Cataloging Shortcut Keys

These charts list the keyboard shortcuts you can use with Polaris cataloging workflows.

Record Operations Shortcut Keys
FUNCTION KEYS
Workform help F1
Print current view CTRL+P
Save record CTRL+S
Check for duplicates CTRL+I
Check headings CTRL+J
Display MARC description CTRL+L
Check MARC format CTRL_M
Display Macros tool bar ALT+F8
Display Find Tool with Item Records selected CTRL+ALT+F9
Display Find Tool with Bibliographic Records selected F12
Check Authority headings ALT+S
Check for linked records ALT+C
Bulk change records CTRL+B
Add records to record set CTRL+E
Remove records from a record set CTRL+R
Create record set of linked items from the Bibliographic Record Set workform CTRL+T
Create record set of linked items from the Item Record Set workform CTRL+T
Print single labels from the Item Record workform CTRL+ALT+L
Print multiple labels from the Item Record workform CTRL+ALT+M

 

Navigation Actions Shortcut Keys
FUNCTION KEYS
Move cursor up up arrow
Move cursor down down arrow
Move cursor left left arrow
Move cursor right right arrow
Go to beginning of word CTRL+left arrow
Go to end of word CTRL+right arrow
Previous subfield SHIFT+TAB
Next subfield TAB
Next tag CTRL+down arrow
Previous tag CTRL+up arrow
Beginning of record CTRL+HOME
End of record CTRL+END
Beginning of line HOME
End of line END
Previous screen PAGE UP
Next screen PAGE DOWN

 

MARCEditor Shortcut Keys
FUNCTION KEYS
Insert blank line ENTER
Insert subfield delimiter A separate character used in conjunction with a subfield code and introduces each subfield in a variable field. CTRL+Q
Insert fill character SHIFT+I
Insert blank character Space
Sort fields CTRL+N
Delete highlighted text DELETE
Delete character left BACKSPACE
Delete character right DELETE
Delete word left CTRL+BACKSPACE
Delete word right CTRL+DELETE
Cut highlighted text CTRL+X
Copy highlighted text CTRL+C
Paste text CTRL+_V
Insert mode INSERT
Undo last action CTRL+Z
Redo last action CTRL+Y
Unicode to character ALT+X

 

Select Actions (Keyboard) Shortcut Keys

FUNCTION

 KEYS
Select all lines CTRL+A
Select to end of word SHIFT+CTRL+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 SHIFT+CTRL+down arrow
Select multiple lines SHIFT+down arrow
Select or extend a block of text SHIFT+arrow keys

 

Select Actions (Pointer) Shortcut Keys
FUNCTION KEYS
Select the entire word Double-click the word
Select the entire tag field Double-click the tag number
Select the entire line Triple-click the tag number
Select multiple lines Drag the cursor along the left margin
Select a block of text Drag the cursor over the text to highlight