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Data Entry Player keyboard shortcuts
Keys
Button location
Action
Alt+F
Toolbar
Open the File menu
Alt+V
Toolbar
Open the View menu
Alt+H
Toolbar
Open the Help menu
Alt+X
File Menu
Exit the Data Entry Player
Alt+P or Page Up
Entry Panel
Move to the previous variable
Alt+N or Page Down
Entry Panel
Move to the next variable
Alt+J or Ctrl+Page Down
Entry Panel
Move to the next unkeyed variable
Alt+R or Esc
Entry Verification Dialog
Re-enter an entry that is in error or when a verification discrepancy occurs
Alt+I or F7
Entry Verification Dialog
Accept the Initial Entry Operator's entry when a verification discrepancy occurs
Alt+V or F8
Entry Verification Dialog
Accept the Verification Operator's entry when a verification discrepancy occurs
Space or comma (,) or plus sign (+) or forward slash (/)
Entry Panel
Separate values in a multiple response question
Enter
Entry Panel
Confirm a keyed entry and move to the next variable for keying.
When the search controls have focus, is the same as clicking.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab
 
Move focus among Data Entry Player panels
Tab
 
Move focus among areas within an individual panel or across the toolbar
Shift+Tab
 
Move focus among areas within an individual panel or across the toolbar
F3 or Ctrl+F
Search
Cancels the previous search and places the cursor in the search field.
Ctrl+G
Search
Cancels the previous search, changes the search option to Begins with, and places the cursor in the search field.
Ctrl+N
Search
Cancels the previous search, changes the search option to Contains any, and places the cursor in the search field.
Ctrl+Shift+F
Search
Cancels the previous search and moves focus to the data entry field in the Data Entry Player.
Up arrow
Question List Panel
Move focus upward among rows in the Question List Panel
Down arrow
Question List Panel
Move focus downward among rows in the Question List Panel
Left arrow
Question List Panel
Move focus to the left among columns in the Question List Panel
Right arrow
Question List Panel
Move focus to the right among columns in the Question List Panel
See also
Data Entry Player interface