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