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Keyboard Shortcuts

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Royal dental Software has some keyboard shortcuts to help navigate the program.

General Shortcuts:

Shortcut Action
Shift + F1 Open the Royal dental Software Manual search page (https://royaldentalsoftware.com/site/searchsite.html)
Alt + F Open the File menu.
Alt + S Open the Setup menu.
Alt + L Open the Lists menu.
Alt + R Open the Reports menu.
Alt + T Open the Tools menu.
Alt + C
  • Open the Clinics menu.
  • When in a window, selects the Cancel or Close button
Alt + E Open the eServices Setup window.
Alt + A Open the Alerts menu.
Alt + H Open the Help menu.
Alt + O
  • Logs off Royal dental Software.
  • When in a window, selects the OK button.
Ctrl + D Inserts date into a text box.
Ctrl + P
  • Opens the Select Patient window.
  • When in the Imaging Module, and a PDF is selected, opens the print window.
Ctrl + Q When in a note box, opens the Quick Paste Notes window.
Ctrl + X Open the Referrals for Patient window.
Ctrl + Shift + C Open the Contacts window.
Ctrl + Shift + F Open the Procedure Codes window.
Ctrl + Shift + W Open the Wiki.
F1:F12
  • When in the Appointments Module, cycles through Appointment Views.
  • When in the Chart Module, cycles through Chart Views.

When in the Edit Appointment window:

Shortcut Action
c Select Cancel. When cursor is not selected in a note box or drop-down menu, close the Appointment without saving.
o Select OK. When cursor is not selected in a note box or drop-down menu, close the Appointment with saving.

Menu Shortcuts:

Shortcut Action
Up / Down When a menu is open, move up or down the list.
Left / Right When a menu is open, move to the submenu if one exists.
Any Character Jump to the next entry in the menu starting with that character.