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What keyboard shortcuts are available in Notes?

Note that these shortcuts are for Windows machines. They may be different for Macs, OS/2, or Unix systems.



From a form:
[TAB] Next unread document.
[SHIFT]+[TAB] Previous unread document.
[ENTER] Next document.
[BACKSPACE] Previous document.
[Shift]+[F9] Replaces a user-entered formula in an editable text field with its returned value.
[ALT]+[1] Click the 1st action button, 2 for second, and so on.
[CTRL]+Compose Document Suppresses inheritance when creating new document.





From a view:
[RIGHT ARROW] Hortizontal Scroll Bar.
[INS] Toggles "read" and "unread" marks.
[ALT]+[number N] Click the Nth action button.
[F3] Displays or moves highlight to next selected document.
[Shift+F3] Displays or moves highlight to previous selected document.
[F9] Update current view.
[CTRL]+[SHIFT]+[F9] Update all views in database.
[Shift+Gray Plus] Expand an entire view (Expand All).
[Shift+Gray Minus] Collapse an entire view (Collapse All).
* key on the keypad Expands all descendants of the currently selected document.





From the Workspace:
[`] "Scan for unread mail" from the desktop.
[TAB] "Scan for unread" from the desktop.
[CTRL]+[SHIFT]+Double-Click on Database Shows all views of database (including the hidden ones).
[SHIFT]+Select Databases and then Double-Click Opens up the current view of all the databases into one mixed view.
[SHIFT]+View\ShowServerNames Display the filenames of the databases on the desktop.
[Shift+F9] Updates unread count on current work page.






From anywhere:
[CTRL]+[TAB] Cycles through open Notes windows.
[ALT]+[ENTER] Toggles the Properties Box.
[CTRL]+[M] Create mail Memo.
[ALT]+[F9] Minimize Notes.
[CTRL]+[F9] Restore open Notes windows to non-minimized.
[F5] Log you off of your Notes server, but does not exit Notes.
[F1] Displays context-sensitive Help.


Applies to Notes Versions: 3, 4, 4.5, 4.6
Last Modified: November 15, 1997