Keyboard Shortcuts

Use keyboard shortcuts to increase your efficiency.

Table 1. Keyboard shortcuts from the main window
Action Key
Address Book CTRL + K
Batch Print F9
Check Holding File F5
Download Results F4
Help F1
Letter Writer F8
Log off F7
MDref F6
Open Patient Record F2
Patient Database F10
Patient Education CTRL + T
Product Information F12
Table 2. Keyboard shortcuts in the Clinical Window
Action Key
Add New Item F3
Add Patient* CTRL + F2
Add Patient to Existing Family SHIFT + F2
Address Book CTRL + K
Allergies and Warnings F7
Assessment Menu ALT + A
Blood Glucose CTRL + ALT + G
Blood Pressure CTRL + ALT + B
Cardiovascular Risk CTRL + ALT + C
Cervical Screening Tab ALT + M
Check Investigation Results F5
Current Medications ALT + X
Clinical Menu ALT + C
Close Patient CTRL + F4
Close Program ALT + F4
Consumer Med Information SHIFT + F12
Documents Tab ALT + D
Edit Menu ALT + E
Edit Patient Details CTRL + D
Electrocardiogram CTRL + ALT + E
File Menu ALT + F
Help F1
Healthlink Tab ALT + K
Immunisations Tab ALT + I
INR Record CTRL + ALT + I
Letters Tab ALT + L
Letter Writer F8
MDref F6
Obstetrics Tab ALT + B
Old Scripts ALT + O
Open patient F2
Opens a second patient ALT + F2
Past History Tab ALT + H
Pathology Request SHIFT + F4
Patient Education Browser CTRL + T
Patient Menu ALT + P
Prescribe Drug Protocol SHIFT + F3
Prescribe Favourites CTRL + F3
Prescribe Influenza Vaccine CTRL + F1
Print CTRL + P
Print Patient Health Summary SHIFT + F5
Print Progress Note F9
Product Information F12
Progress Notes ALT + G
Recall F4
Respiratory Function CTRL + ALT + R
Resources Menu ALT + R
Results Tab ALT + U
MedicalDirector Sidebar ALT + B
Summaries Menu ALT + S
Summary Tab ALT + Y
Switch Tabs e.g. ALT + 1 ALT + Number
Tool Box CTRL + ALT + T
Tools Menu ALT + T
Undo Last Action CTRL + Z
Weight CTRL + ALT + W
'What is This?' tool-tip Help SHIFT + F1
Window Menu ALT + W
Table 3. Keyboard shortcuts in the Letter Writer
Action Key
Auto Text CTRL + T
Bullets and Numbering ALT + O + N
Close ALT + F + C
Copy CTRL + C
Cut CTRL + X
Email - Send ALT + F + E + S
Email - Import ALT + F + E + I
Export ALT + F + X
Find CTRL + F
Format Character ALT + O + C
Format Paragraph ALT + O + P
Import ALT + F + I
Insert File ALT + I + F
Insert Image ALT + I + I
Insert Image as Character ALT + I + M
Insert Object ALT + I + O
Insert Object as Character ALT + I + B
New Document CTRL + N
Page Break ALT + I + P
Page Numbers ALT + I + N
Page Setup ALT + F + U
Paste CTRL + V
Preferences ALT + F + R
Print CTRL + P
Redo CTRL + Y
Replace CTRL + H
Save CTRL + S
Select All CTRL + A
Send via MDExchange ALT + F + D
Spell Check F7
Style ALT + O + S
Table - Delete Table ALT + A + D + T
Table - Delete Columns ALT + A + D + C
Table - Delete Rows ALT + A + D + R
Table - Insert Column to Left ALT + A + I + L
Table - Insert Column to Right ALT + A + I + R
Table - Insert Table ALT + A + I + T
Table - Grid Lines ALT + A + G
Table - Insert Row Above ALT + A + I + A
Table - Insert Row Below ALT + A + I + B
Table - Properties ALT + A + P
Table - Select Cell ALT + A + S + C
Table - Select Row ALT + A + S + R
Table - Select Table ALT + A + S + T
Tabs ALT + O + T
Text Background Colour ALT + O + B
Text Colour ALT + O + E
Thesaurus SHIFT + F7
Undo CTRL + Z
View - Centered Page Layout ALT + V + C
View - Normal ALT + V + N
View - Page Layout ALT + V + P
Zoom ALT + V + Z
Zoom to Custom Width ALT + V + Z + C
Zoom to Page Width ALT + V + Z + P
Zoom to Whole Page ALT + V + Z + W
Table 4. Keyboard shortcuts in the Holding File
Action Key
Add results manually Alt + A
Add Cervical Screening Result ALT + F + S
Add Recall ALT + E
Close ALT + C
Copy CTRL + C
Edit Patient Details ALT + T
Mark as 'Discuss' ALT + D
Mark as 'No Action Required' ALT + N
Mark as 'Return Urgently' ALT + R
Move to the Next Result ALT + S
Move to the Previous Result ALT + B
Open Any Patient F2
Open Patient for Selected Result. ALT + O
Open Patient Database F10
Outstanding Requests CTRL + R
Print the Current Result ALT + P
View Selected Record ALT + V
View Signature ALT + I
Table 5. Keyboard shortcuts in Progress Notes
Action Keyboard Shortcut
Append CTRL + SHIFT + A
Clear Search CTRL + SHIFT + C
Comment CTRL + SHIFT + N
Diagram CTRL + SHIFT + D
Examination CTRL + SHIFT + E
History CTRL + SHIFT + H
Management CTRL + SHIFT + G
Medicare CTRL + SHIFT + M
Procedure CTRL + SHIFT + O
Reason for Contact CTRL + SHIFT + R
Review CTRL + SHIFT + W
Search CTRL + SHIFT + S
Jump to ^ CTRL + F5
* If not linked to a billing package