================================================ Dynamics 365 Business Central keyboard shortcuts ================================================ First published at 9/29/2021 on https://defkey.com/microsoft-dynamics-business-central-d365bc-shortcuts Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a "enterprise resource planning" (ERP) system. It is primarily web-based and accessed through dynamics.com. The software was released publicly in April 2018. Dynamics 365 Business Central has 149 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. General ------- Alt + Down arrow Open a drop-down list or look up a value for a field Alt + Up arrow Show tooltip for a field or a column header of a table. If the field has validation errors, press Alt + Up Arrow to show the validation error. Press Esc or Alt + Up Arrow to close the tooltip F2 Toggle between selecting the entire field value or placing the cursor at the end of the field value Alt + F2 Show and hide the FactBox pane Alt + Shift + F2 Shift between Details and Attachments in the FactBox pane Alt + O Add a new note for the selected record, even if the FactBox pane isn't open Alt + Q Open the Tell Me window Ctrl + Option + Q (macOS) Open the Tell Me window Alt + N Open a page to create a new record (Similar to choosing the New and + actions) Alt + Shift + N Close a newly created page and open a new one to create a new record Alt + F9 Post a document and create a new one Alt + T Open the My Settings page Alt + Right arrow Look up additional information or underlying values for a field that contains the "…" button. This is used when the usual drop-down button (Alt + Down Arrow) in the same field is used for another purpose Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C Display information in the company badge Ctrl + Alt + F1 Open and close the page inspection pane. The page inspection pane shows information about the page, like its source table, fields, filters, extensions, and more For more information about, refer to Inspecting Pages. Ctrl + C Copy the value of field. If the field is in focus, and you haven't selected any text in the field, this will copy the entire value. If you've selected any text in the field, then it will copy the selected text only Ctrl + F1 Open the Business Central help for the page Ctrl + F12 Switch between wide and narrow layout view Ctrl + Left click Navigate during personalizing or customizing when the action is highlighted with an arrowhead Ctrl + F5 Reload the Business Central application (Similar to selecting refresh/reload in the browser) F5 Refresh the data on the current page Use this key to ensure that the data on the page is up to date with any changes that others have made while you're working. Enter Enable or access the element or control that is in focus Esc Close the current page or drop-down list Tab Move focus to the next control or element on a page Shift + Tab Move focus to the previous control or element on a page Y Activate Yes button in dialogue boxes. Actual key will vary based on your current language specified in My Settings E N Activate No button in dialogue boxes. Actual keys will vary based on your current language specified in My Settings H Lists: General -------------- Alt + F7 Sort the selected column in ascending or descending order Alt + N Insert a new line in an editable list, such as the G/L Budgets page Shift + F10 Open a menu of options that are available for the selected row Lists: Navigation ----------------- In many types of pages, moving from one cell to another is possible with keyboard. Ctrl + Home Select the first row in the list; focus remains in the same column Fn + Ctrl + Left arrow (macOS) Select the first row in the list; focus remains in the same column Ctrl + End Select the last row in the list; focus remains in the same column Fn + Ctrl + Right arrow (macOS) Select the last row in the list; focus remains in the same column Home Move to the first field in the row Fn + Left arrow (macOS) Move to the first field in the row End Move to the last field in the row Fn + Right arrow (macOS) Move to the last field in the row Enter Open the record that is associated with the field Note: Only relevant if a card page is associated with the record. Ctrl + Enter Move focus to the next element outside the list Page Up Scroll to display the set rows above the current rows in view Fn + Up arrow (macOS) Scroll to display the set rows above the current rows in view Page Down Scroll to display the set rows below the current rows in view Fn + Down arrow (macOS) Scroll to display the set rows below the current rows in view Down arrow Move in the same column to the field in the row below Up arrow Move in the same column to the field in