Using Shortcut Keys

You can use a number of shortcut keys in GroupWise for accessibility or to save time when you perform various operations. The table below lists some of these keystrokes, what they do, and the context where they work.

Keystroke Action Where It Works

F1

Open online help

Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box

F5

Refresh the view

Main Window, Calendar

Ctrl+A

Select all items; select all text

Item List; text

Ctrl+B

Bold text

In text

Ctrl+C

Copy selected text

In text

Ctrl+F

Open the Find dialog box

Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box

Ctrl+I

Italicize text

In text

Ctrl+M

Open a new mail message

Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box

Ctrl+O

Open the selected message

Item List

Ctrl+P

Open the Print dialog box

Main Window, item

Ctrl+Q

Turn the QuickViewer on and off

Main Window, Calendar

Ctrl+R

Mark the selected item unread

Item List

Ctrl+S

Save a draft in the Work in Progress folder

In an item

Ctrl+U

Underline text

In text

Ctrl+V

Paste selected text

In text

Ctrl+X

Cut selected text

In text

Ctrl+Z

Undo the last action

In text

Ctrl+Enter

Open the selected item

Item List

Ctrl+Shift+Left-arrow

or

Ctrl+Shift+Right-arrow

Select text one word at a time

In text

Ctrl+Shift+A

Open a new appointment

Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box

Ctrl+Shift+T

Open a new task

Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box

Ctrl+Shift+R

Open a new reminder note

Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box

Ctrl+Shift+P

Open a new phone message

Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box

Alt+F4

From the Main Window or Calendar, exit GroupWise.

From an item, exit the item.

From a dialog box, exit the dialog box.

Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box

Alt + [letter]

Activate the menu bar (Use the underlined letters in the menu names)

Main Window, Calendar, item

Alt+Enter

Display the properties of the selected item

Item List

Shift+Left-arrow

or

Shift+Right-arrow

Select text one character at a time

In text

Shift+End

or

Shift+Home

Select text to the end or beginning of a line

In text

Shift + [letter]

In the Folder List, Shift + the first letter of a subfolder name goes to the subfolder.

Folder list

Tab

Cycle through fields, buttons, and areas

Main Window, Calendar, dialog box, item

Shift+Tab

Reverse the order of cycling through fields, buttons, and areas

Main Window, Calendar, dialog box, item

Ctrl+Tab

In text, indent the text.

In a tabbed dialog box, open the next tab.

In text, dialog box

Ctrl+Enter

Send the item.

Main Window, item