Coming from Tally

Same keys, same mental model, different app. Here’s the map.

Keyboard map

The function-key vocabulary carries over exactly — twenty years of muscle memory still works. A few keys are new.

Key	Action
`F4`	Contra voucher
`F5`	Payment voucher
`F6`	Receipt voucher
`F7`	Journal voucher
`F8`	Sales voucher
`F9`	Purchase voucher
`Ctrl/Alt+F8`	Credit note
`Ctrl/Alt+F9`	Debit note
`Esc`	Back out of the current screen
`↑` `↓` `↵`	Move through any list, drill into the selected row
`⌘K`	Global search — jump to any ledger, voucher, or command by name (new in Total)
`⌘↵`	Save the current voucher

Tally’s vocabulary maps onto Total almost one to one:

Tally	Total
Groups	Groups — same chart-of-accounts hierarchy
Ledgers	Ledgers
Voucher types	Voucher types
Godowns	Locations
Cost centres	Cost centres
Bill-wise details	Bill allocations, on the outstandings report

Total imports Tally’s XML export directly. From Tally:

Then, in Total:

Open Company details → Import from Tally
Pick the exported file
Review the preview counts (ledgers, groups, stock items, vouchers found)
Apply the import
Compare the Trial Balance Total now shows against Tally’s — it should match to the paise

Cost centres and bill references in the Tally XML are skipped on import — re-enter these in Total.
Multi-currency amounts import as INR; re-tag foreign-currency vouchers after import if you need them.