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    Acquisitions: List of Acq Keyboard Shortcuts for Building Macros

    Created By: Stephen Elfstrand
    Created on: 4/16/2019



    [This article was copied from the Voyager Wiki.]

     

    ICONS on the Tool bar

    Keyboard Equivalent

    New>Purchase Order

    Alt-F, N, O

    New>Invoice

    Alt-F, N, I

    (other new documents are available under New)

     

    Search>Purchase Order

    Alt-F, R, O

    (other searches are available under Search)

     

    Problem List

    Alt-U, A

    Claims List

    Alt-U, C

    Currency

    Alt-U, U

    Check-In

    Alt-U, H

    Fiscal Close

    Alt-U, F

    Defaults

    Alt-O, D

    Preferences

    Alt-O, S

    Help

    Alt-H

     

     

    Pull down MENU

    Keyboard Equivalent

    File>New>Purchase Order

    Alt-F, N, O

    File>New>Invoice

    Alt-F, N, I

    (other new documents are available under New)

     

    File>Search>Purchase Order

    Alt-F, R, O

    (other searches are available under Search)

     

    Functions>Acquisitions>Problem List

    Alt-U, A

    Functions>Acquisitions>Claims List

    Alt-U, C

    Functions>Currency Maintenance

    Alt-U, U

    Functions>Serials Check-In

    Alt-U, H

    Functions>Fiscal Period Close

    Alt-U, F

    Options>Session Defaults

    Alt-O, D

    Options>Session Preferences

    Alt-O, S

    Help

    Alt-H

     

     

    FILE

    Keyboard Equivalent

    File Menu

    Alt-F

    File>New

    Alt-F, N

    File>New Purchase Order

    Alt-F, N, O

    File>Search

    Alt-F, R

    File>Search Purchase Order

    Alt-F, R, O

    File>Exit

    Alt-F, X

     

     

    FUNCTIONS

    Keyboard Equivalent

    Functions Menu

    Alt-U

    Functions>Acquisitions Problem List

    Alt-U, A

    Functions>Claims List

    Alt-U, C

    Functions>Currency Maintenance

    Alt-U, U

    Functions>Serials Check-In

    Alt-U, H

    Functions>Fiscal Period Close

    Alt-U, F

     

     

    OPTIONS

    Keyboard Equivalent

    Options Menu

    Alt-O

    Options>Session Defaults

    Alt-O, D

    Options>Session Preferences

    Alt-O, S

    Options>Tool bar

    Alt-O, T (toggles on/off)

    Options>Status bar

    Alt-O, B (toggles on/off)

    Options>Tool Tips

    Alt-O, P (toggles on/off)

     

     

    HELP

    Keyboard Equivalent

    Help Menu

    Alt-H

    Help>Contents

    Alt-H, C

    Help>Search for Help on...

    Alt-H, S

    Help>How to Use Help

    Alt-H, H

    Help>Endeavor on the Web

    Alt-H. E

    Help>About Acquisitions

    Alt-A, H

     

     

    FILE (more)

    Keyboard Equivalent

    File>Close

    Alt-F, C

    File>Save

    Alt-F, S

    File>Queue for Print

    Alt-F, P

    File>Print Label

    Alt-F, B

     

     

    EDIT

    Keyboard Equivalent

    EDIT Menu

     

    Alt-E

     

    Edit>Vendor

    Alt-E, V

     

     

    OPTIONS (more)

    Keyboard Equivalent

    Options>Hide Header

    Alt-O, H

     

     

    ORDER

    Keyboard Equivalent

    Order Menu

    Alt-R

    Order>Select Vendor

    Alt-R, V

    Order>Notes

    Alt-R, N

    Order>Duplicate Check

    Alt-R, C

    Order>Other Charges

    Alt-R, O

    Order>Re-encumber Funds

    Alt-R, R

    Order>Approve

    Alt-R, A

    Order>Delete

    Alt-R, D

    Order>Copy Order

    Alt-R, P

    Order>Create Invoice

    Alt-R, I

    Order>Related

    Alt-R, L

    Order>History

    Alt-R, H

     

     

    WINDOW

    Keyboard Equivalent

    Window Menu

    Alt-W

    Window>Cascade

    Alt-W, C

    Window>Tile

    Alt-W, T

    Windows>Arrange Icons

    Alt-W, A

    Windows>1 [2, 3, etc.]

    Alt-W, 1 [2, 3, etc.]

    (Use to move from screen to screen

    (Ctrl-F6 may also be used to toggle

    when several records are open at once.)

    among multiple record screens.)

     

     

    LINE ITEM

    Keyboard Equivalent

    Line Item Menu

    Alt-L

    Line Item>Add

    Alt-L, A

    Line Item>Add>New

    Alt-L, N

    Line Item>Add>By Bib ID

    Alt-L, D

    Line Item>Add>Bib Search

    Alt-L, B

    Line Item>Add>Bib Import

    Alt-L, I

    Line Item>Delete

    Alt-L, D

    Line Item>MARC

    Alt-L, M

    Line Item>Search

    Alt-L, S

    Line Item>Clear Results

    Alt-L, C

    Line Item>View/Edit

    Alt-L, V

    Line Item>View/Edit>Title

    Alt-L, T

    Line Item>View/Edit>Standard Number

    Alt-L, S

    Line Item>Price

    Alt-L, P

    Line Item>View/Edit>Funds

    Alt-L, F

    Line Item>View/Edit>Type

    Alt-L, Y

    Line Item>View/Edit>Defaults

    Alt-L, D

    Line Item>View/Edit>Notes

    Alt-L, N

    Line Item>Receive/Mark

    Alt-L, R

     

     

    Navigating within a PO

    Keyboard Equivalent

    To move from field to field in the header and footer,

    Tab key, Shift-Tab

    and from cell to cell in the line items.

     

    To expand the drop-down menus

    F4 key or F8 key

    To expand the ellipsis button

    F4 key or F8 key

    (does not work in all instances)

     

    Click on buttons within the PO (e.g., Bib Search, Approve, etc.)

    Alt-[underline the letter in the button name],

     

    e.g., Alt-B for Bib Search

     

     

    Within the Vendor Code field of the PO header,

    Keyboard Equivalent

    To highlight New

    Alt-N

    To highlight Edit

    Alt-E

    To highlight Select

    No keyboard equivalent

    To open the little icon in the upper left corner

    Alt-spacebar




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