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FileMaker® Pro 12 Keyboard (Mac OS) For a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, see FileMaker Pro Help.

General Window display Mode

To Press To Press To switch to Press

Cancel an operation or dialog box Esc Close a window -W Browse mode -B Click a selected button on a layout Resize the window; full screen or -Option-Z Find mode -F with the keyboard previous size Layout mode -L Close dialog box Esc Scroll the document down Page Down Preview mode -U Close a file -W Scroll the document up Page Up

Close all files Option- -W Scroll to the beginning of the Home Browse mode document Quit -Q Scroll to the end of the document End To Press Open FileMaker Pro Help -/ Show or hide the status toolbar -Option-S Create a record -N Open a file -O Minimize the current window -M Duplicate a record -D Use a specified account name and Option key while password to open a file opening the file Hide the FileMaker Pro application -H Delete a record -E Open a remote file -Shift-O Delete a record without -Option-E Create, delete, duplicate, and save records confirmation Open the Manage Database -Shift-D Modify last find dialog box To Press -R Open the Find/Replace dialog box -Shift-F Show all records -J Create a record, request, or layout -N Open the Manage Layouts dialog -Shift-L Sort records -S Delete a record, request, or layout -E box Go to the next record Control-Down Arrow Delete a record without -Option-E Open the Preferences dialog box -, confirmation Go to the previous record Control-Up Arrow Play or edit a sound in a container Space bar Duplicate a record, request, or -D Move to a specific record Esc (to activate the field layout object book icon), type the Print -P record number, then Save a layout -S press Enter Print without the Print dialog box -Option-P Omit a record -T Reorder items in a list box, such Control-Up Arrow or Paste, select, and replace values as Script step, Fields, Parts Omit multiple records -Shift-T Control-Down Arrow To insert Press Open or close a drop-down list or Esc Save (By default, for an active field FileMaker Pro saves The current date - - (hyphen) your record data The current time -; Print records -P automatically.) The current time and date in a -; Print records without dialog box -Option-P Sort -S timestamp field Refresh a window -Shift-R Undo the last command -Z The current user name -Shift-N Activate the quick find box -Option-F Open the Manage Scripts dialog -Shift-S Information from the index -I box Information from the last visited -' (apostrophe) Find mode Save a script -S record To Press Perform one of the first ten scripts -1 through -0 Information from the last record -Shift-' listed in the Scripts menu and move to the next field (apostrophe) Select/deselect Omit button -T Merge fields -Option-M Create a find request Navigation -N Delete a find request -E To move to Press To paste Press Duplicate a find request -D Next object (field, button, or tab) Tab Show all records -J Previous object (field, button, or Shift-Tab Text from the Clipboard -V Perform a find request Enter (disabled tab) Text without styles -Option-Shift-V when a script is Next record, request, layout, or Control-Down Arrow paused) page Paste from the index -I Previous record, request, layout, Control-Up Arrow To Press or page Move to next find request Control-Down Arrow Replace a field's value - = Next tab (When a tab is selected) Right Arrow Move to previous find request Control-Up Arrow Select all fields -A Previous tab (When a tab is Left Arrow Move to a specific find request Esc (to activate the selected) Select multiple objects Shift-click, drag book icon), type the selection to include request number, multiple objects then press Enter Select objects of the same type -Option-A when an object is selected Layout mode

Select items in a list Up Arrow, Down To Press Arrow Move a selected item in a list Control-Up Arrow, Create a new layout -N Control-Down Arrow Go to the next layout Control-Down Arrow Go to the previous layout Control-Up Arrow Move to a specific layout Esc (to activate the book icon), type the layout number, then press Enter Object selection and modification Text editing Text size

To Press To Press To change point size Press

Select an object on the layout Tab or Shift-Tab Clear selected text Delete Up one point -Option-Shift-> repeatedly until the desired object is Copy selected text -C Down one point -Option-Shift-< selected. Copy all text in a record -C with no objects The next point size up on the -Shift-> Select multiple objects Shift as you click selected menu each object Copy all records in the found set to -Option-C with no The next point size down on the -Shift-< individually. the Clipboard in text form objects selected menu Resize a selected object when the -1 to move to the Cut selected text -X Inspector is open (click Inspector Position tab of the Text navigation Inspector. Then Tab Paste -V in the formatting bar) to the desired sizing To move the insertion point to Paste text only action and enter the -Shift-Option-V the Press size value you want. Undo -Z Press Enter on the Beginning of the text -Up Arrow to Redo -Y or -Shift-Z return to the Layout End of the text -Down Arrow window. Exit text edit mode Enter (numeric keypad) Beginning of the line -Left Arrow Copy the style of a selected object -Option-C Find/replace data -Shift-F End of the line -Right Arrow Paste the style of another object -Option-V Find the next occurrence of the -G Beginning of the previous word Option-Left Arrow Align left edges -Option-Left specified data End of the next word Option-Right Arrow Arrow Reverse the current direction of a -Shift-G Previous character Left Arrow Align right edges -Option-Right Find Again operation Arrow Next character Right Arrow Replace the Find what data with -Option-G Align top edges -Option-Up Arrow the Replace with data, then Previous line Up Arrow search for and select the next Align bottom edges -Option-Down occurrence Next line Down Arrow Arrow Reverse the current direction of a -Shift-Option-G Show or hide rulers -Option-Shift-R Replace & Find Again operation Show or hide the object grid -Option-Y Find the next occurrence of the -Option-I selected data in the database Turn off the snap-to effect for grid, and drag the guides, or dynamic guides while object's handle Reverse the current direction of a -Shift-Option-I resizing an object Find Selected operation Turn off the snap-to effect for grid, and drag the Insert a non-breaking space Option-Space bar guides or dynamic guides while object dragging an object Insert a tab in a field or move the Option-Tab insertion point to the next tab stop Toggle snapping objects to the grid -Option-Shift-Y Open the Spelling dialog box when -Shift-Y Show or hide guides when -Option-; alerted of a misspelled word creating or editing objects Toggle snapping objects to guides -Option-Shift-; Text alignment

Toggle dynamic guides when -Option-’ To align text Press creating or editing objects Center Bring the selected object forward -Shift-[ - \ Left Bring the selected object to the -Option-[ - [ front Right - ] Change part labels from horizontal and click the Justified -Shift- \ to vertical or vertical to horizontal

Drag the selected layout part past Option and drag the Text style an object part Duplicate the selected object -D To style text Press Duplicate an object by dragging it Option and drag the Bold -Shift-B object Italic -Shift-I Group objects -R Plain -Shift-P Lock an object -Option-L Subscript -Shift- - (hyphen) Move the selected object one point at a time Superscript -Shift- = Reorder the selected part Shift and drag the Underline -Shift-U part Rotate an object -Option-R Send the selected object -Shift-] backward Send the object to the back -Option-] Ungroup objects -Shift-R Unlock an object -Shift-Option-L

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