Top 10 keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Published: May 25, 2007
Did you know you can save a record by pressing ALT + S on the keyboard? There are many convenient keyboard shortcuts that you can use to speed up your work. Keyboard shortcuts can even be more ergonomic than using your mouse in some cases. In addition to common shortcuts, such as CTRL+C to copy and CTRL+V to paste, here are 10 keyboard shortcuts you may find useful.
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Select all text in the current field or current list | CTRL+A |
Close an active form | ALT+F4 |
Move forward through a form's fields | TAB |
Move backward through a form's fields | SHIFT+TAB |
Save a form | CTRL+S or SHIFT+F12 |
Save and close a form | ALT + S |
Expand/collapse Form Assistant | CTRL+SHIFT+F |
Cancel edits and close a form | ESCAPE |
Delete a record | CTRL+D |
Save and then open a new form | CTRL+SHIFT+S |
For more keyboard shortcuts, search the Microsoft CRM online Help for “keyboard shortcuts.”
You can also use keyboard shortcuts to zip around the Microsoft CRM client for Outlook folders in Microsoft Office Outlook. Although there are no shortcuts available that are specific to Microsoft CRM client for Outlook, here are the top ten Outlook shortcuts that I find useful.
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Switch to Mail | CTRL+1 |
Switch to Inbox | CTRL+SHIFT+I |
Switch to Outlook Calendar | CTRL+2 |
Switch to Outlook Contacts | CTRL+3 |
Switch to Outlook Tasks | CTRL+4 |
Display the Address Book | CTRL+SHIFT+B |
Create a new Appointment | CTRL+SHIFT+A |
Create a new Contact | CTRL+SHIFT+C |
Create a new Task | CTRL+SHIFT+K |
Check Spelling | F7 |
For more Outlook shortcuts, in the Type question for Help box, type “Outlook keyboard shortcuts”.
The shortcut keys described here refer to the U.S. keyboard layout. Keys on other layouts might not correspond exactly to the keys on a U.S. keyboard.
