QBO and Chrome Tips & Tricks - Part 1

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Did you know there are more than 50 Chrome shortcuts that can be used while working in QuickBooks Online? Do you know on average these shortcuts can improve your speed by 20%? This article is designed to help you move faster and with less mouse clicks while working in QuickBooks Online, it also assumes and suggests you are using Chrome as your QuickBooks Online Browser.

Murph said it best, “Not all browsers are the same, they have differences that in some cases maximize performance of a specific web-based application. The online version of QuickBooks is able to tell which browser version you are using and configures itself accordingly. Most users report that they have fewer problems and better performance with Google Chrome.”

5 QBO + Chrome shortcuts  

  1. Drop and Drag  (Control + Link)
  2. Bookmarks
  3. Go back to prior page  (Alt + back arrow)
  4. Go back to a prior field  (Shift + Tab)
  5. Reopen the last closed tab and jump to it (Ctrl + Shift + t)

Let’s walk through how to use each short cut:

(1) Drag and drop links or selected text to open in new tab. Select text, then drag and drop into browser. This work best from the QBO Navigation Bar, from QuickCreate and from the Company Gear Icon

Drag and Drop from Navigation Bar

Drop and Drag from QuickCreate

Drag and Drop from Company Gear Icon

(2) Create Bookmarks to save favorite pages. Click the star on the right top of the browser bar to create bookmarks. To show bookmarks on the browser bar click the three dots, select bookmarks, then choose show bookmark bar.

Create Bookmarks

(3) Go back to prior page (Alt + back arrow). This is great to use instead of the back arrow and will open the page in the same tab you were previously using. A super shortcut while looking at reports and deep diving into detail but also want to easily return the report.

Go Back to Prior Page 'shortcut'

(4) Go back to a prior field (Shift + Tab). When you need to take one step back in the transaction you are working on.

Go Back to Prior Field 'shortcut'

The perfect shortcut for going back into a prior field when using transactions (as shown below).

(5) Reopen the last closed tab (Ctrl + Shift + t). Ever wish you hadn’t closed the previous tab? If so, then this 'tip' is for you!

Reopen the last closed tab 'shortcut'

I use this shortcut (as shown below) all the time when I close a browser tab before I’m really finished with it and don’t want to search for it again.

I will be giving you more of these tips in future articles, but you need to make sure that you are using the most recent version of Chrome.

To update Google Chrome:

  1. On your computer, Open Chrome
  2. At the top right corner click the three dots then scroll down the list to Help
  3. Click About Chrome and the update will launch or you will get a notice saying you are using the most current version of chrome
  4. If you did need an update you will be asked to Relaunch Chrome

If you are not currently using Chrome as your QBO browser, here is the direct link to install Chrome.

And here is the link to read Murph’s article about "which browser to use, and why and how to clear your cache and cookies".