Xero Tips – Date Entry Shortcuts
Did you know that you can use shortcuts to enter dates in Xero?
Date shortcuts can be used when entering sales invoices, bills, journals and other transactions in Xero; including due date shortcuts when entering invoices and bills.
Today’s date and future date entry shortcuts
| Shortcut | Shortcut key(s) | Date fields | Due date fields | Examples |
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| Today’s date | Tab t |
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| Tomorrow’s date | tom | |
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| Day in the next week | next [day] | |
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If today is Monday, using shortcut: next fri enters the date of the next Friday |
| Next week (7 days from today) | next w | |
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| Next month (today’s date, next month) | next m | |
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| Next year (today’s date, next year) | next y | |
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| Any month after today’s date (today’s date, for that month) | next [month] | |
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If today is 20 October 2018, using shortcut: next sep enters 20 September 2019 |
| Date in current month | [number] | |
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Enter 21 for 21st of current month |
| Date in a month | [number]/[month] [number]-[month] [month]/[number] [month]-[number] |
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Enter 1/oct or oct/1 for 1 October Enter 1-oct or oct-1 for 1 October |
| First of any month in any year | [month]/[year] [month]-[year] |
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Enter July/2018 or July-2018 for 1 July 2018 |
| A date next month | *[number] | |
If today is 20 October 2018, using shortcut: *12 enters 12 November 2018 | |
| Days after today’s date Days after the invoice or bill date |
+[number] +[number]d |
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In the date field, enter +2 or +2d for 2 days after today’s date In the due date field, enter +2or +2d for 2 days after the invoice or bill date |
| Weeks after today’s date Weeks after the invoice or bill date |
+[number]w | |
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| Months after today’s date Months after the invoice or bill date |
+[number]m | |
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In the date field, enter +1m for 1 month after today’s date In the due date field, enter +1m for 1 month after the invoice or bill date |
| Years after today’s date Years after the invoice or bill date |
+[number]y | |
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Past date entry shortcuts
| Shortcut | Shortcut key(s) | Date fields | Due date fields | Examples |
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| Yesterday’s date | yes | |
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Enter yes for yesterday’s date |
| Last week (7 days ago) | last w | |
Enter last w for 7 days before today’s date | |
| Last month (same date, previous month) | last m | |
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| Last year (same date, last year) | last y past y |
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| Day in the last or past week | last [day] past [day] |
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If today is Monday, using shortcut: last fri enters the date of last Friday If today is Monday, using shortcut: past fri enters the date of last Friday |
| Day in the last or past month | last [month] past [month] |
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| Date in current month | [number] | |
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Enter 21 for 21st of current month |
| Date in a month | [number]/[month] [number]-[month] [month]/[number] [month]-[number] |
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Enter 1/oct or oct/1 for 1 October Enter 1-oct or oct-1 for 1 October |
| First of any month in any year | [month]/[year] [month]-[year] |
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Enter July/2018 or July-2018 for 1 July 2018 |
| Days before today’s date | -[number] -[number]d |
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Enter -2 for 2 days before today’s date Enter -2d for 2 days before today’s date |
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| Weeks before today’s date | -[number]w | |
Enter -1w for 1 week before today’s date | |
| Months before today’s date | -[number]m | |
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| Years before today’s date | -[number]y | |
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