General Keyboard Shortcuts

In this article, we’ll review some of the most popular keyboard shortcuts Garagehive customers use. If you’re looking for more keyboard shortcuts in Business Central, please see Microsoft’s  Keyboard Shortcuts  article.
Select these keys
To do
F8 Key
Copies the field in the same column of the row above, and paste it into the current row.
Space Bar Key
Places a tick in a box.
Tab Key
In editable list, move in the same row to the next field to the right.
Shift+Tab
In editable list, move in the same row to the previous field to the left.
Alt+N
Open a page to create a new record. (Similar to choosing the New and + actions.)
Alt+Shift+N
Close a newly created record and create a new one.
Alt+F2
Show and hide the FactBox pane.
Alt+Q
Open the Tell Me window.
Ctrl+Enter
Save and close window (equivalent to choosing the OK button).
F5/Ctrl+F5
Refresh the data on the current page.
Esc Key
Close the current page or drop-down list.
Alt+F4
Close window or close program.
Alt+T
Open the My Settings page.
Alt+Shift+W
Open the current card or document in a new window.
Ctrl+Shift+F12
Maximize the line items part on a document page.
Ctrl+Click
Navigate when personalising and customising.
Ctrl+O
Switch company or environment.



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