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Keyboard shortcuts (OS X)
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Keyboard shortcuts (OS X)
You can work with FileMaker Pro in four different modes: Browse, Find, Layout, and Preview. You
can use keyboard shortcuts to invoke actions within modes and format and edit text.
Note You can create your own keyboard equivalents if you use custom menus.
General keyboard shortcuts (OS X)
You can use these keyboard shortcuts to navigate, edit, cancel an operation, and display
information in your
database file.
To Press
Cancel an operation or dialog box Esc
Cancel a running script
-. (period)
Click a selected button or popover
button on a layout with the keyboard
Space bar
Close dialog box Esc
Close a file
-W
Close all files
Option- -W
Quit
-Q
Open FileMaker Pro Help
-/
Open a file
-O
Use a specified account name and
password to open a file
Option key while opening the file
Open a remote file
-Shift-O
Open the Manage Database dialog box
-Shift-D
Open the Find/Replace dialog box
-Shift-F
Open the Manage Layouts dialog box
-Shift-L
Open the Field Picker dialog box
-K
Add a new field in the Field Picker dialog
box
-Return or -Enter
Open the Preferences dialog box
-,
Print
-P
Print without the Print dialog box
-Option-P
Reorder items in a list box, such as
Script steps, Fields, Parts
Control-Up Arrow or Control-Down
Arrow
Save (By default, FileMaker Pro saves
your record data automatically.)
Sort
-S
Undo the last command
-Z