Patron Services/Circulation Shortcut Keys
These charts list the keyboard shortcuts you can use with Polaris patron services and circulation workflows.
- General Shortcuts
- Record Sets
- Check Out
- Check In
- Holds Queue Workform
- Course Reserves - Instructors
- Course Reserves - Reserve Items
- Receive Shipment
| FUNCTION | KEYS |
| Workform help | F1 |
| Find Tool - Find patron records (Patron Status) | F6 |
| Find Tool - Find patron records (Patron Registration) | F7 |
| Workform - open Find Tool | CTRL+O |
| New workform | CTRL+N |
| Close workform | ALT-F4 |
| Save record | CTRL+S |
| Delete record | CTRL+D |
| Cycle among workform views | CTRL+TAB |
| Open Tools Options dialog box | CTRL+T |
| Switch between Patron Status/Patron Registration | F9 |
| Properties | F8 |
| Print current view | CTRL+P |
| Print current list view | CTRL+SHIFT+P |
| FUNCTION | KEYS |
| New record set | CTRL+N |
| Workform - open Find Tool | CTRL+O |
| Load all records in Find Tool results set | CTRL+SHIFT+A |
| Add member by searching | CTRL+E |
| Add member by scanning | CTRL+K |
| Bulk change | CTRL+B |
| Save record set | CTRL+S |
| Close workform | ALT-F4 |
| Delete record set | CTRL+D |
| Properties | F8 |
| FUNCTION | KEYS |
| Open Check Out workform | F3 |
| Find patron | CTRL+R |
| Previous patron barcode | F4 |
| Find item | CTRL+I |
| Find bib | CTRL+B |
| Create quick-circ item | CTRL+Q |
| Place hold | CTRL+H |
| Special loan | ALT+S |
| Reset due date | CTRL+ALT+D |
| Patron Registration workform | CTRL+F9 |
| Patron Status General view | ALT+G |
| Patron Status Items Out view | ALT+O |
| Patron Status Account view | ALT+A |
| Patron Status Claims view | ALT+C |
| Patron Status Holds View | ALT+H |
| Patron Status Reader Services view | ALT+D |
| Patron Status Associations View | ALT+W |
| Patron Status Notes view | ALT+N |
| Express-register patron | CTRL+G |
| RFID check-out | F9 |
| Smart card check-out | CTRL+ALT+S |
| FUNCTION | KEYS |
| Open Check In workform | F2 |
| Find patron | CTRL+R |
| Place hold | CTRL+H |
| RFID check-in | F9 |
| Change item's circ status or shelf location | CTRL+M |
| Change item's barcode | CTRL+B |
| Inventory - Load barcode file | CTRL+ALT+I |
| FUNCTION | KEYS |
| Save | CTRL+S |
| Refresh | F5 |
| New Request | CTRL+H |
| Move Up | CTRL+U |
| Move Down | CTRL+W |
| Move Top | CTRL+T |
| FUNCTION | KEYS |
| Add instructor | CTRL+A |
| Edit instructor | CTRL+E |
| Remove instructor | CTRL+R |
| FUNCTION | KEYS |
| Add item | CTRL+A |
| Edit item | CTRL+E |
| Remove item | CTRL+R |
| FUNCTION | KEYS |
| Open workform | ALT+A+S |
| Open Manage Item Record dialog box | CTRL+M |