Family Historian Keystrokes

Keyword Action as result of keystroke
Ctrl+A Select all (e.g. select all text when editing a note in a separate window).
Ctrl+C Copy selected item(s).
Ctrl+D In Records Window, and similar contexts, move keyboard focus to the Search field at the top of the Window.
Ctrl+Shift+D Same as Ctrl+D, except that it also sorts the list in alphabetical order.
Ctrl+F Open Find Record dialog.
Ctrl+G Go to record.
Ctrl+H Finds a particular record (selected from a record list) in the current diagram. Can be used even if the Diagram Window is not active, in which case it will find the chosen record in the last-visited diagram. Uses the currently selected record, if any, as default selection in the record list.
Ctrl+I Insert. If used in the Facts tab of the Property Box it will act like a click on the Add Fact button. If used in the Note tab it will act like a click on the Add Note button. If used in the Media tab, it will act like a click on the Add Media button. If used in the Source Pane of the Property Box, it will act like a click on the Add Citation button.
Ctrl+K Zoom Out (Diagram Window).
Ctrl+L Zoom In (Diagram Window).
Ctrl+M Set/clear Mark (Diagram Window).
Ctrl+O Open file
Ctrl+P Print
Ctrl+S Save changes to file.
Ctrl+U Switches focus alternately between the Source pane of the Property Box, and the main part of the Property Box. Has no effect if the Source Pane is not open.
Ctrl+V Paste
Ctrl+X Cut selected item (to clipboard)
Num+ Zoom In (+ on numeric keyboard)
Num- Zoom Out (- on numeric keyboard)
Shift+Del Cut selected item (to clipboard)
F1 Help (for current context)
F3 Find Next (Diagram Window)
F4 Add record to current named list (Records Window)
Alt+F4 Close application
Ctrl+F4 Close the current workspace window (you cannot close the Focus Window however)
F5 Process and validate current field contents without exiting field (Property Box).
F6 Next pane (e.g. in Records Window)
Shift+F6 Previous pane (e.g. in Records Window)
Ctrl+F6 Switch to next workspace window.
Ctrl+Shift+F6 Switch to previous workspace window.
F7 Move selected item up one (e.g. use this to re-order siblings in diagram, or to re-order fields in Records Window)
F8 Move selected item down one
F9 Re-order events in the selected record by date
F10 Activate the main menu (for selection using the arrow keys)
Shift+F10 Activates the Rich Text Editor popup comand box when in the editor. Navigate with arrow keys to selection.
ie {SHIFT+F10}{DOWN*6}{RIGHT}{DOWN}{ENTER} to add a weblink.
Enter Expand/close the branch for the current box (Diagram Window) or field (Records Window)
Alt+Enter Open Property Box for selected record
Del Delete the selected item
Spacebar Activates link if a link is selected. In the Focus Window, it sets the focus to the currently selected person. In the Diagram Window it temporarily enable ‘grabber mode’ so that you can click-and-drag on a diagram to scroll around within it. In the Records Window (and elsewhere) it selects or unselects the current item.
Ctrl+Spacebar If pressed when in an editable field in the Property Box, opens a Helper dialog box, if there is one.
Opens the Rich Text Editor if in a Note field
Arrow Keys Move between boxes (in the Focus Window or in diagrams) or fields and branches (Records Window, and ‘All’ tab of Property Box).
Ctrl+Left Arrow Go Back
Ctrl+Right Arrow Go Forward
Tab Move to next editable field e.g. in dialog boxes or Records Window (if no records are expanded, there will be no editable fields to tab to). In the Property Box the tab key will also cause the entered or modified field contents to be processed and validated (i.e. you will be warned of erroneous, or possibly erroneous data).
Shift+Tab Move to previous editable field.
Ctrl+Tab Switch to next workspace window (or next tab in a tabbed dialog, such as the Focus Window or the Property Box).
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Switch to previous workspace window (or previous tab in a tabbed dialog, such as the Focus Window or Property Box).
Esc Cancel current dialog box (usually) or current mode (e.g. in diagram).
Home Jumps to the root of the Focus Window (toggles positions) or to start of row (Query Window result set), or jump to first record (Records Window).
Alt+Home Display the Root Person in the Focus Window.
Ctrl+Home Jump to first row in a Query Window result set.
End Jump to end of row (Query Window result set) or jump to last record (Records Window).
Ctrl+End Jump to last row (Query Window result set).
Shift+Home Select all cells from the current cell to the start of the row (Query Window result set).
Shift+End Select all cells from the current cell to the end of the row (Query Window result set).
Ctrl+Shift+Home Select all cells from the current cell to the first row (same column) (Query Window result set).
Ctrl+Shift+End Select all cells from the current cell to the last row (same column) (Query Window result set).
Page Up Scroll up vertically one page (e.g. Diagram Window, Records Window, or Query Window result set).
Page Down Scroll down vertically one page (e.g. Diagram Window, Records Window, or Query Window result set).
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