Meditech 6 Keyboard Shortcuts
This glossary of universal keyboard navigation includes keystrokes that duplicate button/icon functions, as well as unique shortcuts.
General Shortcuts
Use This Key |
To |
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Access Online Help for the current screen |
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Access Online Help for the selected field |
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Access your reference links- Handout |
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the printer utility button |
Print the current screen (keyboard shortcut depends on device) |
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the padlock utility button or Suspend button in sign on banner. |
Suspend the MEDITECH session |
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Currently not being used (Email client) |
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Incident reporting |
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Report an Issue (Incident Reporting) Help information Utilities- not using Log off |
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Press Spacebar + <Enter> and then release
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Pull in the last patient that was worked on |
Find Patient Routine
Use These Keys |
To |
Example |
<F6> |
Move your focus to the next section or screen component |
Use <F6> to move from the Name to EMR field |
<Shift>+<F6> |
Move your focus to the previous section or screen component |
Move from the Location field to the EMR field |
<F3> |
"Find More" patient matches |
Use <F3> to display additional partial name matches |
<F11> |
Perform a search |
After typing a name, use <F11> to initiate the patient search |
Hot Keys and Shortcuts
Hot keys and shortcuts are screen buttons you can activate with keystrokes. The difference between a hot key and a shortcut depends on its availability:
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Shortcuts are available any time.
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Hot keys are available only when the screen focus is on that button region.
The below screen capture close-up shows a series of hot keys. (To move the screen focus to a button region, use <F8>.) The circled letters below indicate the buttons’ keyboard equivalent, or hot key. For example, use the letter G key to jump directly to the Registration routine.
Screen Navigation
Use These Keys |
To |
<F7> |
Move to the next tab (e.g., demographic tab to contacts tab.) |
<Shift>+<F7> |
Move to the previous tab (e.g., contacts tab to demographic tab) |
<F8> |
Move your focus to the next screen region (e.g., move from the body of the screen to the footer buttons) |
<Shift>+<F8> |
Move your focus to the previous screen region |
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<Alt>+<B> |
Move directly to the body buttons |
<Alt>+<M> |
Move directly to the menu buttons |
<Alt>+<F> |
Move directly to the footer buttons |
<Alt> |
Move directly to the screen body |
<Tab> |
Move to the next field |
<Shift>+<Tab> |
Move to the previous field |
<Ctrl>+<Home> |
Move the green highlight bar to the top of a list |
<Ctrl>+<End> |
Move the green highlight bar to the end of a list |
Arrows |
Move the green highlight bar up, down, left, and right in the selected field or button region |
<Enter> |
Choose the selected button |
<F12> |
Save entered information |
<Spacebar> |
Toggle on/off the selected radio button |
<F9> |
Perform a lookup of pre-defined responses, when applicable (e.g., a query on a procedure) |
<Esc> |
Quit or exit a process or screen |
T (+ or – if future or past date) then a space, then enter N for Now or the hour followed by P or A for PM or AM |
Enter both date and time in a Date/Time field |