When you become comfortable with using Synergetic, you will find it useful to use keyboard shortcuts for some functions so that you can minimise the use of the mouse.
Keyboard shortcuts are sometimes referred to as hotkeys.
Tip: Work out what functions you are using often and then check below to see if there is a keyboard shortcut for that function.
General shortcut keys
You can perform many of these functions using the mouse to select an icon from the toolbar. See Using the toolbar iconsAnchor H_9038 H_9038 (on page ).
Shortcut | Key | Action |
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Invoke a menu | Alt + <menu shortcut> | If you look at the menu carefully, you will notice that one letter of each menu item is underlined. |
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Jump to a field or activate a button | Alt + <field/button shortcut> | If you look at the fields and buttons on a window, you will notice that some field names contain an underline under one letter and most buttons have one letter underlined. |
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Change records | Alt + Shift + Down Arrow | Go to the next record. |
| Alt + Shift + Up Arrow | Go to the previous record. |
| Alt + Shift + Home | Go to the first record. |
| Alt + Shift + End Arrow | Go to the last record. |
Cut | Ctrl + X | Deletes the highlighted text and copies it to the clipboard. |
Copy | Ctrl + C | Copies the highlighted text to the clipboard. |
Paste | Ctrl + V | Pastes the contents of the clipboard into the field where your cursor currently is. |
New | Ctrl + N | Creates a new record in the program you are running. |
Open | Ctrl + O | Switches focus to the grid search window. This is the same as pressing Enter. |
Refresh | F5 | Refreshes the information on the screen from the database. You might need to do this if someone else is editing the same record as you are. For example, if you get the message Cannot save, record changed by another user or Dataset edited by another user, cannot update, press F5 and then make your updates again. |
Launch | F6 | If there are any Launch |
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Save | Ctrl + S | Saves the data in its current state. |
Select All | Ctrl + A | Selects all the text in the current field. |
Delete | Ctrl + D | Deletes the currently selected record. For example, you can delete a student record. |
Data Editing | F8 | Switches between making the data read-only or editable. |
Enter Pre-1900 Date | F9 | Allows the entry of a pre-1900 date by launching the Enter Pre 1900 Date dialog. |
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Print Screen | Ctrl + P | Prints the current screen. |
Screen Capture | Alt + Print Scrn | Copies the current window into the clipboard as a bitmap image. |
Discard Changes | Ctrl + F8 | Reverts to the last saved data (similar to Refresh function). |
Full Screen Form Size | Ctrl + F11 | Expands the screen to its maximum size. |
Save Form Size and Position | Shift + F12 | Saves the current window and form sizes as your permanent preferences. |
Restore Initial Form Size | Ctrl + F12 | Restores the size and position of forms and windows to the Synergetic defaults. |
Spell Check | F7 | Performs a spell check in the currently selected text field. |
Go to next field | Tab | Moves your cursor to the next field in the window. |
Go to previous field | Shift + Tab | Moves your cursor to the previous field in the window. |
Switch between windows | Ctrl + Tab | Shortcut for clicking Window on the top toolbar and then selecting another window. |
Show Tag List | Ctrl + Alt + T | Show the tag list. |
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Show Task List | Ctrl + Alt + S | Show the task list. |
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Shortcut keys for community-related applications
The following shortcuts are only useful in programs where you working with community members.
Shortcut | Key | Action |
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Send an email | Ctrl + E | Send an email to the selected person. |
Compose a letter | Ctrl + L | Opens the Word integrator to allow you to compose a letter. |
Copy name and address to clipboard | Ctrl + I | Copies the person's name and address to the clipboard for pasting into an open document. |
Generate relationship tree | Ctrl + T | Runs the relationship tree for the selected person, showing all their relationship links on Synergetic. |