You’re working in QuickBooks and entering information into an invoice, when in your attempt to move from one field to the next, you innocently tap the Enter key, expecting to move to the next blank field.

But wait, the screen has completely disappeared – certainly not the behavior you expected!

Why does that happen?

Unlike Microsoft Word and other programs where tapping the “Enter” key is how you move from place to place, QuickBooks has to be “told” to recognize the Enter key so that it can properly move you from field to field without messing things up.

Here is how to get that done

• Click Edit

• Click Preferences

• Click General and look for the option that says “Pressing Enter moves between fields”

• Check it

• Click OK

You will no longer have any more worries about accidentally closing a screen in QuickBooks.

We’re not sure why this setting is not turned on by default in QuickBooks.
The information in this QuickBooks Tip is provided by QuickBooks expert Scott Gregory.