Lotus Notes 7 Help - Keyboard shortcuts for databases

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

Keyboard shortcuts for databases
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts for opening and closing a database, and for using database features including navigating within views, folders, and panes.

Note In any form, view, page, or document there could be several embedded elements (the date picker in the Calendar is an example of an embedded element). You can navigate to an embedded element, give focus within the embedded element, and then remove the focus to continue navigating through the form, view, page, or document. When focus is in an embedded element, the thin black frame around it disappears. When focus is removed from an embedded element, the thin black frame reappears.

The Calendar date picker is an example of an embedded element.

Date picker

Keyboard shortcuts for databases

Press To do this

ARROW KEYS Move through embedded element

CTRL+N Create new database

CTRL+O Open database

ENTER Select item in embedded outline

ESC Exit embedded element

ESC or CTRL+W Close current database

F9 Refresh current document (in Edit mode), view or workspace

MINUS (-) key Collapse folder in embedded outline

PAGE DOWN Move to bottom of active page

PAGE UP Move to top of active page

PLUS (+) key Expand folder in embedded outline

SHIFT+CTRL+F9 Update all views in current database

SHIFT+F9 Rebuild current document, view, workspace (must have Manager access)

SPACEBAR Give focus to embedded element

UP and DOWN ARROW Move through embedded outline

Navigating within views, folders, and panes

Press To do

ARROW KEYS (if Use TAB to Navigate Read-Only Documents in User Preferences is disabled) Move through embedded view

ASTERISK (*) key on numeric keypad Expand current collapsed view, category, or folder with subsections

BACKSPACE Open previous document in current view or folder while still in current open document

CTRL+END Move to bottom of navigation pane or view pane

CTRL+HOME Move to top of view navigation pane or view pane

END Move to far right of view pane

ENTER Open next document in current view or folder while still in current open document

ENTER Open selected view or folder

F6 Move to next pane or frame

HOME Move to far left of view pane

LEFT and RIGHT ARROW Expand and collapse views and folders that have subsections

MINUS (-) key Collapse expanded view, category, or folder

PLUS (+) key Expand collapsed view, category, or folder

SHIFT+8
Note This shortcut may be different on non-English keyboards.
Expand all collapsed views, categories, or folders with subsections

SHIFT+BACKSPACE Select previous document in view

SHIFT+F6 Move to previous pane or frame

TAB Move to next unread document in embedded view

UP and DOWN ARROW Move between views and folders

See Also

What is a Notes database?

Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts for the Macintosh

Using Unicode to add special characters to documents

Customizing Notes for Accessibility

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Press	To do this
ARROW KEYS	Move through embedded element
CTRL+N	Create new database
CTRL+O	Open database
ENTER	Select item in embedded outline
ESC	Exit embedded element
ESC or CTRL+W	Close current database
F9	Refresh current document (in Edit mode), view or workspace
MINUS (-) key	Collapse folder in embedded outline
PAGE DOWN	Move to bottom of active page
PAGE UP	Move to top of active page
PLUS (+) key	Expand folder in embedded outline
SHIFT+CTRL+F9	Update all views in current database
SHIFT+F9	Rebuild current document, view, workspace (must have Manager access)
SPACEBAR	Give focus to embedded element
UP and DOWN ARROW	Move through embedded outline

Press	To do
ARROW KEYS (if Use TAB to Navigate Read-Only Documents in User Preferences is disabled)	Move through embedded view
ASTERISK (*) key on numeric keypad	Expand current collapsed view, category, or folder with subsections
BACKSPACE	Open previous document in current view or folder while still in current open document
CTRL+END	Move to bottom of navigation pane or view pane
CTRL+HOME	Move to top of view navigation pane or view pane
END	Move to far right of view pane
ENTER	Open next document in current view or folder while still in current open document
ENTER	Open selected view or folder
F6	Move to next pane or frame
HOME	Move to far left of view pane
LEFT and RIGHT ARROW	Expand and collapse views and folders that have subsections
MINUS (-) key	Collapse expanded view, category, or folder
PLUS (+) key	Expand collapsed view, category, or folder
SHIFT+8 Note This shortcut may be different on non-English keyboards.	Expand all collapsed views, categories, or folders with subsections
SHIFT+BACKSPACE	Select previous document in view
SHIFT+F6	Move to previous pane or frame
TAB	Move to next unread document in embedded view
UP and DOWN ARROW	Move between views and folders