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Default QBO Keyboard Shortcuts that are Enabled with CTRL+ALT (CTRL+OPTION+ on Mac)… RightTool Just added CTRL+CMD+ as a combination for these same ones on Mac:
| CTRL+ALT+ | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| / or ? | Help dialog | |
| a | Chart of accounts | https://app.qbo.intuit.com/app/chartofaccounts |
| c | Customers | https://app.qbo.intuit.com/app/customers |
| d | Focus the left menu | ALTERNATIVE: When transaction is opened (which will be covering the left menu. CTRL ALT D triggers “Save and Close” |
| e | Estimate | https://app.qbo.intuit.com/app/estimate |
| f | Global search | |
| i | Invoice | https://app.qbo.intuit.com/app/invoice |
| l | Lists | https://app.qbo.intuit.com/app/lists |
| m | Save and Send, While on an Invoice screen | |
| r | Receive payment | https://app.qbo.intuit.com/app/recvpayment |
| s | Save and New, While on an Invoice screen | |
| v | Vendors | https://app.qbo.intuit.com/app/vendors |
| w | Check | https://app.qbo.intuit.com/app/check |
| x | Expense | https://app.qbo.intuit.com/app/expense |
RightTool-added keyboard shortcuts to URL’s activated when CTRL+ALT+ (or CTRL+CMD+ on Mac)
Special Keyboard Shortcuts added by RightTool for improved Navigation
| PC | MAC | Action |
|---|---|---|
| CTRL . | CTRL . | Full Screen Mode (Zen Mode) |
| CTRL ALT M | CTRL CMD M | Toggle the “My Menu” when logged in as Accountant |
| CTRL SPACE | CTRL SPACE | Puts the cursor on the RightTools search. Also turns on Speech to Text Recognition for the search. Try saying: “Profit & Loss GO” and see what happens! |
| CTRL ALT ‘ | CTRL OPTION ‘ | Collapse BOTH the left rail and left navigation bar |
| CTRL ALT + | CTRL CMD + | Opens the New+ Menu (on the right side) and highlights the first link for keyboard arrow and tab navigation |
| CTRL ALT – | CTRL ALT – | Close left rail only in new IU experience |
| CTRL ALT * | CTRL CMD * | Opens the Settings/Gear Menu (on the right side) and highlights the first link for keyboard arrow and tab navigation. |
| CTRL ALT < | CTRL CMD < | Toggle between ALL SHORTCUTS and ALL REPORTS in RightTool left navbar |
| CTRL ALT > | CTRL CMD > | Toggle between FAVORITES and MANAGE TABS in RightTool left navbar |
| CTRL ALT Any Number | CTRL CMD Any Number | Favorites shortcuts 1 to 0 |
| CTRL ALT DOWNARROW | CTRL CMD DOWNARROW | Close all open QBO-related tabs, except the top one (Also Works with CTRL SHIFT) |
| CTRL ALT LEFTARROW | CTRL CMD LEFTARROW | OPEN CLOSE LEFT NAVIGATION BAR (Also Works with CTRL SHIFT) |
| CTRL ALT RIGHT ARROW | CTRL CMD RIGHTARROW | Open/Close Right Tool (Also Works with CTRL SHIFT) |
| CTRL ALT UPARROW | CTRL CMD UPARROW | OPEN ALL FAVORITES AT THE SAME TIME (Also Works with CTRL SHIFT) |
| CTRL SHIFT Z | CTRL SHIFT Z | Opens up the client notes drawer and initiates the new note creation |
| CTRL SHIFT R | CTRL SHIFT R | In a report, it triggers the “Run Report” button |
| CTRL SHIFT U | CTRL SHIFT U | In a report, it triggers the “Customization” button |
| CTRL SHIFT G | CTRL SHIFT G | Opens the Client Switcher dropdown while logged in as an accountant, also highlights the first client so you can tab and enter your way through them |
| CTRL SHIFT E | CTRL SHIFT E | Runs the Preset feature on reports |
| CTRL SHIFT P | CTRL SHIFT P | Triggers the RightTool extended print in Bills and Journal Entries |
| CTRL SHIFT A | CTRL SHIFT A | When “Enable Dictation” is on, this will turn on Speech To Text recognition in any text field |
| CTRL SHIFT X | CTRL SHIFT X | Hard Tab Refresh (Clears Cache and Cookies) |
| CTRL SHIFT < | OPTION SHIFT < | Go to Advanced Settings: https://app.qbo.intuit.com/app/accountsettings?p=advanced |
| CTRL SHIFT Y | CTRL SHIFT Y | Executes a Run Report triggers in all open reports, effectively refreshes all the open reports across all tabs |
| CTRL SHIFT V | CTRL SHIFT V | Quick Jump to top or bottom of the page (needs to be explicitly turned on in the Accessibility page) |
| CTRL SHIFT D | CTRL SHIFT D | When “Delete & Void from Reconciled Shortcuts” is turned on, This will Delete the highlighted transaction, and ask for a a confirmation |
| CTRL SHIFT \ | CTRL SHIFT \ | When “Delete & Void from Reconciled Shortcuts” is turned on, This will Delete the highlighted transactions, and attempt to skip the confirmation |
| CTRL SHIFT \ | CTRL SHIFT \ | In Journal Entry page, enables the Copy Transactions from Excel popup, so you can paste your journal entry to import into QBO |
Quick Refernce Guide for Navigation Shortcuts
Google Chrome Browser Shortcuts (useful for QB Users)
| PC | MAC | Action |
|---|---|---|
| CTRL + / CTRL – | CMD + / CMD – | Zoom in and zoom out in the page |
| CTRL 0 | CMD 0 | Reset zoom to 100% |
| CTRL R | CMD R | Reload Page |
| CTRL SHIFT R | CMD SHIFT R | Hard Reload Page, best for when QuickBooks Online start acting weird |
| CTRL T | CMD T | Open new blank tab |
| CTRL SHIFT T | CMD SHIFT T | Duplicate Current Tab (or open last closed tab just after closing it) |
| CTRL SHIFT B | CMD SHIFT B | Enables/Disables Bookmarks bar |
| CTRL TAB | CMD TAB | Switch to next tab |
| CTRL SHIFT TAB | CMD SHIFT TAB | Switch to previous tab |
| CTRL Click | CMD Click | Open link in new tab |
| CTRL 1 to 9 | CMD 1 to 9 | Switch to the Nth tab (from the first to the ninth only) |
| CTRL W | CMD W | Close current tab |
| CTRL LEFTARROW | CMD LEFTARROW | Go back to last page |
| CTRL RIGHTARROW | CMD RIGHTARROW | Go forward a page (after you hit back) |