Overview
Axiom offers a growing number of keyboard shortcuts. The tables below highlight the command for each of those shortcut keys and explains how each one functions.
Axiom Query Design
Use the % (percentage) character to turn a “begins” with into a “contains” operator in any query criterion.
Use Ctrl + Shift + D to duplicate the selected field in a query design. This is especially helpful in case of function fields.
Axiom General
Use these shortcuts to navigate Axiom in a more efficient manner
| Shortcut Key | Command/ Character | Effect |
| Backtick (grave accent) | ` | Opens the Launchpad Homepages section |
| International Keyboards: Section | § | |
| Shift + tilde | ~ | Opens the Launchpad Favorites section |
| International Keyboards: Plus-Minus Sign | ± | |
| Forward Slash | / | Opens Launchpad search |
| Tab | tab | For indicated Launchpad search results, this opens Launchpad Quickview for that item |
Grid Query Results
Use these shortcuts to navigate on a general query results page.
| Shortcut Key | Command/ Character | Effect |
| Esc | Esc | Cancel editing a field in grid results |
| Enter (while highlighting or editing a non-memo field) | Enter | Move to the next row |
| Enter + Shift (while highlighting or editing a non-memo field) | Enter + Shift | Move to the previous row |
| Tab (while highlighting or editing a non-memo field) | Tab | Move to the next column |
| Tab + Shift (while highlighting or editing a non-memo field) | Tab + Shift | Move to the previous column |
| Enter (while editing a multi-line memo field) | Enter | Add a new line when editing a multi-line memo field in query grid results |
| Ctrl + Enter (when editing a multi-line memo field in query grid) | Ctrl + Enter (PC) Cmd + Enter (MacOS) | Save & close the editor |
| Ctrl + Enter (when on a cell with a link) | Ctrl + Enter (PC) Cmd + Enter (MacOS) | Drill down into the record |
| Ctrl + Click (on a Column header) | Ctrl + Click (PC and MacOS) | Toggle on/off Subtotal Column Headers |
| Ctrl + Click (on the “arrow” in a Subtotal header) | Ctrl + Click (PC) Cmd + Click (MacOS) | Collapse all subtotal headers or expand all subtotal headers |
| Ctrl + S | Ctrl + S (PC) Cmd + S (MacOS) | Overwrite the query with any changes made |
| Ctrl + M | Ctrl + M (PC) Cmd + M (MacOS) | Summons options for record merging |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Ctrl + Shift + C (PC) Cmd + Shift + C (MacOS) | Copies the entire column or row by opening the copying context menu You can read more about this in documentation. |
| Arrow Keys | ↑ ← ↓ → | Move the currently selected grid box (without opening for editing) |
| Spacebar | (Spacebar) | Toggles selection of entire grid row |
Input Grid
Input Grids are query results that live within records where the user may dynamically add other records. For instance, on a Student record on the Related People tab, the input grid would allow the user to Add Record for a previously unlisted relative.
| Shortcut Key | Command/ Character | Effect |
| Tab | Tab | Move selected box right in an input grid |
| Shift + Tab (while a box is selected in a grid query results) | Shift + Tab | Move selected box right in an input grid |
| Alt + T (Windows) ⌥ + T (Mac OS X) | Alt + T (PC) ⌥ + T (macOS) | Enters today’s date (also works on Detail Screens and when entering Criteria values) |
Advanced Search
When using the advanced search functionality within Axiom, users may utilize these shortcuts to ease workflows.
| Ctrl + Enter (when using Advanced Search functionality) | Ctrl + Enter (PC) Cmd + Enter (MacOS) | Select the current record |
Advanced Search in Function Field Parameters
In Function Field Parameters, users have the ability to select multiple options to query on. Us the following shortcuts to do so. Note: these shortcuts only work in the Function Field Parameters advanced search option; they do not apply to other advanced searches in the system.
| Shortcut Key | Command/ Character | Effect |
| Click + Shift | Click + Shift | Select multiple contiguous rows |
| Click + Ctrl | Click + Ctrl | Select multiple non-contiguous rows |
Action Menu Navigation
The following shortcuts are applicable when the Action Menu is open.
| Shortcut Key | Command/ Character | Effect |
| Ctrl + Enter | Ctrl + Enter (PC) Cmd + Enter (MacOS) | Run the selected Action Menu items |
| Arrow Keys | ↑ ← ↓ → | Scroll down to view more options on longer menus |
Merge Records
When on a Duplicate Records results page, the following command may be used to merge selected rows
| Shortcut Key | Command/ Character | Effect |
| Ctrl + M (Windows) Cmd + M (MacOS) | Ctrl + M (PC) Cmd + M (MacOS) | Select multiple contiguous rows |
| Spacebar | (Spacebar) | Toggles selection of entire grid row |