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Manage database keyboard shortcuts (OS X)

Field type keyboard shortcuts

Use the following shortcuts to assign field types when working in the Fields tab of the Manage Database dialog box.

 

To assign this field type	Press
Text	-T
Number	-N
Date	-D
Time	-I
Timestamp	-M
Container	-R
Calculation	-L
Summary	-S

Table and relationship selection and arrangement shortcuts

 

To	Press
Move the selection around the relationships graph, individually selecting tables, notes, or relationships	Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Left Arrow, Right Arrow
Move the selection incrementally between objects	Shift+Up Arrow, Shift+Down Arrow, Shift+Left Arrow, Shift+Right Arrow
Move the selection to an object that includes text beginning with specific characters	Type the characters Note  If multiple objects share initial characters, you can move the selection to the next occurrence by pressing -G or typing the characters again.
Switch between the relationships graph and the zoom controls	Tab
Move the selected object	Option-Up Arrow, Option-Down Arrow, Option-Left Arrow, Option-Right Arrow after selecting a table, or drag the selected table
Resize the selected object	Control-Shift-Up Arrow, Control-Shift-Down Arrow, Control-Shift-Left Arrow, Control-Shift-Right Arrow after selecting a fully expanded table
Select multiple tables	Shift-click multiple tables or drag the selection pointer through multiple tables Note  To select by dragging completely around tables, press while dragging.
Select all tables and notes	-A
Select all tables	-Shift-A
Select all tables directly related to the currently selected table	-Y
Select tables with the same source table	-U
Toggle the display state of selected tables	-T

Relationships graph shortcuts

 

To	Press
Add a table	-Shift-T
Edit a table	-O when one table is selected
Delete a table	Delete when one or more tables are selected
Add a relationship	-Shift+R
Edit a relationship	-O when one relationship is selected
Delete a relationship	Delete when one or more relationships are selected
Add a text note	-Shift-N while dragging
Duplicate a selection	-D, or Option while dragging
Change to Pointer mode	-R
Change to Zoom In mode	- = (equals) Note  Shift-click temporarily changes to Zoom Out mode.
Change to Zoom Out mode	- - (hyphen) Note  Shift-click temporarily changes to Zoom In mode.
Change to Note mode	-N
Change the display percentage of the relationships graph	Type a percentage value, then Enter
Snap to fit	-I
Turn page guides on and off	-E
Display page setup options	-Shift-P
Undo the last command	-Z
Redo the last command	-Shift-Z