Activating the Enter key in QuickBooks!
Are you one of the millions of people that press the ENTER key to proceed to the next field? Getting frustrated with the fact that every time you hit the Enter key in QuickBooks, the result you get is not what you expected? For example, you are entering items in an invoice and need to move to the next line, so naturally . . . . you hit enter. What happens then? The invoice usually disappears!
For some mysterious reason, known only to the programmers, you have to tell QuickBooks to recognize the Enter key! Unless you activate it, QuickBooks is expecting you to move around the software with your mouse or by using the Tab key. But, not to worry, activating the Enter key is easy to do!
- Click on the Edit Menu
- then click on Preferences
- then click on General in the column on the left
- At the top of the My Preferences tab - check the box that reads: "Pressing Enter moves between fields"
- click OK
Your Enter key is now activated. AND your Tab key and mouse will still work, just like they always have.