The following table lists the control key shortcuts.
Keys | Context | Description |
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Ctrl+A | Formal module | Edits the attribute in the next column. |
Ctrl+C | Database explorer | Copies the currently selected items to the database explorer clipboard. |
Formal module | Copies the currently selected objects to the module’s
object clipboard. If you are editing an object, it copies the currently selected text to the system clipboard. |
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Ctrl+D | Database explorer | Creates a new descriptive module. |
Formal module | Discards a data change during an edit (deletes the edits you made to the current object). | |
Link module | Deletes a link. | |
Ctrl+E | Database explorer | Opens the module in exclusive edit mode. |
Formal module | Displays the object properties sheet, so you can edit objects. | |
Link module | Displays the Edit Link Object sheet if a link is selected. | |
Ctrl+F | Database explorer | Creates a new formal module. |
Formal module | Finds text in the module. | |
Ctrl+G | Formal module | Goes to a particular object in the module. |
Ctrl+H | Formal module | Edits the Object Heading attribute for the current object. |
Ctrl+I | Database explorer | Moves focus between the Toolbar, Favorites, Location, Database Explorer pane, and Contents pane. |
Formal module | Starts a link. | |
Ctrl+K | Formal module | Runs the spelling checker. |
Ctrl+L | Database explorer | Creates a link module. |
Formal module | Creates an object one level below the current object. | |
Link module | Creates a linkset. | |
Ctrl+M | Formal module | Makes a data change (accepts the edits you made to the current object; they are stored in memory). |
Ctrl+N | Formal module | Creates an object at the same level as the current object. |
Link module | Creates a link. | |
Ctrl+P | Formal module | Prints the module. |
Ctrl+R | Database explorer | Opens the module read only. |
Formal module | Removes the contents of an attribute when it is open for in-place edit. | |
Ctrl+S | Database explorer | Opens the module in shareable edit mode. |
Any module | Saves the module. | |
Ctrl+T | Formal module | Edits the Object Text attribute of the current object. |
Ctrl+V | Database explorer | Pastes the contents of the database explorer clipboard to the database explorer. |
Formal module | If you are editing an object, it pastes the contents of the
system clipboard. Otherwise it pastes the contents of the module’s
object clipboard. New objects are created at the same level as the current object. |
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Ctrl+X | Database explorer | Cuts the currently selected items, and places them on the database explorer clipboard. |
Formal module | Cuts the currently selected objects to the module’s
object clipboard. If you are editing an object, it copies the currently selected text to the system clipboard. |
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Ctrl+Z | Any module | Undoes your last edit. |
Ctrl+Enter | Database explorer | Opens selected module in default edit mode. |
Formal module | Creates an object at the same level as the current object,
when you are editing in-place. When editing attributes, goes to same attribute for the next object (for enumerated lists only). |
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Ctrl+Left Arrow | Formal module | Goes to the current object’s parent. If you are editing text, moves the insertion point one word to the left. |
Ctrl+Right Arrow | Formal module | Goes to the current object’s first child. If you are editing text, moves the insertion point one word to the right. |
Ctrl+Home | Formal module | When editing text, moves the insertion point to the start of the attribute. |
Ctrl+End | Formal module | When editing text, moves the insertion point to the end of the attribute. |
Ctrl+ Double-click on attribute | Formal module | Goes to Edit Value editor of that attribute. |
Ctrl+Right Shift | Formal module | When in-place editing, right aligns the attribute value for right-to-left reading order. |
Ctrl+Left Shift | Formal module | When in-place editing, left aligns the attribute value for left-to-right reading order. |
Ctrl+Shift+F | Formal module | When a link start is defined, creates a link from the start object. |
Ctrl+Shift+M | Formal module | When a link start is defined, creates a link to the start object. |
Ctrl+Shift+O | Database explorer | Opens the Customize Toolbars dialog box. |
Any module | Opens the Customize Toolbars dialog box. | |
Ctrl+Shift+Enter | Formal module | When in-place editing, inserts a soft return. |