Keyboard Shortcuts
The following keystrokes are used throughout Simple Accounting.
(Note: Many of the shortcuts listed are a combination of either the Ctrl or the Alt key and another key. So for example, when the shortcut given is <Ctrl+T> we mean that you should do the following:
Press and hold down the <Ctrl> key while tapping the letter ‘t’ once, then release both keys.)
Simple Accounting is very non-mouse
friendly. There is a keyboard equivalent for virtually everything
one can do with the mouse. Any field, button or tab
which has an underlined character can be selected by pressing <Alt>
and the underlined letter. For example, to move the cursor to the NAME
field in a data entry window you would press <Alt+N>. If there is
more than one field or button with the same underlined character, pressing
<Alt> plus that key will switch between them.
General
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<NumLock> |
Toggle Numbers/Cursor Arrows on keypad
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<Esc> |
Cancel the current operation. No matter where you are in this program, pressing <Esc> will undo what you are working on and return you to where you were before you started that task. As such, it is probably the most important keystroke to know!
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<F1> |
Context Sensitive Help. A close second in importance to <Esc>.
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<Ctrl+P> |
Turns Print Preview on or off.
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Ctrl+Alt+W |
Restores a window to it's default size and position.
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<MouseRight> |
Click the right mouse button once to activate certain functions specific to window you are working in. For example, in most browse boxes, a pop-up menu appears to let you Insert, Change or Delete records. |
Browse Boxes
These keystrokes help you navigate through browse boxes without a mouse:
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<Ctrl +Spacebar> |
Tag (or Untag) a record in a browse window
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<Ctrl+L> |
Jump to the Locator field
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<Ctrl+R> |
Removes one character from the value in the Locator field and refreshes the browse. This is very simple and very, very useful; it just sounds confusing. An example is perhaps the best way to make it's purpose clear. Ex:
Let's say you are searching for a Product ID you believe begins with '115'
but the Locator shows no records. If you press <Ctrl+R> the Locator
changes to '11' which then shows all records beginning with '11'. You
instantly see that the Product you want is actually '1115...' |
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<Ctrl+Shift+L |
Reset the browse box to it's default order and clear the Locator field |
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<Ctrl+Shift+R |
Insert the value of the currently selected row into the Locator from the sort column. This automatically refreshes the browse with records matching that value. |
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<Ins>
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Insert a new record into a browse window |
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<Del> |
Delete an existing record from a browse window
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<Enter> |
Edit or view the selected record in detail
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<PgUp> |
Scroll backward one screen of records
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<PgDn> |
Scroll forward one screen of records
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<Ctrl+Home> |
Go to the first record in the browse
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<Ctrl+End> |
Go to the last record in the browse
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<Down> |
Move forward one record in the browse
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<Up> |
Move backward one record in the browse
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<Left> |
Move left one field
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<Right> |
Move right one field
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View more fields (left/right) or other records (up/down) in the browse box. |
Text Editing
The following keys are used in text and Notetaker fields.
Cursor Movement
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<PgUp> |
Scroll Up one page
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<PgDn> |
Scroll Forward one page
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<Ctrl+Home> |
Go to the top of the window
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<Ctrl+End> |
Go to the end of the window
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<Down> |
Move down one line
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<Up>
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Move up one line |
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<Left> |
Move left one character
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<Right>
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Move right one character |
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<Home> |
Go to beginning of line
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<End> |
Go to end of line |
Inserting/Deleting Text
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<BackSpace>
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Destructive backspace |
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<Enter>
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New paragraph (Hard Carriage Return) |
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<Ctrl+B>
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Reformat paragraph from current position |
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<Ctrl+C> |
Copy text from a data entry field to the clipboard.
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<Ctrl+M> |
Field Memory (Auto-type the value from the last record into the field.)
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<Ctrl+N> |
Insert a line
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<Ctrl+T>
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Delete a word |
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<Ctrl+V>
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Paste text from the clipboard into the current data field or textbox. |
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<Ctrl+X>
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Delete all selected text. |
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<Ctrl+Y> |
Delete current line
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<Tab> |
Tab text (4 spaces, default)
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<Shift+Tab> |
Un-tab text (4 spaces, default)
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<Ins> |
Toggle Insert/Overwrite mode.
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<Del> |
Delete character under cursor
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