About Shortcut Keys

You can use a number of shortcut keys in GroupWise® that can save time when you perform various actions. The table below lists some of these keystrokes, what they do, and the context in which they work.

Linux* Keystroke

Action

Where it Works

F1

Opens online help

Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box

F2

Search for text.

In an item

F5

Refreshes the view

Main Window, Calendar

F7

Opens the Spell Checker

Main Window, Calendar

F8

Mark the selected item private

Item List

F9

Opens the Font dialog box

In an item

Ctrl+A

Selects all items; selects all text

Item List, text

Ctrl+B

Bolds text

In text

Ctrl+C

Copies selected text

In text

Ctrl+F

Opens the Find dialog box

Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box

Ctrl+G

Go to today's date

Calendar

Ctrl+I

Italicizes text

In text

Ctrl+L

Attach a file to a message

In an item

Ctrl+M

Opens a new mail message

Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box

Ctrl+O

Opens the selected message

Item List

Ctrl+P

Opens the Print dialog box

Main Window, item

Ctrl+Q

Turns the QuickViewer on and off

Main Window, Calendar

Ctrl+R

Marks the selected item unread

Item List

Ctrl+S

Opens the Save dialog box

In an item

Ctrl+U

Underlines text

In text

Ctrl+V

Pastes selected text

In text

Ctrl+X

Cuts selected text

In text

Ctrl+Z

Undoes the last action

In text

Ctrl+Up-Arrow

or

Ctrl+Down-Arrow

Opens the previous or next item

In an item

Ctrl+Shift+Left-Arrow

or

Ctrl+Shift+Right-Arrow

Selects text one word at a time

In text

Ctrl+Shift+A

Opens a new appointment

Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box

Ctrl+Shift+T

Opens a new task

Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box

Ctrl+Shift+R

Opens a new reminder note

Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box

Ctrl+Shift+P

Opens a new phone message

Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box

Alt+F4

Exits GroupWise

Exits an item or dialog box

Main Window, Calendar, dialog, item

Alt + [letter]

Activates the menu bar (Use the underlined letters in the menu names)

Main Window, Calendar, item

Alt+D

Send item

In a new item

Alt+S

Send item

in a new item

Alt+Enter

Displays the properties of the selected item

Item List

Alt+Del

Delete an item

In an item

Shift+Left-Arrow

or

Shift+Right-Arrow

Selects text one character at a time

In text

Shift+End

or

Shift+Home

Selects text to the end or beginning of a line

In text

Shift+[letter]

In the Folder List, Shift + the first letter of a subfolder name goes to the subfolder

Folder list

Tab

Cycles through fields, buttons, and areas

Main Window, Calendar, dialog box, item

Shift+Tab

Reverses the order of cycling through fields, buttons, and areas

Main Window, Calendar, dialog box, item

Alt+Up-Arrow

Zooms in the message body of an item

In an item view

Alt+Down-Arrow

Zooms out the message body of an item

In an item view

 

Macintosh* Keystroke

Action

Where it Works

F1

Opens online help

Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box

F5

Refreshes the view

Main Window, Calendar

+A

Selects all items; selects all text

Item List, text

+B

Bolds text

In text

+C

Copies selected text

In text

+D

Send item

In a new item

+G

Go to today's date

Calendar

+I

Italicizes text

In text

+L

Attach a file to a message

In an item

+M

Opens a new mail message

Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box

+O

Opens the selected message

Item List

+P

Opens the Print dialog box

Main Window, item

+R

Marks the selected item unread

Item List

+S

Opens the Save dialog box

In an item

+U

Underlines text

In text

+V

Pastes selected text from clipboard to message

In text

+X

Cuts selected text

In text

+Z

Undoes the last action

In text

+F

Searches for text

In an item

+F1

Opens the Spell Checker

Main Window, Calendar

+F8

Mark the selected item private

Item List

+Opt+F

Opens the Find dialog box

Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box

+Up-Arrow

or

+Down-Arrow

Opens the previous or next item

In an item

Opt+Shift+Left-Arrow

or

Opt+Shift+Right-Arrow

Selects text one word at a time

In text

+Shift+A

Opens a new appointment

Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box

+Shift+T

Opens a new task

Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box

+Shift+R

Opens a new reminder note

Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box

+Shift+P

Opens a new phone message

Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box

+D

Send item

In a new item

Shift+Left-Arrow

or

Shift+Right-Arrow

Selects text one character at a time

In text

Shift+End

or

Shift+Home

Selects text to the end or beginning of a message

In text

Shift+[letter]

In the Folder List, Shift + the first letter of a subfolder name goes to the subfolder

Folder list

Tab

Cycles through fields, buttons, and areas

Main Window, Calendar, dialog box, item

Shift+Tab

Reverses the order of cycling through fields, buttons, and areas

Main Window, Calendar, dialog box, item

Alt+Enter

Displays the properties of the selected item

Item List

Alt+Del

Delete an item

In an item

Alt+Up-Arrow

Zooms in the message body of an item

In an item view

Alt+Down-Arrow

Zooms out the message body of an item

In an item view

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