Keyboard Shortcuts

The following types of keyboard shortcuts are available in Leap:

Note:
Browser extensions can use the same keyboard shortcuts. If you have a browser extension installed that shares these keyboard shortcuts, you might need to disable the browser extension to use the keyboard shortcuts in Leap.

Workform and Find Tool Actions

The table below lists the keyboard shortcuts you can use when editing workforms or using the Find Tool.

Action Keyboard Shortcut
Open the Patron Registration workform. Ctrl + Shift + Y
Open the Check In workform. Ctrl + Shift + /
Filter Ctrl + Shift + F
Complete Checkout Ctrl + Shift + .
Save the current workform. Ctrl + Shift + Z
Close the current workform. Ctrl + Shift + X

Return to search results.

 Ctrl + Shift + K

Open the upper-left hamburger menu.

 Ctrl + Shift + D

Print the current workform.

 Ctrl + Shift + [

Open the New menu.

Use the arrow keys to move up or down in the menu. Highlight your selection, and select Enter.  

Ctrl + Shift + L

Open the Utilities menu.

Use the arrow keys to move up or down in the menu. Highlight your selection, and select Enter.

 Ctrl + Shift + U
Open the Find Tool. Ctrl + Shift + '

Patron Views

The table below lists the keyboard shortcuts you can use to navigate a patron's workform.

View Keyboard Shortcut
Check Out Ctrl + Shift + 1
Out/Overdue Ctrl + Shift + 2
Account Ctrl + Shift + 3
Claims/Lost Ctrl + Shift + 4
Holds/Held Ctrl + Shift + 5
Notes Ctrl + Shift + 6

Reading History

 Ctrl + Shift + 7

Associations

 Ctrl + Shift + 8

Notices

 Ctrl + Shift + 9

Registration  

Ctrl + Shift + ;

Cataloging Actions

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
In the MARC Compare workform, copy the current tag from one record to the other. Ctrl + M
In the MARC Compare workform, move your cursor from the compare record to the same location in the current record. Ctrl + Left arrow
In the MARC Compare workform, move your cursor from the current record to the same location in the compare record. Ctrl + Right arrow