Share ThisSpeedy Quicken 2010 Shortcuts That Save You Time
Part of the Quicken 2010 For Dummies Cheat Sheet
Want to save time working with the Quicken 2010 program? Consider using and memorizing a handful of the keyboard shortcuts listed in the table here. Learning to use Quicken keyboard shortcuts — although a bit of memorization work upfront — usually pays back rich dividends in the form of data entry time savings.
| Shortcut | Why You Want to Try Really Darn Hard to Remember This |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+S | Displays the Split Transaction window (so that you can use more than one category to describe a payment or deposit). |
| Shift+Delete | Cuts out the selected text in a field and moves it to the Windows Clipboard (so that you can paste it into some other field). |
| Ctrl+Insert | Copies the selected text in a field to the Windows Clipboard (so that you can paste it into some other field). |
| Shift+Insert | Pastes what's on the Clipboard into the selected field. |
| Ctrl+P | Prints the contents of the active window. (Well, almost always.) |
| F1 | For those times when you just have to say, “Aaagh! Help! Help!” |
| Ctrl+O | Lets you open another Quicken data file. |
| Ctrl+K | Displays the financial calendar. |
| Ctrl+B | Puts you on the fast track to backing up your data. |
| Ctrl+A | Displays the Accounts List window. |
| Ctrl+W | Displays the Write Checks window. |
| Ctrl+L | Displays the tag list. |
| Ctrl+T | Displays the memorized transactions list. |
| Ctrl+J | Displays the scheduled transactions list. |
| Ctrl+U | Displays the Portfolio View window. |
| Ctrl+Y | Displays the security list. |
| Ctrl+H | Displays the Loans window. |
