Displaying Multiple Ledgers
Go to Gateway of Tally > Accounts Info. > Ledgers > Display (under Multiple Ledgers)
Select All Items from the List of Groups to view the details of all the Ledgers in Tally. If you want to view the details of all the Ledgers created under a Group select the Group from the List of Groups. The Multiple Ledger Display screen is displayed.
Altering Ledgers in Multiple Mode
Go to Gateway of Tally > Accounts Info. > Ledgers > Alter (under Multiple Ledgers)
Select any Group or All Items from the List of Groups. The Multi Ledger Alteration screen is displayed. Make the necessary changes and Accept Yes to save.
Note: You are not allowed to delete a ledger from this mode. Select single alter mode to delete.
Explanation on Buttons
F3:Company: To work with a different company. In the creation mode, you can create cost categories in the other company. In alter mode, you can copy the information by accepting the screen (<enter> or <Ctrl>+<A>). The old company's information remains. Not available in Display mode.
F3: New Cmp: To work on the same report of another company. Available only in display mode.
F4: Parent: To move the cursor to the field 'Under Group'
F4: New Parent: To bring up the list of Groups to select a new parent Group.
Zero Op Bal: To nullify (change to zero) all opening balances in this group.
F6: Skip names: For faster data entry when you do not need to the names of ledgers. The cursor will not go to that column. Toggle to 'Edit names'.
F7:Skip Parent: For faster data entry when you do not need to alter the parent Group. The cursor will not go to the column 'Under'. Toggle to 'Edit Parent'.
F8:Skip Details: The cursor will not go to the columns Opening Balance and Dr/Cr. Toggle to 'Edit Details'.
F9:Show Closing: Closing Balances replace Opening Balances. This is available only in alter mode. Closing balance is not alterable and the cursor skips the field.
F10:Chg Sort: To display a column of sorting position indices. Toggle to 'Skip Sort'. You may change display positions of ledger accounts under the group. (refer to the discussion on the subject in Advanced Usage).
Groups, Ledgers, Cost Categories, Cost Centres: To enable you to switch to these areas without having to quit from the current screen.