Staff Client Keyboard Shortcuts

Concepts

Opening new functions, moving among tabs, and handling common tasks can be made much faster using keyboard shortcuts. You can get reminders of the various shortcuts within the Staff Client menu options.

Keyboard shortcuts in the web client

Function key shortcuts generally work in the web client, see chart below. Occasionally the chortcuts will stop working, seemingly when switching bewteen working in the web client and other open applications such as Word. In those situations, using a link to open a new Evergreen function will reset the shortcuts.

Common Keyboard Shortcuts

Function	Shortcut	Web Client
Open link in new tab	Ctrl+[click link]	web client only
New Tab	Ctrl+T	Yes
Close Tab	Ctrl+W	Yes
Undo close tab	Ctrl+Shift+Tab	web client only
Close All Tabs	Ctrl+Shift+W	Yes - closes the entire client
Navigate from one tab to another	Ctrl+Tab	web client only
Search for Patrons	F4	Yes
Search the Catalog	F3	Yes
Item Status	F5	Opens catalog search
Check Out	F1	Yes
Check In	F2	Yes
Renew Items	Ctrl+F2	Yes
Register Patron	Ctrl+F1	No
Retrieve Last Patron	F8	Yes
Place Hold	F3	Yes
Reprint Last	F9	No