Accelerator Key Summary

The following table summarizes the keyboard shortcuts (hot keys) available in the system:

Note: It is possible that some of the following system accelerator keys may duplicate shortcuts, or hot keys, that are predefined within your browser. If this is the case, the browser’s functionality commonly takes precedence.
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 button.
Ctrl+Alt+D Creates a duplicate of the object being displayed. Equivalent to clicking the Duplicate button.
Alt+G Returns to the most recent 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 button.
Alt+J Minimizes the dashboard. It also expands the dashboard, if it was minimized.
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.
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 menu item.
Alt+P Displays the previous entry in the search results. Equivalent to clicking Previous Item .
Ctrl+Alt+Q Opens the business process assistant, where you can select a script that walks you through a business process.
Alt+R Refreshes the page with the last saved version of the object being displayed in the page. Equivalent to clicking the Refresh button.
Alt+S Saves any changes that you've made on the database. Equivalent to clicking the Save button.
Alt+X Opens the To Do Summary.
Alt+Y Displays the previous item in the To Do list. Equivalent to clicking the Previous To Do button in the Current To Do zone.
Alt+Z Displays the next item in the To Do list. Equivalent to clicking the Next To Do button in the Current To Do zone.
Alt+Insert Inserts a new row into an Editable Grid if the insertion point is in the grid. Equivalent to clicking the Insert button.
Alt+Delete Removes a row from an Editable Grid if the insertion point is in the grid. Equivalent to clicking the Delete button.
Alt+F1 Invokes online Help for the application. Equivalent to clicking the Help button.
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 left scroll control.
Alt+right arrow Populates an scroll area with the next entry. Equivalent to clicking the scroll control right scroll control.
Enter when in a field with an adjacent Go Look button Invokes the search. Equivalent to clicking the Search 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.