Keyboard Shortcuts and Useful Functions

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Overview

Monsoon Order Manager has some built-in key combination shortcuts to perform some routine functions.

Below is a chart of the shortcuts and the location within the program where they can be used. Be aware that some key combinations perform very different functions on different screens or in different versions of the program, so please take note of the location and version information that is provided in the chart.

List of  keyboard shortcuts

Shortcut

Location

What It Does

F1

Almost Everywhere

Online Help:   Select a control on any form through out the program.  Press F1, a browser window will open and take you directly to the Knowledge Base article for the form.

CTRL+Shift+B

Main Menu

Break Mode:  Toggles "Break Mode" on and off.  This function is crucial for debugging an error.  "Break Mode" allows the code to stop at the exact line of code that is causing an error instead of jumping to an error trap.

CTRL+Shift+C

Main Menu

Connection Information:  Shows "Connection Information".  Useful if you are uncertain of the exact location and name of your data file, new orders and data archives folders, custom reports database, and more.

CTRL+Shift+C

Process Orders

Quick Search by Company Name

CTRL+Shift+L

Main Menu

Clear Links:  Clears all links in the program file that are linked from external tables.  Restores linked tables back to the program defaults.  Use if experiencing inconsistent data or if you have moved or reinstalled Monsoon Order Manager.  Restart the program after using this.

CTRL+Shift+L

 

Process Orders

Search By Last Name:

CTRL+Shift+N

 

Inventory

 

Search By Product Name

CTRL+Shift+O

 

Main Menu

Process Orders

Search By Order Number

CTRL+Shift+R

Main Menu

Compile and Save All Modules:  Compiles the program without entering the Visual Basic Editor.

CTRL+Shift+S

 

Main Menu

Stack Controller Status:  Tells you the status of the " Stack Controller ".  Great when you can't figure out why the Order Status System is not updating!

CTRL+Shift+S

 

Inventory

Search By SKU

CTRL+Shift+T

 

Main Menu

Open Task List

CTRL+Shift+U

Main Menu

Check Tables:  Checks all of your MS Access temp tables for accuracy and correctness.  This function will add any missing tables and fields as needed.

CTRL+Shift+W

 

Anywhere

Search By Web Order Number

CTRL+Shift+X

Main Menu

Set Taxable:  Used to set ALL products to either taxable or non-taxable.  You will be prompted to confirm your choices before any changes are made.