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Keys that work everywhere in accounts
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| Enter | Moves to the next box, like Tab. |
| F3 | In an account box: create a new account. In the Group box of the account form: create a new group. |
| F1 | In an account or group box: edit the one chosen. |
| F2 | Journal Entry: find an account by U.Card No. |
| F9 | Switches to the private books (below). |
| F12 | Quick Payment and Quick Receipt: show or hide Stop Cursor over these fields. |
| Delete | In a voucher's day list: delete the entry after a question. In a journal's lines: remove the line. In bill-by-bill openings: remove a bill. |
| Enter, Space, double-click | In registers and books: open the voucher. |
| Letters, Backspace, Space | Account Masters list: type to jump to a name, Backspace clears it, Space ticks the selected rows. |
Alt keys on the buttons
The underlined letter on a button works with Alt. The usual ones: Alt+S Save, Alt+U Update, Alt+P Print, Alt+C Close, Alt+O OK, Alt+X Excel, Alt+A Attach, Alt+W Whatsapp, Alt+I Import, Alt+N New and Alt+E Export. Delete is Alt+L on Quick vouchers and the account form, and Alt+D on Bank Entry and Journal. Look at the button for its letter.
F9 and the private books
E-Lab can keep a second, private set of entries alongside the normal books. F9 on Quick Payment or Quick Receipt switches the header to Simple Payment or Simple Receipt. Entries saved there stay out of the normal Ledger, Cash Book, Day Book, Voucher Book and Outstanding.
| Book view | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Normal (for example Ledger) | Normal entries only. |
| My (for example My Ledger) | Simple entries only. |
| Full (for example Full Ledger) | Both together. |
Press F9 on Ledger, Cash Book, Day Book, Voucher Book, Outstanding or the Quick registers to move from normal to My to Full. On the account form, F9 shows My Bal., the opening balance for the private books.
Questions people ask
What is F9 on the accounts screens?
It switches to the private Simple / My set of books. Full shows both.
The header says Simple Payment. What happened?
Someone pressed F9. Press it again to go back to Quick Payment.
Is there a list of all E-Lab keys?
Yes, in the keyboard appendix at the end of this manual.