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Alma is a browser-based / web-based platform , and is designed to be used within a graphical interface, clicking where you click options using a mouse or trackpad.
That said, there are many keyboard shortcuts for browsers , which will work when using Alma. In addition, Alma itself has shortcuts in different workspaces to streamline activities. The lists below are of contain frequently-used shortcuts to change font size, move around the page, etc.
Browser Keyboard Shortcuts For Chrome, Firefox,
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and Edge
Moving around on a page
- Space bar - 'scroll' down the page
- Tab - moves through 'active' objects (usually links) on a page
- Up/down arrows - move up and down in a drop-down list or browser history
- Home - Go to the top of the web page
- End - Go to the bottom of the web page
- CTRL + F - Search the web page
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- CTRL + (plus sign) - Zoom-in / make the font size bigger
- CTRL – (minus sign) - Zoom-out / make the font size smaller
- CTRL + 0 - Reset zoom
- F11 - Go Fullscreen
- F5 or CTRL + R - Reload the current page
- Esc - Stop the loading of the web page
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Many of the keyboard shortcuts available in Aleph are also available in the Metadata Editor.
General Navigation:
- Alt + right arrow - Next page
- Alt + left arrow - Previous page
- Arrow up/down - Moves the cursor up/down field by field in a record
- Arrow right/left - Moves the cursor to the right/left across the field, subfield, indicator, and content information
File Menu: (Alt + f)
- Alt + N - New
- Ctrl+Alt+S - Save draft
- Ctrl+S - Save record
- Ctrl+Alt+R - Save and release record
- Ctrl+Shift+R - Release record
- Ctrl+D - Delete record
- Ctrl+Q - Exit (without saving any changes)
Edit Menu: (Alt + e)
- F8 - Add field
- Ctrl+F6 - Remove selected field row
- F9 - Add sub-field
- Ctrl+Alt+E - Enhance record
- Ctrl+E - Expand from template
- F4 - Generate author number
- F6 - Split editor
- F7 - Full screen
- Ctrl+F - Open form editor
- Esc - Close form editor
- Ctrl + X to cut, + C to copy, + V to paste
- F3 - Link to suggested authority record
Tools Menu: (Alt + t)
- Ctrl+Alt+H - Add holdings record
- Alt+O - Add local portfolio (electronic resource)
- Ctrl+Alt+O - Create PO Line and exit
- Ctrl+M - Find matches to a bib record
- Ctrl+I - View inventory on a bib record
- Ctrl+Alt+H - Add another holding to bib record
- Alt+I - Add item
- Ctrl+Alt+B - From holding, view bib record
- ALT+U - Update from bib record
For a full list of shortcuts and toolbar icons, visit the Ex Libris KnowledgeBase.
Metadata Editor keyboard shortcuts: PDF Document on Google posted by BibSys (Norwegian library system). All commands work as of Oct 2017. This document has some keyboard shortcuts not listed in the ExL MDE page.
Link to suggested
authority record
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