Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows)

FileMaker
®
Pro 12 Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows)
For a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, see FileMaker Pro Help.
General
Navigation
Window display
Create, delete, and duplicate records
Paste, select, and replace values
Mode
Browse mode
Find mode
To Press
Cancel an operation or dialog box Esc
Click a selected button on a layout
with the keyboard
Space bar
Close a dialog box 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 a file Ctrl+O
Use a specified account name and
password to open a file
Shift key while
opening the file
Open a remote file Ctrl+Shift+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 Layout pop-up menu F2
Play or edit a sound in a container
field
Space bar
Print Ctrl+P
Print without the Print dialog box Ctrl+Alt+P
Reorder items in a list box, such
as Script steps, Fields, Parts
Ctrl+Up Arrow or
Ctrl+Down Arrow
Save (By default,
FileMaker Pro saves
your record data
automatically.)
Sort Ctrl+S
Undo the last command Ctrl+Z
Open the Manage Scripts dialog
box
Ctrl+Shift+S
Save a script Ctrl+S
Perform one of the first ten scripts
listed in the Scripts menu
Ctrl+1 through
Ctrl+0
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
To Press
Cascade document windows Shift+F5
Close a window Ctrl+Shift+F4
Cycle through document windows
Does not apply to “scripting”
windows
Ctrl+Tab
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/hide the status toolbar Ctrl+Alt+S
Tile (arrange) document windows
horizontally
Shift+F4
Zoom document larger F3
Zoom document smaller Shift+F3
To Press
Create a new record, request, or
layout
Ctrl+N
Delete a record, request, or layout Ctrl+E
Delete a record without
confirmation
Ctrl+Shift+E
Duplicate a record, request, or
layout object
Ctrl+D
Save a layout Ctrl+S
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+'
(apostrophe)
Merge fields 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 fields Ctrl+A
Select multiple objects Shift+click, drag
selection to include
multiple objects
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
To switch to Press
Browse mode Ctrl+B
Find mode Ctrl+F
Layout mode Ctrl+L
Preview mode Ctrl+U
To Press
Create a record Ctrl+N
Duplicate a record Ctrl+D
Delete a record Ctrl+E
Delete a record without
confirmation
Ctrl+Shift+E
Modify last find Ctrl+R
Show all records Ctrl+J
Sort records Ctrl+S
Go to the next record Ctrl+Down Arrow or
Shift+PgDn
Go to the previous record Ctrl+Up Arrow or
Shift+PgUp
Move to a specific record Esc (to activate the
book icon), type the
record number, then
press Enter
Omit a record Ctrl+T
Omit multiple records Ctrl+Shift+T
Open the Layout pop-up menu
and switch layouts
F2
Open or close a drop-down list or
calendar for an active field
Esc
Print records Ctrl+P
Print without Print dialog box Ctrl+Alt+P
Refresh a window Ctrl+Shift+R
Activate the quick find box Ctrl+Alt+F
To Press
Create a find request Ctrl+N
Delete a find request Ctrl+E
Duplicate a find request Ctrl+D
Show all records Ctrl+J
Perform a find Enter (disabled
when a script is
paused)
Insert from index Ctrl+I
Move to next find request Ctrl+Down Arrow or
Shift+PgDn
Move to previous find request Ctrl+Up Arrow or
Shift+PgUp
Move to a specific find request Esc (to activate the
book icon), type the
request number,
then press Enter