the row above Right arrow (In a view-only list) Move in the same row to the next field to the right Right arrow (In an editable list) Move to the right within the current field Left arrow (In a view-only list) Move in the same row to the previous field to the left Left arrow (In an editable list) Move to the left within the current field Tab In editable list, move in the same row to the next field to the right Shift + Tab In editable list, move in the same row to the previous field to the left Lists: Select, copy, and paste ------------------------------ Ctrl + Left click Extend the selection of rows to include the row that you click Cmd + Left click (macOS) Extend the selection of rows to include the row that you click Shift + Left click Extend the selection of rows to include the row that you click and all the rows in between You can use this after using Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Up Down to expand your selection. Ctrl + Up arrow Move focus to the row above and keep the current row selected Ctrl + Cmd + Up arrow (macOS) Move focus to the row above and keep the current row selected Ctrl + Down arrow Arrow Move focus to the row below and keep the current row selected Ctrl + Cmd + Down arrow (macOS) Move focus to the row below and keep the current row selected Ctrl + Space Extend the selection of rows to include the focused row Ctrl + Cmd + Space (macOS) Extend the selection of rows to include the focused row You can use this after using Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Down Arrow to expand your selection. Ctrl + A Select all rows Ctrl + C Copy the selected rows to the Clipboard Cmd + C (macOS) Copy the selected rows to the Clipboard Ctrl + V Paste the selected rows from the Clipboard into the current page or external document, like Microsoft Excel or Outlook email. You can only do this in editable lists Cmd + V (macOS) Paste the selected rows from the Clipboard into the current page or external document, like Microsoft Excel or Outlook email. You can only do this in editable lists Shift + Up arrow Extend the selection of rows to include the row above Shift + Down arrow Extend the selection of rows to include the row below Shift + Page Up Extend the selection of rows to include all visible rows above the current selection of rows Shift + Fn + Up arrow (macOS) Extend the selection of rows to include all visible rows above the current selection of rows Shift + Page Down Extend the selection of rows to include all visible rows below the current selection of rows Shift + Fn + Down arrow (macOS) Extend the selection of rows to include all visible rows below the current selection of rows F8 Copy the field in the same column of the row above, and paste it into the current row. You can only do this in editable lists. Using this shortcut followed by a Tab lets you quickly fill out fields in line items that you want to have the same value as the row above Lists: Searching and filtering ------------------------------ F3 Toggle the search box F3 Activate the search box F3 (If the search box is already activated) Returns to the list without clearing the search text Shift + F3 Open and close the filter pane Shift + F3 (If the filter pane isn't open) Open the filter pane and focus on the + Filter action under Filter list by. You can then just hit Enter to start adding a field filter Shift + F3 (If the filter pane is already open) Closes filter pane but doesn't clear any filters that you've added Ctrl + Shift + F3 Open and close the filter pane Ctrl + Shift + F3 (If the filter pane isn't open) Open the filter pane and focus on the + Filter action under Filter total by. You can then just hit Enter to start adding a totals filter Ctrl + Shift + F3 (If the filter pane is already open) Close the filter pane but doesn't clear any filters that you've added Alt + F3 Toggle filtering to the selected value Alt + F3 Applies a column filter on the selected field value in the list. This does the same as choosing Filter to this value from a column heading. It opens the filter pane, sets filter to the selected value, while focus remains on cell in the list Alt + F3 (If the column is already filtered) Clear the filter on filtered column Shift + Alt + F3 Open the filter pane and add a filter on the selected column in the list. Focus is on the new filter field, which lets you start typing the filter criteria right away This does the same as selecting Filter from the column heading. If there is already a filter on the field, a new filter is added. Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F3 Reset filters. This does the same as choosing Reset filters in the filter pane, and it applies to field and totals filters. Filters return to the default filters for the current view. If the current view is All, then this is the same as returning to an unfiltered view with all records. Ctrl + Enter Change focus from the filter pane back to the list Cards and documents ------------------- The following shortcuts can be used on card pages, such as Customer Card, and document pages, such as Sales Order. Alt + F6 Toggle collapse/expand for the current FastTab or part (subpage) Alt + G Open the Find Entries page for finding entries related to the posted document. Works on lists, too Alt + N Open a page to create a new record; the same way as choosing the New action Alt + Shift + N Close a page and open a new one to create a new record; the same way as selecting the OK & New action Alt + Shift + W Open the current card or document in a new window Ctrl + Enter Save and close the page Ctrl + Down arrow Open the next record for an entity Ctrl + Up arrow Open the previous record for an entity Ctrl + Insert Insert a new line in documents Ctrl + Del Delete the line, in documents, journals, and worksheets Ctrl + Shift + F12 Maximize the line items part on a document page. Press the keys again to return to the normal display F6 Move to the next FastTab or part (subpage) Shift + F6 Move to previous FastTab or part (subpage) Quick Entry ----------- The following shortcuts are concerned to the Quick Entry feature of cards, documents and list pages. These shortcuts cannot be used when the list is in the tile view. Enter Confirm the value and go to the next Quick Entry field Shift + Enter Confirm the value and go to the previous Quick Entry field Ctrl + Shift + Enter Confirm the value in the current column and go to next Quick Entry field outside the list Note: This shortcut applies to embedded lists on a page, such as line items on a sales order. It enables you to quickly get out of the list and continue entering data in other fields on the page. Calendar -------- Ctrl + Home Open the calendar if closed Note: This doesn't work if the date field is in a grid, where Ctrl + Home jumps to the first row Ctrl + Home Move to the current month, current day Cmd + Home (macOS) Move to the current month, current day Ctrl + Left arrow Move to the previous day Cmd + Left arrow (macOS) Move to the previous day Ctrl + Right arrow Move to the next day Cmd + Right arrow (macOS) Move to the next day Ctrl + Up arrow Move to the previous week, same day of the week Cmd + Up arrow (macOS) Move to the previous week, same day of the week Ctrl + Down arrow Move to the next week, same day of the week Cmd + Down arrow (macOS) Move to the next week, same day of the week Enter Select the focused date Ctrl + End Close the calendar and delete the current date Cmd + End (macOS) Close the calendar and delete the current date Esc Close the calendar without a selection, keep the current date Page Down Move to the next month Page Up Move to the previous month Date fields ----------- T Enter the current date. "T" stands for "today" W Enter the work date Report preview -------------- Down arrow Scroll down the page Up arrow Scroll up the page Ctrl + 0 Fit the entire page on the page Cmd + 0 (macOS) Fit the entire page on the page Ctrl + Home Go to the first page of the report Cmd + Home (macOS) Go to the first page of the report Ctrl + End Go to the last page of the report Cmd + Home (macOS) Go to the last page of the report Left arrow Scroll to the left when the page is zoomed in so that it isn't entirely in view Right arrow Scroll to the right when the page is zoomed in so that it isn't entirely in view Page Go to the next page of the report Fn + Down arrow (macOS) Go to the next page of the report Page Up Go to the previous page of the report Fn + Up arrow (macOS) Go to the previous page of the report Zooming in and out ------------------ Ctrl + + Zoom in on the current page Ctrl + - Zoom out on the current page Ctrl + 0 Zoom in or out to 100% on the current page Role Explorer ------------- Shift + F12 Open the role explorer F3 Open the Find box in role explorer for finding features based on a given search word or term F3 Moves focus to the next found feature in role explorer. F3 will move focus to the Find box after the last found feature Ctrl + Down arrow Moves focus to the next found feature in role explorer. F3 will move focus to the Find box after the last found feature Shift + F3 Move focus to the previous found feature in role explorer Ctrl + Up arrow Move focus to the previous found feature in role explorer Ctrl + Shift Expand or collapse all sub-nodes, in addition to top-level nodes, when you choose the Expand or Collapse action Source: Business Central docs Last modified on (UTC): Thursday, September 30, 2021 Defkey © All rights reserved.