For users who prefer the keyboard to the mouse, CustomBooks™ provides keyboard shortcuts for working with fields, lists, trees, text fields, common actions, and system-wide functions. The shortcuts below are grouped by where they are used, with Mac-specific shortcuts called out separately where applicable.
Keyboard Shortcuts for Fields
PC
| Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
Switch to the next form item/execute default button action
|
Enter
|
Execute default button action
|
Ctrl + Enter
|
Switch to the next form item
|
Tab
|
Switch to the previous form item
|
Shift + Tab
|
Navigate within a group of controls
|
Up, Down, Left, Right
|
Close active pop-up window
|
Esc
|
Mac
| Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
Switch to the next form item/execute default button action
|
Enter
|
Execute default button action
|
Command + Enter
|
Switch to the next form item
|
Tab
|
Switch to the previous form item
|
Shift + Tab
|
Navigate within a group of controls
|
Up, Down, Left, Right
|
Close active pop-up window
|
Esc
|
System-Wide Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
Open Help
|
F1
|
Open Search help
|
Alt + F1
|
Get link
|
Ctrl + F11
|
Go to link
|
Shift + F11
|
Add to Favorites
|
Ctrl + D
|
Open Favorites
|
Ctrl + Shift + B
|
Open History
|
Ctrl + Shift + H
|
Open Calculator
|
Ctrl + F2
|
Open / Close Service messages
|
Ctrl + Shift + Z
|
Keyboard Shortcuts for List View
Use these shortcuts to move through cells, pages, lines, and groups in list views.
| Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
Move from cell to cell
|
Up, Down, Left, Right
|
Move to the next filled or empty cell
|
Ctrl + (Up, Down, Left, Right)
|
Scroll up one page
|
PgUp
|
Scroll down one page
|
PgDn
|
Go to the beginning of the line
|
Home
|
Go to the end of the line
|
End
|
Go to the beginning of the text
|
Ctrl + Home
|
Go to the end of the text
|
Ctrl + End
|
Expand group
|
Ctrl + Num+
|
Collapse group
|
Ctrl + Num-
|
Expand groups and all subordinate
|
Ctrl + Alt + Num+
|
Collapse groups and all subordinate
|
Ctrl + Alt + Num-
|
Additional Mac Shortcuts for Navigating Lists
| Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
| Navigate to the end of a list |
Fn + Ctrl + Right Arrow |
| Navigate to the beginning of a list |
Fn + Ctrl + Left Arrow |
| Navigate a page up |
Fn + Up Arrow |
| Navigate a page down |
Fn + Down Arrow |
Working with Trees - Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
Open
|
F2
|
Refresh
|
F5
|
Copy
|
F9
|
New Folder
|
Ctrl + F9
|
Delete Row
|
Shift + Del
|
Move item to another folder
|
Ctrl + Shift + M
|
Go down one level and expand folder
|
Ctrl + Down
|
Go up one level (to parent)
|
Ctrl + Up
|
Finish editing
|
Shift + F2
|
Find in list
|
Ctrl + F
|
Cancel search in list
|
Ctrl + Q
|
Expand tree node
|
Shift + Alt + Num+
|
Collapse tree node
|
Shift + Alt + Num-
|
Expand tree node and all subordinates
|
Num*
Ctrl + Alt + Num+
|
Collapse tree node and all subordinates
|
Ctrl + Alt + Num-
|
Expand all tree nodes (can be executed at any location of a tree)
|
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Num+
|
Collapse all tree nodes (can be executed at any location of a tree)
|
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Num-
|
Toggle checkbox
|
Space
|
Select all lines (multiple selection is allowed)
|
Ctrl + A
|
|
Select all lines from the current one up to the first line in the list
(multiple selection is enabled)
|
Shift + Home
|
|
Select all lines from the current one down to the last line in the list
(multiple selection is enabled)
|
Shift + End
|
Text Field Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
Toggle insert/replace mode
|
Ins
|
Select button
|
F4
|
Open button
|
Ctrl + Shift + F4
|
Clear field
|
Shift + F4
|
Select current word
|
Ctrl + W
|
Delete character to the left of the cursor
|
BackSpace
|
Delete character to the right of the cursor
|
Del
|
Delete word to the left of the cursor
|
Ctrl + BackSpace
|
Delete word to the right of the cursor
|
Ctrl + Del
|
Go to the beginning of the line
|
Home
|
Go to the end of the line
|
End
|
Keyboard Shortcuts - Common Actions
PC
| Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
Remove
|
Del
|
Add
|
Ins
|
Save the active document
|
Ctrl + S
|
Print the active document
|
Ctrl + P
|
Print using the current printer
|
Ctrl + Shift + P
|
Copy to clipboard
|
Ctrl + C
Ctrl + Ins
|
Cut to clipboard
|
Ctrl + X
Shift + Del
|
Paste from clipboard
|
Ctrl + V
Shift + Ins
|
Copy to clipboard as a number
|
Shift + Num*
|
Add to clipboard
|
Shift + Num+
|
Subtract from clipboard
|
Shift + Num-
|
Select all
|
Ctrl + A
|
Undo the last action
|
Ctrl + Z
Alt + BackSpace
|
Redo the undone action
|
Ctrl + Y
Shift + Alt + BackSpace
|
Find
|
Ctrl + F
|
Find next
|
F3
|
Find previous
|
Shift + F3
|
Replace
|
Ctrl + H
|
Expand (tree node, spreadsheet group)
|
Shift + Alt + Num+
|
Collapse (tree node, spreadsheet group)
|
Shift + Alt + Num-
|
|
Expand
(nodes, groups, can be executed at any location of a tree)
|
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Num+
|
|
Collapse
(nodes, groups,can be executed at any location of a tree)
|
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Num-
|
Go to the next page
|
Ctrl + PgDn
Ctrl + Alt + F
|
Go to the previous page
|
Ctrl + PgUp
Ctrl + Alt + B
|
Go to the previous web page / help topic
|
Alt + Left
|
Go to the next web page / help topic
|
Alt + Right
|
Mac
| Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
Remove
|
Del
|
Print the active document
|
Command + P
|
Copy to clipboard
|
Command + C
|
Cut to clipboard
|
Command + X
|
Paste from clipboard
|
Command + V
|
Undo the last action
|
Command + Z
|
Redo the undone action
|
Command + Y
|
Find
|
Command + F
|
Find next
|
Command + G
|
Find previous
|
Shift + Command + G
|
Expand (tree node, spreadsheet group)
|
Shift + Alt + Num+
|
Collapse (tree node, spreadsheet group)
|
Shift + Alt + Num-
|
|
Expand
(nodes, groups, can be executed at any location of a tree)
|
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Num+
|
|
Collapse
(nodes, groups,can be executed at any location of a tree)
|
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Num-
|
Go to the next page
|
Ctrl + PgDn
Ctrl + Alt + F
|
Go to the previous page
|
Ctrl + PgUp
Ctrl + Alt + B
|
Go to the previous web page / help topic
|
Alt + Left
|
Go to the next web page / help topic
|
Alt + Right
|
Frequently Asked Questions
Are there keyboard shortcuts for navigating lists on a Mac?
Yes. Use Fn + Ctrl + Right Arrow to go to the end of a list, Fn + Ctrl + Left Arrow to go to the beginning, Fn + Up Arrow to move a page up, and Fn + Down Arrow to move a page down.
What shortcut opens Help?
Use F1 to open Help. Use Alt + F1 to open Search help.
Use Tab to move to the next form item and Shift + Tab to move to the previous form item. Enter can also switch to the next form item or execute the default button action.