Gramps 5.2 Wiki Manual - Keybindings

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This appendix lists keybindings (also known as Keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys) that can be used in the Gramps dialogs as an alternative to using the mouse.

Some keybindings require the user to press a single key or a sequence of keys one after the other. Other keybindings require pressing and holding several keys simultaneously.

Keyboards are not all the same!

Keybindings may depend on the keyboard layout (localization) and on your computer’s Operating System.

The following keybindings are available in all category views.

List Views

Common keybindings

Action/Function	Microsoft Windows	macOS	KDE/GNOME
Manage family trees	`Ctrl`+`O`	`⌘ Cmd`+`O`	`Ctrl`+`O`
Import family tree	`Ctrl`+`I`	`⌘ Cmd`+`I`	`Ctrl`+`I`
Export family tree	`Ctrl`+`E`	`⌘ Cmd`+`E`	`Ctrl`+`E`
Changes to the next Category.	`Ctrl`+`N`	`⌘ Cmd`+`N`	`Ctrl`+`N`
Changes to the previous Category.	`Ctrl`+`P`	`⌘ Cmd`+`P`	`Ctrl`+`P`
Change Category to Category number 0/1/2/../9	`Ctrl`+`1` `Ctrl`+`2` `Ctrl`+`3` ...	`⌘ Cmd`+`1` `⌘ Cmd`+`2` `⌘ Cmd`+`3`..	`Ctrl`+`1` `Ctrl`+`2` `Ctrl`+`3`..
Within the Category changes the view to view mode number 0/1/2/../9	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`1` `Ctrl`+`Alt`+`2` `Ctrl`+`Alt`+`3` ...	`⌘ Cmd`+`⌥ Opt`+`1` `⌘ Cmd`+`⌥ Opt`+`2` `⌘ Cmd`+`⌥ Opt`+`3`..	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`1` `Ctrl`+`Alt`+`2` `Ctrl`+`Alt`+`3`..
Open the Clipboard	`Ctrl`+`B`	`⌘ Cmd`+`B`	`Ctrl`+`B`
Add the selected item as a bookmark	`Ctrl`+`D`	`⌘ Cmd`+`D`	`Ctrl`+`D`
Organize the bookmarks	`⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`D`	`⇧ Shift`+`⌘ Cmd`+`D`	`⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`D`
Open the `Undo History` dialog	`Ctrl`+`H`	`⇧ Shift`+`⌘ Cmd`+`H`	`Ctrl`+`H`
Jump to a Gramps ID in the Current View	`Ctrl`+`J`	`⌘ Cmd`+`J`	`Ctrl`+`J`
Move to previous item in history	`Alt`+`←` (Left arrow)	`Ctrl`+`⌥ Opt`+`←` (Left arrow)	`Alt`+`←` (Left arrow)
Move to next item in history	`Alt`+`→` (Right arrow)	`Ctrl`+`⌥ Opt`+`→` (Right arrow)	`Alt`+`→` (Right arrow)
Go to the Home Person	`Alt`+`Home`		`Alt`+`Home`
Same action as the Configure active view button	`⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`C`	`⇧ Shift`+`⌘ Cmd`+`C`	`⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`C`
Toggle the left splitbar (Navigator panel)	`Ctrl`+`M`	`⌘ Cmd`+`M`	`Ctrl`+`M`
Toggle the right gramplet splitbar (Sidebar)	`⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`R`	`⇧ Shift`+`⌘ Cmd`+`R`	`⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`R`
Toggle the bottom gramplet splitbar (Bottombar)	`⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`B`	`⇧ Shift`+`⌘ Cmd`+`B`	`⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`B`
Undo	`Ctrl`+`Z`	`⌘ Cmd`+`Z`	`Ctrl`+`Z`
Do again	`⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Z`	`⇧ Shift`+`⌘ Cmd`+`Z`	`⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Z`
Quit Gramps	`Ctrl`+`Q`	`⌘ Cmd`+`Q`	`Ctrl`+`Q`
Add/Create a new object (Opens the related Editor) Person Family Event Place Source Citation Repository Media Note	`⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`P` `⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`F` `⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`E` `⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`L` `⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`S` `⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`C` `⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`R` `⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`M` `⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`N`	`⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`⌥ Opt`+`P` `⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`⌥ Opt`+`F` `⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`⌥ Opt`+`E` `⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`⌥ Opt`+`L` `⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`⌥ Opt`+`S` `⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`⌥ Opt`+`C` `⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`⌥ Opt`+`R` `⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`⌥ Opt`+`M` `⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`⌥ Opt`+`N`	`⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`P` `⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`F` `⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`E` `⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`L` `⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`S` `⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`C` `⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`R` `⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`M` `⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`N`

All List Views bindings

The following bindings are available in all list views: People, Families, Events, Places, Sources, Citations, Repositories, Media and Notes View.

