1.5 Accelerator Keys
The Windows operating system and Empower offer accelerator keys to the more
experienced user which can be used in place of the:
· Mouse.
· Functions on a menu, or
· Toolbar buttons.
Table 1 represents the default key mappings for standard Windows installations:
|
Accelerator Key |
Action |
Accept |
<Enter> |
Accepts the current choice |
Clear Field |
<Ctrl Y> |
Clears the text in a field |
Clear Form |
<Ctrl W> |
Clear the text from all fields in the current form |
Close Form |
<ESC> |
Closes the current form and returns you to the parent form or menu |
Copy |
<Ctrl C> |
Copies the selected text in a field |
Cut |
<Ctrl X> |
Cuts the selected text in a field |
Delete |
<Ctrl D> |
Deletes the active record |
First Field |
F7 |
Moves the cursor to the first field in a form |
Field Help |
F1 |
Displays context sensitive on-line help for the active field |
Go To |
<Ctrl G> |
Request a command line box to active another menu step |
Last Field |
F8 |
Moves the cursor to the last field in a form |
Lookup Table |
F4 |
Activates a list of available options |
Menu Bar |
F10 / <Alt> |
Activates the menu bar of the current active form |
Message Log |
Ctrl M> |
Displays the system's message box |
New |
<Ctrl N> |
Clears the data in the current form and inserts a new clean form |
Next |
<ALT PgDn> |
Move the cursor to the next entry |
Paste |
<Ctrl V> |
Inserts the contents of the buffer into the current field |
Previous |
<ALT PgUp> |
Moves the cursor to the preceding entry |
Print Form |
<Ctrl P> |
Prints the current form |
Process |
F3 |
Starts or continues a process |
Quit |
<Ctrl Q> |
Exits the current menu step without saving the data |
Retrieve |
<Ctrl R> |
Retrieves any existing data in the database and displays it in the active form |
Save |
<Ctrl S> |
Saves data entered, in the active form, onto the database |
Zoom |
<Ctrl Z> |
Expands the active field to display any hidden text |
Table 1: Accelerator Keys and Functions