Data entry is inevitable in accounting, but that tedious "heads down" work doesn't have to take up so much time. When entering a large volume of transactions, switching between your keyboard and mouse can be extremely inefficient. It not only slows you down, but it can break your concentration and cause errors.
In Sage 300, there are a set of hotkeys (keys you press on your keyboard that perform a predefined function) that save you time navigating through your system.
Here's a complete guide to the Sage 300 (aka Accpac) hotkeys, along with other useful icons and shortcut buttons.
In Sage 300, there are a set of hotkeys (keys you press on your keyboard that perform a predefined function) that save you time navigating through your system.
Here's a complete guide to the Sage 300 (aka Accpac) hotkeys, along with other useful icons and shortcut buttons.
Sage 300 Navigation Shortcuts
| Key Page Up Page Down Ctrl/Page Up Ctrl/Page Down Ctrl/Tab Ctrl/Shift/Tab Home End Tab or Enter; Shift + Tab or Shift + Enter | Description Go the first (top) record visible in a list. Go to the last (bottom) record visible in a list Go to the first record in a Finder list. Go to the first record in a Finder list. Move out of a grid or list to the button or field following the grid or list. Move out of a grid or list to the button or field directly above the grid or list. Go to the first entry in a list. Go to the last entry in a list. Go to next column; or Go to previous column |
| Alt + C (or Alt + F4) Alt + E Up Arrow/Down Arrow Esc | Close a form or dialog box Open the Set Criteria dialogue box to specify records that will be displayed in the Finder Go up or down one line in the grid Cancel/close a pop-up window (for example, the calender, or a screen opened with the Zoom button.) |
Sage 300 Data Editing Shortcuts
| Key/Icon  New Icon | Description Start a new record |
| Insert (or Ctrl + Insert) F2 | Insert a blank row in a grid to add a new record. Begin a new entry when you are pointing to a field that has a New button beside it Turn on the edit mode in a list or grid. Press it again to turn off the edit mode. |
| Delete (or Alt + D) Alt + A Alt + S | Delete the selected row or record Save a new record Save changes to the displayed work |
Sage 300 Data Display Shortcuts
| Icon/Button    | Key F9 F4, or Alt + Down Arrow F5 | Description Display online help Display the calender for a date field Display the Finder |
 Go Button  Zoom Button | F7 F9 | Display the information for a record Enlarge the selected record by opening a detail form that displays more information from the record. |
 Zoom Button  Navigation Buttons | Shift + F9 | Open a second detail form (called the Zoom Detail) from a detail form. Displays the first, previous, next, or last record. |
 Drilldown Button  Drop down list button Alt + P | Drill down to a source transaction Displays the choices you can select for a particular field by clicking the arrow button besides the list, or by tabbing to the list field and pressing the Alt and Down Arrow keys on your keyboard Print Reports |
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