Keyboard shortcuts valid throughout Allegro Framework or only in a menu or application.
Framework
Shortcut |
Description |
|---|---|
Alt+C |
launch an application according to the code assigned by the user |
Alt+I |
launch an application according to the identifier assigned by the programmer |
Ctrl+Alt+1 |
activate first tab |
Ctrl+Alt+[number] |
activate tab according to its order (1-9) |
Alt+0 |
activate last tab |
Alt+M |
activate tab to the right of the currently open one (or the first tab) |
Alt+N |
activate tab to the left of the currently open one (or the last tab) |
Alt+X |
close active tab |
Alt+Z |
transfer control to the menu |
Menu
Shortcut |
Description |
|---|---|
+ |
expand next section in the tree menu (or the first one) |
- |
expand previous section in the tree menu (or the last one) |
ArrowDown |
next menu item |
ArrowUp |
previous menu item |
ArrowRight |
expand menu folder |
ArrowLeft |
collapse menu folder |
Enter |
launch / activate application |
List
Shortcut |
Description |
|---|---|
ArrowDown |
next row |
ArrowUp |
previous row |
PageDown |
last visible row / next page |
PageUp |
first visible row / previous page |
Enter |
open form with the detail of the selected record |
Ctrl+Alt+N |
open form for a new record |
Alt+F5 |
reload list |
Shift+ArrowDown |
add next row to the selection block ¹ |
Shift+ArrowUp |
add previous row to the selection block ¹ |
Shift+PageDown |
add rows from selected row to the last visible one to the selection block ¹ |
Shift+PageUp |
add rows from selected row to first visible one to the selection block ¹ |
Shift+left mouse click |
add rows from selected row to currently selected one to the selection block ¹ |
Ctrl+left mouse click |
sequential selection of individual rows to the selection block ¹ |
Ctrl+A |
add all rows to the selection block |
Ctrl+Delete |
delete selected rows |
¹ if applied to an already selected row or block of rows, they are un-selected
Form
Shortcut |
Description |
|---|---|
F2 / Ctrl+S |
save record |
Shift+F2 / Ctrl+Shift+S |
save record and open a new one |
Ctrl+F2 |
save record and close the form |
Tab |
move forward among components on the form |
Shift+Tab |
move backward among components on the form |
Alt+Q |
transfer control to the first grid (for the next use W, R and T) |
Ctrl+Insert |
insert new row into the grid |
Ctrl+Delete |
delete selected row from the grid |
Ctrl+A |
add all rows of the grid to the selection block |
Esc |
close modal window |
