Menus and keyboard shortcuts
Find your way around the sidebar and top bar, change text size and language, and use keyboard shortcuts to work faster.
Every screen in Arthlekha is reached from the sidebar on the left. The bar at the top holds the text size, language and logout controls. Keyboard shortcuts let you open common entries without the mouse, much like Tally.
The sidebar
Click a group name to open or close it. The group that holds the screen you are on opens by itself.
| Group | What is inside |
|---|---|
| Dashboard | The summary screen. See Dashboard. |
| Masters | Suppliers, customers, products, product groups and the chart of accounts. |
| Transactions | POS, sales, proforma invoices, purchases, purchase orders, credit and debit notes, delivery challans, and Journal / Rcpt / Pay. |
| Registers | Lists of saved sales, purchases, notes, challans, products and vouchers. |
| Accounting | Overview, fixed assets, opening balances and stock journal. |
| Reports | Trial balance, profit and loss, balance sheet, receipt and payment, cash flow. |
| Statutory (GST) | GST returns. Shown only when GST registration is on. |
| TDS & TCS | TDS and TCS setup, registers, challans and returns. |
| Settings | Business Profile, Configuration and Keyboard Shortcuts. |
| Import & Export | Data import and bank statement tools. |
| Administration | Users, backup, audit logs and delete transactions. Only the business owner sees this group. |
Some groups appear only after you switch on a module. Barcodes and Manufacturing show up after you turn them on in Configuration. Crate screens appear under Masters and Registers when Crates is on.
On a phone, tap the menu button at the top left to open the sidebar.
The top bar
- To make all text bigger, open the Text size box and pick Normal, Large, Larger or Largest. This is saved for this computer only. Printed documents are not affected. This box is hidden on small phone screens.
- To change the language, open the language box and pick English, हिन्दी, اردو, বাংলা, தமிழ், తెలుగు or ଓଡ଼ିଆ. The page reloads in that language.
- To sign out, click Logout.
Keyboard shortcuts
| Keys | What it does |
|---|---|
F5 | New payment voucher |
F6 | New receipt voucher |
F7 | New journal voucher |
F8 | New sales invoice |
F9 | New purchase invoice |
Alt + F8 | New credit note |
Alt + F9 | New debit note |
Ctrl + S | Save the entry on screen (clicks its Save button) |
Ctrl + K | Find a product by barcode, SKU or name |
Alt + L or Alt + G | Open the chart of accounts |
Alt + Shift + L | Create a new ledger from any screen |
Alt + Shift + G | Create a new account group from any screen |
Alt + T | Pick a ledger and see its transactions |
Alt + D | Jump to the first date box on the page |
The F-keys and the Alt shortcuts work only when the cursor is not inside a text box. Click on an empty part of the page first. Ctrl + S works even while you are typing.
Because F5 opens a payment voucher, use Ctrl + R to reload the page.
For the full list, open Settings > Keyboard Shortcuts or see all keyboard shortcuts.
Find a product quickly
- Press
Ctrl + K. The Quick product lookup box opens. - Scan a barcode, or type an SKU or part of a product name.
- Press
Enteror click Find. The matching product opens in the product list.
Create a ledger without leaving the screen
- Press
Alt + Shift + L. The Quick-create Ledger box opens. - Type the ledger name and choose the parent group.
- Click Create, or press
Ctrl + S.
Common problems
- No product matched ... Tried barcode, SKU, then name. — nothing matched what you typed. Try a shorter part of the name.
- A shortcut does nothing — the cursor is inside a text box. Click outside it and press the keys again.
- A menu I used before is missing — the module behind it is switched off, or the screen is for the owner only.