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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.

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Keyboards are not all the same!

Keybindings may depend on the keyboard layout (localization) and on your computer’s Operating System.
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The following keybindings are available in all category views.

Contents

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

Access Key Shortcuts

In general with most programs you can use the access key shortcuts for accessibility to navigate or access menus. The most useful of these allow you navigate within an interface that has a lot of entry boxes and separate sections like the Person Editor window. The access key shortcuts are shown as underlined letters or numbers when you press and hold the ALT key and then the corresponding letter or number that is shown underlined this will move the focus of the interface to that field or if it is a menu command it will be run.

For example on the Gramps Person Editor window to go the bottom half of the editor that shows the various tabs you can use the keyboard to press the ALT key and then press the letter “e” twice to go to the “Events” tab.

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

See also


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