You can now use the new Indian Rupee symbol introduced by the Government of India in Tally.ERP 9. The new rupee symbol can be used base currency symbol or as foreign currency symbol (under multi currency scenario), for your existing as well as for new companies.
Conversion of Rupee Symbol for an Existing Company
Rupee Symbol as Base Currency Symbol
In the
Company Creation screen,
the Rupee symbol (
) is set as Base Currency Symbol the select company screen after loading will prompt you with a message to
convert the
Base Currency Symbol (E.g. Rs.) to the
New Currency Symbol (), as shown:
Note: The font used for Rupee symbol (
) in Tally.ERP 9 Help is Rupee Foradian.
The Company Alteration screen is updated with the new Base Currency Symbol as shown:
Note: Tally.ERP 9 checks for the country selected in the
Statutory compliance for field under
Mailing & Contact Details in the
Company Creation/Alterationscreen. In case
India is selected, Tally.ERP 9 prompts you to convert base currency symbol to
new currency symbol (
), irrespective of any currency symbol being used in
base currency and name in the
formal name of currency.
In case you do not want to convert your Base Currency to New Currency symbol while loading the existing company in Tally.ERP 9 Release 3.0 for the first time, click No or press N to the conversion prompt message.
Note: To convert to New Indian Currency symbol later, go to Company Alteration or Currency Alteration screen (Gateway of Tally > Accounts Info > Currencies > Alter) and press Ctrl + 4 to type the new currency symbol at the Base Currency Symbol field and save the settings.
In case Rupee Symbol (Rs.) is used as Foreign Currency (under Multi Currency)
When you load your existing company using
Tally.ERP 9 Series A Release 3.0 for the
first time, having one of the foreign currency symbols as
Rs., or/and formal name containing
Indian Rupees/INR/IND Rupees, etc., the select company screen while loading will prompt you with a message to
convert the
Foreign Currency (E.g. Rs.) to the
New currency (
)symbol, as shown:
In case you do
not want to convert your
Foreign Currency (created for India) to
New Currency Symbol () while loading the existing company in
Tally.ERP 9 Release 3.0 for the
first time, click
No or press
N to the conversion prompt message.
Note: To convert to New Indian Currency symbol later, go to Currency Alteration (Gateway of Tally > Accounts Info > Currencies > Alter) screen and press Ctrl + 4 to type the new currency symbol at the Symbol field and save the settings.
New Rupee Symbol for Newly Created Companies
When a
new company is created in Tally.ERP 9 Release 3.0, the
Base Currency Symbol will automatically display the
New Indian Currency Symbol (), as
India is by default set in
Statutory compliance for field under
Mailing & Contact Details in the
Company Creation screen.
Note: In case you do not want to use the New Indian Currency Symbol while creating the company, you may type the required symbol under Base Currency Symbolfield.
To convert to New Indian Currency symbol later, go to Company Alteration or Currency Alteration screen (Gateway of Tally > Accounts Info > Currencies > Alter) and press Ctrl+4 to type the new currency symbol at the Base Currency Symbol field and save the settings.
What do I do if New Rupee Symbol () does not appear in Tally.ERP 9?
Tally.ERP 9 Release 3.0 in 98/ME Operating Systems: Tally.ERP 9 Release 3.0 will display a box symbol (□) if your computer has Windows 98 or ME Edition as operating system. You will not be able to use the New Indian Rupee symbol as the above mentioned operating systems do not support UNICODE.
