ISIS v9 Keyboard Shortcuts

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ISIS Keyboard Shortcuts

Working in an Internet browser-based environment can often be very mouse intensive.
There are many keyboard navigation alternatives to using the mouse in the browser.
We call these Keyboard Shortcuts.
Keyboard Shortcut keys perform an immediate action. When you press any of the key
combinations below, the designated action occurs.
Tip: To view a printable list of these shortcuts while on-line, press [Ctrl]+[K] while in a
search or transaction page.
Note: You'll notice that several hot keys perform different functions depending on the page
you are in, such as a transaction page or a search page.
Shortcut
Key

Button or Link

Action

ALT+1

Saves a page in a transaction.

Moves to the Search or Add button on a search or look
up page.
Moves to the OK button on a secondary page.

ALT+2

Returns to the search page from the transaction page.

ALT+3

View the next row in the list when the button is active.

ALT+4

View the previous row in the list when the button is

active.

ALT+5

Accesses the Look Up page.

Opens the calendar prompt.

or
ALT+6

Related Links

Opens the pop-up window on a page.

ALT+7

Inserts a row in a grid or scroll area.

ALT+8

Deletes a row in a grid or scroll area.

ALT+0

When in Expert Entry mode, activates the Refresh

button, which validates the data entered on the page.

ALT+ .

View the next set of rows in a grid or scroll area.

ALT+ ,

View a previous set of rows in a grid or scroll area.

ALT+ /

Finds data in a grid or scroll area.

ALT+

View all rows of data in a grid, scroll area, or search

page results list.

ALT+ \

Add a New Value

Find an Existing Value

Toggles between Add a New Value and Find an Existing

Value on a search page.
On a page, activates the bottom row of buttons (eg.
Save)

CTRL+ J

System Information

Displays the system information page.

CTRL+ K

Keyboard Shortcuts

When on a search or transaction page, accesses a

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Shortcut
Key

Button or Link

Action
page with a list of keyboard navigation shortcuts.

CTRL + Z

CTRL+TAB

Takes you to Search box of the Menu.

Moves the focus of your cursor to the side menu.
From the menu, press TAB (or SHIFT+TAB for reverse
direction) to navigate through the menu.
--

Toggles the focus through the frame set.

ENTER

On a search page, activates the Search button.

On a look up page, activates the lookup button.
Activates the OK button, where appropriate.

ESC

Activates the Cancel button, where appropriate.

Folder Tab Shortcut Keys

You can also use access keys for folder tabs to help you move between pages in a component.
Identify these access keys by noting the letter in the folder tab name that is underlined. For
example, in the Maintain Schedule of Classes component, you can see that the inactive page
tab contains an underlined access key with which to open it. So to open the Meeting page 1)
press [Alt]+M to move your cursor to the page name in the folder tab, and then 2) pressing
[Enter] to open the page.

Macintosh Users:
Usually these shortcuts will work on Macs if you press the Apple key in conjunction with the
shortcut keys listed.

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