| Payment Entry Keystrokes |
The following keystrokes are available when entering payments:
Payment File
| Alt+P | Alt+P or the |
| Alt+I | Alt+I or the |
| Alt+G | Alt+G or the |
| Alt+N | Alt+N or the |
| Alt+A | Alt+A or the |
| Alt+J | Alt+J or the |
| Alt+D | Alt+D can be used to jump to the Description field. |
| Alt+C | Alt+C can be used to spell check the Description field. |
| Ctrl+L | Ctrl+L can be used to open a Text Macro lookup window while in the Description field. |
| Ctrl+F | Ctrl+F can be used to open a Find dialog allowing you to search for specified text while in the Description field. |
| Ctrl+P | Ctrl+P can be used to output the current payment record to a printer, Preview window, disk file, or Tabs3 DropBox. |
| F2 | The F2 key can be used in the Amount field to automatically enter the appropriate balance due based on the type of payment. The F2 key can be used in the Description field to automatically replace the default definition with the description from the previously saved transaction. |
| < and > | The "<" and ">" keys can be used in the Amount field to increase or decrease the amount by one dollar at a time. These keys can also be used in the Check # field to increase or decrease the check number by one. |
| D | Pressing "D" in the Date field will change the date to the current system date. Other keystrokes are available in date fields. |
Payment Allocation window
The following keystrokes are available in the Payment Allocation window:
| F6 | F6 can be used to toggle between the Tree Control and the Allocation Breakdown pane in the Payment Allocation window. |
| Arrow Keys | The Up-Arrow and Down-Arrow keys can be used in the Tree Control pane to move up or down a group. The Left-Arrow and Right-Arrow keys can be used to expand and collapse a group. |
| F2 | F2 can be used in the Allocation Breakdown pane to automatically enter the appropriate balance due figure in the Apply column selected based on total amount of the payment and due amount shown. |
| Tab | The Tab key (or the Down-Arrow key) can be used in the Allocation Breakdown pane to move down a row. |
| Shift+Tab | Shift+Tab (or the Up-Arrow key) can be used in the Allocation Breakdown pane to move up a row. |
| Alt+D | Alt+D or the Done button can be used to close the Payment Allocation window and save any allocation changes that were made for the payment during the current session. |
| Alt+L | Alt+L or the Clear All Allocations button is used to remove all the current payment allocations for the selected payment, thus changing the Applied Amount to 0.00 and the Unapplied Amount to match the payment amount. This button is useful if you want to manually apply the entire payment. |
| Alt+A | Alt+A or the Reset to Default button will clear the current allocations and reallocate the payment automatically based on the client's Method to Apply Payments and fee compensation rules. |
| Alt+T | Alt+T or the Allocate Unapplied button will allocate the unapplied payment amount based on the client's Method to Apply Payments and fee compensation rules. This button is useful in the event you want to manually allocate a portion and then let Tabs3 automatically allocate the remainder. |