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Metadata Tab Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts available when working in the Metadata tab are listed in the following table. Some keystroke combinations only work when the cursor is located in a certain section or property; the Focus column in the table specifies the section of the tab when that is the case. For more information on the tab, see Working with Metadata.
 
Shortcut
Description
Focus
Tab
Navigate to the next editable field.
Leaving an edited field by pressing the Tab key saves the changed value.
Metadata tab
Tab
 
Advance to the input control at the right side and navigate to the next editable field within the row
 
Master Data edit window
Tab
 
Advance to the input control at the right side within the attribute
 
Date, Time, DateTime
Shift (hold) + Click
Ctrl (hold) + Click
Used to select multiple consecutive rows
Used to select multiple non-consecutive rows
Multi-value, Compound or Master Data edit window
Up Arrow
Down Arrow
Used to navigate to the previous row
Used to navigate to the next row
Multi-value, Compound or Master Data edit window
Up Arrow
Down Arrow
Increase value
Decrease value
Date, Time, DateTime
Up Arrow
Down Arrow
Move to the beginning of the field
Move to the end of the field
Duration, Integer, Float, Timecode, Text
Up Arrow
Down Arrow
Move cursor to the line above
Move cursor to the line below
Text (multi-line)
Home
End
Move to the beginning of the field
Move to the end of the field
Duration, Integer, Float, Timecode, Text
Home
End
Move to the beginning of the line
Move to the end of the line
Text (multi-line)
Left Arrow
Right Arrow
Advance to the input control at the left side
Advance to the input control at the right side
Date, Time, DateTime
Left Arrow
Right Arrow
Advance to the character/figure to the left side
Advance to the character/figure to the right side
Duration, Integer, Float, Timecode, Text
Delete / Backspace
Delete the selected row(s)
Multi-value, Compound or Master Data edit window
Delete / Backspace
Delete the selected text or figures
Integer, Float, Date, Time, DateTime, Text
Esc
Cancel the Delete row(s) action
Multi-value, Compound or Master Data edit window
Esc
Keep the already selected term
Legal list, thesaurus
Esc
Discard your input, keep the original value and end editing mode.
If you press the Esc key when editing one of the supported property types within a multi-value compound or master data edit window, editing mode is only ended for the individual property not for the entire row.
Date, Time, DateTime, Duration, Integer, Float, Text, Timecode
Ctrl + A
Select the entire text
Text
Ctrl + C
Copy the select text
Text
Ctrl + V
Paste copied text, duration, timecode
Text, Duration, Timecode
Ctrl + X
Cut the select text
Text
Ctrl + Y
Redo the action
Text, Float, Integer
Ctrl + Z
Undo the input
Text, Float, Integer
Space
Checks or unchecks the in-focus check box
Boolean