You can use these general, selection, and navigation shortcuts in database documents. Some actions have two or more shortcuts.

General database keyboard commands

	Action or command		Keyboard shortcut
	Activate a field		Tab, or click inside the field
	Browse		Shift--B
	Copy (selected record)		-C
	Cut (selected record)		-X
	Define Fields		Shift--D
	Deselect all records		Enter
	Display or change format for a date, time, or number field (in Layout mode only)		Double-click the field
	Duplicate Record (in Browse and List modes)		-D
	Duplicate Request (in Find mode)		-D
	Find		Shift--F
	Hide Selected		-(
	Hide Unselected		-)
	Insert a tab in a text field		Control-Tab
	Insert Current Date (in a date field)		-(hyphen)
	Insert current record number (in a number field)		-(hyphen)
	Insert Current Time (in a time field)		-(hyphen)
	Layout		Shift--L
	List		Shift--I
	Lock (a field in Layout)		-H
	Match Records		-M
	New Record (in Browse and List modes)		-R
	New Request (in Find mode)		-R
	Paste (selected record, after the last record)		-V
	Show All Records		Shift--A
	Sort Records		-J
	Unlock (a field in Layout)		Shift--H

Database selection and navigation keyboard commands

	Action or command		Keyboard shortcut
	Go To Record		-G
	Move to the first character in a field, or up a line in a long field		Up Arrow, -Left Arrow
	Move to the last character in a field, or down a line in a long field		Down Arrow, -Right Arrow
	Move to the next field (in Browse and Find modes)		Tab
	Move to the previous field (in Browse and Find modes)		Shift-Tab
	Move to the next record		-Return or -Down Arrow
	Move to the previous record		Shift--Return or -Up Arrow
	Select a record		Click the record (outside a field)
	Select a range of consecutive records		Click the first record and Shift-click the last record
	Select nonconsecutive records		Press while you click the records

Related topic

Using the Button Bar, contextual menus, and keyboard shortcuts