Dynamics AX 2009 Keyboard Shortcuts

Viewing/Navigation options

Accelerator Keys	Task Description
Alt+F1	Show Navigation Pane (if it is not in auto-hide mode)This shortcut works from both MDI & SDI windows, so it is a good shortcut to get back to the main workspace.
Shift+Alt+F1	Enable/Disable auto-hide for the Navigation Pane
Ctrl+Shift+D	Toggles the Content Pane between Developer and Content modes.  Developer mode makes the content frame (where Area pages & List pages are viewed) restorable/minimizable so it is easier to work with developer windows.
Ctrl+F1	Open global search pane
Alt+F5	Toggle the docking status of a docking window
Alt+F6	Move to the next docked window
Alt+Shift+F6	Move to the previous docked window
Ctrl+F6	Move to the next MDI window
Ctrl+Shift+F6	Move to the previous MDI window
Ctrl+Shift+V	Open “Version control parameters” form
Ctrl+W	Open a new workspace
F11	Focus the Address Bar in edit mode (works from anywhere)
Alt+Left Arrow	Shortcut for the Back button on the Address bar
Alt+Right Arrow	Shortcut for the Forward button on the Address bar
From AreaPage, ListPage or developer (MDI) window
Alt+M	Show the Microsoft Dynamics AX Command Bar
Alt+W	Show Windows menuHint: do this then press “a” to close all windows.
Alt+V	Show View menu
Alt+H	Show Help menu
Alt	Show KeytipsPress the corresponding key to navigate directly to ActionPaneTab/Group/Button There may be one or more ActionPaneTabs/Groups/Buttons with the same letter for a Keytip.  To execute a duplicate Keytip, keep pressing the letter until focus is on the one you want and then hit Enter.

Standard Forms 

Accelerator Keys	Task Description
Ctrl+N	Create a new record
Ctrl+S	Save current record
Alt+F9	Delete record(s)
Ctrl+F4	Close the active window (saving changes)
Esc or Ctrl+Q	Close the active window (cancelling changes)
Alt+F4	Close the active window from SDI form (saving changes), Close the application from the main window
Ctrl+P	Print auto-report associated with current form
Ctrl+A	Select all rows in the currently active data source (works regardless of whether you are in a grid or not)
Alt+Down Arrow	Drops down a lookup field or drop-down-list
Ctrl+Alt+F4 or Menu + G	Go to Main Table Form
F10	Activate the form’s menu bar (File, Edit, etc.)
Enter or Tab	Move to the next fieldEnter will skip over buttons and will move to fields across tabs. Tab will navigate to buttons and will always stay on the same tab page.
Shift+Enter or Shift+Tab	Move to the previous field (same caveats as previous row)
Ctrl+Shift+Home	Go to the first entry field in the form
Ctrl+Shift+End	Go to the last entry field in the form
Ctrl+Page Up	Go to the previous field group
Ctrl+Page Down	Go to the next field group
Shift+F10	Open context menu for current field
Page Up	Move to the previous page of records
Page Down	Move to the next page of records
Ctrl+Home	Move to the first record
Ctrl+End	Move to the last record
F5	Refresh all data sources on the current form
Ctrl+F5	Restore only the active record

Filtering Commands

Accelerator Keys	Task Description
Ctrl+F	Find by Field (clears previously applied filters)
Ctrl+K	Filter by Field (appends to previously applied filters)
Alt+F3	Filter by Selection
Ctrl+F3	Open Advanced Filter window
Ctrl+Shift+F3	Clear all filters
Within a Grid
Ctrl+G	Enable/Disable Filter by Grid
Ctrl+Up Arrow	From a grid cell, move focus to the Filter by Grid input cell for that column (Filter by Grid must be enabled)
On a ListPage
Shift+F3	Focus the Quick Filter (“Type to filter” area)
Focus in Quick Filter
Enter	Execute/Clear Quick Filter
Down Arrow	Drop down the Quick Filter’s Field Chooser menu

Actions Specific to Grids 

Accelerator Keys	Task Description
Ctrl+E	Export to Excel (only contents of grid)
Ctrl+C	Copy:1)      If Single cell is selected, copies just that cell contents 2)      If the entire row is selected or multiple rows are selected, copies values for ALL fields on all the rows (including those off the grid)
Up/Down Arrow	Move focus to the next/previous record, unselecting the current record
Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow	Move focus to the previous/next record, leaving the current record marked and not marking the newly focused record
Shift+Up/Down Arrow	Move focus to the previous/next record, leaving the current record marked and marking the newly focused record
Ctrl+Shift+Home/End	Mark all records between the currently selected record and the first/last record
Editable Grids
Shift+Space	Mark the current record, leaving previously marked records marked.
Read-only Grids(such as on a ListPage)
Enter	Execute default action (only on ListPage grids, usually opens the corresponding details form for selected record)For, Non-ListPage forms, Enter will move to the next field
Left Arrow	Move focus one field to the left.  If focus is already in the left-most column, hitting Left Arrow will “mark” the row.
Right Arrow	Move focus one field to the right.
Ctrl+Space	Mark the current record, leaving previously marked records marked.
Shift+Space	Mark all records between the current record and the top-most marked record (or the top record if none are marked), leaving previously marked records marked.
Shift+Page Up/Page Down	Mark all records between the currently selected record and the previous/next page of records.

