Cataloging Keyboard Shortcuts

The table below lists the keyboard shortcuts you can use when editing bibliographic or authority records.

Action Keyboard Shortcut

Insert a new tag row below the current tag.

If your cursor is currently in a control field (Leader, 006, 007, or 008), Leap adds a new control field row. If your cursor is in a data field tag (010–999), Leap adds a new data field tag row.

 Ctrl + I

Delete the current tag.

You cannot delete the 001 tag, the 005 tag, or any tag that your library has defined as a required tag. For more information about required tags, search for "Administering MARC Validation and Display" in the Polaris staff client help.

 Ctrl + D

Move the current tag up.

You cannot do the following:

  • Move the Leader, the 001 tag, or the 005 tag
  • Move a control field (003, 006, 007, or 008) below a data field tag
  • Move a data field tag above a control field  
Shift + Up arrow

Move the current tag down.

You cannot do the following:

  • Move the Leader, the 001 tag, or the 005 tag
  • Move a control field (003, 006, 007, or 008) below a data field tag
  • Move a data field tag above a control field  
Shift + Down arrow
Move your cursor up a row. Ctrl + Up arrow
Move your cursor down a row. Ctrl + Down arrow
Insert a subfield delimiter (‡). Ctrl + Q
Open or close the current expanding field (Leader, 006, 007, or 008). Ctrl + E
Close and save the current expanding field (Leader, 006, 007, or 008) after selecting values. Ctrl + S
Display or hide MARC format hints for the current tag. (MARC format hints must be enabled in order to use this keyboard shortcut. For more information, see Set Workform User Defaults.) Ctrl + H