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Manage database keyboard shortcuts (Windows)

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	Ctrl+T
Number	Ctrl+N
Date	Ctrl+D
Time	Ctrl+I
Timestamp	Ctrl+M
Container	Ctrl+R
Calculation	Ctrl+L
Summary	Ctrl+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 Ctrl+G or typing the characters again.
Move the selected object	Ctrl+Up Arrow, Ctrl+Down Arrow, Ctrl+Left Arrow, Ctrl+Right Arrow after selecting a table, or drag the selected table
Resize the selected object	Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow, Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow, Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow, Ctrl+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 Ctrl while dragging.
Select all tables and notes	Ctrl+A Note  In Note mode, this command selects all notes.
Select all tables	Ctrl+Shift+A
Select all tables directly related to the currently selected table	Ctrl+Y
Select tables with the same source table	Ctrl+U
Toggle the display state of selected tables or notes	Ctrl+T

Relationships graph shortcuts

 

To	Press
Add a table	Ctrl+Shift+T
Edit a table	Ctrl+O when one table is selected
Delete a table	Delete when one or more tables are selected
Add a relationship	Ctrl+Shift+R
Edit a relationship	Ctrl+O when one relationship is selected
Delete a relationship	Delete when one or more relationships are selected
Add a text note	Ctrl+Shift+N
Duplicate a selection	Ctrl+D, or Ctrl while dragging
Change to Pointer mode	Ctrl+R
Change to Zoom In mode	Ctrl+ = (equals) Note  Shift-click temporarily changes to Zoom Out mode.
Change to Zoom Out mode	Ctrl+ - (hyphen) Note  Shift-click temporarily changes to Zoom In mode.
Change to Note mode	Ctrl+N
Change the display percentage of the relationships graph	Type a percentage value, then Enter
Move the selection from the relationships graph to the command buttons and proceed from left to right	Tab
Move the selection through the command buttons from right to left and to the relationships graph from the Add Table command	Shift+Tab
Snap to fit	Ctrl+I
Turn page guides on and off	Ctrl+E
Display print setup options	Ctrl+Shift+P
Select a different button	Tab, Left Arrow, Right Arrow
Issue a selected command button	Space bar
Issue a command in a selected button’s menu	Enter or Space bar to display the menu, Up Arrow or Down Arrow to make a selection in the menu, then Enter to issue the command
Undo the last command	Ctrl+Z
Redo the last command	Ctrl+Shift+Z