Vertex Database Keyboard Commands
| Keyboard command | Function |
| Ctrl+Tab | Switches to the next tab in the database view. |
| Arrow Down/Up | Browse database contents by rows. |
| F7 | Search (contents of a field). |
| Ctrl+Shift+Insert | Copy Row |
| Shift+Insert | Add row before |
| Alt+Shift+Insert | Add row after |
| Shift+Delete | Delete row |
| Esc | Exit without saving. Exit the view, even necessary fields would be blank. |
| Shift + Arrow Up / Down | Browsing (item, structure data) |
| Tab | Next field |
| Shift+Tab, Shift+Enter | Previous field |
| F2, Enter, OK | Save data |
| Ctrl+- | Clear field |
| Ctrl+U | Autosave |
Note:
- You can change the database view tab by pressing Ctrl+Tab, and save the database by clicking the OK button. You can enable these features if the ../user/Setup setup file contains the following keyword set.db_dlgstyle.prop= 10.
Other possible values for the keyword are:
set.db_dlgstyle.prop= N
N is the sum of the values listed below. The combination of Windows standard is 10 (2+8).
+1 The menu bars are hidden in the database view. +2 Ctrl+Tab switches to the next tab in the database view. +4 You can exit the database without saving. The program will not prompt you to save. Corresponds to the Esc keyboard command.
+8 Enter corresponds to the OK button. The database will be saved.