ERA-IGNITE Keyboard Shortcuts (With Printable Reference Sheet)

Article Highlights:
- Save time by learning the most common keyboard shortcuts.
- Print the reference sheet to help you find the shortcuts faster.
Keyboard shortcuts can do wonders for your everyday tasks. While there are default hot keys throughout most computer systems, ERA-IGNITE has additional ones to make your workday run more smoothly. The following list contains the most common shortcuts available system-wide.
Hot Keys Description:
Alt+End | Access Application Navigator |
Alt+Home | Access Folder List |
Alt+(Underlined Letter) | Access drop-down menus at top of screen |
Alt+Tab | Move through open windows |
Ctrl+A | Add new record |
Ctrl+S | Open new search screen |
Ctrl+B | Browse backward |
Ctrl+F | Browse forward |
Ctrl+C | Copy highlighted text |
Ctrl+X | Cut highlighted text |
Ctrl+V | Paste text |
Ctrl+Z | Undo current field |
Ctrl+Enter | Move to next required field |
Ctrl+Home | Highlight first item in list or first cell in table |
Ctrl+Tab | Move forward through tabs on screen |
Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Move backward through tabs on screen |
Page Down | Move forward through subscreens |
Page Up | Move backward through subscreens |
Home | Move to first item in drop-down list |
End | Move to last item in drop-down list |
Esc | Close active subscreen window |
Shift+Right Arrow | Expand current selection |
Shift+Left Arrow | Collapse current selection |
Tab | Move forward one field at a time |
Shift+Tab | Move backward one field at a time |
Spacebar | Toggle items on/off (radio button or checkbox) |
If you’d like a printable reference sheet, here’s a PDF you can use: ERA-IGNITE Keyboard Shortcuts.
For information regarding application-specific hot keys, press F1 in ERA-IGNITE to open Smart Center, find the Software Manuals tab, and search “QPC” to see a list of available application manuals.
To see a live demonstration with department-specific keyboard shortcuts, watch a Software Education tailored KEY webinar. In about 30 minutes, our instructors can help you cut down on keystrokes, mouse clicks, and unnecessary window hopping. To get more information or enroll, visit reyrey.com/training and search “keyboarding.” You can also email SED@reyrey.com and ask about our next available keyboarding class!
This article was written by Jeanne Price, a software education representative.
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