Reference > Keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
 
Keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
Use keyboard shortcuts to perform many tasks in FileMaker Pro.
Note  To create your own keyboard shortcuts, see Creating and editing custom menu items (FileMaker Pro Advanced).
General keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
Use these keyboard shortcuts to navigate, cancel an operation, and display information in your database file.
 
To
Press
Cancel an operation or dialog box
Esc
Cancel a running script
Esc
Click a selected button or popover button on a layout with the keyboard
Space bar
Close a dialog box
Esc
Close certain dialog boxes without confirmation and discard changes
Shift+Esc
Close a file or window
Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4
Close all files or windows
Ctrl+Alt+W
Exit or quit FileMaker Pro
Alt+F4 or Ctrl+Q
Open FileMaker Pro Help
F1
Open the My Solutions tab in the Launch Center
Ctrl+O
Use a specified account name and password to open a file
Shift as you open the file
Open the Hosts tab in the Launch Center
Ctrl+Shift+O
Open the Open File dialog box
Ctrl+Alt+O
Open the Manage Database dialog box
Ctrl+Shift+D
Open the Find/Replace dialog box
Ctrl+Shift+F
Open the Manage Layouts dialog box
Ctrl+Shift+L
Open the Field Picker dialog box
Ctrl+K
Add a new field in the Field Picker dialog box
Ctrl+Enter
F2
Print
Ctrl+P
Print without the Print dialog box
Ctrl+Alt+P
Save
(By default, FileMaker Pro saves your record data automatically.)
Sort
Ctrl+S
Undo the last command
Ctrl+Z
Open the Script Workspace
Ctrl+Shift+S
Perform one of the first ten scripts listed in the Scripts menu
Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+0
Create a record, find request, or layout
Ctrl+N
Delete a record, request, or layout
Ctrl+E
Delete a record without confirmation
Ctrl+Shift+E
Duplicate a record, find request, or layout object
Ctrl+D
Save a layout
Ctrl+S
Navigation keyboard shortcuts
Use these keyboard shortcuts to move through fields, records, find requests, and layouts.
Note  Your database designer might have changed the keyboard shortcuts for moving though fields. Consult your database designer or see Setting the keys for exiting a field.
 
To move to
Press
Next object (field, button, or tab)
Tab
Previous object (field, button, or tab)
Shift+Tab
Next record, request, layout, or page
Ctrl+Down Arrow or Shift+PgDn
Previous record, request, layout, or page
Ctrl+Up Arrow or Shift+PgUp
Next tab (when a tab is selected)
Right Arrow
Previous tab (when a tab is selected)
Left Arrow
Window display keyboard shortcuts
Use these keyboard shortcuts in all FileMaker Pro modes to scroll through documents and arrange windows.
 
To
Press
Cascade document windows
Shift+F5
Close a window
Ctrl+Shift+F4
Resize window; full screen or previous size
Ctrl+Alt+Z
Scroll the document down
PgDn
Scroll the document up
PgUp
Scroll the document to the left
Ctrl+PgUp
Scroll the document to the right
Ctrl+PgDn
Show or hide the status toolbar
Ctrl+Alt+S
Tile (arrange) document windows horizontally
Shift+F4
Zoom document larger
F3
Zoom document smaller
Shift+F3
Insert, paste, and select values and objects keyboard shortcuts
Use these keyboard shortcuts to enter and replace values in fields, select objects, and move items in lists.
 
To insert
Press
The current date
Ctrl+ - (hyphen)
The current time
Ctrl+;
The current time and date in a timestamp field
Ctrl+;
The current user name
Ctrl+Shift+N
Information from the index
Ctrl+I
Information from the last visited record
Ctrl+' (apostrophe)
Information from the last record and move to the next field
Ctrl+Shift+" (quotation)
Ctrl+M
 
To paste
Press
Text from the Clipboard
Ctrl+V
Text without styles
Ctrl+Shift+V
 
To
Press
Replace a field's value
Ctrl+ =
Select all objects in Layout mode
Ctrl+A
Select multiple objects
Shift-click each object, or drag the arrow pointer to make a box that includes the objects
Note  To select only the objects enclosed within the selection box, press Ctrl as you drag.
Select objects of the same type when an object is selected
Ctrl+Shift+A
Select items in a list
Up Arrow, Down Arrow
Move a selected item in a list
Ctrl+Up Arrow, Ctrl+Down Arrow
Related topics 
Mode keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
Text keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
Manage database keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
Script Workspace keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
FileMaker Pro Advanced keyboard shortcuts (Windows)