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A printable reference card is also available. TODO: make the reference card.
Guide to Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts come in two forms: key combinations and key sequences.
Some examples of combinations:
Ctrl + S - Control and 's' together
Alt + Shift + R
- Alt, Shift and 'r' all together
Some examples of key sequences:
a,b = 'a' then 'b'
Ctrl + K, t
= Control and 'k' together, then 't'
On Macintosh computers, the Ctrl key is the same as the Command key.
If you are using a tablet device such as an iPad, the keyboard shortcuts work as normal, but you will require a Bluetooth keyboard for them to be practical. (TODO: confirm this actually works)
Mac OS Specific
On Mac OS, to tab through Checkbox and Radio Button fields, you must change your system settings, or use the Mac shortcut CMD + F7. When this is disabled, your web browser will skip past checkboxes and radio buttons.
Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> Full Keyboard Access
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When trying to select checkboxes, you can press the space bar to select ('tick') a checkbox. Or use the arrow keys to tab through the checkboxes
Global
These shortcuts are available on almost every page in Wise Owl Legal.TODO: include relevant browser shortcuts too for reference
Shortcut | Action | Context |
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Ctrl + S | Save Form | Pages with a single form |
Ctrl + |
T | Open a new browser Tab | Any page. This is a standard browser shortcut. |
F5 | Refresh the page | Any page. This is a standard browser shortcut. |
Ctrl + Tab | Jump to next tab | Any page. This is a standard browser shortcut. |
Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4 | Close current tab | Any page. This is a standard browser shortcut. |
Ctrl + Shift + T | Reopen a tab just closed | Any page. This is a standard browser shorcut. |
Ctrl + F | Find | Any page. This is a standard browser shortcut. |
Jumps to the global search | Any page. |
Opens the New Contact page | Any page. |
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Opens the New Matter page | Any page. |
Note to Karen: I'd suggest we use sequences as much as possible rather than taking over web browser's shortcuts too much. Perhaps something like Ctrl+O, S for search (the O being 'Owl'), Ctrl+J, A to jump to contacts Additional Data tab (the J being 'Jump'). We can't use Ctrl+W because it closes the current browser window, and if it gets pressed accidently all hell will break loose! Ctrl+L (for Legal) jumps to the navigation bar in browsers, so we can probably take that over as well.To choose through checkboxes (radio buttons)
Chrome - You need to use arrows to move through the options
Firefox - You can use the Tab button to move through the options
Mac (Safari or Chrome) - Need to use arrows to move through the options
Field Specific
Certain shortcuts are only relevant and active on particular field types.
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You can jump to any tab on a page via double underlined shortcuts.
Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Jump to tab labelled with key. |
Date Fields
Shortcut | Action |
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T | Insert today's date |
C | Show the calendar |
+ | Changes the date to the next day |
Page Specific
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- | Changes the date to the previous day |