Selecting a field in Browse mode or Find mode
In Browse mode, you select a field to work with data. In Find mode, you select a field to enter a find request.
 
To
Do this
Select a field
Click in the field.
Select the contents of a field
Select the field, then choose Edit menu > Select All.
Move to the next field in a record (in the established tab order)
Try pressing Tab, Enter, or Return.
Notes
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You can set which keys move to the next field. See Setting the keys for exiting a field.
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Fields on tab panels or slide panels that are not on the front-most panel are skipped.
Move to the previous field
Press Shift-Tab, Shift-Return, or Shift-Enter.
Notes
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The boundaries of a selected field are solid lines; boundaries of other fields are dotted lines.
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When you select a rotated field in Browse mode or Find mode, the field is temporarily displayed unrotated while the field is selected. See Rotating objects.
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To change the order in which pressing a key moves you through fields, set the tab order for the layout. See Setting the tab order for data entry.
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You can't press a key to move to some fields:
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You can't move into fields omitted from the tab order.
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In Browse mode, you can't press a key to select summary or calculation fields.
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In Find mode, you can't press a key to move into summary fields.
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If you cannot select a field, the field could be formatted to prevent entry. See Allowing or preventing entry into fields.
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You cannot tab into or out of a popover; however, you can tab to a popover button and display its associated popover by pressing the Space bar. Then you can tab between the objects on the popover.
Related topics 
Finding records
Selecting the current record
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