Keybindings reference
Most of the standard menu items define equivalent keybindings.
These are apparent because they are displayed on the right of
the menu item. However, some keybindings are not associated with
any items in the menu.
This appendix contains the list of keybindings that are not
displayed in menus of &app;.
List Views
The following bindings are available in all list views:
People View, Sources View, Places View, and Media View.
Key
Function
Enter
Invoke Edit Person dialog
with the selected person.
Family View
The bindings available in the Family View depend on where the
focus is. The following tables list the bindings for all focus
targets.
Focus on the Active Person
Key
Function
Enter
Invoke Edit Person dialog with
the active person.
Ctrl+Down
or Ctrl+Right
Swap the Active Person and the selected spouse.
Use Ctrl+Down in standard Family View and
Ctrl+Right in alternative Family
View.
Focus on the Spouse box
Key
Function
Enter
Edit relationship between the Active Person and
the selected spouse.
Shift+Enter
Edit the personal information for the selected
spouse.
Insert
Add a person from the database to the spouse
list.
Shift+Insert
Add a new person to the database and to the spouse
list.
Delete
Delete the selected spouse from the spouse
list. The spouse is not deleted from the database.
Ctrl+Up
or Ctrl+Left
Swap the selected spouse and the Active Person.
Use Ctrl+Up in standard Family View and
Ctrl+Left in alternative Family
View.
Focus on the Parents box
Key
Function
Enter
Edit relationship between the parents and their
child (either the Active Person or the selected spouse, depending
which parents box the focus is in).
Insert
Add a new set of parents from the database to the
list.
Shift+Insert
Add a new set of parents to the database and to the
list.
Delete
Delete the selected parents from the list.
The parents are not deleted from the database.
Ctrl+Right
or Ctrl+Down
Make the selected parents the active family.
Use Ctrl+Right in standard Family View and
Ctrl+Down in alternative Family
View.
Focus on the Children box
Key
Function
Enter
Edit relationship between the child and his/her
parents (the Active Person and the selected
spouse).
Shift+Enter
Edit the personal information for the selected
child.
Insert
Add a new person from the database to the children
list.
Shift+Insert
Add a new person to the database and to the children
list.
Delete
Delete the selected child from the list.
The child is not deleted from the database.
Ctrl+Left
or Ctrl+Up
Make the selected child the Active Person.
Use Ctrl+Left in standard Family View and
Ctrl+Up in alternative Family
View.