FileMaker keyboard shortcuts 

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Zeynel -
7 years ago 1 Mar 2018 Thursday 4:24 PM (UTC)
- Shortcuts
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Esc

Cancel an operation or dialog box

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Space

Click a selected button on a layout with the keyboard

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Esc

Close a dialog box

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Ctrl + W

Close a file or window

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or Ctrl + F4
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Ctrl + Q

Exit or quit FileMaker Pro

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F1

Open FileMaker Pro Help

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F2

Open the Layout pop-up menu

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Space

Play or edit a sound in a container field

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Ctrl + S

Sort

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Ctrl + Z

Undo the last command

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Ctrl + S

Save a script

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Ctrl + B

Browse mode

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Ctrl + F

Find mode

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Del

Next character

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Del

Clear selected text

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Ctrl + C

Copy selected text

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Ctrl + C

(with no objects selected) Copy all text in a record

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Ctrl + Z

Undo

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Ctrl + Y

Redo

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Ctrl + G

Find the next occurrence of the specified data

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Ctrl + X

Cut selected text

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Ctrl + V

Paste

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Home

Beginning of the line

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End

End of the line

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Previous character

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Next character

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Previous line

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Next line

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Ctrl + T

Text

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Ctrl + N

Number

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Ctrl + D

Date

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Ctrl + R

Container

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Move the selection around the relationships graph, individually selecting tables, notes, or relationships

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Ctrl + S

Summary

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↑  Shift +

(then drag selection around multiple tables) Select multiple tables. Note: To select by partially dragging around tables, press Ctrl while dragging.

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Ctrl + A

Select all tables. Note: In Note mode, this command selects all notes, not tables

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Ctrl + Y

Select all tables directly related to the currently selected table

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Ctrl + T

Toggle the display state of selected tables or notes (Tables can be displayed fully expanded, by table name alone, and by table name and related fields. Notes can be displayed expanded or collapsed)

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Del

when one or more tables are selected Delete a table

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Del

when one or more relationships are selected  Delete a relationship

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Ctrl + R

Change to Pointer mode

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Ctrl + N

Change to Note mode

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Tab

Move the selection from the relationships graph to the command buttons and proceed from left to right

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Space

Issue a selected command button

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⤶ Enter

or Space bar to display the menu, Up Arrow or Down Arrow to make a selection in the menu, then Enter to issue the command Issue a command in a selected button’s menu

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Ctrl + Z

Undo the last command

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F5

Step Over command

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F6

Step Into command

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F7

Step Out command

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Ctrl + E

Turn page guides on and off

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Ctrl + C

Copy

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Ctrl + X

Cut

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Ctrl + V

Paste

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Ctrl + D

Duplicate

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Esc

Cancel

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⤶ Enter

Save

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Ctrl +

Enlarge or reduce the image on your screen (zoom in or out)

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↑  Shift

(While opening the file)  Use a specified account name and password to open a file

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + D

Open the Manage Database dialog box

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + F

Open the Find/Replace dialog box

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↑  Shift + Esc

Close certain dialog boxes without confirmation and discard changes

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Ctrl + Insert

Copy selected text

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Ctrl +

Reorder items in a list box, such as Script steps, Fields, Parts

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Ctrl + Del

Next word

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Ctrl + U

Preview mode

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + S

Open the Manage Scripts dialog box

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Ctrl +

Beginning of the previous word

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Ctrl +

End of the next word

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Ctrl + Space

Insert a non-breaking space

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + Y

Open the Spelling dialog box when alerted of a misspelled word (A Check spelling as you type file option must be enabled. For more information, see Setting file options)

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + F

Find/replace data

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + G

Reverse the current direction of a Find Again operation

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + Z

Redo

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + C

(with no objects selected)   Copy all records in the found set to the Clipboard in text form

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↑  Shift + Del

Cut selected text

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Ctrl + F9

Set/Clear Breakpoint command (toggle the breakpoint)

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Alt + F8

Run to Breakpoint command

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Ctrl + F8

Halt Script command

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Ctrl + =

(equals)  Change to Zoom In mode

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + N

Add a text note

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + R

Add a relationship

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + T

Add a table

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Ctrl + U

Select tables with the same source table

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Ctrl +

(after selecting a table, or drag the selected table)  Move the selected object

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↑  Shift +

Move the selection incrementally between objects

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↑  Shift + End

End of line

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↑  Shift +

Next character

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↑  Shift +

Next line

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↑  Shift +

Previous character

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↑  Shift +

Previous line

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Ctrl + Home

Beginning of the text

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Ctrl + End

End of the text

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↑  Shift + Home

Beginning of line

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Ctrl + F10

Edit Script command

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Ctrl + M

Timestamp

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + <

The next point size down on the menu

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Alt + Ctrl + G

Replace the Find what data with the Replace with data, then search for and select the next occurrence

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Alt + Ctrl + H

Find the next occurrence of the selected data in the database

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Ctrl + Alt + P

Print without the Print dialog box

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Ctrl +

Up

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + L

Open the Manage Layouts dialog box

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + O

Open a remote file

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Ctrl + -

Change to Zoom Out mode

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + F5

Set Next Step command

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + F9

Remove Breakpoints command

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + P

Display print setup options

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift +

Beginning of previous word

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + Home

Beginning of text

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift +

End of next word

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + End

End of text

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift +

(after selecting a fully expanded table) Resize the selected object

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Ctrl + L

Calculation

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Ctrl + I

Time

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Ctrl + I

Snap to fit

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Ctrl + O

when one table is selected Edit a table

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Ctrl + O

when one relationship is selected  Edit a relationship

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Ctrl + O

Open a file

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Ctrl + L

Layout mode

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + >

The next point size up on the Format menu

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Num Enter

Exit text edit mode

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Backspace

Previous character

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Alt + F4

Exit or quit FileMaker Pro

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Alt + D

Don’t Save

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Ctrl + P

Print

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Ctrl + [

Align left

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Ctrl + ]

Align right

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Ctrl + \

Align center

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Ctrl + Tab

Insert a tab in a field

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Alt + Backspace

Undo

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Ctrl + Alt + W

Close all files or windows

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Ctrl + Backspace

Next word

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↑  Shift + Tab

Move the selection through the command buttons from right to left and to the relationships graph from the Add Table command

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↑  Shift + Alt + Ctrl + H

Reverse the current direction of a Find Selected operation

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↑  Shift + Alt + Ctrl + G

Reverse the current direction of a Replace & Find Again operation

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + \

Justified

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Tab,

Left Arrow, Right Arrow  Select a different button

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Ctrl + D,

or Ctrl while dragging  Duplicate a selection

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Ctrl + Num 0 - Num 9

Perform one of the first ten scripts listed in the Scripts menu

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + <

Text size - Down one point

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + >

Text size - Up one point

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Note Alt +

temporarily changes to Zoom In mode.

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Note Alt +

temporarily changes to Zoom Out mode.

Use the following keyboard shortcuts for buttons on alert messages

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Program information

Program name: FileMaker FileMaker (Developer tools)

FileMaker is a relational database program developed by Apple subsidiary FileMaker Inc. It provides functions like dragging elements into layouts, screens, forms for modifying databases. It was evolved from being a DOS application and today used on OS X, macOS, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, iOS

Web page: filemaker.com

Last update: 11/11/2019 8:10 PM UTC

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