Command Key List for iData Pro

This is a list of command key combinations for many of the features in iData Pro. It is alphabetized by main key, with modified versions (using the control, shift, and option keys) following. Non-alphabetical keys are listed below the alphabetical keys.

Many of these are Apple standards. Others are somewhat mnemonic. Some are used because they made sense in earlier versions of the program--going back as far as InfoGenie. The rest are just whatever keys were left over. We tried to use mnemonics for those that are likely to be most used. If you note any errors or omissions in the list, please let us know. (It is also possible to change some command key combinations.  Please see the Changing Command Keys Help page for information on how to do this.)

There are obviously too many to be memorized, but when you're doing a repetetive task that requires one or a few, it's easy enough to learn them, then forget them when you no longer need them.

(Note that text formatting items will not be available for iData Mobile [.idm] files.)

Alphabetic Command Keys A - Select All (text)

option A - Select All Records

control A - Activate Web Address Links

B - Bold

C - Copy

option C - Copy Style

control C - Show Colors

control option C - Clone Current Datafile Window

shift control option C - Copy Ruler

D - Dial (using default dialing preference)

control D - Deactivate Link in Field

E - Select (records)

F - Find (exact action varies with Find button search behavior setting)

shift F - Reverse Find

option F - Skip Record Then Find

shift option F - Skip Record Then Reverse Find

control F - Find With Highlight

shift control F - Reverse Find With Highlight

control option F - Find and Replace

G - Copy Selection to Find Box

option G - Grab Web Address from Browser

control option G - Grab Web Address - Paste Text and images

shift option G - Grab Web Address - Paste Plain Text

H - Hide iData Pro

option H - Hide Others

control option H - Toggle Highlighter

I - Italic

option I - Duplicate Current Record

J - Copy Record

option J - Copy Record w/Field Names

K - Copy Address Block

L - Copy Link to Current Record

control L - Link

control option L - Insert Link to File or Folder

M - Minimize (the current window)

option M - Modify Fields

control M - Multi-file Find

N - New (datafile or template)

control option N - Insert Link in iPod Note Record

O - Open (datafile or template)

P - Print (current record or template)

shift P - Page Setup

Q - Quit iData Pro

R - Revert to Saved

option R - Toggle Ruler

control R - Remove Links in Selected Text

S - Save

shift S - Save As

option S - Sort Datafile

control option S - Save All Open Datafiles

T - Show Fonts

option T - Date/Time Stamp

control option T - Show Tools Palette

U - Underline

option U - Update Line Wrapping

V - Paste

control V - Switch View

option V - Paste Style

shift option V - Paste as Plain Text

control shift option V - Paste Ruler

W - Close (current window)

X - Cut

Y - <no action>

Z - Undo

shift Z - Redo

option Z - Zoom to Printing Size

control Z - Zoom Window

Numeric Command Keys Command keys 0 through 9 are used for Hot Keys that you set to open specific Datafiles. Please see the Set Datafile Hotkeys Help page for information on setting Hot Keys.

Other Command Keys [ - Make Find Box active

] - Make current field active option ] - Go to next record and make current field active

\ - Make Freeform Text Area active

{ (shift [ ) - Align Left

} (shift ] ) - Align Right

| (shift \ ) - Center

; (semicolon) - Go to previous record

control ; (semicolon) - Go to first record

control option ; (semicolon) - Go back one viewed record

option ; (semicolon) - Check Spelling

: (colon = shift semicolon) - Show Spelling and Grammar

' (apostrophe) - Go to next record

control ' (apostrophe) - Go to last record

control option ' (apostrophe) - Go forward one viewed record

, (comma) - Preferences

option , (comma) - Datafile Settings

= (equal) - Add Record

option = - Add Record with Paste

control = - Bigger

option + (plus = shift equal) - Add Record with Paste as Plain Text

- (hyphen) - Delete Current Recordcontrol - (hyphen) - Smaller

option _ (underscore = shift hyphen) - Delete Current Record without Warning

& - Insert '&' in Find Box

. (period) - Halt current operation (esc key alone does the same thing)

option return - Highlight in Next Record

shift option return - Highlight in Previous Record