Shortcut Keys Used in English Query

English Query

English Query

Shortcut Keys Used in English Query

This topic describes the shortcut keys used in English Query.

Global Keys

Use these shortcut keys in all English Query windows.

Shortcut keys Description
CTRL+N Opens a new project.
CTRL+O Opens an existing project.
CTRL+SHIFT+N Opens a new file.
CTRL+SHIFT+O Opens an existing file.
CTRL+SHIFT+S Saves all modules and the project.
F1 Displays Help.
LEFT ARROW
UP ARROW
Selects the previous item in a combo box.
RIGHT ARROW
DOWN ARROW
Selects the next item in a combo box.

For more information about shortcut keys, see the Microsoft® Visual Studio® documentation.

Menu Keys

Use these keys to navigate the Menu bar.

Shortcut keys Description
LEFT Selects the next menu.
RIGHT Selects the previous menu.
UP Selects the previous item in a menu.
DOWN Selects the next item in a menu or expand menu.
ESC Clears menus.

Model Editor: Navigation Keys

Use these keys to navigate the hierarchical panes and tabs of the Model Editor.

Note  These shortcut keys do not work in the Canvas pane.

Shortcut keys Description
CTRL+PAGE UP Selects the next tab.
CTRL+PAGE DOWN Selects the previous tab.
UP Selects the previous item in the tree.
DOWN Selects the next item in the tree.
RIGHT Expands current item in the tree.
LEFT Collapses current item in the tree if expanded. Otherwise, selects parent item in the tree.

Model Editor: Editing Keys

Use these keys to edit objects in the hierarchical pane of the Model Editor.

Shortcut keys Description
ENTER
Double-click an entity or relationship.
Displays a dialog box in which you can edit the currently selected object in the tree.
CTRL+C Copies the selected object or objects and places them on the Clipboard.
CTRL+V Pastes the object or objects.
CTRL+X Cuts the selected object or objects and place them on the Clipboard.
DELETE Deletes the selected object or objects.
CTRL+Click Selects multiple objects.

Canvas Pane Keys

Use these shortcut keys in the Canvas pane.

Shortcut keys Description
BACKSPACE Cancels any selection.
TAB Selects the next object.
SPACEBAR Starts auto layout.
Stops the layout process in animation mode.
DELETE Removes the selected object from the Canvas pane.
UP ARROW
PAGE UP
Moves the Canvas pane up.
DOWN ARROW
PAGE DOWN
Moves the Canvas pane down.
LEFT ARROW
HOME
Moves the Canvas pane to the left.
RIGHT ARROW
END
Moves the Canvas pane to the right.
CTRL+A Selects all of the objects in the Canvas pane.
CTRL+F Displays the Find dialog box.

Project Wizard Keys

Use these shortcut keys in the SQL Project and OLAP Project wizards.

Shortcut keys Description
SPACEBAR Selects or clears the check boxes.
TAB Move the focus through the various elements. If the relationships are expanded, TAB also moves the focus among the elements.
ENTER Runs the Project Wizard and closes the window. Expands any item with a plus sign (+) and collapses an item with a minus sign (-).

Model Test Window Keys

Use these shortcut keys in the Model Test window.

Shortcut keys Description
ENTER Runs the query.
CTRL+BREAK Stops the query.
CTRL+S Saves the query in a regression file.
CTRL+R Displays or hides the query results.
CTRL+W Runs the Suggestion Wizard that helps define entities and relationships to answer a question that currently does not work.
CTRL+T Displays the Test Properties dialog box
CTRL+PAGE UP Selects the next tab in the Model Test window.
CTRL+PAGE DOWN Selects the previous tab in the Model Test window.

Command Tab (Relationship/New Relationship Dialog Box)

Use these shortcut keys on the Command tab of the Relationship/New Relationship dialog box.

Shortcut keys Description
ALT+P Moves the focus to the grid.
CTRL+SPACEBAR Selects the current row.
DELETE Deletes the selected row.
INSERT Inserts a row above the selected row.
UP and DOWN ARROWS Selects the preceding and following item.
SPACEBAR Activates the cell and selects the item.
TAB Moves the focus to the next element in the tab.

Default Relationships Dialog Box

Use these shortcut keys in the Default Relationships dialog box.

Note  You can make only contiguous selections using the keyboard. To make noncontiguous selections, press CTRL and click the rows you want to select.

Shortcut keys Description
CTRL+SPACEBAR Selects the current row.
DELETE Deletes the selected row.
INSERT Inserts a row above the selected row.
RIGHT, LEFT, UP, and DOWN ARROWS Selects the item to the right, left, up, and down of the currently selected item.
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW Selects the next row to make a contiguous selection.
SHIFT+UP ARROW Selects the previous row to make a contiguous selection.
SPACEBAR Activates the cell and selects the item.
TAB Moves the focus to the next element in the tab.

