Metadata Tab Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts available when working in the Metadata tab are listed in the following table. Some keystroke combinations only work when the cursor is located in a certain section or property; the Focus column in the table specifies the section of the tab when that is the case. For more information on the tab, see Working with Metadata.

Shortcut	Description	Focus
Tab	Navigate to the next editable field. Leaving an edited field by pressing the Tab key saves the changed value.	Metadata tab
Tab	Advance to the input control at the right side and navigate to the next editable field within the row	Master Data edit window
Tab	Advance to the input control at the right side within the attribute	Date, Time, DateTime
Shift (hold) + Click Ctrl (hold) + Click	Used to select multiple consecutive rows Used to select multiple non-consecutive rows	Multi-value, Compound or Master Data edit window
Up Arrow Down Arrow	Used to navigate to the previous row Used to navigate to the next row	Multi-value, Compound or Master Data edit window
Up Arrow Down Arrow	Increase value Decrease value	Date, Time, DateTime
Up Arrow Down Arrow	Move to the beginning of the field Move to the end of the field	Duration, Integer, Float, Timecode, Text
Up Arrow Down Arrow	Move cursor to the line above Move cursor to the line below	Text (multi-line)
Home End	Move to the beginning of the field Move to the end of the field	Duration, Integer, Float, Timecode, Text
Home End	Move to the beginning of the line Move to the end of the line	Text (multi-line)
Left Arrow Right Arrow	Advance to the input control at the left side Advance to the input control at the right side	Date, Time, DateTime
Left Arrow Right Arrow	Advance to the character/figure to the left side Advance to the character/figure to the right side	Duration, Integer, Float, Timecode, Text
Delete / Backspace	Delete the selected row(s)	Multi-value, Compound or Master Data edit window
Delete / Backspace	Delete the selected text or figures	Integer, Float, Date, Time, DateTime, Text
Esc	Cancel the Delete row(s) action	Multi-value, Compound or Master Data edit window
Esc	Keep the already selected term	Legal list, thesaurus
Esc	Discard your input, keep the original value and end editing mode. If you press the Esc key when editing one of the supported property types within a multi-value compound or master data edit window, editing mode is only ended for the individual property not for the entire row.	Date, Time, DateTime, Duration, Integer, Float, Text, Timecode
Ctrl + A	Select the entire text	Text
Ctrl + C	Copy the select text	Text
Ctrl + V	Paste copied text, duration, timecode	Text, Duration, Timecode
Ctrl + X	Cut the select text	Text
Ctrl + Y	Redo the action	Text, Float, Integer
Ctrl + Z	Undo the input	Text, Float, Integer
Space	Checks or unchecks the in-focus check box	Boolean