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C/AL Editor, Development Environment and Windows client Keyboard Shortcuts in NAV

C/AL Editor, Development Environment and Windows client Keyboard Shortcuts in NAV 2016


In Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016, Microsoft has introduce some new keyboard shortcuts. You can find full list of keyboard shortcuts here.
C/AL Editor Keyboard Shortcuts
The following table describes the keyboard shortcuts that are available from the C/AL Editor window.
Keystroke Action
Ctrl+G Open the C/AL Globals window to view and declare the global variables, text constants, and functions in the object.
Ctrl+L Open C/AL Locals window to view and declare local variables and text constants for the current function or trigger.
Ctrl+Z Undo the last action.
Ctrl+Y Redo the last action.
Ctrl+J List all members (as IntelliSense) for the local scope.
Ctrl+Space List the members (as IntelliSense) for global scope.
Ctrl+W Select the word.
Ctrl+U Make the selected code lowercase.
Ctrl+Shift+U Make the selected code uppercase.
Ctrl+Shift+N Expand all collapsed code.
Ctrl+K+I Display information about C/AL symbol (such as variable, functions, and parameter) in which the cursor is positioned. This displays the same text as when you point to the element.

Keyboard Shortcuts in the Development Environment
The following table provides an overview of shortcut key combinations in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Development Environment.
Keyboard Shortcut Action
Right Arrow Move to the next field or character
Left Arrow Move to the previous field or character
Up Arrow Move to the field above in the same column
Down Arrow Move to the field below in the same column
Delete Clear selected text
Esc Close the window or undo the data entry
End Move to the last field on a line
Home Move to the first field on a line
Arrow, Tab, Enter Move to the next field on non-line FastTabs
F1 Open Help
F10, Alt Select the menu bar and display access keys
F6 Drop-down or look up to view/select
Arrow, Shift+Tab Move to the previous field
Ctrl+C Copy
Ctrl+O or F12 Open the company
Ctrl+V Paste
Ctrl+X Cut
Ctrl+Z Undo
Ctrl+Home Move to the first line in a list
Ctrl+End Move to the last line in a list
Esc Save and close window (equivalent to choosing the OK button)
F3 Insert new line
Alt+F4 Close window or close program

Keyboard Shortcuts in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Windows client
The following table provides an overview of shortcut key combinations in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Windows client.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV Windows client Action
Right Arrow Move to the next field or character
Left Arrow Move to the previous field or character
Up Arrow Move to the field above in the same column
Down Arrow Move to the field below in the same column
Delete Clear selected text
Esc Close the window or undo the data entry
End Move to the last field on a line
Home Move to the first field on a line
Tab Move to the next field on non-line FastTabs
Enter Move to the next editable field
F1 Open Help
F2 Edit
F3 Select Type to filter (field filter)
F4 Drop-down or look up to select
F5 Refresh the active window
F6 Go to the next frame
F7 Display statistics
F8 Copy the field above
F9 Post
F10, Alt Select the menu bar and display access keys
F12 Select the navigation pane
Shift+F1 View error message
Shift+F3 Select Show Results (FlowFilter)
Shift+F4 Open a lookup window (from an ellipsis button)
Shift+F6 Go to the previous frame
Shift+F7 Open the related card
Shift+F8 Drop-down or look up to view
Shift+F9 Post and print
Shift+F10 Display a shortcut menu
Shift+F11 Apply entries, get source documents, or get warehouse documents
Shift+F12 Open the Role Center from the navigation pane
Shift+Tab Move to the previous field
Shift+left-click On multiple column headers, the columns will all be sorted in the same ascending or descending direction.
Shift+double-click If sorting on multiple column headers using Shift+left-click, use Shift+double-click on the first column that was clicked on and this will toggle ascending/descending direction of all the columns included in the sorting.
Left-click Left-click on a column header to sort a column ascending, then left-click again to toggle between ascending and descending.
Ctrl+F1 Collapse or expand the ribbon
Ctrl+F2 Create a new document
Ctrl+F3 Select Search pages
Ctrl+F4 Look up to the related list
Ctrl+F7 View entries
Ctrl+F9 Release document
Ctrl+F10 Select the ribbon and display key tips
Ctrl+F11 Reconcile or split lines
Ctrl+F12 Select the address bar
Ctrl+C Copy
Ctrl+G Go to
Ctrl+E Export to Microsoft Office Excel
Ctrl+L Show links
Ctrl+N Create a new record
Ctrl+O Open the company
Ctrl+P Print
Ctrl+T Select sorting
Ctrl+V Paste
Ctrl+W Export to Microsoft Office Word
Ctrl+X Cut
Ctrl+Z Undo
Ctrl+Page Down Display next document or card in a list
Ctrl+Page Up Display previous document or card in a list
Ctrl+Up Arrow Move up while the selected line stays selected
Ctrl+Down Arrow Move down while the selected line stays selected
Ctrl+Left Arrow Move to the first field on a line
Ctrl+Right Arrow Move to the last field on a line
Ctrl+Alt+F1 Open the About this Page/Report window (Zoom)
Ctrl+Delete Delete the selected line
Ctrl+Home Move to the first line in a list
Ctrl+End Move to the last line in a list
Ctrl+Enter Save and close window (equivalent to choosing the OK button)
Ctrl+Insert Insert new line
Ctrl+Shift+F3 Select Limit totals to (table filter)
Ctrl+Shift+A Clear all filters
Ctrl+Shift+C Copy Rows
Ctrl+Shift+D Show dimensions
Ctrl+Shift+E Edit list
Ctrl+Shift+R View list
Ctrl+Shift+Q Collapse/expand a line in a hierarchy
Ctrl+Shift+V Paste rows
Ctrl+Shift+W Open a list place in a separate window
Ctrl+Shift+Enter Save and close the window and open a new window
Alt Display access keys in the ribbon
Alt+F2 Toggle to display/hide FactBoxes
Alt+F3 Filter to the value in the field
Alt+F4 Close window or close program
Alt+F6 Collapse or expand the active frame
Alt+F12 Optimize space for the current page
Alt+Left Arrow Go to the previous window in the navigation history
Alt+Right Arrow Go to the next window in the navigation history
Alt+Enter Move to the field below without opening the drop-down menu
Alt+Tab Toggle between open windows

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