MrWatson’s Keyboard Shortcut Cheatsheet
All the keys
This cheatsheet lists all the useful keyboard shortcuts (and mouse clicks) to get things done quicker within the FileMaker Developer Environment (GUI). It presents the combined shortcuts and functionality from
- Operating System
- FileMaker Pro
- MBS Plugin
- fmAutoMate
Notes
Of course windows users will need to use the ctrl key ⌃ instead of the command key ⌘.
For example to search in the relationship graph, use Ctrl+F instead of ⌘+F.
MrWatson’s tools and the MBS Plugin optimize the interactive experience for power keyboard users. See Killer Keyboard Mode for the details.
Note that the modifier keys tend to be used with the following meanings:
- ⇧
- The shift key often means “backwards” or “do it the other way”
(as in ⇧⌘G Find again backwards) - or it simply indicates the key is an upper character on the keyboard
(as in ⇧⌘= for fmSimpleCalculator) - ⌥
- The option (alt) key often means: “do it in a different, alternative way”.
See also the Useful Links at the bottom of this page
Please let me know if there is anything missing from or incorrect on this page
General Keys
| In this environment | In this context | Do/press this | In order to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac | editible Lists | ⌃↑/↓ | Move selected element(s) in list 1 |
| Win | ⌃↑/↓ | ||
| Mac + MBS | Most List Dialogs | ⌘C | Copy content |
| Mac + MBS | Most List Dialogs | ⌘F | Find in list |
| Mac + MBS | Most List Dialogs | ⌘G | Find again in list |
| Mac + MBS | Most List Dialogs | ⇧⌘G | Find again backwards inlist |
| Mac + MBS | Most List Dialogs | ⌘+ | Zoom in. |
| Mac + MBS | Most List Dialogs | ⌘- | Zoom out. |
| Mac + MBS | Most List Dialogs | ⌘= | Zoom to 100%. |
| Mac + MBS | Most List Dialogs | Right-click | Show MBS Context Menu |
| Mac + MBS | Text Area | ⌥⌘C | copies styled text. |
| Mac + MBS | Text Area | ⌘] | shift text to right. |
| Mac + MBS | Text Area | ⌘[ | shift text to left. |
| Mac + MBS | Text Area | ⌘F | shows find bar. |
| Mac + MBS | Text Area | ⌘G | goes to next found text. |
| Mac + MBS | Text Area | ⌘R | shows rulers. |
| Mac + MBS | Text Area | ⌘I | shows invisible characters |
| Mac + MBS + fmAutoMate | fmAutoMate HotKeys ON | ⌃⌘K | Open fmAutoMate´s Extended HotKeys dialog |
| Mac + MBS + fmAutoMate | Most Dialogs + Workspaces | ⌃⌘X | Xut - Cut as XML |
| Mac + MBS + fmAutoMate | Most Dialogs + Workspaces | ⌃⌘C | Xopy - Xopy as XML |
