Access Keys and Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are available in the main Vitals window and in the following secondary popup windows: Enter Vitals, Entered in Error, Hospital Location, Date/Time, User Templates, User Preferences, Report Options, and Print.
Shortcut keys and menu access keys for each window are listed in the tables below.
Vitals window:
Option / Button Text
Access Key
Shortcut Key
File Menu
Alt + F

Enter Vitals
E
Ctrl + E
Printer Setup
P
Ctrl + P
Entered in Error
N
Ctrl + R
Edit User templates
U
Ctrl + U
User Options
S
Ctrl + S
Rejoin Clinical Link
R

Use this Application’s Data

Ctrl + A
Use Global Data

Ctrl + G
Break the Clinical Link
B
Ctrl + B
Show Status
H
Ctrl + O
Select Graph Color
C
Ctrl + Alt + C
Print Graph
I
F9
Exit
X
Ctrl + Alt + X



Reports Menu
Alt + P

Patient Inquiry
P
Ctrl + Alt + Q
Allergies
R
Ctrl + L
Data Grid Report
D
Ctrl + Alt + G
Graph Report
G
Ctrl + Alt + R
Cumulative Vitals Report
C
Ctrl + F1
Latest Vitals by Location
L
Ctrl + F2
Latest Vitals Display for a Patient
A
Ctrl + F3
Print Vitals Entered in Error for Patient
I
Ctrl + F4



View Menu
Alt + V

Graph Options
G
Ctrl + Alt + O
Pt Select
S
Ctrl + Alt + S



Help Menu
Alt + H

Index
I
Ctrl + X
Vitals Web Site
W
Ctrl + W
About
A
Ctrl + T



Unit button

Alt + U
Ward button

Alt + W
Team button

Alt + T
Clinic button

Alt + C
All button

Alt + A
Patient List

Alt + I
Date

Alt + D
Graph

Alt + G
Values check box

Alt + L
Time Scale check box

Alt + M
  1. D check box

Alt + 3
Allow Zoom check box

Alt + Z
Enter Vitals button

Alt + E
Patient Inquiry button

Ctrl + I
Print

Ctrl + P
Allergies button

Alt + R
Pt Select button

Alt + S
Enter Vitals window
Option / Button Text
Shortcut Key
Templates
Alt + T
Date/Time button
Alt + D
Hospital button
Alt + H
Exp View button
Alt + W
Latest V button
Alt + V
Enable U
Alt + U
Enable R
Alt + R
Patient on Pass
Alt + P
Units as Drop Down List
Alt + N
Save And Exit button
Alt + A
Save button
Alt + S
Exit button
Alt + X
Read Monitor
Alt + M
Entered in Error window
Option / Button Text
Shortcut Key
Select Date
Alt + D
Incorrect Date/Time
Alt + T
Incorrect Reading
Alt + R
Incorrect Patient
Alt + P
Invalid Record
Alt + E
Mark as Entered in Error
Alt + M
Cancel
Alt + C
Hospital Location selector window
Option / Button Text
Shortcut Key
Appointments tab
Alt + P
Admissions tab
Alt + M
Name tab
Alt + N
Select button
Alt + S
Cancel button
Alt + C
Date/Time selector window
Option / Button Text
Shortcut Key
OK button
Alt + O
Cancel button
Alt + C
Today button
Alt + T
<<< button
Alt + <
>>> button
Alt + >
Now button
Alt + N
Midnight button
Alt + M
Time
Alt + I
Create/Edit User Templates window
Option / Button Text
Shortcut Key
File Menu
Alt + F
New Template
W
Delete
D
Save
S
Exit
X


Vitals Menu

Add
A
Delete
D
Down
W
Up
U


User Templates
Alt + U
Template Name
Alt + N
Description
Alt + E
Template Vitals
Alt + V
Metric
Alt + M
Up arrow icon
Ctrl + U
Down arrow icon
Ctrl + W
Plus sign icon
Ctrl + A
Minus sign icon
Ctrl + D
Delete
Alt + D
Save
Alt + S
New Template
Alt + W
Close
Alt + C
User Preferences window
Option / Button Text
Shortcut Key
Defaults
Alt + D
Apply
Alt + A
OK
Alt + O
Cancel
Alt + C
Text (Normal Values)
Alt + T
Background (Normal Values)
Alt + B
Text (Abnormal Values)
Alt + X
Background (Abnormal)
Alt + G
Search Delay
Alt + S
Report Options window
Option / Button Text
Shortcut Key
Select Report
Alt + R
Patient
Alt + T
Patients Located at
Alt + L
Start Date
Alt + S
End Date
Alt + E
Device
Alt + D
Queue To Run At
Alt + Q
Print
Alt + P
Cancel
Alt +C
Print window
Option / Button Text
Shortcut Key
Name
Alt + N
Properties
Alt + P
Size
Alt + Z
Source
Alt + S
Portrait
Alt + O
Landscape
Alt + A
Network
Alt + W


Vitals Manager
Option / Button Text
Shortcut Key
File Menu
Alt + F
Print Qualifiers Table
P
Exit
X
System Parameters Menu
Alt + S
Save Systems Parameters
S
Abnormal Values Menu
Alt + B
Save Abnormal Values
A
Templates Menu
Alt + T
New Template …
N
Save Template
S
Delete Template …
D
Set Default Template
E


Qualifiers
Alt + Q
Help Menu
Alt + H
Index
I
Contents
C
Vitals Website
W
About
A


Templates

Option / Button Text
Shortcut Key
Name
Alt + N
Description
Alt + E
Up
Ctrl +U
Down
Ctrl + W
Add
Ctrl + A
Delete
Alt + D
Metric
Alt + M
Default
Alt + L