DYNAMICS AX KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS WHILE ACCESSING RECORDS
Viewing/Navigation
options
Accelerator
Keys
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Task
Description
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Alt+F1
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Show Navigation Pane (if it is not
in auto-hide mode)
This shortcut works from both MDI
& SDI windows, so it is a good shortcut to get back to the main
workspace.
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Shift+Alt+F1
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Enable/Disable auto-hide for the
Navigation Pane
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Ctrl+Shift+D
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Toggles the Content Pane between
Developer and Content modes. Developer mode makes the content
frame (where Area pages & List pages are viewed) restorable/minimizable
so it is easier to work with developer windows.
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Ctrl+F1
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Open global search pane
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Alt+F5
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Toggle the docking status of a
docking window
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Alt+F6
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Move to the next docked window
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Alt+Shift+F6
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Move to the previous docked window
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Ctrl+F6
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Move to the next MDI window
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Ctrl+Shift+F6
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Move to the previous MDI window
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Ctrl+Shift+V
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Open “Version control parameters”
form
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Ctrl+W
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Open a new workspace
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F11
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Focus the Address Bar in edit mode
(works from anywhere)
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Alt+Left Arrow
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Shortcut for the Back button on
the Address bar
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Alt+Right Arrow
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Shortcut for the Forward button on
the Address bar
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From AreaPage, ListPage or
developer (MDI) window
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Alt+M
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Show the Microsoft Dynamics AX
Command Bar
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Alt+W
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Show Windows menu
Hint: do this then press “a” to
close all windows.
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Alt+V
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Show View menu
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Alt+H
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Show Help menu
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Alt
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Show Keytips
Press the corresponding key to
navigate directly to ActionPaneTab/Group/Button
There may be one or more
ActionPaneTabs/Groups/Buttons with the same letter for a Keytip. To
execute a duplicate Keytip, keep pressing the letter until focus is on the
one you want and then hit Enter.
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Standard Forms
Accelerator
Keys
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Task
Description
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Ctrl+N
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Create a new record
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Ctrl+S
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Save current record
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Alt+F9
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Delete record(s)
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Ctrl+F4
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Close the active window (saving
changes)
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Esc
or
Ctrl+Q
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Close the active window
(cancelling changes)
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Alt+F4
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Close the active window from SDI
form (saving changes), Close the application from the main window
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Ctrl+P
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Print auto-report associated with
current form
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Ctrl+A
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Select all rows in the currently
active data source (works regardless of whether you are in a grid or not)
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Alt+Down Arrow
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Drops down a lookup field or
drop-down-list
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Ctrl+Alt+F4
or
Menu + G
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Go to Main Table Form
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F10
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Activate the form’s menu bar
(File, Edit, etc.)
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Enter or Tab
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Move to the next field
Enter will skip over buttons and
will move to fields across tabs.
Tab will navigate to buttons and
will always stay on the same tab page.
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Shift+Enter or Shift+Tab
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Move to the previous field (same
caveats as previous row)
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Ctrl+Shift+Home
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Go to the first entry field in the
form
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Ctrl+Shift+End
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Go to the last entry field in the
form
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Ctrl+Page Up
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Go to the previous field group
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Ctrl+Page Down
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Go to the next field group
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Shift+F10
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Open context menu for current
field
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Page Up
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Move to the previous page of
records
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Page Down
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Move to the next page of records
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Ctrl+Home
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Move to the first record
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Ctrl+End
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Move to the last record
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F5
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Refresh all data sources on the
current form
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Ctrl+F5
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Restore only the active record
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Accelerator
Keys
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Task
Description
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Ctrl+F
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Find by Field (clears previously
applied filters)
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Ctrl+K
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Filter by Field (appends to
previously applied filters)
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Alt+F3
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Filter by Selection
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Ctrl+F3
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Open Advanced Filter window
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Ctrl+Shift+F3
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Clear all filters
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Within a Grid
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Ctrl+G
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Enable/Disable Filter by Grid
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Ctrl+Up Arrow
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From a grid cell, move focus to
the Filter by Grid input cell for that column (Filter by Grid must be
enabled)
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On a ListPage
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Shift+F3
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Focus the Quick Filter (“Type to
filter” area)
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Focus in Quick Filter
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Enter
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Execute/Clear Quick Filter
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Down Arrow
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Drop down the Quick Filter’s Field
Chooser menu
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Accelerator Keys
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Task Description
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Ctrl+E
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Export to Excel (only contents of
grid)
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Ctrl+C
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Copy:
1) If Single cell is selected, copies just that cell contents
2) If the entire row is selected or multiple rows are
selected, copies values for ALL fields on all the rows (including those off
the grid)
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Up/Down Arrow
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Move focus to the next/previous
record, unselecting the current record
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Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow
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Move focus to the previous/next
record, leaving the current record marked and not marking the newly focused
record
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Shift+Up/Down Arrow
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Move focus to the previous/next
record, leaving the current record marked and marking the newly focused
record
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Ctrl+Shift+Home/End
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Mark all records between the
currently selected record and the first/last record
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Editable Grids
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Shift+Space
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Mark the current record, leaving
previously marked records marked.
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Read-only Grids
(such as on a ListPage)
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Enter
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Execute default action (only on
ListPage grids, usually opens the corresponding details form for selected
record)
For, Non-ListPage forms, Enter
will move to the next field
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Left Arrow
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Move focus one field to the
left. If focus is already in the left-most column, hitting Left
Arrow will “mark” the row.
