FileMaker Pro 12 Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows)

For a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, see FileMaker Pro Help. General
To Cancel an operation or dialog box Click a selected button on a layout with the keyboard Close a dialog box Close a file or window Close all files or windows Exit or quit FileMaker Pro Open FileMaker Pro Help Open a file Use a specified account name and password to open a file Open a remote file Open the Manage Database dialog box Open the Find/Replace dialog box Open the Manage Layouts dialog box Open the Layout pop-up menu Play or edit a sound in a container field Print Print without the Print dialog box Reorder items in a list box, such as Script steps, Fields, Parts Save Press Esc Space bar Esc Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4 Ctrl+Alt+W Alt+F4 or Ctrl+Q F1 Ctrl+O Shift key while opening the file Ctrl+Shift+O Ctrl+Shift+D Ctrl+Shift+F Ctrl+Shift+L F2 Space bar Ctrl+P Ctrl+Alt+P Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Down Arrow (By default, FileMaker Pro saves your record data automatically.) Ctrl+S Ctrl+Z Ctrl+Shift+S Ctrl+S Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+0

Window display
To Cascade document windows Close a window Cycle through document windows Does not apply to scripting windows Resize window; full screen or previous size Scroll the document down Scroll the document up Scroll the document to the left Scroll the document to the right Show/hide the status toolbar Tile (arrange) document windows horizontally Zoom document larger Zoom document smaller Ctrl+Alt+Z PgDn PgUp Ctrl+PgUp Ctrl+PgDn Ctrl+Alt+S Shift+F4 F3 Shift+F3 Press Shift+F5 Ctrl+Shift+F4 Ctrl+Tab

Mode
To switch to Browse mode Find mode Layout mode Preview mode Press Ctrl+B Ctrl+F Ctrl+L Ctrl+U

Browse mode
To Create a record Duplicate a record Delete a record Delete a record without confirmation Modify last find Show all records Sort records Go to the next record Press Ctrl+N Ctrl+D Ctrl+E Ctrl+Shift+E Ctrl+R Ctrl+J Ctrl+S Ctrl+Down Arrow or Shift+PgDn Ctrl+Up Arrow or Shift+PgUp Esc (to activate the book icon), type the record number, then press Enter Ctrl+T Ctrl+Shift+T F2 Esc Ctrl+P Ctrl+Alt+P Ctrl+Shift+R Ctrl+Alt+F

Create, delete, and duplicate records

To Create a new record, request, or layout Delete a record, request, or layout Delete a record without confirmation Duplicate a record, request, or layout object Save a layout Press Ctrl+N Ctrl+E Ctrl+Shift+E Ctrl+D Ctrl+S Omit a record Omit multiple records Open the Layout pop-up menu and switch layouts Open or close a drop-down list or calendar for an active field Print records Print without Print dialog box The current date The current time The current time and date in a timestamp field The current user name Ctrl+ - (hyphen) Ctrl+; Ctrl+; Refresh a window Activate the quick find box Go to the previous record Move to a specific record

Sort Undo the last command Open the Manage Scripts dialog box Save a script Perform one of the first ten scripts listed in the Scripts menu

Paste, select, and replace values

To insert Press

Find mode
Ctrl+Shift+N Ctrl+I Ctrl+' (apostrophe) Ctrl+Shift+' (apostrophe) Ctrl+M To Create a find request Delete a find request Duplicate a find request Show all records Perform a find Press Ctrl+N Ctrl+E Ctrl+D Ctrl+J Enter (disabled when a script is paused) Ctrl+I Ctrl+Down Arrow or Shift+PgDn Ctrl+Up Arrow or Shift+PgUp Esc (to activate the book icon), type the request number, then press Enter

Navigation
To move to Next object (field, button, or tab) Previous object (field, button, or tab) Next record, request, layout, or page Previous record, request, layout, or page Next tab (When a tab is selected) Previous tab (When a tab is selected) Press Tab Shift+Tab Ctrl+Down Arrow or Shift+PgDn Ctrl+Up Arrow or Shift+PgUp Right Arrow Left Arrow

Information from the index Information from the last visited record Information from the last record and move to the next field Merge fields

To paste Text from the Clipboard Text without styles

Press Ctrl+V Ctrl+Shift+V

Insert from index Move to next find request Move to previous find request

To Replace a field's value Select all fields Select multiple objects

Press Ctrl+ = Ctrl+A Shift+click, drag selection to include multiple objects Ctrl+Shift+A Up Arrow, Down Arrow Ctrl+Up Arrow, Ctrl+Down Arrow

