voucher	F5	Accounting Vouchers	Vouchers
To open Receipt voucher	F6	Accounting Vouchers	Vouchers
To open Journal voucher	F7	Accounting Vouchers	Vouchers
To open Stock Journal voucher	Alt+F7	Inventory Vouchers	Vouchers
To open Physical Stock	Ctrl+F7	Inventory Vouchers	Vouchers
To open Sales voucher	F8	Accounting Vouchers	Vouchers
To open Delivery Note	Alt+F8	Inventory Vouchers	Vouchers
To open Sales Order	Ctrl+F8	Order Vouchers	Vouchers
To open Purchase voucher	F9	Accounting Vouchers	Vouchers
To open Receipt Note	Alt+F9	Inventory Vouchers	Vouchers
To open Purchase Order	Ctrl+F9	Order Vouchers	Vouchers
To open Credit Note	Alt+F6	Accounting Vouchers	Vouchers
To open Debit Note	Alt+F5	Accounting Vouchers	Vouchers
To open Payroll voucher	Ctrl+F4	Payroll Vouchers	Vouchers
To open Rejection In voucher	Ctrl+F6	Inventory Vouchers	Vouchers
To open Rejection Out voucher	Ctrl+F5	Inventory Vouchers	Vouchers
To view list of all vouchers	F10	Vouchers	Vouchers
To retrieve Narration from the previous ledger	Alt+R	Hidden key	Vouchers
To open the calculator panel from Amount field	Alt+C	Hidden key	Vouchers
To mark a voucher as Post-Dated	Ctrl+T	Right button	Vouchers
To delete a voucher/transaction	Alt+D	Hidden key	Vouchers
To open a manufacturing journal from the Quantity field of a journal voucher	Alt+V	Hidden key	Vouchers
To remove item/ledger line in a voucher	Ctrl+D	Hidden key	Vouchers
To autofill details	Ctrl+F	Right button	Vouchers
To retrieve the Narration from the previous voucher, for the same voucher type.	Ctrl+R	Hidden key	Vouchers
To change mode – open vouchers in different modes	Ctrl+H	Right button	Vouchers

To open the Stock Query report for the selected stock item	Alt+S	Right button	Vouchers
To mark a voucher as Optional	Ctrl+L	Right button	Vouchers

3.Tally Prime Shortcuts in Masters & Vouchers:

Action	Key Shortcuts	Location in TallyPrime	Where Does It Work
To go to the next input field	Tab	Hidden key	Masters & Vouchers
To go to the previous input field	Shift+Tab	Hidden key	Masters & Vouchers
To remove the value typed	Backspace	Hidden key	Masters & Vouchers
To create a master, on the fly	Alt+C	Hidden key	Masters & Vouchers
To open the calculator panel	Alt+C	Hidden key
To add more details to a master or voucher for the current instance	Ctrl+I	Right button	Masters & Vouchers
To insert the base currency symbol in an input field.	Alt+4 Ctrl+4	Hidden key	Masters & Vouchers
To open the previously saved master or voucher To scroll up in reports	Page Up	Hidden key	Masters & Vouchers
To open the next master or voucher To scroll down in reports	Page Down	Hidden key	Masters & Vouchers
To copy text from an input field	Ctrl+C Ctrl+Alt+C	Hidden key	Masters & vouchers
To paste input copied from a text field.	Ctrl+V Ctrl+Alt+V	Hidden key	Masters & vouchers

4.Tally Prime Shortcuts for Vouchers & Reports:

Actions	Key Shortcuts	Location in TallyPrime	Where Does It Work
To export the current voucher or report	Ctrl+E	Top menu	Vouchers & Reports
To e-mail the current voucher or report	Ctrl+M	Top menu	Vouchers & Reports
To print the current voucher or report	Ctrl+P	Top menu	Vouchers & Reports
To define stat adjustments	Alt+J	Right button	Vouchers & Statutory Reports
To cancel a voucher To cancel a voucher from a report	Alt+X	Hidden key	Vouchers & Reports
To zoom in while on print preview	Alt+Z	Hidden key	Vouchers & Reports

5.Tally Prime Shortcuts for Reports, Vouchers & Masters:

Actions	Key Shortcuts	Location in TallyPrime	Where Does It Work
To navigate to the next artifact in the context To increment the Report date or next report in a sequence of reports displayed	+	Hidden key	Masters, Vouchers, and Reports
To navigate to the previous artifact in the context To decrement Report date or previous report in a sequence of reports displayed	–	Hidden key	Masters, Vouchers, and Reports
To change the date of voucher entry or period for reports	F2	Right button	Masters, Vouchers, and Reports
To accept or save a screen	Ctrl+A	Hidden key	Masters, Vouchers, & Reports
To expand or collapse a group in a table	Alt+Enter	Hidden key	Masters, Vouchers, & Reports
To move to the last field or last line	Ctrl+End	Hidden key	Masters, Vouchers, & Reports
To move to the first field or first line	Ctrl+Home	Hidden key	Masters, Vouchers, and Reports
To change the date of voucher entry or period for reports	Alt+F2	Right button	Across TallyPrime
To open or hide calculator panel	Ctrl+N	Hidden key	Across TallyPrime
To exit a screen or the application	Ctrl+Q	Hidden key	Across TallyPrime

6.Tally Prime Shortcuts in Reports for Faster Data Entry:

