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Chapter 56 · Reference · 2 min read

Appendix A: Keyboard shortcuts

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SAABI can be driven from the keyboard for the things you do most: finding an entry, saving it, printing it and starting the next one. The full list is in the app — click Shortcuts in the sidebar footer — and it is repeated here with the keys for both macOS and Windows or Linux.

Note

The Shortcuts dialog shows the macOS keys. On Windows and Linux, ⌘ is Ctrl, and the key the dialog marks delete is Backspace.

Global

These work anywhere in SAABI.

The Shortcuts dialog, opened from the sidebar footer; the Global group at the top applies anywhere in the app
Figure 56.1The Shortcuts dialog, opened from the sidebar footer; the Global group at the top applies anywhere in the app
ActionmacOSWindows / Linux
Open Quick Search⌘ KCtrl K
Go back to the previous pageShift DeleteShift Backspace
Toggle sidebarShift HShift H
Open DocumentationF1F1

Entry

These work when an entry is open, either in the form view or in the quick edit panel.

The Entry group; each shortcut acts on the entry you have open, and several depend on the state it is in
Figure 56.2The Entry group; each shortcut acts on the entry you have open, and several depend on the state it is in
ActionmacOSWindows / Linux
Save or Submit an entry⌘ SCtrl S
Cancel or Delete an entry⌘ DeleteCtrl Backspace
Open Print View⌘ PCtrl P
Toggle Linked Entries⌘ LCtrl L

The two shortcuts that change an entry's state follow the same rules as the buttons:

  • Save or Submit saves a new or edited entry. It submits the entry only if that entry type can be submitted and it is already in the saved state — so the same keystroke saves first, then submits.
  • Cancel or Delete cancels an entry only if it is in the submitted state. A submittable entry is deleted only once it has been cancelled.
  • Open Print View works where printing is available for that entry type.
  • Toggle Linked Entries opens and closes the linked entries panel. It is not available in the quick edit panel.

List view

These work when the list view of an entry type is open.

The List View and Quick Search groups at the end of the dialog
Figure 56.3The List View and Quick Search groups at the end of the dialog
ActionmacOSWindows / Linux
Create a new entry of the same type as the list⌘ NCtrl N
Open the Export Wizard⌘ ECtrl E

Quick Search

This works while Quick Search is open.

ActionmacOSWindows / Linux
Close Quick SearchEscEsc

Tip

Reloading SAABI — ⌘ R on macOS, Ctrl R on Windows and Linux — is not in the dialog but works anywhere in the app. Several settings changes ask you to reload before they show up.

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