We’ve included several keyboard shortcuts to help you work quickly in Vault, especially within the Doc Info page and when modifying document fields. These shortcuts are available for all of Vault’s supported browsers, but not on mobile devices. Vault keyboard shortcuts are based on the US keyboard layout for MacOS and Windows operating systems. Some shortcuts might not work for all languages or keyboards.
Global Shortcuts
| Action | Windows Shortcut | MacOS Shortcut | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Keyboard Shortcut Dialog | CTRL + / | CMD + / | Displays a dialog listing of available hotkeys. Closes dialog when open. |
| Create | Shift + CTRL + C | Shift + CMD + C | Opens the creation page or pop-up dialog for a record or document. This is supported when the Create button is present for a record or document. |
| Jump to Global Search | Shift + CTRL + F | Shift + CMD + F | Jumps focus to the global search input. |
Document Views
| Action | Windows Shortcut | MacOS Shortcut | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open/Close Full-Screen View | CTRL + . | CMD + . | Using the command plus a period (punctuation) toggles the Full-Screen View on a document. This only works in Document View or Mixed View in the Doc Info page. |
Document Navigation
| Action | Windows Shortcut | MacOS Shortcut | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Page Down | Page Down | Page Down | Navigates to the next page of the document. This works in any view on the Doc Info page. |
| Page Up | Page Up | Page Up | Navigates to the next page of the document. This works in any view on the Doc Info page. |
| Select Next Document | J | J | Displays the previous document listed in the Library. This works in any view in the Doc Info page. |
| Select Previous Document | K | K | Displays the previous document listed in the Library. This works in any view in the Doc info page. |
For more information about document navigation, see About Document List Traversal.
Document Field Navigation
| Action | Windows Shortcut | MacOS Shortcut | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select Next Document Field | TAB | TAB | Switches to the next editable document field. You must be in the document field Edit mode and have the cursor on one of the fields. This also works in any other window with editable document fields, such as Workflow Start dialogs. |
| Select Previous Document Field | Shift + TAB | Shift + TAB | Switches to the next editable document field. You must be in the document field Edit mode and have the cursor on one of the fields. This also works in any other window with editable fields, such as Workflow Start dialogs. |
Document Content Search
| Action | Windows Shortcut | MacOS Shortcut | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open/Close the Find search window | CTRL + F | CTRL + F or CMD + F or CTRL + CMD + F | The Find search window opens at the top of the browser window. You can enter keywords to search content within a Vault document. This only works in Document View on the Doc Info page. |
| Find Next | Enter | Enter | When using the Find search window, this highlights the next match in the document content. |
| Find Previous | Enter | Enter | When using the Find search window, this highlights the next match in the document content. |
| Open/Close the Glossary | CTRL + G | CMD + G | The Glossary panel opens in the sidebar to the left of the document. While the glossary is open, you can hold down the G key and select the text with your cursor, then release the G key and mouse button to search. This works in the View and Annotate modes of the Doc Info page. |
Document Interaction
| Action | Windows Shortcut | MacOS Shortcut | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select Next Annotation | S | S | Highlights the next annotation on a document. This works in Annotate mode of the Doc Info page using the Document View or Notes View. |
| Select Previous Annotation | W | W | Highlights the previous annotation on a document. This works in Annotate mode of the Doc Info page using the Document View or Notes View. |
| Show/Hide Annotations | CTRL + , | CTRL + , | Use the command plus a comma (punctuation) to show/hide all annotations on a document. This works in Annotate mode of the Doc Info page using the Document View or Notes View. |
| Grab & Pan | CTRL + Shift | CMD + Shift or CTRL + Shift | Opens the Action Menu for a document/record. |
| Copy from Document | Shift + CTRL + M | Shift + CMD + M | Opens the Action Menu for a document/record. |
| Open/Close Glossary | Shift + CTRL + M | Shift + CMD + M | Opens the Action Menu for a document/record. |
Object Record Detail Interaction
| Action | Windows Shortcut | MacOS Shortcut | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toggle Edit Mode | Shift + CTRL + E | Shift + CMD + E | Enters/Exits Edit View for an object record. This is available in the record detail View for an Object Record. |
| Save Changes | Shift + CTRL + S | Shift + CMD + S | Saves current form state for an object record. This is available in the Edit mode of the record detail View. |
| Open All Actions Menu | Shift + CTRL + M | Shift + CMD + M | Opens the All Actions Menu for an object record. This is available in the record detail View for an Object Record. |
| Next | J | J | Advances to the next object record in traversal. Supported when traversal is available in the Object Record View; Not supported on the last item in the traversal set. |
| Previous | K | K | Navigates to the previous object record in traversal. Supported when traversal is available in the Object Record View; Not supported on the first item in the traversal set. |