Administration Shortcut Keys

This appendix contains charts with the shortcuts you can use with Polaris administration workflows.

Navigation Actions

Previous attribute or folder
    UP ARROW

Next attribute or folder
   DOWN ARROW

Previous tabbed page
   LEFT ARROW

Next tabbed page   RIGHT ARROW

Shift views    TAB

Move cursor to previous word
    CTRL+LEFT ARROW

Move cursor to next word
    CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Scroll tree view down
    CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Scroll tree view up
    CTRL+UP ARROW

Jump to top of tree view
    CTRL+HOME

Jump to bottom of tree view
    CTRL+END

Expand a folder in tree view
   ALT+* (on number pad)

Beginning of line    HOME

End of line    END

Previous screen    PAGE UP

Next screen    PAGE DOWN

Edit Actions (Keyboard)

Delete highlighted text    DELETE

Delete character on left
   BACKSPACE

Delete character on right
   DELETE

Delete the word on left
    CTRL+BACKSPACE

Delete the word on right
   CTRL+DELETE

Cut highlighted text   CTRL+X

Copy highlighted text   CTRL+C

Paste text    CTRL+V

Toggle overwrite and insert mode
   INSERT

Undo last action    CTRL+Z

Redo last action    CTRL+Y

 

 

Select Actions (Keyboard)

Select to end of word
   CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW 

Select to beginning of word
   CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW

Select to end of line
   SHIFT+END

Select to beginning of line
   SHIFT+HOME

Select entire tag
   CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW

Select multiple lines
   SHIFT+DOWN ARROW

Select or extend a block of text
   SHIFT+ARROW KEYS

 

Table Actions

Modify an entry
   ENTER

Delete an entry
   DELETE

Insert an entry
   INSERT

Cancel
   ESC