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Keyboard shortcuts that can make your life more easy.  
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Keyboard shortcuts can make your life easier.  
 
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== Speed up searching ==
 
== Speed up searching ==
If you are on a list view in GRAMPS, you can search an entry by just typing the beginning letters.  
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If you are on a list view in GRAMPS, you can search an entry by simply typing the beginning letters.  
  
;In the person view, you want person Duchatel.:'''Solution:'''  Click on the list view (clicking on a person will do). Now type ''Du'', and the listview will jump to people with lastname starting with ''Du''.
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;In the person view, if you want person Duchatel.:'''Solution:'''  Click on the list view (clicking on a person will do). Now type ''Du'', and the list view will jump to people with the last name starting with ''Du''.
  
Note that the same can be achieved with the key combination <code>CTRL+F</code>, on the list view.
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Note: The same can be achieved with the key combination <code>CTRL+F</code>, on the list view.

Revision as of 15:57, 13 February 2008

Keyboard shortcuts can make your life easier.

General keybindings

The keybindings as available in GRAMPS, can be found in the User's Manual.

Speed up searching

If you are on a list view in GRAMPS, you can search an entry by simply typing the beginning letters.

In the person view, if you want person Duchatel.
Solution: Click on the list view (clicking on a person will do). Now type Du, and the list view will jump to people with the last name starting with Du.

Note: The same can be achieved with the key combination CTRL+F, on the list view.