The most commonly used functions in the program have been assigned their own shortcut keys. This enables experienced users to navigate through the program in the fastest and easiest way possible.
The program supports the default specifications for Microsoft Windows. This means that you may use the [TAB] key to move to the next field in a screen or [SHIFT]+[TAB] to move back to the previous field in a screen. Furthermore, you may press the [ENTER] key to complete a registration. It is also possible to use the [ENTER] key on the numerical keyboard for this purpose, which you may find useful when entering financial, number based data. This allows you to enter information quickly and efficiently from the keyboard and many professional computer users prefer working this way.
List windows
In windows showing a list of items, you can use the arrow keys to move the focus up or down in the list. Here too, [ENTER] may be used for selection purposes.
Drop-down lists
With drop-down lists, you can use the [SPACE] key to open the list in order to display the various options. Enter the first letters of the entry you are looking for, so the focus will jump to the appropriate place, and then use the arrow keys to navigate up and down the list. If there are several options starting with the same letter, the focus will move along the entries by repeatedly pressing the key for the letter. You may also enter the entire name you are looking for. This will take you directly to the entry you are looking for rather than to the options with the first letter matching. Press the [TAB] key to move on to the next field.
The Main Menu
In the main menu/menu bar at the top of the screen you can activate keyboard shortcuts by pressing [ALT]. You will see an underscore below one letter for each of the menu bar options. This letter is the shortcut key for activating the related menu.
Journal Entry
Journal Entry has its own shortcut keys. It is possible to use some of these shortcuts in other windows. Find out more here.
General shortcuts
|
Function |
Keys |
Description |
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File |
Alt + F |
Opens the File menu |
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Edit |
Alt + E |
Opens the Edit menu |
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View |
Alt + V |
Opens the View menu |
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Help |
Alt + H |
Opens the Help menu |
|
New |
Ctrl + N |
New item |
|
Open |
Ctrl + O |
Opens a file/document |
|
Edit |
Ctrl + E |
Edits a file/document |
|
Complete |
Ctrl + U |
Sets an activity as Complete |
|
Save |
Ctrl + S |
Saves an item |
|
Delete |
Ctrl + D |
Deletes an item |
|
|
Ctrl + P |
Prints the item |
|
Undo |
Ctrl + Z |
Undoes the last action |
|
Cut |
Ctrl + X |
Cuts a highlighted selection |
|
Copy |
Ctrl + C |
Copies a highlighted selection |
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Paste |
Ctrl + V |
Pastes a previously cut or copied selection |
|
List |
Ctrl + L |
Shows a list of items |
|
Search |
Ctrl + F |
Initiates the Search window, where you enter you search criteria |
|
Quit |
Ctrl + Q |
Closes the active window |
|
First in list |
Ctrl + Home |
Moves to the first item in a list |
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Previous |
Ctrl + Page Down |
Moves to the previous item in a list |
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Next |
Ctrl + Page Up |
Moves to the next item in a list |
|
End of list |
Ctrl + End |
Moves to the end of a list |
|
Insert |
Ctrl + Insert |
Insets an object |
|
Open drop-down list |
Space |
Reveals the option in a drop-down list |
|
Help |
F1 |
Opens the help files |
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