What is F6 keyboard shortcut for?

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General

Apple iBooks - (if you’ve assigned them in the Styles drawer) Apply a paragraph, character, or list style

Ardour - Convert edit range to range

Audacity - Chooses Multi-tool

AVImark - Check-in patient

AVImark - Show all reminders

AVImark - Check-in patient

AVImark - Show Detail

AVImark - Patient (must highlight on a patient)

AVImark - Go to Patient

AVImark - Choose

ePSXe - Select what pad will be affected by key F5

Firefox Quantum - Move to next frame

Firefox Quantum - Select Location Bar

GoldWave - Fast forward

Google Chrome - Switch focus forward between the Address bar, Bookmarks bar (if showing), and page content

Google Chrome - Jump to the address bar

Maxthon - URL keys

Microsoft Edge - Toggle focus between webpage content and the address bar

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - Move through items on a webpage (only works if tabbed browsing is turned off)

Mozilla Thunderbird - Move to next mail pane

Mozilla Thunderbird - Move to next main UI element

uTorrent - Show status bar

Vivaldi - Bookmarks panel

Windows Calculator - Select DEC

Text editing

Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Mac) - Move focus to the next item among Document pane, Task panes, Message bar, and Navigation bar

Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Mac) - Move focus among the document, message bar, and navigation panels

Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Windows and Unix) - Move focus to the next item among Document pane, Task panes, Message bar, and Navigation bar

Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Windows and Unix) - Move focus among the document, message bar, and navigation panels

Brackets - Grunt default

CherryTree 0.38.8 - Iterate the Last Replace Option

KompoZer - Switch between Content Pane and Search/Contents/Index/Glossary (toggle)

Metapad - Short format

Microsoft FrontPage - Switch between the Help task pane and the active application.

Microsoft FrontPage - Move to a task pane (task pane: A window within an Office application that provides commonly used commands. Its location and small size allow you to use these commands while still working on your files.) from another pane in the program window (clockwise direction). You may need to press F6 more than once. Note If pressing F6 doesn't display the task pane you want, try pressing ALT to place focus on the menu bar, and then pressing CTRL+TAB to move to the task pane.

Microsoft FrontPage - Move to a task pane (task pane: A window within an Office application that provides commonly used commands. Its location and small size allow you to use these commands while still working on your files.) from another pane in the program window. (You may need to press F6 more than once.) Note If pressing F6 doesn't display the task pane you want, try pressing ALT to place focus on the menu bar, and then pressing CTRL+TAB to move to the task pane.

Microsoft OneNote - Jump between the tab bar, navigation pane, and the page canvas

Microsoft Word 2019 - Move the focus to a different pane of the window, such as the Format Picture pane, the Grammar pane, or the Selection pane

Microsoft Word 2019 - Go to the next pane or frame

Nano - Search for a string or a regular expression

Notepad2 - Save file as

PSPad - Makro2Play

Scrivener 1.9.9 - Show icon tint

TextRoom - Scratchpad

WinMerge - Change pane (active file)

WriteMonkey - Toggle segment focus (paragraph or selection)

Imaging

Adobe Illustrator - Show/hide Color panel

Adobe Illustrator (Mac) - Show/hide Color panel

Adobe Lightroom Classic - Show/hide Filmstrip

Adobe Lightroom Classic (Mac) - Show/hide Filmstrip

Adobe Photoshop CC - Show/Hide Color panel

Adobe Premiere Pro (Mac) - Batch Capture...

Adobe Premiere Pro (Windows) - Batch Capture...

