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Filemaker Pro Session 2 More Shortcuts

Flip through Records from the Keyboard

Command + Tab moves you to the next record.

Command + Shift + Tab returns you to the previous record.

Tip: If you have it, use Quickeys to make your keyboard’s Page Down and Page Up keys do these tasks. You will use them all the time.

Define Fields

Command + Shift + d will allow you to define fields.

Enter the Current Date or Time

Command + hyphen is the same as typing the date yourself .Command + semicolon is the same as typing the time yourself.

Ditto

Data from the Last Record command + apostrophe. will copy information from the previous record into the field selected. Command + shift + apostrophe will copy information from the previous record into the field selected and tabs to the next field. Duplicate a Record command + d. will duplicate the selected record.

Sort Records

command + S. will sort.

Other Shortcuts

command + Z will undo.
command + X will cut.
command + C will copy.
command + V will paste.
command + A will select all.
command + N for a new record.
command + M will omit a record.
command + P will print.
command + Q will quit.

Use keyboard shortcuts to enter data

1.) accurately and 2.) quickly

next - Updated Sunday, November 7, 2004

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