Domino Shortcut Keys | Miscellaneous Enhancements and Tips for Domino Databases

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Shortcut keys offer an alternative method to performing functions with the mouse or the Lotus Notes menu bar. All of the products in the Domino product family include shortcut keys. The list is rather substantial and varies depending on the state of the application. The following are the more common shortcut keys grouped by application and transaction state.

Function Key Shortcuts for the Lotus Notes Client

Keys	Description
F1	Help
F2	Increase text size
Shift+F2	Decrease text size
F3	Next document
Shift+F3	Previous document
F4	Next unread document
Shift+F4	Previous unread document
Alt+F4	Close application
F5	Log off notes
Alt+F5	Minimize application window size
Ctrl+F6	Step through each window
F7	Indent first line in the paragraph
Shift+F7	Remove indent to first line in paragraph
F8	Indent entire paragraph
Shift+F8	Remove indent for entire paragraph
F9	Refresh
Shift+F9	Rebuild views
Ctrl+F9	Cascade desktop windows
F10	Menu bar
Ctrl+F10	Maximize all desktop windows
Alt+F10	Maximize Lotus Notes client (OS/2 only)
Alt	Menu bar

General Usage Shortcut Keys

Keys	Description
Esc	Cancel or exit
Alt+Enter	Display or close properties dialog
Shift+Tab	Display previous unread document
Ctrl+A	Select all
Ctrl+C	Copy
Ctrl+F	Find
Ctrl+G	Find next
Ctrl+M	Create an email
Ctrl+N	Create a new database
Ctrl+P	Print
Ctrl+V	Paste
Ctrl+X	Cut
Shift+Backspace	Display previous parent document in view
Shift+Enter	Display next parent document in view
F4	Display next unread document
Shift+F4	Display previous unread document
Ctrl+F6	Cycle through all open window panes
Shift+F9	Rebuild the current view. Sometimes corrects problems when data is displaying incorrectly in the view.
Shift+Ctrl+F9	Rebuild all views in the database. Sometimes corrects problems when data is displaying incorrectly in the view.
Insert	Mark document read or unread from a view
Shift+Delete	Immediately delete the document from database
Tab	Display next unread document
Ctrl+Tab	Cycle through all open window panes

Shortcut Keys for Editing a Document

Keys	Description
Alt+Enter	Display or close properties dialog
Ctrl+A	Select all
Ctrl+B	Bold
Ctrl+C	Copy
Ctrl+E	Edit
Ctrl+F	Find/replace
Ctrl+G	Find next/replace
Ctrl+I	Italic
Ctrl+J	Format paragraph
Ctrl+K	Format text
Ctrl+M	Create an email
Ctrl+N	Create a new database
Ctrl+P	Print
Ctrl+R	Ruler
Ctrl+T	Normal text
Ctrl+U	Underline
Ctrl+V	Paste
Ctrl+W	Close document
Ctrl+X	Cut
Ctrl+Z	Undo
F2	Increase text size
Shift+F2	Decrease text size
F7	Indent first line in the paragraph
Shift+F7	Remove indent to first line in paragraph
F8	Indent entire paragraph
Shift+F8	Remove indent for entire paragraph
Insert	Toggle between read and edit mode for the open document

Workspace Shortcut Keys for the Lotus Notes Client

Keys	Description
Alt	Menu bar
F1	Help
Alt+F4	Close application
F5	Log off notes
Alt+F5	Minimize application window size
F9	Show unread document counter
Ctrl+F9	Shrink application to task bar
Alt+F10	Maximize application window size
Ctrl+M	Create an email
Ctrl+N	Create a new database
Ctrl+O	Open a database
Ctrl+Break	Stop or halt current transaction
Shift+Ctrl	Display hidden views in the database (from the workspace, hold down the keys while double-clicking on the database icon)
Esc	Cancel or exit