This is a comprehensive guide to the keyboard shortcuts you need to know when using Dynamics AX 2012. While the software is relatively intuitive, if you don’t know the shortcuts, you’re going to be spending more time than you need to in order to get around and make simple changes.
| To do this | Press |
| Display the Help window. | F1 |
| Close the Help window. | ALT+F4 |
| Print the current Help topic. | CTRL+P |
| Refresh the help topic. | F5 |
| Search for words in a help topic. | CTRL+F |
| Select all contents of a topic. | CTRL+A |
| Move the cursor to the search box. | CTRL+E |
| Display the default help topic. | ALT+HOME |
| Copy selected content. | CTRL+C |
| In a table of contents, select the next and previous item, respectively. | DOWN ARROW and UP ARROW |
| In a table of contents, expand and collapse the selected item, respectively. | RIGHT ARROW and LEFT ARROW |
| Move the cursor to the next hidden text or hyperlink, or Expand All or Collapse All at the top of a topic. | TAB |
| Move the cursor to the previous hidden text or hyperlink. | SHIFT+TAB |
| Perform the action for the selected Expand All, Collapse All, hidden text, or hyperlink. | ENTER |
| Move back to the previous Help topic. | ALT+LEFT ARROW |
| Move forward to the next Help topic. | ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Scroll small amounts up and down, respectively, in the currently displayed Help topic. | UP ARROW and RIGHT ARROW |
| Scroll larger amounts up and down, respectively, in the currently displayed Help topic. | PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN |
| Display the Options menu. | ALT+O |
USE WINDOWS AND MENUS
| To do this | Press |
| Display the Navigation Pane if it is collapsed. | ALT+F1 |
| Display key tips for the File menu. | ALT |
| Display the View menu. | ALT+V |
| Display the Windows menu. | ALT+W |
| Display the Help menu. | ALT+H |
| Turn the auto-hide mode for the Navigation Pane on an off. | SHIFT+ALT+F1 |
| Move between modules. | CTRL+TAB |
| In the Navigation Pane tree view, select the next and previous item, respectively. | UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW |
| In the Navigation Pane, expand and collapse the selected item, respectively. | RIGHT ARROW and LEFT ARROW |
| Move the cursor to the address bar. | F11 |
| Use the Back function on the address bar. | ALT+LEFT ARROW |
| Use the Forward function on the address bar. | ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Display the shortcut menu for the Presence indicator. | CTRL+SHIFT+M |
GRID SHORTCUT KEYS
| To do this | Press |
| Move to the record above the currently selected record. | UP ARROW |
| Move to the record below the currently selected record. | DOWN ARROW |
| Move to the first record. | CTRL+HOME |
| Move to the last record. | CTRL+END |
| Move to previous page of records. | PAGE UP |
| Move to next page of records. | PAGE DOWN |
| Open the selection list for a drop-down list. | ALT+DOWN ARROW |
| Select records in a list from the selected record to the first record in the list. | CTRL+SHIFT+HOME |
| Select records in a list from the first selected record to the last record in the list. | CTRL+SHIFT+END |
| Select all records in a list. | CTRL+A |
FORM SHORTCUT KEYS
| To do this | Press |
| Close the current form without saving changes. | ESC or ALT+F4 |
| Create a record. | CTRL+N |
| Delete a record. | ALT+F9 |
| If a grid control does not have focus, this keyboard combination selects the first field on the form. If a grid control has focus, this keyboard combination selects multiple records in the grid. | CTRL+SHIFT+HOME |
| If a grid control does not have focus, this keyboard combination selects the last field on the form. If a grid control has focus, this keyboard combination selects multiple records in the grid. | CTRL+SHIFT+END |
| Move to the next control on a non-dialog form. | TABENTER (skips buttons; includes fields on all tabs) |
| Move to the previous control on a non-dialog form. | SHIFT+TAB (includes buttons; includes fields only on the current tab)SHIFT+ENTER (skips buttons; includes fields on all tabs) |
| Move to the first record. | CTRL+HOME |
| Move to the last record. | CTRL+END |
| Move to the previous record. | CTRL+PAGE UP |
| Move to the next record. | CTRL+PAGE DOWN |
| Move to the next page of records. | PAGE DOWN |
| Move to the previous page of records. | PAGE UP |
| Open a context menu (right-click menu) for the current field. | SHIFT+F10 |
| Display the form where the values for the current field are maintained. | CTRL+ALT+F4 |
| Print a report of the contents of the current form (auto report). | CTRL+P |
| Refresh the information displayed in the form. | F5 |
| Cancel changes and restore the active record. | CTRL+F5 |
| Select the button with focus. | SPACE |
| Save changes and close the current form. | CTRL+F4 |
| Save changes to a form. | CTRL+S |
| Move to the next tab (when a control on a tab has focus). | CTRL+TAB |
| Move to the previous tab when a control on a tab has focus). | CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
| Expand all FastTabs. | CTRL+SHIFT and then press + |
| Collapse all FastTabs. | CTRL+SHIFT and then press - |
| Expand the FastTab that has focus. | CTRL and then press + |
| Collapse the FastTab that has focus. | CTRL and then press - |
| Move focus to a specific tab. | CTRL + the FastTab numberIf a FastTab is the second FastTab on a form, then the number of that FastTab is 2. |
| Select the default button on a dialog form. | ENTER |
AOT SHORTCUT KEYS
| TO DO THIS | PRESS |
| Open the AOT | CTRL+D |
| Open a new Development Workspace | CTRL+SHIFT+W |
| Open a new Application Workspace | CTRL+W |
| Save all | CTRL+SHIFT+S |
| Select all application objects in a node | Select one or more application objects under a top-level node, and then press CTRL+A |
| Open the editor for an application object | CTRL+SHIFT+F2 |
| Open the editor for a query or table | CTRL+O |
| Open the Comparison tool | Select one or more application objects, and then press CTRL+G |
| Compile an application object | F7 |
| Go to the previous node | UP ARROW |
| Go to the next node | DOWN ARROW |
| Move the node up | ALT+UP ARROW |
| Move the node down | ALT+DOWN ARROW |
| Expand the current node | RIGHT ARROW |
| Collapse the current node | LEFT ARROW |
| Select multiple items | CTRL |
| Cancel the selection of an additional item | CTRL+SPACEBAR |
| Open the Properties sheet | ALT+ENTER |
| Open the Import dialog box | Select one or more application objects, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+I |
| Open the Find dialog box to find an element in the AOT | CTRL+F |
| Open the Help documentation for an element in the AOT | F1 |
