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Q130167: Keyboard Shortcuts for Visual FoxPro

Article: Q130167
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 10-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
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SUMMARY
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This article lists the keyboard shortcuts in Visual FoxPro for menu commands,
window manipulation, Help keys, and default macro definitions.

Information in this article is also available in the Visual FoxPro Help file
under different topics, all beginning with "Shortcut Keys."

MORE INFORMATION
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The tables in this article show Visual FoxPro shortcuts for running menu
commands, manipulating windows, accessing Help, and using default macro
definitions.

Menu commands
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Shortcut   Command                           Applies to
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CTRL+A     Select All (Edit Menu)            Editing text
CTRL+C     Copy (Edit Menu)
CTRL+D     Do (Program Menu)
CTRL+E     Delete Item (Menu Menu)           Designing menus
CTRL+E     Do <program> (Program Menu)       Programs
CTRL+F     Find (Edit Menu)
CTRL+H     Change Partitions (Table Menu)    Browse windows
CTRL+I     Insert Item (Menu Menu)           Designing menus
CTRL+J     Project Info (Project Menu)       Projects
CTRL+L     Replace (Edit Menu)
CTRL+M     Resume (Program Menu)             Programs
CTRL+N     New (File Menu)
CTRL+O     Open (File Menu)
CTRL+P     Print (File Menu)
CTRL+Q     Run Query (Query Menu)            Queries
          or Close Active Window or
          dialog box if Query Designer
          is not active.
CTRL+R     Redo (Edit Menu)
CTRL+S     Save (File Menu)
CTRL+T     Toggle Deletion Mark (Table Menu) Browse windows
CTRL+V     Paste (Edit Menu)
CTRL+W     Close current Text window or
          dialog box and saves changes.
CTRL+X     Cut (Edit Menu)
CTRL+Y     Append New Record (Table Menu)    Browse windows
CTRL+Z     Undo (Edit Menu)

Window manipulation
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CTRL+F1     Cycles windows
CTRL+F2     Displays Command window
CTRL+F4     Closes active window
CTRL+F5     Restores maximized window
CTRL+F6     Cycles windows
CTRL+F7     Moves active window
CTRL+F8     Sizes active window
CTRL+F9     Minimizes active window
CTRL+F10    Maximizes active window

Help
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F1: Displays Help Contents or context-sensitive Help on active items (for
example, a highlighted keyword in the Command window or the current property in
the Properties window). SHIFT+F1: Enables user-prompted context-sensitive Help.
The insertion pointer changes to a question mark so that you can click an item
(for example, a menu command or toolbox) to display context-sensitive Help.

Default Macros Definitions
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F2     SET
F3     LIST
F4     DIRECTORY
F5     DISPLAY STRUCTURE
F6     DISPLAY STATUS
F7     DISPLAY MEMORY
F8     DISPLAY
F9     APPEND

NOTE: The macro definitions apply to the Command window. You can change the macro
definitions by using the Macros command on the Tools menu.

Additional query words: VFoxWin

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0

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