# Keyboard shortcuts

You can access this page quickly from Accentis Enterprise by going to Help > Keyboard shortcuts.

General shortcuts
F1 | Display online help for the current field
CTRL SHIFT ALT M | Brings the main form and toolbar to the front. This shortcut interacts with the User preference "Allow reports to be positioned behind the toolbar". If that option is activated, using this shortcut will bring the toolbar to the front. If it is not enabled, it will move the toolbar to the front of forms only, and not reports
CTRL SHIFT R | Every Accentis search has a number in the top right in square brackets. To access the report quickly, press CTRL_SHIFT_R and then type this number e.g. SA3996
CTRL SHIFT C | When pressed on a numerical field, this will activate a calculator / formula calculation. The result will be put back into the box from which it was activated.
Form shortcuts
ALT N | Start new record (if in Idle mode)
ALT E | Edit current record (if in Idle mode)
ALT U | Update (if in Edit/Add mode)
ALT S | Search (if in Idle mode)
ALT A | Shortcut to the "Receive all items" button on the Receive form
ESC | Exit from Edit or New mode or Close current form if in idle mode
ENTER | Fetch data (if in Search mode and not focussed on another button)
ENTER | Update record (if in Add/Edit mode and not focussed on another button)
ENTER | Enter Search mode (if in Idle mode and not focussed on another button)
F3 | Display the QUICKList relating to the current field (if one exists)
F12 | Press this while you are in a drop-down list box to display the management form that allows you to add more entries to the list (if applicable)
CTRL E | For use on the Email/print dialog/form Address field. When the focus is on the address field and the user presses this shortcut, it fills the field with the current user's email
CTRL J | For use in the Item code field on a Sales order, Sales invoice, Purchase order, or Supplier invoice. When this shortcut is pressed, a Job can be assigned to the current line without needing to open the line details window.
CTRL SHIFT M | Add a new Memo for the current record
CTRL SHIFT T | Add a new Task for the current record
PAGE UP | Move to the previous record in the list of fetched data (Idle mode only)
PAGE DOWN | Move to the next record in the list of fetched data (Idle mode only)
HOME | Move to the first record in the list of fetched data (Idle mode only)
END | Move to the last record in the list of fetched data (Idle mode only)
SHIFT ↑ | In Add/Edit mode, move to the previous/next alphabetical code relating to the current data field
SHIFT ↓ | In Add/Edit mode, move to the previous/next alphabetical code relating to the current data field
S | When the Qty column is selected in the Line Details of Sales Order, Sales Quotation, Sales Invoice, or Purchase Order, pressings will bring up the Tally Calculation form.
Line navigation Use when in the Item Code or Quantity fields in Edit or Add mode in Sales quote, Sales order, Purchase order and Supplier Invoice
↑ | Move the cursor up to the previous line
↓ | Move the cursor down to the next line
SHIFT HOME | Move the cursor to the very first line
SHIFT END | Move the cursor to the very last line
PAGE UP | Move the cursor one full page up the screen, or to the top of the screen if it is less then one page away PAGE
PAGE DN | Move the cursor one full page down the screen, or to the bottom of the screen if it is less then one page away
CTRL ↑ | Move the current line up one
CTRL ↓ | Move the current line down one
CTRL HOME | Move the current line to be the very first line
CTRL END | Move the current line to be the very last line
CTRL PAGEUP | Move the current line one full page up the screen
CTRL PAGEDN | Move the current line one full page down the screen
CTRL + | Insert a blank line above the current line
CTRL - | Delete the current line
CTRL S | Cut the current line to the clipboard
CTRL D | Copy the current line to the clipboard
CTRL F | Paste the clipboard as a new line above the current line
Direct date entry Dates can be entered in the following formats where d, m and y are single digits
d | The specified day of the current month and year
dd | The specified day of the current month and year
ddmm | The specified day and month number of the current year
d/m | The specified day and month number of the current year
d-m | The specified day and month number of the current year
ddmmyy | Full date
ddmmyyyy | Full date
d/m/y | Full date, d, m and y can be one or two digits
d-m-y | Full date, d, m and y can be one or two digits
Calculation from the current date Date can also be entered as a calculation from the current date by using a number and then a period letter such as d (day), b (business day), m (month), w (week) or y (year). You can also use a minus to go backwards from the current date.
1d | 1 day from today, i.e. tomorrow
-1d | 1 day before today i.e. yesterday
7d | 7 calendar days from today (this includes weekends)
2w | 2 weeks from today
-1y | 1 year ago from today
-6m | 6 months ago from today
7b | 7 business days from today (this excludes weekends)
0d | Today’s date (zero days from today)
Special date keywords You can use the following special keywords in a date field
eom | End of month
som | Start of month
epm | End of previous month
spm | Start of previous month
enm | End of next month
snm | Start of next month
spw | Start previous week (Mon)
snw | Start next week (Mon)
sow | Start of this week (Mon)
eow | End of week (Sun)
enw | End of next week (Sun)
epw | End of previous week (Sun)
efy | End of financial year of the database in which you are operating. Note: if you have not rolled over, this may report an earlier prior year than expected.
sfy | Start of financial year of the database in which you are operating. Note: if you have not rolled over, this may report an earlier prior year than expected.
Date picker By pressing F3 on a date field, you will display a date picker as follows

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