Accelerator Key Summary

The following table summarizes the accelerator keys available in the system:

Accelerator Key Function
Alt+B Returns to the previous page on which you were working. This is the equivalent of clicking the Back button.
Ctrl+Alt+C Clears the currently displayed object from the page. This is the equivalent of clicking the Clear link.
Ctrl+Alt+D Creates a duplicate of the object being displayed. Equivalent to clicking the Duplicate link.
Alt+G Returns to the original page that was displayed when the Back button was clicked. Equivalent to clicking the Forward button.
Ctrl+Alt+H Opens a dropdown list of recently-visited pages, the equivalent of clicking the History link.
Alt+J Minimizes the dashboard.
Alt+K Transfers you to To Do Entry - Main for the current item in the To Do list. Pressing Alt+K while on this page takes you to the first To Do entry on the list.
Ctrl+Alt+M Presents a list of menu choices. Equivalent to clicking the Menu link.
Alt+N Displays the next entry in the search results. Equivalent to clicking Next Item.
Ctrl+Alt+P Opens your User Preferences page. Equivalent to clicking the Preferences link.
Alt+P Displays the previous entry in the search results. Equivalent to clicking Previous Item.
Alt+R Refreshes the page with the last saved version of the object being displayed in the page. Equivalent to clicking the Refresh link.
Alt+S Saves any changes that you've made on the database. Equivalent to clicking the Save link.
Alt+U Opens or closes the menu bar, depending on its current state.
Alt+X Opens the To Do Summary. Equivalent to clicking theTo Do List button.
Alt+Y Displays the previous item in the To Do list. Equivalent to clicking thePrevious To Do button.
Alt+Z Displays the next item in the To Do list. Equivalent to clicking the Next To Do button.
Alt+Insert Inserts a new row into an Editable Grid if the insertion point is in the grid. Equivalent to clicking the Insert link.
Alt+Delete Removes a row from an Editable Grid if the insertion point is in the grid. Equivalent to clicking the Delete link.
Alt+F1 Invokes online Help for the application. Equivalent to clicking the Help link.
Alt+1 through Alt+9 These keys are only applicable when a Notebook is open. The shortcuts open the tab page whose relative position corresponds with the shortcut number. For example, if you press Alt+3 on a page with multiple tabs, the third tab is displayed. If there are more than nine tabs on a page, you must use the mouse or F2/Shift+F2 to display a tab. Note that you cannot use the numeric keypad for these shortcuts.
Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+9 Invokes the favorite link whose relative position corresponds with the shortcut number. For example, if you press Ctrl+3, the transaction for your third "favorite link" is invoked. Note that you cannot use the numeric keypad for these shortcuts.
Ctrl+Shift+C If the current step in the Script area has a Continue button, this shortcut is equivalent to clicking Continue.
Ctrl+Shift+F If the Script area is open and you are working on a different area of the page, this key returns focus to the script area. Focus returns to either the first available input field or to a "default" button if no input field is available.
Ctrl+Shift+S Opens the business process assistant, where you can select a script that walks you through a business process.
Ctrl+Shift+X If the Script area is open, equivalent to clicking the Close button in the script area.
Ctrl+Shift+1 through Ctrl+Shift+9 Invokes the favorite script whose relative position corresponds with the shortcut number. For example, pressing Ctrl+Shift+2 selects the second of your "favorite scripts". The numeric keypad cannot be used for these shortcuts.
Alt+left arrow Populates an scroll area with the previous entry. Equivalent to clicking the scroll control .
Alt+right arrow Populates an scroll area with the next entry. Equivalent to clicking the scroll control
Enter when in a field with an adjacent Go Look button Invokes the search. Equivalent to clicking the Go Look button.
Enter when in a field with an adjacent Search button Invokes the search. Equivalent to clicking the Search button.
Enter when a row in a search result grid is highlighted Selects the item and closes the search. Note that after selecting an item from the search results, you can press Alt+N or Alt+P to scroll up or down through other items in the result grid without returning to the search results.
Enter when a menu item is highlighted Selects the menu item.
Enter when the insertion point is within a tree node

Equivalent to clicking on the item in the tree:

  • If the insertion point is on a node image, the node is either expanded or collapsed, dependant on its current state.
  • If the insertion point is on a context menu, the context menu is opened and normal menu processing applies.
  • If the insertion point is on a "link" element, normal navigation processing occurs.
Tab when a row in a search result is highlighted Highlights the next row.
Space when the insertion point is on a button Equivalent to pressing the button.
Space when the insertion point is in a date/time field opens the date/time selection window.
Space when the insertion point is in a check box Toggles the check box between checked and unchecked.
Page Up while in a list grid Scrolls the contents of the list grid up approximately one page.
Page Down while in a list grid Scrolls the contents of the list grid down approximately one page.
up/down Arrow when in a dropdown list Moves to the next or previous value in the list. You can also press a letter key to locate the next value starting with that letter.
up/down Arrow keys when in search results Highlights the next/previous row in search results.
up/down/left/right Arrow when using a menu Highlights other menu items.
F2 Opens the next tab page when a Notebook is open.
Shift+F2 Opens the previous tab page when a Notebook is open.