The keyboard is used to edit the value of the active field. The field that you wish to edit must be active before it can be edited. For more on editing field values click here.
Navigation between fields on the open form-page can be done using the keyboard. For more information click here.
The program supports use of the keyboard as an alternative to using menus and buttons for some common commands.
Useful keys, and key combinations, in the program:
The F1 key will open the help topic for the active menu item, or dialog.
The F6 key will switch activation between the Form Page Editor pane and the Table of Contents pane. This is useful when you want to activate the Form Page Editor without click in it. When a case file is first opened the Table of Contents pane is usually active, so if you want to begin editing the open form-page you must press F6 to activate the Form Page Editor pane. Note that you can always click in a pane to activate it.
The F7 key will zoom in on the open page as if the Zoom In button were pressed.
The F8 key will zoom out on the open page as if the Zoom Out button were pressed.
Page Down will move you to the next page in the case as if the Down button was pressed.
Page Up will move you to the next page in the case as if the Up button was pressed.
Ctrl + Tab will switch between the open case files. Note that this is only useful if more than one case file is open.
Ctrl + D will Drill Down from the active field to its source.
Ctrl + U will Drill Up from the active field to its target.
Ctrl + Z will Undo the edit action in the active field since it was activated.
Grid Cell Naviation:
Grid Row Cut & Paste operations:
Using key combinations:
Using the Control key. To enter a key combination like Ctrl + Tab you must press and hold the Control key and then press the second key, in this case the Tab key, just once. Then let up on the control key.
Using the Alt key: The Alt key works the same ways as the control key. Press and hold it, then press the second key with a single strike. So for the key combination Alt + S you want to press and hold the Alt key and then press the S key once. Do not hold down the S key. Then let up on the Alt key.
Using the Shift key in a key combination is the same as using either of the Alt or the Control keys.
When using a key combination two mode keys, like with Shift and Ctrl, press and hold both the Shift and Ctrl keys before hitting the action key. So for key combination Ctrl + Shift + V press and hold the Ctrl key, then press and hold the Shift key, then press the V key once. Then let up on the Control and Shift keys.
Using the Alt key to access menus:
The Alt key can be used to access menus and select items.
Press and the Alt key and then press the underlined letter of the menu that you want to open. That menu will drop down. From here you can just press the letter of the menu item that you want to execute.
Example: A quick way to close a file is to use Alt+F and then press C. This will open the
This is how a power user avoids using the mouse to access menu items.
Note that once you have pressed the Alt key you are in selection mode. You must either complete the selecting by selecting a menu item, or you must press the Escape key to exit this mode.