Keyboard Shortcuts in NAV 2016

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[keyboard-70506_1920](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cD71Me54IpY/ViwuDo5wLjI/AAAAAAAAJzE/pqrNsRNx_-s/s1600-h/keyboard-70506_1920%25255B3%25255D.jpg) Below you will find all the keyboard shortcuts available in NAV 2016 for windows client, development environment and C/AL Editor The following table provides an overview of shortcut key combinations in the **Microsoft Dynamics NAV Windows client.**
## **Microsoft Dynamics NAV Windows client** ## **Action** Right Arrow Move to the next field or character Left Arrow Move to the previous field or character Up Arrow Move to the field above in the same column Down Arrow Move to the field below in the same column Delete Clear selected text Esc Close the window or undo the data entry End Move to the last field on a line Home Move to the first field on a line Tab Move to the next field on non-line FastTabs Enter Move to the next editable field F1 Open Help F2 Edit F3 Select **Type** to filter (field filter) F4 Drop-down or look up to select F5 Refresh the active window F6 Go to the next frame F7 Display statistics F8 Copy the field above F9 Post F10, Alt Select the menu bar and display access keys F12 Select the navigation pane Shift+F1 View error message Shift+F3 Select **Show Results** (FlowFilter) Shift+F4 Open a lookup window (from an ellipsis button) Shift+F6 Go to the previous frame Shift+F7 Open the related card Shift+F8 Drop-down or look up to view Shift+F9 Post and print Shift+F10 Display a shortcut menu Shift+F11 Apply entries, get source documents, or get warehouse documents Shift+F12 Open the Role Center from the navigation pane Shift+Tab Move to the previous field Shift+left-click On multiple column headers, the columns will all be sorted in the same ascending or descending direction. Shift+double-click If sorting on multiple column headers using Shift+left-click, use Shift+double-click on the first column that was clicked on and this will toggle ascending/descending direction of all the columns included in the sorting. Left-click Left-click on a column header to sort a column ascending, then left-click again to toggle between ascending and descending. Ctrl+F1 Collapse or expand the ribbon Ctrl+F2 Create a new document Ctrl+F3 Select Search pages Ctrl+F4 Look up to the related list Ctrl+F7 View entries Ctrl+F9 Release document Ctrl+F10 Select the ribbon and display key Tips Ctrl+F11 Reconcile or split lines Ctrl+F12 Select the address bar Ctrl+C Copy Ctrl+G Go to Ctrl+E Export to Microsoft Office Excel Ctrl+L Show links Ctrl+N Create a new record Ctrl+O Open the company Ctrl+P Print Ctrl+T Select sorting Ctrl+V Paste Ctrl+W Export to Microsoft Office Word Ctrl+X Cut Ctrl+Z Undo Ctrl+Page Down Display next document or card in a list Ctrl+Page Up Display previous document or card in a list Ctrl+Up Arrow Move up while the selected line stays selected Ctrl+Down Arrow Move down while the selected line stays selected Ctrl+Left Arrow Move to the first field on a line Ctrl+Right Arrow Move to the last field on a line Ctrl+Alt+F1 Open the **About this Page/Report** window (Zoom) Ctrl+Delete Delete the selected line Ctrl+Home Move to the first line in a list Ctrl+End Move to the last line in a list Ctrl+Enter Save and close window (equivalent to choosing the OK button) Ctrl+Insert Insert new line Ctrl+Shift+F3 Select **Limit totals to** (table filter) Ctrl+Shift+A Clear all filters Ctrl+Shift+C Copy Rows Ctrl+Shift+D Show dimensions Ctrl+Shift+E Edit list Ctrl+Shift+R View list Ctrl+Shift+Q Collapse/expand a line in a hierarchy Ctrl+Shift+V Paste rows Ctrl+Shift+W Open a list place in a separate window Ctrl+Shift+Enter Save and close the window and open a new window Alt Display access keys in the ribbon Alt+F2 Toggle to display/hide FactBoxes Alt+F3 Filter to the value in the field Alt+F4 Close window or close program Alt+F6 Collapse or expand the active frame Alt+F12 Optimize space for the current page Alt+Left Arrow Go to the previous window in the navigation history Alt+Right Arrow Go to the next window in the navigation history Alt+Enter Move to the field below without opening the drop-down menu Alt+Tab Toggle between open windows The following table provides an overview of shortcut key combinations in the **Microsoft Dynamics NAV Development Environment** .
## **Keyboard Shortcut** ## **Action** Right Arrow Move to the next field or character Left Arrow Move to the previous field or character Up Arrow Move to the field above in the same column Down Arrow Move to the field below in the same column Delete Clear selected text Esc Close the window or undo the data entry End Move to the last field on a line Home Move to the first field on a line Arrow, Tab, Enter Move to the next field on non-line FastTabs F1 Open Help F10, Alt Select the menu bar and display access keys F6 Drop-down or look up to view/select Arrow, Shift+Tab Move to the previous field Ctrl+C Copy Ctrl+O or F12 Open the company Ctrl+V Paste Ctrl+X Cut Ctrl+Z Undo Ctrl+Home Move to the first line in a list Ctrl+End Move to the last line in a list Esc Save and close window (equivalent to choosing the OK button) F3 Insert new line Alt+F4 Close window or close program The following table describes the keyboard shortcuts that are available from the **C/AL Editor window**
## Keystroke ## **Action** Ctrl+G Open the **C/AL Globals** window to view and declare the global variables, text constants, and functions in the object. Ctrl+L Open **C/AL Locals** window to view and declare local variables and text constants for the current function or trigger. Ctrl+Z Undo the last action. Ctrl+Y Redo the last action. Ctrl+J List all members (as IntelliSense) for the local scope. Ctrl+Space List the members (as IntelliSense) for global scope. Ctrl+W Select the word. Ctrl+U Make the selected code lowercase. Ctrl+Shift+U Make the selected code uppercase. Ctrl+Shift+N Expand all collapsed code. Ctrl+K+I Display information about C/AL symbol (such as variable, functions, and parameter) in which the cursor is positioned. This displays the same text as when you point to the element.
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