Account Type | Debits | Credits |
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Assets | Increase asset accounts | Decrease asset accounts |
Liabilities | Decrease liability accounts | Increase liability accounts |
Owner’s equity | Decrease owner’s equity accounts | Increase owner’s equity accounts |
Income | Decrease income accounts | Increase income accounts |
Expenses | Increase expense accounts | Decrease expense accounts |
Press This PC Shortcut | And QuickBooks Does This |
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Alt | Activates the menu bar so you can select command names by pressing the underlined letter in the menu or command name |
Alt+F4 | Exits the QuickBooks program |
Ctrl+A | Displays the Chart of Accounts window |
Ctrl+C | Copies your selection to the clipboard |
Ctrl+D | Within a register window, deletes the selected transaction |
Ctrl+E | Within a register window, opens the selected transaction so you can edit it |
Ctrl+F | Displays the Find window |
Ctrl+G | Goes to the other side of a transfer transaction |
Ctrl+I | Displays the Create Invoice window |
Ctrl+J | Displays the Customer list window |
Ctrl+ N | When you’re working with a window—such as the Create Invoices window or the Write Checks window—displays an empty, fresh window so you can add a new transaction |
Ctrl+V | Pastes the contents of the clipboard |
Ctrl+X | Moves your selection to the clipboard |
Ctrl+Z | Undoes your last action — usually |
Ctrl+Ins | Inserts a line into a list of items or expenses |
Ctrl+Del | Deletes the selected line from a list of items or expenses |
Press | What Happens |
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+ | To add the number you just typed to the next number you type |
– | To subtract the next number you type from the number you just typed |
* | To multiply the number you just typed by the next number you type |
/ | To divide the number you just typed by the next number you type |
Press | What Happens |
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+ | Adds one day to the date shown |
t | Replaces the date shown with today’s date |
– | Subtracts one day from the date shown |
y | Changes the date to the first day in the year |
r | Changes the date to the last day in the year |
m | Changes the date to the first day in the month |
h | Changes the date to the last day in the month |
Press This Key | This Happens |
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+ | Adds the number you just typed to the next number you type |
– | Subtracts the next number you type from the number you just typed |
* | Multiplies the number you just typed by the next number you type |
/ | Divides the number you just typed by the next number you type |
Press This Key | This Happens |
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+ | Adds one day to the date shown |
T | Replaces the date shown with today’s date |
– | Subtracts one day from the date already shown |
Y | Changes the date to January 1 of the current year |
R | Changes the date to December 31 of the current year |
M | Changes the date to the first day in the month — for example, March 1 if the current month is March |
H | Changes the date to the last day in the month — for example, March 31, if the current is March |
Press This PC Shortcut | QuickBooks Does This |
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Ctrl+A | Displays the Chart of Accounts window |
Ctrl+C | Copies your selection to the Clipboard |
Ctrl+D | Deletes check, invoice, transaction, or item from the list |
Ctrl+E | Edits transaction selected in the register |
Ctrl+F | Displays the Find window |
Ctrl+G | Goes to the other side of a transfer transaction |
Ctrl+I | Displays the Create Invoice window |
Ctrl+J | Displays the Customer:Job List window |
Ctrl+M | Memorizes a transaction |
Ctrl+N | Creates a new <fill in the blank> where<fill in the blank> is whatever is active at the time |
Ctrl+P | Almost always prints the currently active register, list, or form |
Ctrl+Q | Creates and displays a QuickReport on the selected transaction |
Ctrl+R | Displays the Register window |
Crtl+T | Displays the memorized transaction list |
Ctrl+V | Pastes the contents of the Clipboard |
Ctrl+W | Displays the Write Checks window |
Ctrl+X | Moves your selection to the Clipboard |
Ctrl+Z | Undoes your last action — usually |
Ctrl+Insert | Inserts a line into a list of items or expenses |
Ctrl+Delete | Deletes the selected line from a list of items or expenses |