Paste, select, and replace keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
You can use keyboard shortcuts to enter values into a field, replace values, select objects, and move items in a list.
 
To insert
Press
In mode
The current date
Ctrl+ - (hyphen)
Browse, Find, Layout
The current time
Ctrl+;
Browse, Find, Layout
The current time and date in a timestamp field
Ctrl+;
Browse, Find
The current user name
Ctrl+Shift+N
Browse, Find, Layout
Information from the index
Ctrl+I
Browse, Find
Information from the last visited record
Ctrl+' (apostrophe)
Browse, Find
Information from the last record and move to the next field
Ctrl+Shift+' (apostrophe)
Browse, Find
Merge fields
Ctrl+M
Layout
 
To paste
Press
In mode
Text from the Clipboard
Ctrl+V
Browse, Find, Layout
Text without styles
Ctrl+Shift+V
Browse, Layout
A bitmap when both bitmap and metafile formats are on the Clipboard
Ctrl+Shift+V
Browse, Layout
 
To
Press
In mode
Replace a field's value
Ctrl+ =
Browse
Select all fields
Ctrl+A
Layout
Select multiple objects
Shift+click, drag selection around multiple objects
Note  To select by partially dragging around objects, press Ctrl while dragging.
Layout
Select objects of the same type when an object is selected
Ctrl+Shift+A
Layout
To select items in a list
Up Arrow, Down Arrow
All
Move a selected item in a list
Ctrl+Up Arrow, Ctrl+Down Arrow
All
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