Entity/New Entity Dialog Box

Use these keys in the Entity/New Entity dialog box.

Shortcut keys Description
SPACEBAR When the Words list has the focus, displays the words so you can view or edit them.

When editing the Words list, moves a selected item between Selected Fields and Available Fields.

When the Display Field(s) or the Fields(s) list has the focus, displays the Selected Fields and Available Fields lists so that you can view and edit them.

When editing the Selected Fields and Available Fields lists, moves the selected item from one list to the other.

Comma (,) or DOWN ARROW Moves the pointer to the next line when entering data in the Words list.
UP and DOWN ARROWS Selects the previous or next item in the Words, synonym, and Display Field(s) lists.
ENTER Closes a list.

Regression Differences Dialog Box Keys

Use these keys in the Regression Differences dialog box.

Shortcut keys Description
ALT+F3 Displays the Find dialog box where you specify the text you are trying to find.
F3 In the active pane, finds and selects the next occurrence of the text specified in the Find What box of the Find dialog box.
SHIFT+F3 In the active pane, finds and selects the previous occurrence of the text that is specified in the Find What box of the Find dialog box.
SHIFT+F7 Finds and moves the to the beginning of the previous text that has differences.
F7 Finds and moves the to the beginning of the next text that has differences.

Table/New Table Dialog Box Keys

Use these keys to make changes in the Table/New Table dialog box.

Note  You can make only contiguous selections using the keyboard. To make noncontiguous selections, press CTRL and click the rows you want to select.

Shortcut keys Description
CTRL+K Makes the field of the selected row a primary key.
CTRL+SPACEBAR Selects the current row.
DELETE Deletes the selected row.
INSERT Inserts a row above the selected row.
RIGHT, LEFT, UP, and DOWN ARROWS Selects the item to the right, left, up, and down from the item in the selected box.
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW Selects the next row so you can make a contiguous selection.
SHIFT+UP ARROW Selects the previous row so you can make a contiguous selection.

List Keys

Use these shortcut keys in any list. A list is any type of box that contains a list of items from which you can select.

Keys Descriptions
UP and RIGHT ARROW Selects the next item in the list. If there is more than one column, RIGHT ARROW selects the item in the next column. Not available in all lists.
DOWN and LEFT ARROW Selects the previous item in the list. If there is more than one column, LEFT ARROW selects the item in the previous column. Not available in all lists.
CTRL+SPACEBAR Opens the list and displays all of the items.

Editable List Keys

Use these shortcut keys in any editable list. An editable list consists of a rectangular box in which you can type text. If the list already contains items, you can select that default text or delete it and type new text.

Keys Description
SPACEBAR Displays the list and selects the first empty cell.

When a cell with an item has the focus, also selects the text so that it can be edited.

ENTER Accepts the changes and closes the list.
Comma (,) or DOWN ARROW Moves the cursor to the next line when editing data.
UP and DOWN ARROWS Select the previous or next line in the list.

Select Box Keys

Use these shortcut keys in any select box with Selected and Available Fields columns in which you move an item from one column to the other.

Keys Description
SPACEBAR When the select box has the focus, displays the Selected Fields and Available Fields list so that you can view and edit the lists.

When editing the lists, moves the selected item from the current list to the other list.

ENTER Accepts the selection and closes the list.
RIGHT and LEFT ARROWS Select the item in the column to the right or the left of the selected item.
UP and DOWN ARROWS Select the item prior to or after the selected item.

See Also

Add/Edit Entity Default Dialog Box

Adjective Phrasing Dialog Box

Command Phrasing Dialog Box

Data Connection Tab (Project Properties Dialog Box)

Database Tab (Relationship/New Relationship Dialog Box)

Default Relationships Tab (Project Properties Dialog Box)

English Data Values Dialog Box

English Tab (Project Properties Dialog Box)

Entity/New Entity Dialog Box

Find Dialog Box

Name/ID Phrasing Dialog Box

New Dictionary Entry Dialog Box

OLAP Cube Dialog Box

OLAP Dimension Dialog Box

OLAP Tab (Model Editor)

Preposition Phrasing Dialog Box

Regression Differences Dialog Box

Semantic Properties Tab (Advanced Entity Properties Dialog Box)

Semantics Tab (Model Editor)

Semantics Tab (Relationship/New Relationship Dialog Box)

SQL Tab (Model Editor)

Subset Phrasing Dialog Box

Table/New Table Dialog Box

Test Properties Dialog Box

Trait Phrasing Dialog Box

Verb Phrasing Dialog Box