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