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Keystrokes Table (alphabetical)

Action Keystroke Menu Bar Right Click Tool
Bar
Explanation
Beginning of Line home       Moves cursor to beginning of field line
Cancel Query control q Query > Cancel RightClick-Exit Cancels a query
Clear Field/Item control u Field > Clear     Clears current field
Clear Form
(see Rollback)
shift F7 File > Rollback RightClick-Rollback Returns cursor to key block/top of form
Clear Record shift F4 Record > Clear     Clears record
Commit (see Save) F10 File > Save   RightClick-Save Saves (or commits) data
Count Query Hits shift F2 Query > Count Hits     Counts number of records
Delete Backwards backspace       Deletes characters to the left of the cursor
Delete Character delete       Deletes characters to the right of the cursor
Delete Record
(see Remove Record)
shift F6 Record > Remove   Removes (deletes) record
Direct Access F5 File > Direct Access     Displays "Go to..." field above existing form, permits direct form entry instead of having to exit from current form
Duplicate Field/Item F3 Field > Duplicate     Creates duplicate of previous record
Duplicate Record F4 Record > Duplicate     Creates duplicate of previous record
Dynamic Help   Help > Dynamic Help Query     Provides help and explanations at the field, block and screen levels
End of Line end       Moves cursor to end of field line
Enter enter or return       (Some keyboards have a return key rather than an enter key)
Enter Query F7 Query > Enter   Begins a query (or search)
Execute Query F8 Query > Execute   Executes a query (or search)
Exit Menu Bar esc       Exits the menu bar, when using keystrokes to navigate the menu bar
Exit with Value/Select shift F3 File > Select   Exits a validation table with data/value
Exit/Cancel/
Exit without Value
control q File > Exit  RightClick-Exit Exits a form, ends a query
Insert Record F6 Record > Insert   Inserts a new blank record
List of Values (LOV) F9 Help > List     Displays the validation table for a particular field
Menu Bar PC: Alt (plus first letter of menu)
 
Mac: Option-f to File, then tab/shift tab to navigate to each menu heading, arrow down/up to navigate through menu dropdown list
      Opens a menu on the menu bar. Use up and down arrow keys to navigate within the menu; left and right arrow keys to move to other menus. Type <enter> to select a command, or <esc> to exit menu bar.
See Navigation: Menu Bar for Alt Key navigation details.
Next Block control pagedown Block > Next   Moves cursor to next window or block
Next Field/Item tab Field > Next     Moves cursor to next field
Next Record downarrow Record > Next   Shows the next record
Next Set of Records   Query > Fetch Next Set     Shows the next set of records from a list that scrolls beyond the screen
Previous Block control page up Block > Previous   Moves cursor to previous block
Previous Field/Item shift tab Field > Previous     Moves cursor to previous field
Previous Record uparrow Record > Previous   Shows previous record
Print shift F8 File > Print   Prints current screen

Remove Record
(see Delete Record)

shift F6 Record > Remove   Removes (deletes) record
Rollback/Clear Form
(see Clear Form)
shift F7 File > Rollback RightClick-Rollback Returns cursor to key block/top of form
Save/Commit F10 File > Save   RightClick-Save Saves (or commits) data
Scroll Down downarrow Record > Scroll Down     Scrolls down
Scroll Left leftarrow       Scrolls left
Scroll Right rightarrow       Scrolls right
Scroll Up uparrow Record > Scroll Up     Scrolls up
Select Pull-Down List arrow up or down, enter       Selects item from pull-down list
Select Radio Groups arrow left or right       Selects item from radio group
Select (see Exit with Value) shift F3 File > Select   Exits a validation table with data/value
Show Function Keys control F1 Help > Show Keys     Shows a list of available keystrokes
Toggle Check Boxes space bar       Toggles check box on/off
Wildcards % and _       Wildcard value