Keyboard shortcuts for applications (Macintosh)

You can use different Macintosh keyboard shortcuts for opening and closing an application, and for using application features including navigating within views, folders, and panes.

Note: In any form, page, or document there could be any number of embedded elements (the date picker in the calendar is an In any form, view, page, or document there could be several embedded elements (the date picker in the calendar is an example of an embedded element). You can navigate to an embedded element, give focus within the embedded element, and then remove the focus to continue navigating through the form, view, page, or document. When focus is in an embedded element, the thin black frame around it disappears. When focus is removed from an embedded element, the thin black frame reappears.

Keyboard shortcuts for applications

Table 1. Application shortcuts
Shortcut	Description
Arrow Keys	Move through embedded element
Command+N	Create new application
Command+O	Open application
Esc	Exit embedded element
Esc or Command+W	Close current application
F9	Refresh current document (in edit mode), view or workspace
Minus (-) key	Collapse folder in embedded outline
Page Down	Move to end of active page
Page Up	Move to beginning of active page
Plus (+) key	Expand folder in embedded outline
Return	Select item in embedded outline
Shift+Command+F9	Update all views in current application
Shift+F9	Rebuild current document, view or workspace (must have Manager access)
Spacebar	Give focus to embedded element
Up and Down Arrow	Move through embedded outline

Table 2. Application shortcuts - Notes Basic client
Shortcut	Description
Arrow Keys (If Use TAB to Navigate Read-Only Documents preference is disabled)	Move through embedded view
Asterisk (*) key on numeric keypad	Expand collapsed view, category, or folder with subsections
Command+End (extended Macintosh keyboards only)	Move to end of navigation pane or view pane
Command+Home	Move to beginning of navigation pane or view pane
Delete	Open previous document from current open document in current view or folder
End (extended Macintosh keyboards only)	Move to end of current line
F6	Move to next pane or frame
Home	Move to beginning of current line
Left and Right arrow	Expand and collapse views and folders that have subsections
Minus (-) key	Collapse expanded view, category, or folder
Plus (+) key	Expand collapsed view, category, or folder
Return	Open next document from current open document in current view or folder
Return	Open selected view or folder
Shift+8 Note: This shortcut may be different on non-English keyboards.	Expand all collapsed views, categories, or folders with subsections
Shift+F6	Move to previous pane or frame
Tab	Move to next unread in embedded view
Up and Down Arrow	Move between views and folders