Keyboard Shortcuts in Moneydance

Using keyboard shortcuts can streamline your Moneydance experience. Windows and Linux users please substitute control/ctrl for ⌘, and alt for ⌥ in the instructions below.

General

Function	Mac	Windows/Linux
Save	⌘ S	ctrl S
Return to Summary	⌘ ⇧ H	ctrl ⇧ H
Find	⌘ F	ctrl F
Advanced Find	⌘ ⇧ F	ctrl ⇧ F
Hide/Restore Side Bar	⌘ ⇧ S	ctrl ⇧ S
Close Current Window	⌘ W	ctrl W

Date Fields

Function	Shortcut
Advance or “spin” the date forward	+ or **=
“spin” the date backward	- or _
Select the current date	t
Select the first day in the month	m
Select the last day in the month	h
Select the first day in the year	y
Select the last day in the year	r

The jump-to-date shortcuts are easy to remember as the first and last letter in the words: Today, MontH and YeaR.

Check Number Fields

Function	Shortcut
“spin” the check number up	+ or =
“spin” the check number down	- or _

Pressing the + or = keys in an empty check number field automatically calculates the next check number based on past transactions in that account.

Transaction Register

Function	Mac	Windows/Linux
Begin entry of a new transaction	⌘ N	ctrl N
Delete the currently selected transaction	⌘ Backspace	ctrl Backspace
While editing a transaction will bring up the split editor	⌘ L	ctrl L
To exit the split editor	⌘ W	ctrl W
Select all transactions in the register	⌘ A	ctrl A
Show a pop-up menu of available actions	ctrl-Click/Right-Click
Add a new line for a Split transaction	⌘ N	ctrl N
Mark the selected transaction(s) as cleared	⌘ ⌥ C	ctrl ⌥ C
Mark the selected transaction(s) as uncleared	⌘ ⌥ U	ctrl ⌥ U
Mark the selected transaction(s) as reconciling	⌘ ⌥ R	ctrl ⌥ R
Scroll to the current date	⌘ T	ctrl T
Open the "other side" of the selected transaction in a new register	⌘ [	ctrl [
If a downloaded and not-yet-confirmed transaction is selected, confirm the transaction using the default option	⌘ Return	ctrl Return

Reconciling

Function	Mac	Windows/Linux
Open the Reconcile window for the current account	⌘ B	ctrl B

Amount and Rate Fields

You can enter math expressions ( "(200 + 86) * 0.25" for example) in any numeric field and Moneydance will calculate the answer.

Entering a value followed by a three digit currency ID (USD, GBP, EUR, etc) will automatically convert the entered amount from the given currency to the native currency of the field.

Section:: Navigating Moneydance
Last Updated:: 08 Sep, 2023 01:56 PM

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