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Keyboard Shortcuts

On this page we will keep a list of shortcut keys for the EpiData software programs.

Common Commands/Uses

Command Linux Mac 1) Windows
Open Ctrl+O Ctrl+O Ctrl+O
Save Ctrl+S Ctrl+S Ctrl+S
Save As.. Ctrl+Shift+S Ctrl+Shift+S Ctrl+Shift+S
Settings Alt+S Alt+S Alt+S
Help F1 F1 F1
Quit/Exit F12/Alt+F4 F12/Cmd+Q F12/Alt+F4

Manager

Function Keys:

Shortcut Command OS*
F2 New Integer Field L, M, W
F3 New Float Field L, M, W
F4 New String Field L, M, W
F5 New Date Field 2) L, M, W
F6 New Label Field L, M, W

Using the Shift key with the above keys auto creates the field using the default field length and default field prefix defined in settings (see above).

Shortcut Command OS*
F7 (not used)
F8 Paste as QES L, W
F9 (not used)
F10 Align fields W
F11 Editor L, W

Other shortcuts:

Shortcut Command OS*
Enter Edit selected field L, W
Ctrl+N New dataform L, M, W
Ctrl+V Paste as Default L, M, W
Ctrl+Shift+Q Import structure L, M, W
Delete Delete active field L, M, W

* The list of OS's that this shortcut works with:

1) These are subject to change as it is our intent to follow the standard shortcuts of the OS's
2) Uses default date setting