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. TODO: make the reference card and list below - NCT. in progress NCT
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 KMc)
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.
TODO: include relevant browser shortcuts too for reference
| 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. |
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.
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 |
|---|---|
Alt+J, key | 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 |
Lists of Items
These shortcuts apply when maintaining lists of items (e.g. clients or contacts listed against a matter).
TODO: Karen: we need shortcuts here.
Action
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Add new item to bottom of list. | |
| Create a new item (launches the appropriate New or Create page in another browser tab). | |
| Delete the current item. | |
| Move the current item up one in the list. | |
| Move the current item down one in the list. |
Page Specific
(should probably be on each page's help page)