AutoCAD - Toggle Dynamic UCS

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2018 - Rectangle

IrfanView - Rename file

Krita 4.2.2 - Show Brush Presets

LightWave 3D - Image editor

LightWave 3D - Image editor

MyPaint - Next scrap

Paint.NET - Show / hide History window

PaintShop Pro 2018 - Materials

PhotoDirector 10 - Switch to viewer & browser mode in photo viewer window

PowerDirector 17 - Switch to Particle Room

ProgeCAD - Coordinate

QCad 3.22.0 - Rotate clockwise

Siemens NX - Zoom

SketchUp - Left

Substance Painter - Camera Orthographic

Substance Painter (Mac) - Camera Orthographic

Xcode - Step Over

System tools

CopyQ 3.8 - Command dialog

PRTG Network Monitor - Context menu > Tools > Custom tool command (if available)

Registry Editor - Move between the address bar, key and value panes

ZoomText - Increase zoom

Developer tools

Android Studio - Move

AWS Cloud9 IDE (Windows) - Toggle Console

Delphi - IDE Insight

Eclipse - Next step (line by line)

FileMaker - Step Into command

IntelliJ IDEA (macOS) - Move

IntelliJ IDEA (Windows, Linux) - Move

LibreOffice Base - Jump between the query design areas

LibreOffice Base - Jump between windows

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - Window.NextSplitPane

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (Most used shortcuts) - Window.NextSplitPane

NetBeans - Run main project

PyCharm 2018.2 - Move the selected class, package or static member to another package or class and update all the corresponding references.

Qt Creator - Move to next item in output panes

Roblox Studio - Play solo

RPG Maker - Event layer

SmartGit 19 - Next change

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - (in the Database Engine Query Editor) Move to the next tool window

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Move to the next pane of a split pane view of a single document

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Toggle between Object Explorer Details list view and Object Explorer Details property pane

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Toggle between query and results pane

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Move to the next pane of a split pane view of a document

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Cycle through panels

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Define filter

SQLyog - Alter Database/Table Structure/Index/View/Store Proc/Function/Trigger/Event

Toad For Oracle (Windows) - Toggle full screen Editor

WinHex - Edit mode

winIDEA - Run script

Web applications

OneDrive - Move between web browser bar and the OneDrive title bar

File manager

7-Zip - Move selected items

Midnight Commander - Moving file. Default is to another panel, but it asks first.

Multi Commander - File - Move

PeaZip - Toggle browse/flat view

PeaZip - Toggle browse mode / flat view mode

Total Commander - Rename or move files

WinNc - Move / Rename

WinSCP - Download (when remote panel is active) or Upload (when local panel is active) selected files and delete original

Xyplorer - Switch between the two lists.

Xyplorer - Cycle focus in this sequence: Address Bar > Tree > List > Catalog.

Media player

BSPlayer - Decrease playback rate by 1%

Clementine - Play/Pause

MediaMonkey - Show now playing node

PotPlayer 1.7 - Playlist

Windows Media Player 11 - Increase the size of album art

Games

AI War Classic - (hold) Show wormholes and resources only

American Truck Simulator - Route Advisor: Navigation page

Assetto Corsa - Cycle on-board cameras

Battlefield V - Vehicle seat 6

DayZ - Point (Stable branch)

DayZ - Magnifique (Experimental branch)

Diablo - Highlight spells in spell book and press F5 - F8 to assign hotkey. Once the hotkey is assigned, the key will prepare that specific spell

Diablo II - Sets or uses left / right mouse button skills

Dota 2 - Takes a screenshot of the current game view.

Dota 2 - Opens a window showing gold graphs of Radiant and Dire

Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Route Advisor: Navigation page

Europa Universalis IV - Cycle the Ledger sections

FlightGear - Toggle autopilot heading mode

Grand Theft Auto V - Switch to Franklin

Hearthstone - Emote "Threaten"

Heroes of the Storm - Go to saved camera location

Magic: The Gathering Online - Pass priority for the rest of the turn, unless you’re prompted to attack or block

Miscreated - Emote: Come here

Old School RuneScape (OSRS) - Switch to the Spell book tab

Overwatch - Spectate 6

Place Anywhere (Fallout 4 mod) - Toggle storing clamped objects in workshop storage, when underlying object is scrapped or stored in workshop storage

Portal 2 - Quick save

RimWorld - Opens the World tab

Subnautica - Hide/Show interface

Team Fortress 2 - Save a replay of your current or last life

Tibia - (Attack) Flame strike

Warframe - Take Screenshot

World of Tanks - Negative!

