Tally Screen - Tally Online Computer Course Notes and Tally Practical Questions

Submitted By Stellar Computer Education Center, Kodakara, Thrissur, Kerala on 22 August 2020

Tally Screen

Tally Screen is divided into 4 parts. These are

Title Area
Gateway of Tally
Calculator area
Button bar

Title Area

This area displays:

Tally logo in the centre
Version Number and Release details on the top-left side
Product type (Tally Gold, Tally Silver, etc) on the top-right side
Tally Serial Number on the top-right side (taken directly from the TallyLock connected to the parallel port of the system)
System time (the time configured in the computer) on the top-right side

The Main Area (Gateway of Tally)

This area is broadly separated into two sections, namely, the left-hand side and the right-hand side. The left-hand side of the Main Area gives information of Current Period, Current Date and List of Selected Companies. The right hand side of the Main Area displays the Company Information Menu (to select your instructions to Tally) > Create a Company, Backup a Company or Restore a Company

Calculator Area

Using [Ctrl+N] you can access the Calculator You can specify any mathematical formula and get your answers immediately! Using [Ctrl+M] you can off the Calculator .

Button Bar

Tally has different buttons to access a variety of information which vary from screen to screen. On this screen, Tally displays the buttons (keys):

Help (Alt + H)
Web Browser (Alt + W)
F1: Select Cmp
F12:Configure

To access the configuration settings to manage the information put into Tally. Here, access the General Configuration to set country specific defaults. Use it before creating a company

Country Specific Configuration

Gateway of Tally > F12:Configure > General
The options available are, Country Details, Style of Names, Style of Dates, Configuration of Numbers and Other Options.