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Right Arrow
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Move focus one field to the right.
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Ctrl+Space
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Mark the current record, leaving
previously marked records marked.
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Shift+Space
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Mark all records between the current
record and the top-most marked record (or the top record if none are marked),
leaving previously marked records marked.
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Shift+Page Up/Page Down
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Mark all records between the
currently selected record and the previous/next page of records.
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Accelerator Keys
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Task Description
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Ctrl+D
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Open the AOT
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Ctrl+Shift+P
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Open the Projects window
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Ctrl+ O or
Menu + O
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Context: Description
Job: Execute the job
Class: Run the main(Args) method
Form: Launch the form
Report: Run the report
Table: Launch Table Browser for
this table
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Menu + W
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Open new AOT window, with only the
current node
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Ctrl+N
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Create a new object
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Enter
or
Ctrl+Shift+F2
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Edit an object
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Ctrl+S
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Save current object
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Ctrl+Shift+S
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Save all modified objects
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Delete
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Delete current object
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F2
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Rename current object
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Menu + R
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Restore the state of the current
object from disk, cancelling any pending changes
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Ctrl+Shift+I
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Import one or more application
objects from a file
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Menu + X
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Export the current node to an XPO
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F7
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Compile
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Ctrl+P
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Print the active application
object (basically XPO contents)
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Alt+Enter
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Open the property sheet
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Ctrl+F
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Find window
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Ctrl+G
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Compare different versions of the
application object
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Alt+Left Arrow
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Move the object to the level of
its current parent node in the tree
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Alt+Right Arrow
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Make the current object a child of
the nearest container above it in the tree
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Alt+Up Arrow
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Move the object one slot up in its
current level of the tree
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Alt+Down Arrow
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Move the object one slot down its
current level of the tree
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Number Pad *
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Expand all sub-trees under this
node
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Shift+F9
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View breakpoints
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Ctrl+Shift+F9
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Remove all breakpoints
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Source Control
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Alt+I
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Check the application object into
the version control system
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Alt+O
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Check out the application object
for editing
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Alt+U
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Undo check out
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Accelerator Keys
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Task Description
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Ctrl+N
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Create a new method/job
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Ctrl+S
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Save current method/job
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F5
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Context: Description
Job: Execute the job
Class: Run the main(Args) method
Form: Launch the form
Report: Run the report
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Ctrl+F
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Find and Replace (Find tab
focused)
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Ctrl+H
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Find and Replace (Replace tab
focused)
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F3
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Repeat the last find
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Ctrl+G
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Go to the specified line
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F4
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Go to the next error/warning/task
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F9
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Insert or remove a breakpoint
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Ctrl+F9
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Enable or disable a breakpoint
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Shift+F9
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View breakpoints
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Ctrl+Shift+F9
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Remove all breakpoints
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Ctrl+Space
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List properties and methods for
the selected object
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Ctrl+Alt+Space
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Lookup a selected label or text
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Ctrl+Shift+Space
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Go to the definition of the
selected method
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F2
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List all tables
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Ctrl+T
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List all Extended Data Types
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F11
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List all enums
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F12
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List all classes
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Shift+F2
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List language-reserved words
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Shift+F4
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List built-in functions
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Alt+R
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Open the “Scripts” context menu
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F6
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Close the current tab discarding
all changes since last save
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F8
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Close, and save the current tab
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Ctrl+L
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Delete the current line
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Ctrl+Shift+L
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Delete from cursor to the end of
the line
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Selection Modes
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Alt+A
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“Select Area” - Area Selection
Mode – clicking and selecting an area in the editor occurs as in typical
editors (default setting)
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Alt+O
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“Select Columns” - Block Selection
Mode – clicking and selecting an area will do so in a rectangle starting from
the initial mouse cursor position (entire lines are not selected)
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Alt+L
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“Select Lines” - Line Selection
Mode – clicking a line will select the entire row, clicking and selecting an
area will always select the entire lines.
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Alt+U
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“Undo Selection” - Unselect the
current selection.
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Accelerator Keys
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Task Description
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F5
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Go
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Shift+F5
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Stop
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F11
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Step into function calls
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F10
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Step over function calls
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Ctrl+F11
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Step out of the function
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Ctrl+F10
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Run to cursor
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Ctrl+Shift+F10
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Set next statement
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Alt+Number Pad *
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Show next statement
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Shift+F9
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View breakpoints
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F9
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Insert or remove a breakpoint
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Ctrl+F9
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Enable or disable a breakpoint
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Ctrl+Shift+F9
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Remove all breakpoints
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Ctrl+Alt+Line
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Show/hide line numbers
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Ctrl+Alt+V
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View variables
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Ctrl+Alt+C
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Display the call stack
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Ctrl+Alt+O
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View output
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Ctrl+Alt+B
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View breakpoints
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Ctrl+Alt+W
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View watch
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Ctrl+Alt+M
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Toggle workbook mode
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Ctrl+Alt+D
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Restore default layout
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Ctrl+F4
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Close window
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Ctrl+Shift+F4
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Close all windows
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Ctrl+F6
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Next window
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Ctrl+Shift+F6
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Previous window
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During code execution
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Ctrl+Break
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Break execution of currently
running script.
To open the debugger where the
execution is stopped, when the “Are you sure that you want to cancel this
operation?” dialog comes up, hold SHIFT and click the No button.
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