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When a terminal cannot use the normal FoxPro navigation keys, you must use the keystroke equivalents. These equivalents are listed below.
Consult the following section if you experience problems with any of these keys, or if ?SYS(32) returns OFF:
To simulate pressing the SHIFT key by itself (as used in text selection, for example), press CTRL+P. To FoxPro, this action is equivalent to holding down the SHIFT key on the console.
To simulate releasing the SHIFT key, either press CTRL+P again or press any other sequence to complete the action on the selected text (such as the sequences for cutting or copying).
To simulate a lead-in to all other unreliable key sequences, press CTRL+Y. In general, you will press CTRL+Y, release both keys, and press another single character. For example, CTRL+Y followed by the number 3 simulates F3.
All keystrokes used commonly in FoxPro are summarized in the table that follows. There are three columns: "Action," a description of the action that FoxPro takes; "Console," the key sequence that produces that action on the console (and on serial terminals that are capable of emitting the sequence); and "Terminal," the alternate key sequence that can be used on any ASCII terminal.
Action Console Terminal
Change active partition CTRL+H CTRL+Y, H
Append a blank record CTRL+N CTRL+N
Toggle record delete CTRL+T CTRL+T
Edit Memo CTRL+PAGE DOWN CTRL+Y,PAGE DOWN
Select default text button CTRL+ENTER CTRL+W or CTRL+J
Choose database popup CTRL+B CTRL+B
Display date functions CTRL+D CTRL+D
Verify expression CTRL+E CTRL+E
Choose fields list CTRL+F CTRL+F
Display logical functions CTRL+L CTRL+L
Display math functions CTRL+M CTRL+Y, M
Choose variables list CTRL+R CTRL+R
Display string functions CTRL+S CTRL+S
Tag all files or directories CTRL+A CTRL+A
Copy tagged files or directories CTRL+C CTRL+C
Delete tagged files or directories CTRL+D CTRL+D
Edit tagged files CTRL+E CTRL+E
Find text in tagged files CTRL+F CTRL+F
Change current directory CTRL+H CTRL+H
Make a subdirectory CTRL+K CTRL+K
Display file tree panel CTRL+L CTRL+L
Untag all files or directories CTRL+N CTRL+N
Move tagged files or directories CTRL+O CTRL+O
Rename tagged files or directories CTRL+R CTRL+R
Change tagged file's attributes CTRL+T CTRL+T
Invert file or directory's tags CTRL+V CTRL+V
Tag multiple files SHIFT+SPACEBAR CTRL+P, SPACEBAR
Escape (abort current action) CTRL+Q CTRL+Q
Exit and save CTRL+W CTRL+W
Exit without saving ESC ESC
HELP F1 CTRL+Y, 1
SET F2 CTRL+Y, 2
LIST F3 CTRL+Y, 3
DIR F4 CTRL+Y, 4
DISPLAY STRUCTURE F5 CTRL+Y, 5
DISPLAY STATUS F6 CTRL+Y, 6
DISPLAY MEMORY F7 CTRL+Y, 7
DISPLAY F8 CTRL+Y, 8
APPEND F9 CTRL+Y, 9
ALT; activate/deactivate system F10 CTRL+Y, 0
Activate/deactivate system ALT CTRL+Y, 0
Clear all current macros CTRL+A CTRL+A
Clear selected macros CTRL+C CTRL+C
Make macro set the default CTRL+D CTRL+D
Edit an existing macro CTRL+E CTRL+E
Record a macro CTRL+M CTRL+Y, M
Create new macro CTRL+N CTRL+N
Restore a set of macros CTRL+R CTRL+R
Save current macros CTRL+S CTRL+S
Short cut to create macros SHIFT+F10 CTRL+P, CTRL+Y, 0
Create an expression CTRL+E CTRL+E
Preview the labels CTRL+I CTRL+Y, I
Specify label size CTRL+L CTRL+L
Save label environment CTRL+N CTRL+N
