Keyboard Shortcuts in Wise Owl Legal
To facilitate the fastest data entry, a variety of keyboard shortcuts are provided throughout Wise Owl Legal.
As much as possible, we try not to interfere with your default web browser's keyboard shortcuts.
A printable reference card is also available.
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.
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
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.
Shortcut | Action | Context |
---|---|---|
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. | |
Opens the New Matter page | Any page. |
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.
Tabs
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 |
---|---|
T | Insert today's date |
C | Show the calendar |
+ | Changes the date to the next day |
- | Changes the date to the previous day |