Time-Saving Peachtree Keyboard Shortcuts

Using Peachtree may seem overwhelming at first, and you'll probably want all the time you an get to absorb and process what's going on... you'll actually be glad of the extra seconds that it takes to mouse over to one side of the screen and mouse back to select 'OK'. At the beginning of your Peachtree adventure, it probably seems strange and incredible that people could actually have their productivity impacted by having to mouse from one side of the monitor to the other... but soon enough, you'll be looking for shortcuts of your own! Today we check out some of the handiest keyboard shortcuts, available in most versions of Peachtree.

Windows/Mac Common Keyboard Shortcuts used in Peachtree

Some of the standard keyboard shortcuts that you've been using forever in Microsoft Word and Internet Explorer are also relevant in Peachtree. Thankfully, they adhere to the KISS principle! So, you can use standard keyboard shortcuts like:

* Ctrl + X: Cut

* Ctrl + C: Copy

* Ctrl + V: Paste

* Ctrl + O: Open a company

* Ctrl + N: New company

* Ctrl + B: Backup company

* Ctrl + P: Print whichever invoice, report, payment or quote is displayed

* Ctrl + R: Restore company

* Ctrl + F: Find

* Ctrl + D: Find next

* Use your arrow keys to move through a report, and hit Enter to get the detail behind whichever field you land on.

Bonus Peachtree Keyboard Shortcuts

It can be a little difficult to find these all collected together in the one place! Here are the bonus shortcuts that advanced users will be glad of:

* Press F3 in Peachtree 8.0 or later, to get instant access to the Find dialog box in the Edit menu

* To add a new customer, vendor, Gl account or other record, just select the field and then press the plus key on the number pad.

* Hit Shift+? to open the drop down menu, like the Customer ID drop down box on the invoice screen

* Shift +F1 will change your mouse pointer to the 'What's This' selector

* F1 will bring up the standard Help screen for the current window. You can also select a word with the mouse, then hit F1 to automatically search Help for that word.

* F7 Spellchecker! Lifesaver!

* F10 allows you to toggle between the menu bar and the open window

* Hit F5 to save and post a record or transaction

* Move to the next window quickly by pressing Ctrl + F6, and go back to the previous window by pressing Shift + Ctrl+ F6

The Peachtree keyboard shortcuts can be difficult to get used to at first, but once you have those actions programmed into your cerebellum, you'll find yourself faster than ever with the ability to use two tools to select and enter information, rather than just one. Some companies note that they are now saving up to two hours on payroll processing per week, with a switch to keyboard shortcuts for Peachtree, so they are worth the extra initial effort!

Chris Robertson is an author of Majon International, one of the world's MOST POPULAR website advertising companies on the web. Learn more about Peachtree.

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