Keyboard shortcuts

You can drive most of To Bill with the keyboard. This page lists all its shortcuts. In To Bill, the ? at the top right › Keyboard shortcuts also shows them, on a computer. On a Mac, use ⌘ (Command) and ⌥ (Option); on Windows and Linux, Ctrl and Alt.

Keys do not work while you type

Most single-letter shortcuts (N, T, j, k, […) are ignored while you are typing in a field, so as not to get in your way. ⌘K / Ctrl+K, however, always works.

Everywhere

Mac	Windows	Action
⌘K	Ctrl+K	Open or close the search
⌘B or [	Ctrl+B or [	Collapse or expand the left-hand menu (on a phone: open it)
⌘J	Ctrl+J	Open or close the Copilot, on every page, the invoice and quote editor included
Esc	Esc	Close a window, a panel or a menu

In the Copilot, Enter sends the question and Shift+Enter starts a new line.

In the search

Mac	Windows	Action
↑ ↓	↑ ↓	Move from one result to another
Enter	Enter	Open the result, run the action
⌘ Enter	Ctrl+Enter	Open in a new tab
Tab / Shift+Tab	Tab / Shift+Tab	Next / previous category
Delete (empty field)	Backspace (empty field)	Go back to the All category
⌥1 to ⌥5	Alt+1 to Alt+5	New Invoice, New quote, New client, New Expense, Import a statement
⌘C	Ctrl+C	Copy the number of the chosen result
Esc	Esc	Close

The prefixes invoice:, > and / are explained in Find anything with search.

In lists

Key	Action
Enter	In the list’s search: apply straight away
Esc	In the list’s search: clear

See Filter, sort and keep your views.

Invoices and quotes

In the editor of an invoice, a quote or a recurring invoice (Create an invoice):

Mac	Windows	Action
⌘S	Ctrl+S	Save the draft straight away, without waiting for the automatic save. An existing recurring invoice: save it; a new one is saved with Activate

In the Lines part:

Key	Where	Action
Enter	Name of a new line	Add the line
Enter	A field of a line	Move to the name of a new line
Tab	The lines	Move to the next field
Esc	Name of a new line	Close the item suggestions
Enter	Name of a new section	Add the section
Esc	Name of a new section	Cancel
⌘B, ⌘I, ⌘U / Ctrl+B, Ctrl+I, Ctrl+U	Description of a line	Bold, italic, underline

On a narrow screen, Esc closes the PDF preview and goes back to editing.

Document template editor

In Settings › Document Templates, when you edit a template (Customise your invoices and quotes):

Mac	Windows	Action
⌘S	Ctrl+S	Save the template
⌘Z	Ctrl+Z	Undo
Shift+⌘Z	Shift+Ctrl+Z	Redo
Esc	Esc	Deselect the element

Time & projects

On the Time page (Record your time):

Mac	Windows	Action
N	N	New entry
T	T	Go back to this week
⌥← / ⌥→	Alt+← / Alt+→	Previous / next week
Enter	Enter	In the timer’s description: start it

In the week grid:

Key	Action
↓ or Enter	Next row
↑ or Shift+Enter	Previous row
← / → at the edge of the text	Previous / next day
Esc	Cancel what you typed in the cell

Accounting

Accounting tables

In the journal, the chart of accounts, the bank rules, income and expenses and the other accounting tables:

Key	Action
j or ↓	Next row
k or ↑	Previous row
Home / End	First / last row
Enter	Open the row
x or Space	Tick or untick the row
Esc	Clear the selection

When a row’s details are open at the side (entry, bank line, VAT check…), j moves to the next one, k to the previous one, Esc closes.

Enter an entry

In the manual entry window (The journal and entries):

Mac	Windows	Action
Tab or Enter	Tab or Enter	From the last credit field: add a line
F9	F9	Balance: carry the difference to a line
⌘ Enter	Ctrl+Enter	Post the entry

In the opening balance grid, Enter on the last line adds one.

Chart of accounts

Key	Action
N	New account
Esc	In the search: clear

Bank

In the queue of bank lines to handle (Reconcile payments):

Key	Action
j or ↓ / k or ↑	Next / previous line
Home / End	First / last line
Enter	Accept the proposal (or open the line if there is none)
o or Space	Open the line

Receipts to review

In To review (The receipts autopilot):

Key	Action
j or ↓ / k or ↑	Next / previous receipt
Home / End	First / last
Enter	Accept the proposal
e	Correct
x or Delete	Reject (Enter confirms the reason)
u	Undo the last decision
o or Space	Open the receipt

Balance sheet, income statement and general ledger

Mac	Windows	Where	Action
↑ ↓	↑ ↓	Balance sheet, income statement, general ledger	Move from one line to another
Enter or Space	Enter or Space	Same	Open the line
→ / ←	→ / ←	Balance sheet, income statement	Expand / collapse a group of accounts
⌥↑ / ⌥↓	Alt+↑ / Alt+↓	General ledger	Previous account / Next account

VAT

In the VAT return, ← and → move from one step to another, Home and End go to the first and the last.

Amount and account fields

Key	Where	Action
↑ / ↓	Amount field	Increase / decrease; with Shift, by 10
Enter / Esc	Amount field	Confirm / cancel the change
↑ ↓ or a letter	Choosing an account	Open the list, search for an account
Tab	Choosing an account	Take the highlighted account
Backspace	Choosing an account	Empty the field

What does not exist

So that you do not look in vain: To Bill has no ? key that shows the shortcuts help, and no j / k in the lists of invoices, quotes or clients. Menus, drop-down lists and windows behave as usual: arrows to move, Enter to choose, Esc to close, Space to tick.