Keyboard shortcuts for the FirstSpirit JAVAclient
Frequently used functions of the FirstSpirit editing environment can be executed by means of keyboard shortcuts. The cursor keys can for example used to move in the tree structure or to switch between the tabs.
The following keyboard shortcuts can be used instead of the corresponding buttons in the client's toolbar, the respective entries from the context menu or the relevant mouse actions. First, common keyboard shortcuts are listed, further pages show special keyboard shortcuts which can be used in the individual stores and in the input components DOM Editor and DOM Table.
<CTRL> + <S> means that the CTRL> key and the "S" key have to be pressed simultaneously. F5 refers to the relevant function key:
Buttons of the client's toolbar
Key combination | Description |
|---|---|
<ALT> + ← / → | Go back / forwards to objects in the tree structure of the FirstSpirit JAVAclient which have already been selected once during the current session |
<F5> | Update |
<CTRL> + <E> | Edit mode on / off |
<CTRL> + <S> | Save |
<CTRL> + <P> | Preview |
<CTRL> + <N> | New |
<Del> | Delete |
<CTRL> + <T> | Show Task list |
<F1> | Open Online help |
Context menu items
Key combination | Description |
|---|---|
Application key (Windows) | Display the Shortcut menu for the selected node |
<CTRL> + <N> | New |
<CTRL> + <SHIFT> + <N> | New folder |
<CTRL> + <E> | Activate/deactivate Edit mode |
<CTRL> + <SHIFT> + <Z> | Undo (back to the last saved status |
<CTRL> + <X> | Cut |
<CTRL> + <C> | Copy |
<CTRL> + <V> | Insert |
<F9> / <F2> | Rename |
<Del> | Delete |
<CTRL> + <U> | Display usages (if only one use exists the focus switches to this use) |
<middle mouse button> (if available) | Open in new workspace |
<CTRL> + <SHIFT> + <E> | Cancel editing, data which are not saved will get lost |
<CTRL> + <H> | Open version history (exception: data sets) |
<User-defined> | Depending on the project configuration user-defined keyboard shortcuts can be at the editor's disposal for starting a workflow and switching it to another state (see also this page ). |
Selecting and moving objects
Key combination | Description |
|---|---|
<CTRL> + mouse click | Multiple selection of single elements |
<SHIFT> + mouse click | Multiple selection of several elements |
<SHIFT> + Cursor | Multiple selection of several elements / Extend a selection upwards / downwards |
<CTRL> + <A> | Select all elements |
Drawing with mouse pointer | Move objects |
<CTRL> + drawing with mouse pointer | Copy objects |
Other functions
Key combination | Description |
|---|---|
<CTRL> + <Z> | Undo last operation |
<CTRL> + <F> | Search (only in editing mode) |
<CTRL> + <SHIFT> + <F> | Global full text search |
<CTRL> + <R> | Find and Replace (only in editing mode) |
<F3> | Next place of finding |
<CTRL> + <TAB> | Go from a multiline text field (CMS_INPUT_TEXTAREA ) to the next input component |
<CTRL> + <SHIFT> + <TAB> | Go from a multiline text field (CMS_INPUT_TEXTAREA ) to the previous input component |
<SPACE> | Selection (click) of the current (focused) button in dialogs |
<ALT> + <P> | Display node information |
<CTRL> + <SHIFT> + <Q> | Display path information |
<F10> | Activate menu bar of the FirstSpirit JavaClient, navigate per cursor keys |
<F11> | Full screen mode for the current window on / off |
<F12> | Open the special characters table |
<CTRL> + <ALT> + <C> | Open the discussion forum |
Navigation within search of selection dialogues
Key combination | Description |
|---|---|
<TAB> (+ <Shift>) | Switch between |
<ENTER> | on folders in the result list: display of the folder's contents in the result list |
on elements in the result lis: display of the following element or detail view of the element | |
<BACKSPACE> | in the result list: display the next level upwards |
Double-click | on folders in the tree structure: open the next folder level |
on folders in the result list: display the folder's contents in the result list | |
on elements in the result list: take over the element into the input component, the selection dialogue will close automatically | |