Hotkeys and shortcuts for FileMaker

(Total 115)

Esc
Alert message
Cancel
Space
Relationships graph shortcuts
Issue a selected command button
↑   Shift + Esc
General
Close certain dialog boxes without confirmation and discard changes
Ctrl + W
General
Close a file or window
Ctrl + F4
General
Close a file or window
Ctrl + Alt + W
General
Close all files or windows
Alt + F4
General
Exit or quit FileMaker Pro
Ctrl + Q
General
Exit or quit FileMaker Pro
F1
General
Open FileMaker Pro Help
Ctrl + O
Relationships graph shortcuts
when one relationship is selected  Edit a relationship
↑   Shift
General
(While opening the file)  Use a specified account name and password to open a file
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + O
General
Open a remote file
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + D
General
Open the Manage Database dialog box
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F
Text
Find/replace data
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + L
General
Open the Manage Layouts dialog box
F2
General
Open the Layout pop-up menu
Ctrl + P
General
Print
Ctrl + Alt + P
General
Print without the Print dialog box
Ctrl +
General
Up
Ctrl +
General
Reorder items in a list box, such as Script steps, Fields, Parts
Ctrl + S
Field type
Summary
Ctrl + Z
Relationships graph shortcuts
Undo the last command
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + S
General
Open the Manage Scripts dialog box
Ctrl + Num 0 - Num 9
General
Perform one of the first ten scripts listed in the Scripts menu
Ctrl + B
Modes
Browse mode
Ctrl + F
Modes
Find mode
Ctrl + L
Field type
Calculation
Ctrl + U
Table and relationship selection and arrangement
Select tables with the same source table
Del
Relationships graph shortcuts
when one or more relationships are selected  Delete a relationship
Ctrl + Del
Text
Next word
Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace
Text
Next word
⬅ Backspace
Text
Previous character
Ctrl + Insert
Text
Copy selected text
Ctrl + C
FileMaker Pro Advanced: Copy, paste, duplicate
Copy
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + C
Text
(with no objects selected)   Copy all records in the found set to the Clipboard in text form
↑   Shift + Del
Text
Cut selected text
Ctrl + X
FileMaker Pro Advanced: Copy, paste, duplicate
Cut
Ctrl + V
FileMaker Pro Advanced: Copy, paste, duplicate
Paste
Alt + ⬅ Backspace
Text
Undo
Ctrl + Y
Table and relationship selection and arrangement
Select all tables directly related to the currently selected table
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Z
Text
Redo
num⤶ Enter
Text
Exit text edit mode
Ctrl + G
Text
Find the next occurrence of the specified data
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + G
Text
Reverse the current direction of a Find Again operation
Alt + Ctrl + G
Text
Replace the Find what data with the Replace with data, then search for and select the next occurrence
↑   Shift + Alt + Ctrl + G
Text
Reverse the current direction of a Replace & Find Again operation
Alt + Ctrl + H
Text
Find the next occurrence of the selected data in the database
↑   Shift + Alt + Ctrl + H
Text
Reverse the current direction of a Find Selected operation
Ctrl + Space
Text
Insert a non-breaking space
Ctrl + ⭾ Tab
Text
Insert a tab in a field
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Y
Text
Open the Spelling dialog box when alerted of a misspelled word (A Check spelling as you type file option must be enabled. For more information, see Setting file options)
Ctrl + \
Text
Align center
Ctrl + [
Text
Align left
Ctrl + ]
Text
Align right
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + \
Text
Justified
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + >
Text
The next point size up on the Format menu
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + <
Text
The next point size down on the menu
Ctrl + Alt + ↑   Shift + >
Text
Text size - Up one point
Ctrl + Alt + ↑   Shift + <
Text
Text size - Down one point
Ctrl + Home
Text navigation
Beginning of the text
Ctrl + End
Text navigation
End of the text
Home
Text navigation
Beginning of the line
End
Text navigation
End of the line
Ctrl +
Text navigation
Beginning of the previous word
Ctrl +
Text navigation
End of the next word
Text navigation
Previous character
