Keyboard shortcuts (iOS and iPadOS)

You can use keyboard shortcuts in FileMaker Go if you have an external keyboard connected to your iOS device or the Smart Keyboard connected to your iPad Pro.

To see a list of shortcuts for common commands, press and hold the Command key ⌘ on the keyboard.

General

Use these keyboard shortcuts to switch modes, edit or cancel operations, and display information in your custom app.

To	Press
Switch to Browse mode	⌘-B
Switch to Find mode	⌘-F
Stop a running script	⌘-.(period) or Esc
Close the current window	⌘-W
Close all files and windows	⌘-Option-W or ⌘-Q
Open FileMaker Go Help	⌘-/
Open the Recents tab in the Launch Center	⌘-O
Open the Hosts tab in the Launch Center	⌘-Shift-O
Open the My Apps tab in the Launch Center	⌘-Option-O
Perform one of the first ten scripts listed in the Scripts menu	⌘-1 through ⌘-0
Create a record or find request	⌘-N
Delete a record or find request	⌘-E
Delete a record without confirmation	⌘-Option-E
Duplicate a record or find request	⌘-D
Modify the last find	⌘-R
Show all records	⌘-J
Sort records	⌘-S
Omit a record in Browse mode Omit or include records matching a specified set of criteria in Find mode	⌘-T
Omit multiple records	⌘-Shift-T
Print records	⌘-P
Print records without the Print Setup dialog Obs!  The FileMaker Go Print Setup dialog is not displayed, but the iOS or iPadOS Print dialog is displayed.	⌘-Option-P
Refresh a window	⌘-Shift-R

Navigation

Use these keyboard shortcuts to move through fields, records, and find requests.

To move to	Press
Next object (field, button, or tab)	Tab
Previous object (field, button, or tab)	Shift-Tab
Next record, find request, layout, or page	Control-Down Arrow
Previous record, find request, layout, or page	Control-Up Arrow

Insert or paste values

Use these keyboard shortcuts to enter values in fields.

To insert	Press
The current date	⌘-- (hyphen)
The current time	⌘-;
The current time and date in a timestamp field	⌘-;
The current user name	⌘-Shift-N
Information from the last visited record	⌘-' (apostrophe)

To paste	Press
Text without styles	⌘-Option-Shift-V

Text style

Use these shortcuts to style text.

To style text	Press
Bold	⌘-B
Italic	⌘-I
Underline	⌘-U

Text editing

Use these keyboard shortcuts for standard iOS and iPadOS text editing commands.

To	Press
Cut	⌘-X
Copy	⌘-C
Paste	⌘-V
Select all	⌘-A
Undo	⌘-Z
Redo	⌘-Shift-Z