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
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