Zwift (PC and macOS) - "Bring It!"

Social & Messaging

Cisco Webex - Switch between the content area and the panels area

Security

Comodo IceDragon - Move to Next Frame

Productivity

Banner 9 (Windows, Mac) - Insert/Create Record

Banner 9 (Windows, Mac) - Insert/Create Record

Evernote for Windows - Search Notes

Evolution - Cycle focus between panes

FL Studio 20 - Toggle Step Sequencer

ForkLift 3 - Move to

ForkLift 3 - Move to

Guitar Pro - Properties

Guitar Pro - Fretboard

Guitar Pro - Keyboard

Guitar Pro - Drums

LibreOffice - Sets focus in next subwindow (for example, document/data source view)

Melodyne 4 - Switch note separation tools

Melodyne 4 (Mac) - Switch note separation tools

Microsoft Access 2019 - Move the focus to a different pane of the window

Microsoft Access 2019 - Move the focus to a different pane of the window

Microsoft Access 2019 - Switch to the next or previous pane in the workspace

Microsoft Access 2019 - Toggle the focus between sections (header, body, footer) of the wizard

Microsoft Access 2019 - Switch between the upper and lower portions of a window (Design view of queries, macros, and the Advanced Filter/Sort window)

Microsoft Access 2019 - Cycle through the field grid, property sheet, field properties, the Navigation Pane, Quick Access Toolbar, and KeyTips on the ribbon (Design view of tables)

Microsoft Access 2019 - Switch between the upper and lower portions of a window (Design view of queries, macros, and the Advanced Filter/Sort window)

Microsoft Access 2019 - Toggle forward between the design pane, properties, Navigation Pane, ribbon, and Zoom controls (Design view of tables, forms, and reports)

Microsoft Access 2019 - Switch among areas in the Help window, such as the toolbar and the Search list

Microsoft Excel 2019 - Switches between the worksheet, ribbon, task pane, and Zoom controls. In a worksheet that has been split, F6 includes the split panes when switching between panes and the ribbon area

Microsoft PowerPoint 2019 (Creating presentations) - Move the focus to a different pane

Microsoft PowerPoint 2019 (Creating presentations) - Move clockwise among panes in Normal view

Microsoft PowerPoint 2019 (Slideshows) - Move from one region of Presenter view (Header, tools below the slide, and the Notes pane) to the next

MindMeister - Recenter

Oracle EBS Forms - Clear record

Outlook 2019 and Outlook 2016 - Move between the Outlook window, the smaller panes in the Folder pane, the Reading pane, and the sections in the To-Do bar, and show the access keys in the Outlook ribbon

Outlook 2019 and Outlook 2016 - Move between Calendar view, TaskPad, and the Folder list

REAPER - Screenset: Load track view #03

Riffstation Desktop - Tempo up (+1 BPM)

SAP NetWeaver Business Client 5.0 for Desktop - Focus on Next Area

SAP NetWeaver Business Client 5.0 for Desktop - For Web content: navigation between groups (that is, between menu, top level navigation, navigation panel, content area)

SAP NetWeaver Business Client 5.0 for Desktop - For SAP GUI transactions: as defined in the standard for function keys

Sumatra PDF - Switch focus between bookmarks window and main window

The Bat! - SmartBat

Virtual DJ 2018 - Sampler 6 play_stop

WavePad - Scrub

Scientific

KiCad 5.0.2 - Switch to Inner layer 2

Maple - Interrupt current operation

Solidworks 2019 - Toggle selection filter type

Tekla Structures 20 - Snap to nearest points

Hardware

Samsung TV - Change input source

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