Using Keyboard Shortcuts

Working in a browser-based environment can often be mouse intensive. However, PeopleSoft applications offer keyboard navigation alternatives to using a mouse. To view a printable list of all keyboard shortcuts while using a PeopleSoft application, press Alt + K (Ctrl + K on a Mac).The key sequences displayed are appropriate for the browser that you are currently signed on with. If you sign on with a different browser (for example, Safari instead of Firefox), then different key sequences may apply.

Note:

Certain PeopleSoft hot keys do not work as expected on alternate, non-U.S. keyboard layouts. For example, Alt + ', Alt + \, and Alt + / do not produce the expected results on the AZERTY keyboard. This occurs because some keys on non-U.S. keyboards produce different key codes than the same key on a U.S. keyboard (also known as a QWERTY keyboard).

See Global Technology: PeopleSoft Hot Keys Do Not Function As Expected on a non-U.S. Keyboard for a solution to this problem.

The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts available in a PeopleSoft system. The key sequences can differ depending on the desktop operating system and sometimes the browser. Some shortcuts are designated as valid in a classic context only while others are designated as valid in a fluid context only. In addition, when a second or third shortcut is listed, it is alternative to the primary shortcut, which may not work in all circumstances.

Shortcut (Windows) Shortcut (macOS) Result Classic Fluid

  • Alt + 1

  • Alt + Shift + 1 (fluid, Firefox only)

  • Ctrl + Shift + 1 (classic)

  • Ctrl + Alt + 1 (fluid)

For classic components, executes a specific button depending on the page type:

  • When the toolbar is present at the bottom of a standard page, invokes the Save button.

  • On a secondary page, invokes the OK button.

  • On a component search page, invokes the Search or Add button.

  • On a prompt page, invokes the Search (or Lookup) button.

For fluid components, executes a specific button depending on the page type:

  • On a standard page, invokes the Save button if the button was generated by PeopleTools.

  • In a modal window, invokes the Done button in the header of the modal window.

  • On a component search page, invokes the Search button.

  • On a prompt page, invokes the Search button.

Y

Y

Alt + 2

Ctrl + Shift + 2

Returns to the search page from a transaction page.

Y

N

Alt + 3

Ctrl + Shift + 3

Views the next row in the list when the Next in List button is active.

Y

N

Alt + 4

Ctrl + Shift + 4

Views the previous row in the list when the Previous in List button is active.

Y

N

Alt + 5

Ctrl + Shift + 5

Executes an action depending on the context:

  • Opens the lookup page from a prompt field.

  • Opens the calendar prompt from a date field.

Y

Y

Alt + 6

Ctrl + Shift + 6

Opens a pop-up window to show other links or activates the link when there is only one link.

Y

N

Alt + 7

Ctrl + Shift + 7

Inserts a row in a grid or scroll area.

Y

Y

Alt + 8

Ctrl + Shift + 8

Deletes the current row in a grid or scroll area.

Y

Y

Alt + 9

Ctrl + Shift + 9

Takes you to the first link in the pagebar at the top of the page

Y

N

Alt + 0

Ctrl + Shift + 0

Refreshes the page by invoking the Refresh button on the toolbar.

Y

N

Alt + .

Ctrl + Shift + 0

Displays the next set of rows in a grid or scroll area.

Y

N

Alt + ,

Ctrl + Shift + ,

Displays the previous set of rows in a grid or scroll area.

Y

N

Alt + /

Ctrl + Shift + /

Finds data in a grid or scroll area when the cursor is within the grid or scroll area page control.

Y

Y

Alt + ‘

Ctrl + Shift + ‘

Views all rows of data in a grid, scroll area, or search page results list.

Y

N

Alt + \

Ctrl + Shift + \

Depending on the context, performs a different action:

  • On a standard page, takes you to the first button in the toolbar at the bottom of the page.

  • On a component search page, toggles between the Find an Existing Value and the Add a New Value tabs.

Y

N

Alt + ;

Ctrl + Shift + ;

Displays the related action's page field context menu.

Y

Y

  • Alt + J

  • Ctrl + J

  • Ctrl + Shift + J

  • Ctrl + Shift+ J

  • Ctrl + J

Displays the system information page if it is configured by an administrator to be displayed.

See Applications User’s Guide: Using the System Information Page.

Y

Y

  • Alt + K

  • Ctrl + Alt + K

Ctrl + K

Displays the keyboard shortcuts information page.

Y

Y

Ctrl + M

Ctrl + M

Activates drag mode for the selected object.

N

Y

Ctrl + Alt + M

Ctrl + Alt + M

Places (drops) an object that was moved in drag mode.

N

Y

Ctrl + Alt + P

Ctrl + Alt + P

  • When screen reader mode is not enabled, opens a mouse over pop-up page for a field (if configured for that field).

    Hit the Esc key to close this page.

  • When screen reader mode is enabled, you can continue to use the information (i) icon to open the pop-up page.

Y

N

Ctrl + Alt + S

Ctrl + Alt + S

Displays the Skip to Main Content link and sets focus on the link.

See Using the Skip to Main Content Link for more information.

Y

Y

Enter

Enter

In certain circumstances, the Enter key has been given these additional behaviors:

  • When a modal window is displayed, invokes the OK (or Done) button.

  • When a component search page is displayed, invokes the Search or Add button.

  • When a prompt page is displayed, invokes the Lookup (or Search) button.

Y

Y

Esc

Esc

Activates the Cancel button if it is displayed.

Y

Y