11.06.2021

Popular keyboard shortcuts in Business Central

In this article, we provide an overview of the keyboard shortcuts you can use in Business Central.

Keyboard shortcuts improve work with the system and make work much faster and more convenient. Keyboard shortcuts work on a PC and are supported by most web browsers. It is worth knowing that apart from “general” keyboard shortcuts there are also many shortcuts corresponding to specific functionalities. For example, F9 can be used to post a document, while Ctrl + F7 shows entries in the general ledger.

We list the most important keyboard shortcuts below. You can also check the list of keyboard shortcuts in the form of clear graphics here.

  • Shift + Alt + F2 – Switch between FactBox areas
  • Alt + F2 – Toggle FactBox
  • Ctrl+Alt+F1 – Inspect page and data
  • Ctrl + F1 – Business Central Help
  • Shift+Alt+F3 – Filter to this field
  • Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F3 – Toggle Filter pane (totals)
  • Shift+F3 – Toggle filter pane
  •  F3 – Search
  • Ctrl+F5 – Reload Business Central
  • F5 – Refresh data (fast)
  • Shift+F6 – Move to previous FastTab
  • F6 – Move to next FastTab
  • Alt+F6 – Collapse Current FastTab
  • Alt+F7 – Sort by current column
  • F8 – Copy from cell above
  • Shift + F10 – Display content menu of an item
  • Ctrl+Shift+F12 – Focus mode on/off
  • Ctrl+F12 – Switch between slim/wide page
  • Shift+F12 – Role Explorer
  • Ctrl+Insert – Add a new line item
  • Ctrl+Delete – Delete a line item
  • Alt+Q – Open TellMe
  • Alt+Shift+W – Pop out a page
  • Shift + Ctrl + Alt + C – Company Badge
  • Alt+T – My Settings
  • Alt+N – New
  • Alt+Shift+N – Ok + New on card and doc pages
  • Alt+O – Add a note
  • Ctrl+Up arrow – Previous element
  • Ctrl + Down arrow – Next element
  • Alt + Up arrow – Show tooltip for a field/column header of a table
  • Alt+Down arrow – Open a drop-down list
  • Enter – Next QuickEntry
  • Ctrl+Shift+Enter – Next QuickEntry after a list
  • Shift+Enter – Previous QuickEntry
  • Ctrl+Enter – Next field outside the list OR Back to the list from filter

More keyboard shortcuts can be found at: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/keyboard-shortcuts