This section provides you with a list of keyboard shortcuts that you will find very useful to use when performing day-to-day dispensing operations.
Function Keys and Basic Key Combinations
| Key(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| F1 | Displays the Help screen or panel |
| F10 | Activates or focus the main menu |
| F8 or Ctrl+E | Edits the selected patient’s details |
| F2 or Ctrl+H | Focuses on the patient history |
| F6 or Ctrl+L | Clears the dispensing screen |
| F5 | Refreshes the dispensing screen |
| Alt+Down | Opens or closes the current drop-down |
| Alt+Left | To preview the previous label |
| Alt+Right | To preview the next label |
| Ctrl+P | To set the Item Type to Private Script |
| Ctrl+N | To set the Item Type to RPBS Script, otherwise to PBS Script |
| F7 or Ctrl+T | To set the Item Type to S3 Recordable |
| Ctrl+Q | Shows the Price Lookup screen |
| F3 | Toggles Outside Repeat status |
| F4 or Ctrl+D | Toggles Deferred status |
| F9 or Ctrl+O | Toggles Owing status |
| F11 | Shows Script Price screen |
| F12 | Opens Item Dispensed list |
| Ctrl+F2 | Displays the Script Organiser |
Basic Keyboard Operations on the Dispense Screen
| Key(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Home, End, Left, Right, Ctrl+Left, Ctrl+Right | Use the horizontal motion navigation keys on their own or with Shift held down to select text; this moves the cursor within the typed area of the search control text box. |
| Backspace, Delete, Clipboard Actions, Key Combinations | Use these keys to operate within the typed area at the current cursor location in the search control text box. |
| Alphanumeric Keys, Punctuation, Printable Characters | Typing using these keys replaces selected text. |
| Alt+Down or Using the Magnifying Glass icon | This action invokes a search within the current search control and can be used as the initial search criteria. |
Basic Keyboard Operations within the Search Control
| Key(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Up, Down, PgUp, PgDn, Ctrl+PgUp, Ctrl+PgDn | Use the vertical-motion navigation keys to move the active or highlighted row within the current search result set (area / table); scroll if necessary to keep the highlighted row visible. |
| Ctrl+PgUp, Ctrl+PgDn | Jumps to the first and last rows respectively in the result set. |
| PgUp, PgDn | Moves up or down by a page with one row from the former page still visible to avoid confusion. |
| Enter | Selects the active or highlighted row and moves focus to the next field after the just-used search control. |
| Esc | Cancels the search when you click outside the search results area, with focus remaining on the search control’s text box. |
| Ins, Alt+A | Activates the Add New pop-up, if adding new records is allowed. |
| F2 | Acts as the keyboard equivalent of right click and displays the context menu. |