Move to a specific find request

Select objects of the same type when an object is selected Select items in a list Move a selected item in a list

Layout mode
To Create a new layout Go to the next layout Go to the previous layout Move to a specific layout Press Ctrl+N Ctrl+Down Arrow or Shift+PgDn Ctrl+Up Arrow or Shift+PgUp Esc (to activate the book icon), type the layout number, then press Enter

To Reorder the selected part Rotate an object Send the selected object backward Send the selected object to the back Ungroup objects Unlock an object

Press Shift and drag the part Ctrl+Alt+R Ctrl+Shift+] Ctrl+Alt+] Ctrl+Shift+R Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L

Text size
To change the point size of selected text The next point size up on the Format menu The next point size down on the menu Up one point Down one point Press Ctrl+Shift+> Ctrl+Shift+< Ctrl+Alt+Shift+> Ctrl+Alt+Shift+<

Text navigation
To move the insertion point to the Press Ctrl+Home Ctrl+End Home End Ctrl+Left Arrow Ctrl+Right Arrow Left Arrow Right Arrow Up Arrow Down Arrow

Object selection and modification

To Select an object Press Tab or Shift+Tab repeatedly until the desired object is selected. Shift as you click each object individually. Ctrl+1 to move to the Position tab of the Inspector. Then Tab to the desired sizing action and enter the size value you want. Press Enter on the numeric keypad to return to the Layout window. Ctrl+Alt+C Ctrl+Alt+V Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R Ctrl+Alt+Y Alt and drag the object's handle Alt and drag the object Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Y Ctrl+Alt+; Ctrl+Alt+Shift+; Ctrl+Alt+

Text editing
To Clear selected text Copy selected text Copy all text in a record Copy all records in the found set to the Clipboard in text form Cut selected text Paste Undo Redo Exit text edit mode Find/replace data Find the next occurrence of the specified data Reverse the current direction of a Find Again operation Replace the Find what data with the Replace with data, then search for and select the next occurrence Reverse the current direction of a Replace & Find Again operation Find the next occurrence of the selected data in the database Reverse the current direction of a Find Selected operation Insert a non-breaking space Insert a tab in a field Open the Spelling dialog box when alerted of a misspelled word Press

Beginning of the text Delete Ctrl+Ins or Ctrl+C Ctrl+C with no objects selected Ctrl+Shift+C with no objects selected Shift+Delete or Ctrl+X Ctrl+V Alt+Backspace or Ctrl+Z Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z Enter (numeric keypad) Ctrl+Shift+F Ctrl+G Ctrl+Shift+G Alt+Ctrl+G End of the text Beginning of the line End of the line Beginning of the previous word End of the next word Previous character Next character Previous line Next line

Select multiple objects

Resize a selected object when the Inspector is open (click Inspector in the formatting bar)

Copy the style of a selected object Paste the style of another object Align left edges Align right edges Align top edges Align bottom edges Show or hide rulers Show or hide the object grid Turn off the snap-to effect for grid, guides, or dynamic guides while resizing an object Turn off the snap-to effect for grid, guides, or dynamic guides while dragging an object Toggle snapping objects to the grid Show or hide guides when creating or editing objects Toggle snapping objects to guides Toggle dynamic guides when creating or editing objects Bring the selected object forward Bring the selected object to the front Change part labels from horizontal to vertical or vertical to horizontal Drag the selected layout part past an object Duplicate the selected object Duplicate an object by dragging it Group objects Lock an object Move the selected object one point at a time

Shift+Alt+Ctrl+G Alt+Ctrl+H Shift+Alt+Ctrl+H Ctrl+Space bar Ctrl+Tab Ctrl+Shift+Y

Text alignment
Ctrl+Shift+[ Ctrl+Alt+[ Ctrl and click the label Alt and drag the part Ctrl+D Ctrl and drag the object Ctrl+R Ctrl+Alt+L Arrow keys To align selected text Center Left Right Justified Press Ctrl+ \ Ctrl+ [ Ctrl+] Ctrl+Shift+ \

Text style
To style selected text Bold Italic Plain Underline Press Ctrl+Shift+B Ctrl+Shift+I Ctrl+Shift+P Ctrl+Shift+U

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