Common EMu Shortcuts

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EMu 9.1 Keystrokes

Many of the toolbar and menu options can be used via keystrokes.  The most common ones are listed below. 


Command Keyboard shortcut Toolbar Icon
Navigating commands

Toggle through open module windows Ctrl + Tab (also: Ctrl + Shift + Tab)
Move to next field
Tab
Move to previous field
Shift + Tab
Select a Tab
Ctrl + Shift + 1st letter of Tab
List View Alt + H + I File:ClipCapIt-160316-160754.PNG
Previous Record
F5 File:ClipCapIt-160316-161320.PNG
Next Record
F6 File:ClipCapIt-160316-161343.PNG
Go To Record Ctrl + G
File commands

File>New
Ctrl + N File:ClipCapIt-160316-161722.PNG
File>Save
Ctrl + S File:ClipCapIt-160316-161813.PNG
File>Print
Ctrl + P
File>Search
Ctrl + F File:ClipCapIt-160316-162628.PNG
File>Close & Attach [Current Record]
Ctrl + F + L
Edit commands

Edit>Copy
Ctrl + C
Edit>Paste
Ctrl + V
Edit>Clear
Delete
Edit>Ditto>Current field F9
[Do not use this on any table, unless you want to copy all rows and all fields of that table from the previous record.]

Edit>Ditto>All Shift + F9
[Do not do this in any module with images attached, unless you want to attach the images.]

Edit>Ditto>Current Tab Shift + Ctrl + F9
Edit>Ditto>Use Current Record for Ditto Ctrl + F9
Selection commands

Select>Select F8
Select>Add to Selection Ctrl + F8
Select>Select All Shift + F8

EMu Ribbon

To Navigate the Ribbon to desired set of tabs (File, Home, Edit, View, Tools, Catalogue, Field, What’s This):

Press Alt. It will highlight the letter of the tab you want to navigate to.

For example, Alt + H will bring you to the Home tab. Once you do this, it will then highlight the keystroke options within that tab.

Useful keystrokes from the Ribbon (some functions have moved):


File Tab

Discard Alt + F + I, and then Current “C” or Selected “S”

[Ctrl + D will also discard the current record]

Delete Alt + F + D, and then Current “C” or Selected “S”

Options Alt + F + O (used to be in Tools)


Home Tab:

View List Alt + H + I (used to be in View)

View Contact Sheet Alt + H + K

View Details Alt + H + D (or press enter on current record like before)

Sort Alt + H + O (Also on Tools Tab)

Reports Alt + H + R (Also on Tools Tab)


Go To old keystroke still works CTRL + G (or use Alt + H + G)

Arrows

Invert Selection Alt + H + J (used to be in Select)


Edit Tab:

Replace Alt + E + R

Merge Alt + E + M

Ditto (Old keystrokes still work or you can use new ones Alt + E + ...)

Defaults Choose Alt + E + H (For New Default, within “Choose”)

Defaults Edit Alt + E + E (Edits current default)


View Tab:

Thumbnail on/off Alt + V + B

List Settings Choose Alt + V + C (For New List Setting, within “Choose”)

List Settings Edit Alt + V + D (Edits current List Setting)

Reverse Attachments, Find Alt + V + F


Tools Tab:


Template Tool Alt + T + T

Reports Alt + T+ R. (Also on Home Tab)

Groups

Retrieve Group Alt + T + V

Add to Group Alt + T + A

New Group (Within Add) Alt + T + A

Sort Alt + T + O (Also on Home Tab)

Resources Alt + T + U


Catalogue Tab:

Re-Identify Tool Alt +C+I , and then Current “C” or Selected “S” (Used to be in Tools Tab)


Field Tab (only appears if cursor is in a field in detail view)

Attach old keystroke still works, F11, (opens module attached to this field)

View Attachments (Used to be in Edit)