QuickBooks Online keyboard shortcuts
QuickBooks Online is Intuit's accounting software for small businesses, used in a web browser. Its shortcuts move through forms and dropdowns, jump dates in date fields, save transactions, and work in registers and payroll.
Windows, macOS · 35 shortcutsBrowser and help
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| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Open a second browser window | WindowsCtrl + N macOSNot documented |
| Find text in the window | WindowsCtrl + F macOSCmd + F |
| Open the in-product shortcut guide | WindowsCtrl + Alt + ? macOSControl + Option + ? |
Date fields
Use these single-key commands while a QuickBooks date field is active to move to common calendar positions.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Go to the next day | Windows / macOS+ |
| Go to the previous day | Windows / macOS- |
| Go to today | Windows / macOST |
| Go to the first day of the week | Windows / macOSW |
| Go to the last day of the week | Windows / macOSK |
| Go to the first day of the month | Windows / macOSM |
| Go to the last day of the month | Windows / macOSH |
| Go to the first day of the year | Windows / macOSY |
| Go to the last day of the year | Windows / macOSR |
| Open the date field calendar | WindowsAlt + Down Arrow macOSOption + Down Arrow |
Forms and dropdowns
Move through form fields, select checkboxes, and choose entries from QuickBooks dropdown lists with these documented keys.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Move to the next field | Windows / macOSTab |
| Move to the previous field | Windows / macOSShift + Tab |
| Check a checkbox field | Windows / macOSSpace |
| Open a dropdown list | WindowsAlt + Down Arrow macOSOption + Down Arrow |
| Move through dropdown itemsDown Arrow moves forward through the list. | Windows / macOSUp Arrow |
| Move down through dropdown items | Windows / macOSDown Arrow |
| Scroll up through a text-box list | WindowsCtrl + Up Arrow macOSCmd + Up Arrow |
| Scroll down through a text-box list | WindowsCtrl + Down Arrow macOSCmd + Down Arrow |
Forms and transactions
Save or edit forms and transactions, adjust reference numbers, and move between rows in an account register.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Save a formThe Alt+Shift+S alternative is for Firefox and Chrome on Windows; Intuit lists Option+Control+S for Mac users there. | WindowsAlt + SorAlt + Shift + S macOSOption + Control + S |
| Save a selected transactionFirefox and Chrome use Alt+Shift+S on Windows. | WindowsAlt + S macOSOption + Control + S |
| Edit a saved transaction | WindowsAlt + E macOSOption + E |
| Increase the reference number | Windows / macOS+ |
| Decrease the reference number | Windows / macOS- |
| Enter To Print in the reference fieldThe source limits this to the Check, Bill Payment, and Paycheck reference fields. | Windows / macOST |
| Select the transaction above | Windows / macOSUp Arrow |
| Select the transaction below | Windows / macOSDown Arrow |
Register and payroll
Adjust print alignment, choose a register transaction type, move through journal entry lines, and open payroll.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Raise print alignmentUse the numeric keypad while the Vertical or Horizontal alignment field is selected. | Windows / macOSNumpad + |
| Lower print alignmentUse the numeric keypad while the Vertical or Horizontal alignment field is selected. | Windows / macOSNumpad - |
| Select the transaction type field | Windows / macOSShift + Tab |
| Move to the journal entry line above | Windows / macOSUp Arrow |
| Move to the journal entry line below | Windows / macOSDown Arrow |
| Run payroll | WindowsCtrl + Alt + U macOSControl + Option + U |
Source
official QuickBooks Online keyboard shortcuts · Checked
Intuit's QuickBooks Help article was updated August 28, 2026 and checked September 1, 2026. The article covers Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome, with Mac substitutions where Intuit documents them. The in-product reference opens with Control+Option+Question mark on Mac.