Wordperfect Quattro Pro

Using shortcut keys

Quattro Pro can display keyboard shortcuts beside each menu command in the menu bar. You can disable this feature if you do not want shortcuts displayed.

You can customize many of the keyboard shortcuts. For more information about customizing keyboard shortcuts, see “Customizing keyboards.”

Depending on what mode you are in keyboard shortcuts may be repeated but their functions change.

Shortcuts for common tasks

The following keys provide useful shortcuts for many tasks:

Key(s)	Description
Alt + (underscored letter)	Opens relevant menu. For example, pressing Alt + F opens the File menu.
underscored letter	Once a menu is open, press the underscored letter alone to select a command. For example, if the File menu is open, pressing P selects the Print command.
Alt, then Ctrl + Tab	Selects the first item on the first toolbar. Press Tab to move the focus to the right, press Shift + Tab to move it to the left, and press Spacebar to select an command. Press Ctrl + Tab again to move to the next toolbar.
Ctrl + N	File New
Ctrl + O	File Open
Ctrl + F4	File Close
Ctrl + S	File Save
F3	File Save as
Alt + F + G	File Page setup
Ctrl + P	File Print
Alt + F4	File Exit
Ctrl + Z	Edit Undo
Ctrl + Shift + Z	Edit Redo
Ctrl + X, or Shift + Del	Edit Cut
Ctrl + C, or Ctrl + Ins	Edit Copy
Ctrl + V, or Shift + Ins	Edit Paste
Ctrl + B	Makes selected text bold
Ctrl + I	Makes selected text italic
Ctrl + E	Centers selected text
Ctrl + U	Underlines selected text
Ctrl + L	Left aligns selected text
Ctrl + R	Right aligns selected text
Backspace	Erases the character to the left of the cursor when the cursor is in a cell. Erases everything in a cell when the cell is selected.
Spacebar	Enables or disables the area within the cursor’s focus (such as check boxes or links in a list)
Caps lock	Enters Caps mode, in which all letters you type are displayed in uppercase letters. Press again to exit Caps mode
Ctrl + D	Inserts the date
Ctrl + Enter	Inserts a hard page break
Ctrl + Break	If pressed while a macro is executing, terminates the macro
Del	Erases the contents (but not properties) of the current cell or selected cells
Ctrl + Del	In Group mode, acts like Del, but “drills” the deletion through the group (deletes the selected cell, cells, or graphics on all grouped spreadsheets)
\ (Backslash)	Lets you type one or more characters to repeat across an entire cell width
Enter	In a notebook, writes the entry on the input line into the current cell, and returns to Ready mode. In a menu, choice list, or dialog box, chooses the selected item.
Esc	Cancels whatever task you are doing. For example, it can back you out of a menu, exit a dialog box, or erase any changes you made in the input line.
Num lock	Toggles performance of the numeric keypad keys between numeric keys and Arrow keys
Pause	Enters Macro Debug mode
Scroll lock	Toggles performance of the Arrow keys. When you first press Scroll lock, the SCRL indicator is enabled on the status bar and the Arrow keys scroll the contents of the active window without changing which cell is selected. When you press Scroll lock again, you can change which cell is selected with the Arrow keys.
Ctrl + Page down or Page up	In a notebook, moves from one spreadsheet to the next or previous spreadsheet. In a dialog box with multiple settings, changes panes (groups of property options).
Ctrl + Shift + Page down or Page up	Lets you selects multiple spreadsheets
Up or Down Arrow	In a dialog box text box, enters Point mode.
Tab	In a notebook, moves right one column. In a dialog box, moves between controls. In a Help window, use to move between jumps, and press Enter to select jumps.
Ctrl + Tab	In a graphics window, press Ctrl + Tab to select an object in the chart.
Shift + Tab	In a notebook, moves left one cell. In a dialog box, moves to the previous control. In a graphics window, moves to the beginning of the current word in a text box. Use Ctrl + Shift + Tab to select the previous item in a chart.
Ctrl + Left Arrow	In a notebook, moves left one screen
Ctrl + Right Arrow	In a notebook, moves right one screen
Ctrl + Shift + F	Displays the SpeedFormat dialog box
Ctrl + W	Displays the Symbols dialog box
Ctrl + Shift + L	Displays a list of series names from which you can choose to fill cells. Equivalent to clicking the QuickFill button on the notebook bar.
Ctrl + Shift + S	Activates the Styles list box on the property bar
Ctrl + Shift + N	Equivalent to clicking File New from template. Displays the PerfectExpert.
Alt + Down Arrow	In box, in a dialog box, with a Browse button, activates the Open File dialog box.
Ctrl + F	Opens the Find and replace dialog box

Edit mode keys

The following keys are available in Edit mode.

Key(s)	Function
Esc	Exits Edit mode. If you click Tools Settings, and in the list of categories, double-click Workspace, Application and click General, and then enable the Compatible keys check box, pressing Esc erases the contents of the input line, and pressing Esc a second time exits Edit mode.
Enter	Enters the data and exits Edit mode
Ctrl + Enter	In Group mode, acts like Enter, but “drills” data through all grouped spreadsheets at once
Up Arrow	If data is wrapped on more than one line, moves the cursor up a line. If you click Tools Settings, and in the list of categories, double-click Workspace, Application and click General, and then enable the Compatible keys check box, pressing Up Arrow enters the data, exits Edit mode, and moves up one cell. When the cursor follows an operator in a formula, enters Point mode.
Down Arrow	If data is wrapped on more than one line, moves the cursor down a line. If you click Tools Settings, and in the list of categories, double-click Workspace, Application and click General, and then enable the Compatible keys check box, Down Arrow enters the data, exits Edit mode, and moves down one cell. When the cursor follows an operator in a formula, enters Point mode.
Page down	Enters the data, exits Edit mode, and moves down one screen. When the cursor follows an operator in a formula, enters Point mode.
Page up	Enters the data, exits Edit mode, and moves up one screen. When the cursor follows an operator in a formula, enters Point mode.
Ins	Toggles between Insert and Overwrite modes (Insert is the default)
Backspace	Deletes characters to the left of the cursor
Del	Deletes characters to the right of the cursor, selected cells, or a graphic
Ctrl + Backspace	Erases the contents of the input line
Ctrl + Right Arrow	Moves to the next page
Tab	Moves to the next cell. The cursor moves to the next page if you click Tools Settings, and in the list of categories, double-click Workspace, Application and click General, and then enable the Compatibility keys check box.
Shift + Tab	Moves to the previous cell
Ctrl + Left Arrow	Moves to the next page
Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow	Selects content from the cursor to the next page.
Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow	Selects content from the cursor to the previous page.
F2	Toggles to display an indicator on the application bar that tells you what type of data you are editingeither value or label
Shift + F3	Displays a list of macro commands
Alt + F3	Displays a list of spreadsheet functions
F9	Calculates and then displays formula results on the input line

Object keys

The following list describes the shortcut keys available when working with objects, such as shapes, charts, and maps.

Formula Composer keys

The following list describes the shortcut keys available when working in the formula outline pane of the Formula Composer.

Point mode keys

The following keys are available in Point mode.

Print preview keys

The following table lists keys you can use while previewing.

Navigation keys

The following keys let you move more easily through notebooks.

Function keys

The following list describes the use of each function key when pressed alone, and when pressed together with Ctrl, Shift, or Alt.

CrossTab report keys

The following shortcut keys can be used in the CrossTab report dialog box when creating a CrossTab report.

Excel compatibility keys

The following keys are active only when the Microsoft Excel menu is displayed.

Using shortcut keys