Actions	Key Shortcuts	Location in TallyPrime	Where Does It Work
To insert a voucher in a report	Alt+I	Hidden key	Reports
To create an entry in the report, by duplicating a voucher	Alt+2	Hidden key	Reports
To drill down from a line in a report	Enter	Hidden key	Reports
To delete an entry from a report	Alt+D	Hidden key	Reports
To add a voucher in a report	Alt+A	Hidden key	Reports
To remove an entry from a report	Ctrl+R	Hidden key	Reports
To hide or show the details in a table	Alt+T	Hidden key	Reports
To display all hidden line entries, if they were removed	Alt+U	Hidden key	Reports
To display the last hidden line (If multiple lines were hidden, pressing this shortcut repeatedly will restore the last hidden line first and follow the sequence)	Ctrl+U	Hidden key	Reports
To expand or collapse information in a report	Shift+Enter	Hidden key	Reports
To alter a master during voucher entry or from drill-down of a report	Ctrl+Enter	Hidden key	Reports
To view the report in detailed or condensed format	Alt+F1	Right button	Reports
	Alt+F5
To select/deselect a line in a report	Space bar	Hidden key	Reports
To select or deselect a line in a report	Shift+Space bar	Hidden key	Reports
To perform linear selection/deselection multiple lines in a report	Shift+Up/Down	Hidden key	Reports
To select or deselect all lines in a report	Ctrl+Space bar	Hidden key	Reports
To select or deselect lines till the end	Ctrl+Shift+End	Hidden key	Reports
To select or deselect lines till the top	Ctrl+Shift+Home	Hidden key	Reports
To invert selection of line items in a report	Ctrl+Alt+I	Hidden key	Reports
To open the GST Portal	Alt+V	Right button	Statutory Reports
To add a new column	Alt+C	Right button	Reports
To alter a column	Alt+A	Right button	Report
To delete a column	Alt+D	Right button	Report
To auto repeat columns	Alt+N	Right button	Report
To filter data in a report, with a selected range of conditions	Alt+F12	Right button	Reports
To calculate balances using vouchers that satisfy the selected conditions	Ctrl+F12	Right button	Reports
To views values in different ways in a report	Ctrl+B	Right button	Reports
To change view – display report details in different views	Ctrl+H	Right button	Reports
To view the exceptions related to a report	Ctrl+J	Right button	Reports

7.General Tally Prime Shortcut keys:

ACTION	KEY SHORTCUT	LOCATION IN PRIME	WHERE DOES IT WORK
To primarily open a report, and create masters and vouchers in the flow of work.	Alt+G	Top menu	Across TallyPrime
To switch to a different report, and create masters and vouchers in the flow of work.	Ctrl+G	Top menu	Across TallyPrime
To go back to the previous screen by closing the currently open screen To remove inputs that is provided/selected for a field	Esc	Hidden key	Across TallyPrime
To open Company top menu	Alt+K	Top menu	Across TallyPrime
To switch to another company from the list of open companies	F3	Right button	Masters, Vouchers, and Reports
To select and open another company located in the same folder or other data paths	Alt+F3	Right button	Masters, Vouchers, and Reports
To shut the currently loaded companies	Ctrl+F3	Right button	Masters, Vouchers, and Reports
To open TallyHelp topic based on the context of the screen that is open	Ctrl+F1	Top menu	Across TallyPrime
To open Company Features screen	F11	Hidden key	Across TallyPrime
To open the list of configurations applicable for the report/view	F12	Right button	Across TallyPrime
To open the company menu with the list of actions related to managing your company	Alt+K	Top menu	Across TallyPrime
To open the list of actions applicable to managing the company data	Alt+Y	Top menu	Across TallyPrime
To open the list of actions applicable to sharing or exchanging your company data	Alt+Z	Top menu	Across TallyPrime
To open the import menu for importing masters, transaction, and bank statements	Alt+O	Top menu	Across TallyPrime
To open the e-mail menu for sending transactions or reports	Alt+M	Top menu	Across TallyPrime
To open the print menu for printing transactions or reports.	Alt+P	Top menu	Across TallyPrime
To open the export menu for exporting masters, transactions, or reports	Alt+E	Top menu	Masters, Vouchers, and Reports
To open the Help menu	F1	Top menu	Across TallyPrime
To open TallyHelp topic based on the context of the screen that is open	Ctrl+F1	Top menu	Across TallyPrime
To select the display language that is applicable across all screens	Ctrl+K	Top menu	Gateway of Tally, About Page and Reports
To select the data entry language that is applicable to all screens	Ctrl+W	Top menu	Gateway of Tally, About Page and edit Reports
To move to the first/last menu in a section	Ctrl+Up/Down	Hidden key	Top menu, Gateway of Tally
To move to the left-most/right-most drop-down top menu	Ctrl+Left/Right	Hidden key	Top menu
To move from any line to the first line in a list	Home & PgUp	Hidden key	Across TallyPrime
To from any point in a field to the beginning of the text in that field	Home	Hidden key	Across TallyPrime
To move from any line to the last line in a list	End & PgDn	Hidden key	Across TallyPrime
To move from any point in a field to the end of the text in that field	End	Hidden key	Across TallyPrime
To move one line up in a list To move to the previous field	Up arrow	Hidden key	Across TallyPrime
To move one line down in a list To move to the next field	Down arrow	Hidden key	Across TallyPrime
To move:	Left arrow	Hidden key	Across TallyPrime

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