Specify style for label CTRL+Y CTRL+Y
Delete an item CTRL+E CTRL+E
Insert a menu item CTRL+I CTRL+Y, I
Execute a program CTRL+D CTRL+D
Resume program execution CTRL+M CTRL+Y, M
Add file to project CTRL+A CTRL+A
Build the project CTRL+B CTRL+B
Exclude a project file CTRL+C CTRL+C
Edit a project CTRL+E CTRL+E
Display information for project CTRL+I CTRL+Y, I
Display project information CTRL+J CTRL+J
Display Build Option dialog box CTRL+O CTRL+O
Show project errors CTRL+S CTRL+S
Remove file from project CTRL+V CTRL+V
Continue finding a record CTRL+K CTRL+K
Create a box CTRL+B CTRL+B
Add a field CTRL+F CTRL+F
Bring object to front CTRL+G CTRL+G
Preview report CTRL+I CTRL+Y, I
Move object to back CTRL+J CTRL+J
Add a line CTRL+N CTRL+N
Remove a line CTRL+O CTRL+O
Add text CTRL+T CTRL+T
Resize object CTRL+SPACEBAR CTRL+Y, SPACEBAR
Select multiple objects SHIFT+SPACEBAR CTRL+P, SPACEBAR
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Execute the query CTRL+Q CTRL+Q
Show SELECT command CTRL+S CTRL+S
Create a box CTRL+B CTRL+B
Add a field CTRL+F CTRL+F
Bring an object to front CTRL+G CTRL+G
Create push buttons CTRL+H CTRL+H
Create invisible buttons CTRL+I CTRL+Y, I
Move an object to back CTRL+J CTRL+J
Create a check box CTRL+K CTRL+K
Create a list CTRL+L CTRL+L
Create radio buttons CTRL+N CTRL+N
Create a popup CTRL+O CTRL+O
Open all snippets CTRL+S CTRL+S
Add text CTRL+T CTRL+T
Resize object CTRL+SPACEBAR CTRL+Y, SPACEBAR
Select all text CTRL+A CTRL+A
Copy selected text CTRL+C CTRL+C
Replace and find again CTRL+E CTRL+E
Display Find dialog box CTRL+F CTRL+F
Find again CTRL+G CTRL+G
Redo text-editing action CTRL+R CTRL+R
Undo text-editing action CTRL+U CTRL+U
Paste copied text CTRL+V CTRL+V
Cut selected text CTRL+X CTRL+X
Move cursor to right RIGHT ARROW RIGHT ARROW
Move cursor to left LEFT ARROW LEFT ARROW
Move cursor up one line UP ARROW UP ARROW
Move cursor down one line DOWN ARROW DOWN ARROW
Move cursor up one window PAGE UP CTRL+Y, R
Move cursor down one window PAGE DOWN CTRL+Y, C
Move cursor to start line HOME CTRL+Y, S
Move cursor to end line END CTRL+Y, D
Move cursor one word right CTRL+RIGHT CTRL+Y, F
Move cursor one word left CTRL+LEFT CTRL+Y, A
Move cursor to start file CTRL+HOME CTRL+Y, B
Move cursor to end of file CTRL+END CTRL+Y, E
Select one character left SHIFT+LEFT CTRL+P, LEFT ARROW
Selects one character right SHIFT+RIGHT CTRL+P, RIGHT ARROW
Selects one line up SHIFT+UP CTRL+P, UP ARROW
Selects one line down SHIFT+DOWN CTRL+P, DOWN ARROW
Selects to start of word SHIFT+CTRL+LEFT CTRL+P, CTRL+Y, F
Selects to end of word SHIFT+CTRL+RIGHT CTRL+P, CTRL+Y, A
Selects to start of file SHIFT+CTRL+HOME CTRL+P, CTRL+Y, E
Selects to end of text SHIFT+CTRL+END CTRL+P, CTRL+Y, B
Clear program breakpoints CTRL+B CTRL+B
Open a program CTRL+E CTRL+E
Toggle line numbers on/off CTRL+L CTRL+L
Specify program speed CTRL+R CTRL+R
Cycle between open windows CTRL+F1 CTRL+Y, O
Bring Command window up CTRL+F2 CTRL+Y, N
Move current window CTRL+F7 CTRL+Y, V
Size current window CTRL+F8 CTRL+Y, W
Zoom window to minimum CTRL+F9 CTRL+Y, L
Zoom window to maximum CTRL+F10 CTRL+Y, U
Hide all windows CTRL+ALT+SHIFT CTRL+Y, X
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Last Reviewed: August 28, 1995