AOT

Accelerator Keys	Task Description
Ctrl+D	Open the AOT
Ctrl+Shift+P	Open the Projects window
Ctrl+ O  orMenu + O	Context: DescriptionJob: Execute the job Class: Run the main(Args) method Form: Launch the form Report: Run the report Table: Launch Table Browser for this table
Menu + W	Open new AOT window, with only the current node
Ctrl+N	Create a new object
Enteror Ctrl+Shift+F2	Edit an object
Ctrl+S	Save current object
Ctrl+Shift+S	Save all modified objects
Delete	Delete current object
F2	Rename current object
Menu + R	Restore the state of the current object from disk, cancelling any pending changes
Ctrl+Shift+I	Import one or more application objects from a file
Menu + X	Export the current node to an XPO
F7	Compile
Ctrl+P	Print the active application object (basically XPO contents)
Alt+Enter	Open the property sheet
Ctrl+F	Find window
Ctrl+G	Compare different versions of the application object
Alt+Left Arrow	Move the object to the level of its current parent node in the tree
Alt+Right Arrow	Make the current object a child of the nearest container above it in the tree
Alt+Up Arrow	Move the object one slot up in its current level of the tree
Alt+Down Arrow	Move the object one slot down its current level of the tree
Number Pad *	Expand all sub-trees under this node
Shift+F9	View breakpoints
Ctrl+Shift+F9	Remove all breakpoints
Source Control
Alt+I	Check the application object into the version control system
Alt+O	Check out the application object for editing
Alt+U	Undo check out

Code Editor 

Accelerator Keys	Task Description
Ctrl+N	Create a new method/job
Ctrl+S	Save current method/job
F5	Context: DescriptionJob: Execute the job Class: Run the main(Args) method Form: Launch the form Report: Run the report
Ctrl+F	Find and Replace (Find tab focused)
Ctrl+H	Find and Replace (Replace tab focused)
F3	Repeat the last find
Ctrl+G	Go to the specified line
F4	Go to the next error/warning/task
F9	Insert or remove a breakpoint
Ctrl+F9	Enable or disable a breakpoint
Shift+F9	View breakpoints
Ctrl+Shift+F9	Remove all breakpoints
Ctrl+Space	List properties and methods for the selected object
Ctrl+Alt+Space	Lookup a selected label or text
Ctrl+Shift+Space	Go to the definition of the selected method
F2	List all tables
Ctrl+T	List all Extended Data Types
F11	List all enums
F12	List all classes
Shift+F2	List language-reserved words
Shift+F4	List built-in functions
Alt+R	Open the “Scripts” context menu
F6	Close the current tab discarding all changes since last save
F8	Close, and save the current tab
Ctrl+L	Delete the current line
Ctrl+Shift+L	Delete from cursor to the end of the line
Selection Modes
Alt+A	“Select Area” – Area Selection Mode – clicking and selecting an area in the editor occurs as in typical editors (default setting)
Alt+O	“Select Columns” – Block Selection Mode – clicking and selecting an area will do so in a rectangle starting from the initial mouse cursor position (entire lines are not selected)
Alt+L	“Select Lines” – Line Selection Mode – clicking a line will select the entire row, clicking and selecting an area will always select the entire lines.
Alt+U	“Undo Selection” – Unselect the current selection.

 Debugger

Accelerator Keys	Task Description
F5	Go
Shift+F5	Stop
F11	Step into function calls
F10	Step over function calls
Ctrl+F11	Step out of the function
Ctrl+F10	Run to cursor
Ctrl+Shift+F10	Set next statement
Alt+Number Pad *	Show next statement
Shift+F9	View breakpoints
F9	Insert or remove a breakpoint
Ctrl+F9	Enable or disable a breakpoint
Ctrl+Shift+F9	Remove all breakpoints
Ctrl+Alt+Line	Show/hide line numbers
Ctrl+Alt+V	View variables
Ctrl+Alt+C	Display the call stack
Ctrl+Alt+O	View output
Ctrl+Alt+B	View breakpoints
Ctrl+Alt+W	View watch
Ctrl+Alt+M	Toggle workbook mode
Ctrl+Alt+D	Restore default layout
Ctrl+F4	Close window
Ctrl+Shift+F4	Close all windows
Ctrl+F6	Next window
Ctrl+Shift+F6	Previous window
During code execution
Ctrl+Break	Break execution of currently running script.To open the debugger where the execution is stopped, when the “Are you sure that you want to cancel this operation?” dialog comes up, hold SHIFT and click the No button.