| Mac + MBS + fmAutoMate | Most Dialogs + Workspaces | ⌃⌘V | PaXte - Paste XML |
1 Note: You may have to turn off the OS Mission Control shortcuts which clash with ⌃↑ / ⌃↓.
Script Workspace Keys
| In this environment | In this context | Do/press this | In order to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any OS | script tab | Right-clickCheck for Problems | Check script for problems |
| Mac | script step | + | Edit script step options |
| Mac + MBS | script step | ⌥Double-click | Edit script step calculation |
| Mac + MBS | ⇧⌘F | Find in script list | |
| Mac + MBS | ⌘F | Find in script step text | |
| Mac + MBS | ⌘F then Enter | Find again in script step text | |
| Mac + MBS + fmAutoMate | script step | ⌃⌘F | Find in script step text |
| Mac + MBS + fmAutoMate | script step | ⌃⌘G | Find Again in script step text |
| Mac + MBS + fmAutoMate | script step | ⌃⇧⌘G | Find Again backwards in script step text |
| Mac + MBS + fmAutoMate | selected steps | ⌃⌘A | Replace All in XML of selected steps |
| Mac + MBS | ⌘G or ⌘L | Go to line in script steps | |
| Mac + MBS | ⌘+ | Zoom in on active area | |
| Mac + MBS | ⌘- | Zoom out on active area | |
| Mac + MBS | ⌘= | Zoom active area to 100% | |
| Mac + MBS | script step | Right-click | See a context Menu of MBS functions |
| Mac + MBS + fmAutoMate | script step | Right-click | See a context Menu of fmAutoMate functions |
| Mac + MBS | script step | Click ⌄ | Toggle code block (section) |
| Mac + MBS | script step | ⌥Click ⌄ | Toggle code block (entire block) |
| Mac + MBS | Export Records Dialog | Hover Tooltip | Useful Tooltips for the FileMaker export dialog |
| Mac + MBS + fmAutoMate | script step | Right-click then type ON⏎ | Turn on fmAutoMate HotKeys |
| Mac + MBS + fmAutoMate | script step | ⌃⌘H | Insert a history comment |
Layout Workspace Keys
| In this environment | In this context | Do/press this | In order to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac + MBS | ⌥⇧⌘F | Find object in layout. |
Calculation & Custom Function Editor Keys
| In this environment | In this context | Do/press this | In order to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac + MBS | ⌥⌘C | Copy MBS-styled text | |
| Mac + MBS | ⌘F | Show + Enter Find Field | |
| Mac + MBS | ⇧⌘F | Enter Replace Field | |
| Mac + MBS | ⌘G | Find Again | |
| Mac + MBS | ⇧⌘G | Find Again Backwards | |
| Mac + MBS | ⌘] or ⌥⌘5 | Indent selected text | |
| Mac + MBS | ⌘[ or ⌥⌘6 | Outdent selected text | |
| Mac + MBS | ⌥⌘I | Toggle invisible characters MBS < 15.2: without ⌥ | |
| Mac + MBS | ⌥⌘R | Show Ruler / Temporarily edit tab stops MBS < 15.2: without ⌥ | |
| Mac + MBS | ⌘T/N/D/I/M/R | Set the data type (like in the field list) | |
| Mac + MBS | ⌃[/] | Indent / outdent selected text | |
| Mac + MBS | ⌃↑/↓ | Move selected text up / down |
Debugger Keys
| In this environment | In this context | Do/press this | In order to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac | F5 | Step Over | |
| Mac | ⇧⌘F5</kbd> | Set Next Step | |
| Mac | F6 | Step Into | |
| Mac | F7 | Step Out | |
| Mac | ⌘F8</kbd> | Halt Script | |
| Mac | ⌥F8</kbd> | Continue | |
| Mac | ⌘F9</kbd> | Set Breakpoint | |
| Mac | ⇧⌘F9</kbd> | Remove Breakpoint | |
| Mac | ⌘F10</kbd> | Edit Script |
Data Viewer Keys
| In this environment | In this context | Do/press this | In order to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac + MBS | focus on the list | ⌘F | Show + Enter Find Field |
| Mac + MBS | focus on the list | ⌘G | Find Again |
| Mac + MBS | focus on the list | ⇧⌘G | Find Again Backwards |
| Mac + MBS | focus on the list | ⇧⌘F | Show/hide fields. |
| Mac + MBS | focus on the list | ⇧⌘G | Show/hide global variables. |
| Mac + MBS | focus on the list | ⌘+ | Zoom in. |
| Mac + MBS | focus on the list | ⌘- | Zoom out. |
| Mac + MBS | focus on the list | ⌘= | Zoom to 100%. |
| Mac + MBS | focus on the list | ⌥⌘C | Copy text in the list. |
Relationship Dialog Keys
| In this environment | In this context | Do/press this | In order to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac | relationship selected | ⌘O | Open the Edit Relationship dialog |
| Mac + MBS | ⌘F | Set focus to search field. |