I love showing clients this trick; sometimes even longtime QuickBooks users don’t know its there. In both QB for Mac and QB for Windows, if you are in any number field, you can turn that field into a mini-calculator, simply by using one of the math function symbols: – +/* Simply enter the first amount that you want to use to calculate, enter the function symbol, and QB will create a little pop-up window for you to enter the next amount, as per the window below:
In this example I’ve used the – key to subtract from the first amount.
Once you hit Enter, the field will be populated with the calculated amount. You can even add or subtract a column of numbers, if you want to.
Much faster than pulling out the calculator!