Text navigation
Next character
Text navigation
Previous line
Text navigation
Next line
↑   Shift + Home
Text selection
Beginning of line
Ctrl + ↑   Shift +
Text selection
Beginning of previous word
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Home
Text selection
Beginning of text
↑   Shift + End
Text selection
End of line
Ctrl + ↑   Shift +
Text selection
End of next word
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + End
Text selection
End of text
↑   Shift +
Text selection
Next character
↑   Shift +
Text selection
Next line
↑   Shift +
Text selection
Previous character
↑   Shift +
Text selection
Previous line
Ctrl + T
Table and relationship selection and arrangement
Toggle the display state of selected tables or notes (Tables can be displayed fully expanded, by table name alone, and by table name and related fields. Notes can be displayed expanded or collapsed)
Ctrl + N
Relationships graph shortcuts
Change to Note mode
Ctrl + D
FileMaker Pro Advanced: Copy, paste, duplicate
Duplicate
Ctrl + I
Relationships graph shortcuts
Snap to fit
Ctrl + M
Field type
Timestamp
Ctrl + R
Relationships graph shortcuts
Change to Pointer mode
← ↑ → ↓
Table and relationship selection and arrangement
Move the selection around the relationships graph, individually selecting tables, notes, or relationships
↑   Shift + ← ↑ → ↓
Table and relationship selection and arrangement
Move the selection incrementally between objects
Ctrl + ← ↑ → ↓
Table and relationship selection and arrangement
(after selecting a table, or drag the selected table)  Move the selected object
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + ← ↑ → ↓
Table and relationship selection and arrangement
(after selecting a fully expanded table) Resize the selected object
↑   Shift + Mouse left click
Table and relationship selection and arrangement
(then drag selection around multiple tables) Select multiple tables. Note: To select by partially dragging around tables, press Ctrl while dragging.
Ctrl + A
Table and relationship selection and arrangement
Select all tables. Note: In Note mode, this command selects all notes, not tables
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + T
Relationships graph shortcuts
Add a table
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + R
Relationships graph shortcuts
Add a relationship
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + N
Relationships graph shortcuts
Add a text note
Ctrl + D,
Relationships graph shortcuts
or Ctrl while dragging  Duplicate a selection
Ctrl + =
Relationships graph shortcuts
(equals)  Change to Zoom In mode
Note Alt + Mouse left click
Relationships graph shortcuts
temporarily changes to Zoom In mode.
Ctrl + -
Relationships graph shortcuts
Change to Zoom Out mode
⭾ Tab
Relationships graph shortcuts
Move the selection from the relationships graph to the command buttons and proceed from left to right
↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab
Relationships graph shortcuts
Move the selection through the command buttons from right to left and to the relationships graph from the Add Table command
Ctrl + E
Relationships graph shortcuts
Turn page guides on and off
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + P
Relationships graph shortcuts
Display print setup options
⭾ Tab,
Relationships graph shortcuts
Left Arrow, Right Arrow  Select a different button
⤶ Enter
Alert message
Save
F5
FileMaker Pro Advanced: Script Debugger
Step Over command
F6
FileMaker Pro Advanced: Script Debugger
Step Into command
F7
FileMaker Pro Advanced: Script Debugger
Step Out command
Alt + F8
FileMaker Pro Advanced: Script Debugger
Run to Breakpoint command
Ctrl + F8
FileMaker Pro Advanced: Script Debugger
Halt Script command
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F5
FileMaker Pro Advanced: Script Debugger
Set Next Step command
Ctrl + F9
FileMaker Pro Advanced: Script Debugger
Set/Clear Breakpoint command (toggle the breakpoint)
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F9
FileMaker Pro Advanced: Script Debugger
Remove Breakpoints command
Ctrl + F10
FileMaker Pro Advanced: Script Debugger
Edit Script command
Alt + D
Alert message
Don’t Save
Ctrl + Mouse wheel up and down
Alert message
Enlarge or reduce the image on your screen (zoom in or out)