Benefits
Why It Matters
The problem
Worried your accountant will slow down in a new software?
Muscle memory is real
Accountants who have used Tally for years enter vouchers without looking at the screen. A mouse-first product makes them hunt for buttons, and entry speed drops.
Training time costs money
Every day your accountant spends learning new menus is a day of slower billing, delayed entries and frustration that shows up as resistance to change.
Cloud tools often ignore the keyboard
Many cloud accounting products are built around clicking through forms, which suits occasional users but not someone entering hundreds of vouchers a day.
How it works
How shortcuts work in hisabkitab
1
Open any voucher with an F-key
Press F8 for a sales voucher, F9 for purchase, F6 for receipt, F5 for payment, F7 for journal or F4 for contra.
2
Change the date with F2
Set the voucher date without leaving the keyboard.
3
Create what's missing with Alt + C
If a party or item doesn't exist yet, create the master on the fly without abandoning the voucher.
4
Save with Ctrl + A, print with Alt + P
Accept the entry with Ctrl + A and print it with Alt + P. Alt + D deletes the current entry.
Capabilities
Shortcuts that match the way accountants work
Voucher keys F4 to F9
F4 Contra, F5 Payment, F6 Receipt, F7 Journal, F8 Sales and F9 Purchase.
Date with F2
Change the working date in one keystroke, just as in Tally.
Setup with F11 and F12
F11 opens company features and F12 opens configuration.
Masters on the fly
Alt + C creates a new ledger or item mid-entry, so you never lose your place.
Save, print, delete
Ctrl + A to accept, Alt + P to print and Alt + D to delete the current entry.
Cloud benefits on top
The same speed, plus access from anywhere, multi-user work and AI features on Advance.
Use cases by industry
Who uses it, and how
Distributor's accounts team
A distributor's accountant enters 150 purchase and receipt vouchers a day using F9 and F6 without touching the mouse, exactly as she did in Tally.
Business switching from Tally
A garment wholesaler moves from Tally to hisabkitab for cloud access. The accountant is productive on day one because the shortcuts are the same.
Accountant handling several firms
A part-time accountant who keeps books for three small businesses switches between companies and enters vouchers with the same keystrokes in each.
Busy billing counter
A hardware store's billing clerk creates new customers mid-invoice with Alt + C and saves with Ctrl + A, keeping the queue moving.
Before vs after
Before hisabkitab, and after
Hunting for buttons with a mouse
F-keys open the voucher you need
Leaving a voucher to create a new party
Alt + C creates it on the fly
Weeks of retraining
Familiar keys from day one
Speed or cloud: pick one
Keyboard speed with cloud access
Tally-style keyboard shortcuts are available on all three paid plans, starting with Launch (₹2,999/year, exclusive of 18% GST), as well as on the Free plan for trying the workflow.
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FAQs
Which Tally shortcuts work in hisabkitab?
Is hisabkitab a copy of Tally?
Do shortcuts work on every plan?
Can I create a ledger or item without leaving a voucher?
What is a contra voucher?
Will my accountant need training?
Does it work in a browser?
Can I move my Tally data too?
Is keyboard entry available on mobile?
Why do keyboard shortcuts matter so much?
Move to the cloud without slowing down
Let your accountant try F8, F9 and Ctrl + A in hisabkitab during a demo. Start free and see how familiar it feels.
