FileMaker keyboard shortcuts 

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Type the characters: Move the selection to an object that includes text beginning with specific characters
Note: If multiple objects share initial characters, you can move the selection to the next occurrence by pressing Ctrl + G or typing the characters again.
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Note Alt +

temporarily changes to Zoom Out mode.

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Note Alt +

temporarily changes to Zoom In mode.

Use the following keyboard shortcuts for buttons on alert messages
To get more information about mouse wheel behavior, please refer to FileMaker documentation.
Scroll wheel support (Windows)
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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + >

Text size - Up one point

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + <

Text size - Down one point

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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 + D,

or Ctrl while dragging  Duplicate a selection

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Tab,

Left Arrow, Right Arrow  Select a different button

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + \

Justified

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↑  Shift + Alt + Ctrl + G

Reverse the current direction of a Replace & Find Again operation

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↑  Shift + Alt + Ctrl + H

Reverse the current direction of a Find Selected operation

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Alt + Backspace

Undo

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Ctrl + Tab

Insert a tab in a field

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Ctrl + \

Align center

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Ctrl + Backspace

Next word

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Ctrl + Alt + W

Close all files or windows

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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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Ctrl + P

Print

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Ctrl + [

Align left

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Ctrl + ]

Align right

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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 + 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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Ctrl + I

Snap to fit

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Ctrl + O

when one relationship is selected  Edit a relationship

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Ctrl + O

when one table is selected Edit a table

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Ctrl + I

Time

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Ctrl + L

Calculation

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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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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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Ctrl + ↑  Shift +

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

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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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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 +

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + O

Open a remote file

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + L

Open the Manage Layouts dialog box

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + <

The next point size down on the menu

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Ctrl + M

Timestamp

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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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↑  Shift + End

End of line

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↑  Shift + Home

Beginning of line

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↑  Shift +

Move the selection incrementally between objects

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + T

Add a table

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Ctrl +

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

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Ctrl + U

Select tables with the same source table

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Ctrl + =

(equals)  Change to Zoom In mode

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Alt + F8

Run to Breakpoint command

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Ctrl + F8

Halt Script command

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Ctrl + F10

Edit Script command

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Ctrl + F9

Set/Clear Breakpoint command (toggle the breakpoint)

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + R

Add a relationship

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + N

Add a text note

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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 + Home

Beginning of the text

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Ctrl + End

End of the text

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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 + F

Find/replace data

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + Z

Redo

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + G

Reverse the current direction of a Find Again operation

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Ctrl + Insert

Copy selected text

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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 + ↑  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 +

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

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + S

Open the Manage Scripts dialog box

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Ctrl + U

Preview mode

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Ctrl + Del

Next word

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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 + W

Close a file or window

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or Ctrl + F4
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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 + Q

Exit or quit FileMaker Pro

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F1

Open FileMaker Pro Help

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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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Del

Clear selected text

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Del

Next character

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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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Ctrl + S

Sort

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Ctrl + Z

Undo the last command

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Ctrl + X

Cut selected text

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Ctrl + V

Paste

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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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Previous character

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Next character

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Previous line

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Next line

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Home

Beginning of the line

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End

End of the line

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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 + E

Turn page guides on and off

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

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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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Program name: FileMaker FileMaker (Developer tools)

Web page: filemaker.com

Last update: 11.11.2019 20:10 UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 81%

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Platform detected: Windows or Linux

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