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====== Interesting hotkeys you should know about ======
Below are shortcut keys for System Five and Windows.  Other shortcut keys are available and are displayed in the System Fives menus or as a pop-up hint when hovering over.

====System Five Shortcut Keys====

===General===
  * **F1**		Opens Documentation (context sensitive Help)
  * **F2**	In a date field, opens a pop-up calendar
  * **Shift-Page up/Page down**	Scroll through Cust/Supp/Inv records when editing
  * **Ctrl-Page up/Page down** Scroll through tabs/pages on Cust/Supp/Inv/PO’s
  * **Alt-L**	Opens Label printing menu from Cust/Supp/Inv record
  * **Alt-V**	Opens the Navigator Menu for Cust/Supp/Inv record
  * **Ctrl-F2**	Begin a new Sale
  * **Ctrl-F3**	Begin a new Quick Cash sale
  * **Ctrl-E**	Opens the Find Invoice window (Edit Invoice)
  * **Ctrl-I**	Opens the Part Find window (Edit Inventory)
  * **Ctrl-N**	Opens the Add New Part window (Add new Inventory)
  * **Alt + letter** Activates the Button, Menu or Tab containing the underlined letter. 
    * Example: Exit = press **Alt-X** to exit
				
===While Creating Invoices===
  * **F2**	Opens the Customer page
  * **F4**	Opens the Items page (for adding inventory items to the invoice)
  * **F3**	Opens the Options Menu
  * **F6/F10**	Record Payment (F6 for charge sale, F10 for cash sale)
  * **F7**	Opens the Back Orders page
  * **F8**	Opens the Invoice Comment page (Add comment)
  * **F12**	Begin creating an invoice layer (Add a Layer)

===Quick cash shortcut keys===
The use of a macro keyboard can speed the entry of an invoice.  The following keystroke shortcuts can be placed on a programmable keypad for this purpose.
  * **Ctrl+Shift+P** toggles PST on and off on the current item. 
  * **Ctrl+Shift+G** toggles GST on and off on the current item.
  * **Ctrl+Shift+R** toggles return of current item. 
  * **Ctrl+Shift+X** to log out. 
  * **Ctrl+Shift+L** displays change price dialog for changing the price of the current item.


To re-arrange the lines of an Invoice you can use the keyboard shortcut key combinations as follows:
  * **Ctrl+C** to Copy a line.
  * **Ctrl+V** to Paste a line.
  * **Ctrl+X** to Cut a line.
<note tip>
Pasting a record will shift the currently selected invoice line and the following lines down and insert the record. You can insert multiple times.
</note>

==== Windows Hotkeys ====
Use the Windows Key (Win) which is located in the lower right-hand side of your keyboard.

  * Win + Pause = System Properties
  * Win + D = Show Desktop
  * Win + M = Minimize all windows
  * Win + E = Launch Win Explorer (@ My Computer),
  * Win + R = Run Command
  * Win + L = Lock the screen
  * Win + X = Open Windows Mobility Center
  * Win + T = Shift through windows list in task bar (Win7)
  * Win + P = Change display output between Computer and Projector
  * Win + B = Let you select items in task bar’s tray
  * Ctrl + Esc = Start Menu (for those who use old keyboard)
  * Ctrl + Shift + Esc = Show Task Manager
  * Win + Shift + M = Maximize all windows
  * Alt + Spacebar + X = Maximize window
  * Alt + Spacebar + N = Minimize window
  * Alt + Spacebar + R = Restore
  * Alt + Tab = Shift between Windows (this one is trivial but do you know that Alt + Shift + Tab = Shift between Windows in reverse order ?)
  * Ctrl+ Shift + F10 = Shows Context Menu (Mouse Right Click Effect)
  * Application Specific (generally): Ctrl + S = Save, F3/Ctrl + F = Find
  * Desktop/Win Explorer: F2 = Rename File, F3/Win + S = Launch Search
  * See also [[MS Windows shortcut keys]]