Keyboard Shortcuts in Family Tree Maker
Answer ID 5422
Family Tree Maker Menus work like any other computer program. Simply click a menu name to display its options; then, click the option you want to use. Some menu options have keyboard shortcuts that allow you to access features without using the mouse. These are displayed next to a menu option’s name.
List of Keyboard Shortcuts
| Keystroke | Action |
|---|---|
| F1 | Open Help |
| F2 | Open the Index of Individuals in the People, Publish, and Web Search Workspaces |
| F3 | Edit Person |
| Shift+F3 | Edit Relationship |
| F4 | Add Fact in the Person View of the People Workspace |
| Alt+F4 | Exit |
| Ctrl+Shift+F10 | Context menu (right-click menu) |
| Ctrl+A | Select all text in a field |
| Ctrl+B | Bold text in a note |
| Ctrl+Shift+B | Add bookmark |
| Ctrl+C | Copy from a text field |
| Ctrl+D | Date Calculator |
| Ctrl+F | Find and Replace |
| Ctrl+I | Italicize text in a note |
| Ctrl+L | Insert a special character into a field or note |
| Ctrl+M | Add new media item in the Media Workspace a Media tab |
| Ctrl+Shift+M | Link to existing media item in the Media Workspace or a Media tab |
| Ctrl+O | Open a new tree file |
| Ctrl+S | Add a new source in a fact field or when a fact is selected in the Person tab of the People Workspace |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Link to an existing resource in a fact field or when a fact is selected in the Person tab of the People Workspace |
| Ctrl+T | Add a new task in a task list |
| Ctrl+U | Underline text in a note |
| Ctrl+V | Paste in a text field |
| Ctrl+X | Cut from a text field |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo |
| Ctrl+1 | Plan Workspace |
| Ctrl+2 | People Workspace |
| Ctrl+3 | Places Workspace |
| Ctrl+4 | Media Workspace |
| Ctrl+5 | Sources Workspace |
| Ctrl+6 | Publish Workspace |
| Ctrl+7 | Web Search Workspace |
| Ctrl+Home | Go to the Home Person in the People, Publish, and Web Search Workspaces |
| Ctrl+Page Up | Open the next tab in the current workspace |
| Ctrl+Page Down | Open the previous tab in the current workspace |
| Ctrl+Tab | Go to the next pane or navigation bar (clockwise) in the workspace |
| Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Go to the previous pane or navigation bar (counter-clockwise) in the workspace |
| Ctrl+Shift+Page Up | Open the next tab in the pane (i.e., Notes, Tasks, Media) |
| Ctrl+Shift+Page Down | Open the previous tab in the pane (i.e., Notes, Tasks, Media) |
| Ctrl+Enter | Go to the next family member in the Family View (People Workspace) |
| Ctrl+Shift+Enter | Go to the previous family member in the Family View (People Workspace) |
| Alt+left arrow | Back to previous workspace or tab |
| Alt+right arrow | Forward to previous workspace or tab |
| Alt+A | Add a person in the People Workspace, a media item in the Media Workspace, or a source in the Sources Workspace |
| Alt+C | Place menu in the Places Workspace |
| Alt+D | Delete the selected person in the People Workspace, place in the Places Workspace, media item in the Media Workspace, or source in the Sources Workspace |
| Alt+E | Edit menu |
| Alt+F | File menu |
| Alt+H | Help menu |
| Alt+M | Media menu |
| Alt+P | Select a workspace report to print or print the currently selected report in the Publish Workspace. |
| Alt+R | Person menu in the People Workspace |
| Alt+S | Select a workspace Share option |
| Alt+T | Tools menu |
| Alt+U | Source menu in the Sources Workspace |
| Alt+V | View menu |
Note: The Family tab is called the Tree tab in Family Tree Maker 2014.