Shortcut keys

CICS Explorer® has a number of shortcut keys that can help to increase your productivity.

General shortcut keys

The following table contains key combinations for all views, editors, and perspectives in CICS Explorer, unless otherwise specified.

Table 1. General shortcut key combinations
Function Key combination (Windows and Linux®) Key combination (macOS)
Activate editor F12 Cmd+F12
Close all editors Ctrl+Shift+W Shift+Cmd+W
Close editor Ctrl+W Cmd+W
Context help F1 (Windows) or Ctrl+F1 (Linux) NA
Copy Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Ins Cmd+C
Cut Ctrl+X Cmd+X
Maximize active view or editor Ctrl+M Ctrl+M
Move down Down Arrow Down Arrow
Move focus to the last applicable field Shift+Tab Shift+Tab
Move focus to the next applicable field Tab Tab
Move up Up Arrow Up Arrow
New Ctrl+N Cmd+N
Next editor Ctrl+F6 Cmd+F6
Next perspective Ctrl+F8 Cmd+F8
Next view Ctrl+F7 Cmd+F7
Open resource Ctrl+Shift+R Shift+Cmd+R
Paste Ctrl+V Cmd+V
Previous editor Ctrl+Shift+F6 Shift+Cmd+F6
Previous perspective Ctrl+Shift+F8 Shift+Cmd+F8
Previous view Ctrl+Shift+F7 Shift+Cmd+F7
Quick access Ctrl+3 Cmd+3
Quick switch editor Ctrl+E Cmd+E
Redo Crtl+Y Shift+Cmd+Z
Refresh F5 F5
Save Ctrl+S Cmd+S
Save all Ctrl+Shift+S Shift+Cmd+S
Select all Ctrl+A Cmd+A
Show details (in a view) or enter edit mode (in an editor) Enter  1  Return  1 
Show shortcut keys (Show key assist in macOS) Ctrl+Shift+L Shift+Cmd+L
Show system menu Alt+minus sign(-) Shift+Cmd+F10
Show view Alt+Shift+Q, Q Opt+Cmd+Q Q
Show view (Error Log) Alt+Shift+Q, L Opt+Cmd+Q, L
Show view (Outline) Alt+Shift+Q, O Opt+Cmd+Q, O
Show view (Problems) Alt+Shift+Q, X Opt+Cmd+Q, X
Show context menu  2  Shift+F10 Shift+F10
Switch to editor Ctrl+Shift+E Shift+Cmd+E
Undo Ctrl+Z Cmd+Z
  •  1  This shortcut key behaves differently in the Security Discovery editor.
  •  2  Different shortcut keys exist for this function in the Security Discovery editor.

Shortcut keys specific to Security Discovery editor

The following table contains shortcut key combinations that are specific to the Security Discovery editor.

Table 2. Shortcut keys for Security Discovery editor
Function Key combination (Windows) Key combination (macOS)
Approve all proposed changes for a resource, member list, user, or role Shift+Space Shift+Space
Approve the proposed change in a cell Enter Return
Expand or collapse a role section Ctrl+Space with the role selected Ctrl+Space with the role selected
Move down to the next cell with content Ctrl+Down Arrow Cmd+Down Arrow
Move left Left Arrow Left Arrow
Move left to the next cell with content Ctrl+Left Arrow Cmd+Left Arrow
Move right Right Arrow Right Arrow
Move right to the next cell with content Ctrl+Right Arrow Cmd+Right Arrow
Move up to the next cell with content Ctrl+Up Arrow Cmd+Up Arrow
Select the cell on the column that was last selected before the column header was selected. Reverse of Shift+Alt+Up Arrow or Shift+Opt+Up Arrow. Shift+Alt+Down Arrow Shift+Opt+Down Arrow
Select the cell on the row that was last selected before the row header was selected. Reverse of Shift+Alt+Left Arrow or Shift+Opt+Left Arrow. Shift+Alt+Right Arrow Shift+Opt+Right Arrow
Select the resource header on the column Shift+Alt+Up Arrow Shift+Opt+Up Arrow
Select the user or group header on the row Shift+Alt+Left Arrow Shift+Opt+Left Arrow
Show context menu if applicable Space Space