Keyboard Shortcuts
You can use your keyboard for many shortcuts in eSchoolPlus.
Navigating pages
Action | Keystroke |
|---|---|
Move forward to next field or next button | Tab |
Move backward to previous field or previous button | Shift+Tab |
Scroll down within a page | Down Arrow |
Scroll up within a page | Up Arrow |
Scroll to bottom of a page | End |
Scroll to top of the page. Hint: This is a quick way to access options on the eSchoolPlus banner | Home |
Scroll to right within a grid | First, click in grid. Then press Right Arrow key. |
Scroll to left within a grid | First, click in grid. Then press Left Arrow key. |
Move down to next row in a grid | Ctrl+Down Arrow |
Move up to next row in a grid | Ctrl+Up Arrow |
Selecting values in Drop-Down fields
Action | Keystroke |
|---|---|
To find a value by code or description | Begin typing the value. After the appropriate value is highlighted, press Tab to select code and move to next field. |
Move forward to next value within drop-down | Down Arrow |
Move backward to previous value within drop-down | Up Arrow |
Selecting values in a Multi-Select field
Action | Keystroke |
|---|---|
To find a value by code or description | Begin typing the value. After the appropriate value is highlighted, press Enter to select code and continue selecting additional codes. When done, press Tab to exit field. |
Move forward to next value within drop-down | Down Arrow |
Move backward to previous value within drop-down | Up Arrow |
Selecting date
Action | Keystroke |
|---|---|
Set to current date | t |
Set to the first day of the current month | m |
Set to the first day of the current year | y |
Increase entered date by one day | + or = |
Decrease entered date by one day | - or _ |
Increase entered date by one month | ] |
Decrease entered date by one month | [ |
Setting time
Action | Keystroke |
|---|---|
Set to current time | t |
Increase the time in increments of 5. The first time you press the keystroke, the entered time is increased to the next five minute interval. For example, if you entered 11:07 and pressed +, the time would be updated to 11:10 | + or = |
Decrease the time in increments of 5. The first time you press the keystroke, the entered time is decreased to the previous five minute interval. For example, if you entered 11:07 and pressed -, the time would be updated to 11:05 | - or _ |
Increase time entered by one hour | ] |
Decrease time entered by one hour | [ |
Round time down to the hour | h |