Key

How To Do It

What Does It Do?

Space bar

Press the SpaceBar

If the control that has the focus is a control that accepts mouse clicks (such as a radio button, a check box, or a button) the Spacebar will "click" on the control as if the mouse were clicked.

In a grid control, Spacebar will behave as if the selected row had been double-clicked by the mouse.

If the control that has the focus is a text field, the Spacebar will erase the field (if it is selected or add a space to the field.

Tab

Press Tab

The focus will move to the next control in the tab order (generally left to right and top to bottom) on the form or window.

Shift+Tab

Hold down the Shift Key and press Tab

The cursor or focus will move to the previous control in the tab order (generally right to left and bottom to top) on the form or window.

Alt+Letter

Hold Down the Alt Key and press the Letter

Some functions have been programmed with shortcut keys that are activated by holding the Alt key and pressing the key indicated on the menu or other control.  The shortcut will "click" on the menu or control in question.  The menus or controls that operate using the Alt+Letter key sequence contain an underline under the letter that activates the 'click'.

Ctrl+Letter

Hold Down the Ctrl Key and press the Letter

Some functions have been programmed with shortcut keys that are activated by holding the Ctrl key and pressing the key indicated on the menu or Navigation Bar.  The shortcut will "click" on the menu or button in question.

Ctrl+Tab

Hold Down the Ctrl Key and press Tab

The focus will move to the next tab in a tabbed dialog.

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Hold Down the Ctrl and Shift Keys and press Tab

The focus will move to the previous tab in a tabbed dialog.

F4 & F5 Keys

Select the F4 or F5 function keys above the numbers on the keyboard

The focus will move to the next field labled with purple font in the New Patient demographic screen allowing the user to jump to fields labeled with purple font on the screen.