Action/Function	Microsoft Windows	Mac OS	KDE/GNOME	Note
Edits the selected list item	`Ctrl`+`↵ Enter`		`Ctrl`+`↵ Enter`
Adds a new item to the database	`Ctrl`+`Insert`		`Ctrl`+`Insert`
Deletes the selected list item	`Ctrl`+`Delete`		`Ctrl`+`Delete`
Activate the `Find` field	`Ctrl`+`F`	`⌘ Cmd`+`F`	`Ctrl`+`F`	List view interactive search ahead / Quick search
Expands and collapses entries of the selected entry in Group mode	`↵ Enter` or `⇧ Shift`+`→` (expand) `⇧ Shift`+`←` (collapse)	`↵ Enter` or `⇧ Shift`+`→` (expand) `⇧ Shift`+`←` (collapse)	`↵ Enter`
Expands and contracts selected entry in Group mode	`⇧ Shift`+`↑` (Up arrow) `⇧ Shift`+`↓` (Down arrow)	`⇧ Shift`+`↑` (Up arrow) `⇧ Shift`+`↓` (Down arrow)

Editors

Editor Tab bindings

These bindings work on the tab pages of the editors (so not on the labels of the tabs!, press tab on label to move to tabpage content).

Action/Function	Microsoft Windows	Mac OS	KDE/GNOME
Same action as the button when that button is present	`↵ Enter`	`Return` or `↵ Enter`	`↵ Enter`
Same action as the button when that button is present	`Insert`		`Insert`
Same action as the button when that button is present	`Delete`		`Delete`
Same action as the `Share` button when that button is present	`Ctrl`+`O`	`⌘ Cmd`+`O`	`Ctrl`+`O`
Change tabpage to the tabpage to the left	`Alt`+`←` (Left arrow)	`Ctrl`+`⌥ Opt`+`←` (Left arrow)	`Alt`+`←` (Left arrow)
Change tabpage to the tabpage to the right	`Alt`+`→` (Right arrow)	`Ctlr`+`⌥ Opt`+`→` (Right arrow)	`Alt`+`→` (Right arrow)

Action/Function	Mouse Key
Call up context menu popup	Right-click
Same action as the `Edit` button when that button is present	Double-click
Common action that is not the same as `Edit` button. Eg: on Family Editor Child tab, edit child	Middle-click

Editor bindings

These bindings work on Editors by activating focus or by changing state of toggle buttons (Accessibility).

Action/Function	Microsoft Windows	Mac OS	KDE/GNOME
Change the privacy status.	`Ctrl`+`P`	`⌘ Cmd`+`P`	`Ctrl`+`P`
Call the Date editor (if present).	`Ctrl`+`D`	`⌘ Cmd`+`D`	`Ctrl`+`D`
Activate the `Add` button (if present).	`Ctrl`+`A`	`⌘ Cmd`+`A`	`Ctrl`+`A`
Activate the `Edit` button (if present).	`Ctrl`+`E`	`⌘ Cmd`+`E`	`Ctrl`+`E`
Activate the `Select` button (if present).	`Ctrl`+`S`	`⌘ Cmd`+`S`	`Ctrl`+`S`
Activate the `Father` button (if present).	`Ctrl`+`F`	`⌘ Cmd`+`F`	`Ctrl`+`F`
Activate the `Mother` button (if present).	`Ctrl`+`M`	`⌘ Cmd`+`M`	`Ctrl`+`M`

Handy Shortcuts

Action/Function	Microsoft Windows	Mac OS	KDE/GNOME	Note
Full screen	`F11`	`⌘ Cmd`+`Ctrl`+`F`	`F11`	Maximizes Gramps to use the Full screen
Show this user manual	`F1`	`F1`	`F1`
Select the `OK` button	`Alt`+`O`			Handy for use with low resolution screens
Dismiss (Select the `Cancel` button)	`Esc`	`⎋ Esc`	`Esc`	Handy for use with low resolution screens
Toggle Open/Save dialog between breadcrumbs and filepaths	`Ctrl`+`L`	`Ctrl`+`L` `Esc`	`Ctrl`+`L`	Handy for pasting filepaths

Context menu

A context pop-up menu shows limited number of choice related to the currently selected item in a Graphical User Interface. The menu appears with right-click on an item in operating systems with a 2 or 3 button mouse. In the one button mouse macOS, a Ctrl-click will bring up the Contextual Menus.

Keybindings:

In Windows, the Menu Key (aka application key) will show the context menu for the active field. Alternately, the ⇧ Shift+F10 keyboard shortcut, or sometimes Ctrl+⇧ Shift+F10
In macOS, users will need to enable the Universal Access settings in the System Preferences.

Quick navigation to an object

The clipboard has a navigation shortcut. Copy any object to the Clipboard (by drag'n'drop or by selecting and pressing the Ctrl+C keybinding), then select the object on the Clipboard and right-click to reveal the Clipboard's contextual pop-up menu. The bottom menu item will offer to make the selected object active. The View will not navigate to the object's category.

See Context Menu

Gramps 5.2 Wiki Manual - Keybindings

Contents

List Views

Common keybindings

All List Views bindings

Editors

Editor Tab bindings

Editor bindings

Handy Shortcuts

Context menu

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