Tips and Tricks #5

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Using Keyboard Functions to Perform Tasks
By: Jim Gaffney

For some users that do not like using a mouse to perform tasks or just wish to keep their hands on the keyboard more often might like to know these simple keystroke combinations that perform various functions within the application.

Ctrl+Shift+F
Opens the pullout My Menu and places the cursor in the Search field. Closes the pullout My Menu.
Ctrl+Shift+Enter
In Lookup or Search QBE page activates the first blue link record.
Ctrl+Shift+N
Opens a New Record Wizard.
Ctrl+Shift+A
Performs “Apply” in any module.
Ctrl+Shift+S
Performs “Save” in any module.
Ctrl+Shift+D
Performs “Delete” in any module.
Ctrl+Shift+Q
Opens the Search QBE page from any module.
Ctrl+Shift+P
Go to Home Portal from any module
Ctrl+Shift+T
Opens the Attachment window in any module.
Ctrl+Shift+M
Opens the Email window in any module.
Ctrl+Shift+R
Opens the Report Container in any module.
Ctrl+Shift+E
Opens the Export Window in any module.
F2
Displays Lookup window.
Ctrl+Shift+F7
Launches the NetSpell Spell Checker.
Ctrl+Shift+Z
Activates Zoom mode button in a Maintenance module.
Ctrl+Shift+L
Activates List mode button in a Maintenance module.
Ctrl+Shift+LeftArrow
Displays the Previous page in Zoom mode.
Ctrl+Shift+RightArrow
Displays the Next page in Zoom mode.
Ctrl+Shift+UpArrow
Displays the Previous page on the Menu Tab.
Ctrl+Shift+DownArrow
Displays the Next page on the Menu Tab.

My personal favorite is the Ctrl-Shift-F which represents the Find function. How it is used is as follows.

When you want to locate a table or module instead of clicking the My Menu pullout icon hold down the Ctrl-Shift keys and click the F key.

The system will respond not only by executing a My Menu pullout but it also places the cursor focus in the Search field ready for the user to enter what is required to be searched for.

 

Another new favorite keyboard combination is the Ctrl-Shift-F7 which beings the Net-Spell spelling checker program. So as the user is typing text into a field, this key combination can be used to check the spelling of the text entered.

After this key combination is used, the NetSpell program scans the text looking for spelling errors. When the first error is found the Spell Checker will appear and provide a listing of potentially correct replacements. Just like the spell checker most users would be familiar with the correct spelling can be used to replace the incorrectly spelled word. If there are no spelling errors found, then this Spell Checker window will not appear.