Keyboard Shortcuts

To help speed data entry, several keyboard shortcuts are available for performing some of the more common functions within the Kareo application.

Shortcut Key	Function	Corresponding Menu or Task Bar Function
Esc	Cancel or Close	Clicking Cancel on the bottom Task Bar, or the (X) in the top right, of an open record.
F1	Online Help	Help > Kareo Help
Shft+F1	Kareo Support Website	Help > Kareo Support Website
F2	New Patient	Patients > New Patient
F3	New Appointment	Appointments > New Appointment
F4	New Encounter	Encounters > New Encounter
F5	New Payment	Encounters > Receive Payment
F6	Scan Document	Documents > Add Document from Scanner
F7	Find Patient	Patients > Find Patients
F8	Find Appointment	Appointments > Find Appointment
F9	Find Encounter	Encounters > Find Encounter
F10	Find Payment	Encounters > Find Payments.
F11	Find Document	Documents > Find Documents.
F12	Find Tasks	Tasks > Find Tasks.
Ctrl+S	Save	Clicking Save in the bottom Task Bar of an open record.
Ctrl+L	Lock	Practice > Lock
Ctrl+Shift+C	Track Claim Status	Encounters > Track Claims Status
Ctrl+Shift+D	Daily Calendar	Appointments > Daily Calendar
Ctrl+Shift+W	Workweek Calendar	Appointments > Workweek Calendar
Ctrl+Shift+K	Weekly Calendar	Appointments > Weekly Calendar
Ctrl+Shift+M	Monthly Calendar	Appointments > Monthly Calendar
Ctrl+Shift+O	Open Practice	Practice > Open (Available only if you have access to more than one Practice.)
Down Arrow	Advance to next record	Clicking the right arrow in the lower right of the Task Bar in an open window.
Up Arrow	Return to previous record	Clicking the left arrow in the lower right of the Task Bar in an open window.
End	Advance to last record	Clicking in the page number box in the lower right of the Task Bar in an open window and typing the last page number.
Home	Return to first record	Clicking in the page number box in the lower right of the Task Bar in an open window and typing 1.
Page Down	Advance to next 20 records	n/a
Page Up	Return to previous 20 records	n/a

Tips

For security and privacy reasons, it is a good habit to lock the Kareo application when you step away from your computer.
Esc Key: If you are in the record detail view, pressing the Esc key has the same effect as clicking the Cancel button on the bottom Task Bar. If you are in any other type of view, pressing the Esc key has the same effect as clicking Close(X) on the top right of the Task Bar.
You may want to print this topic and keep it handy near your computer until you've committed these shortcuts to memory. To print any single topic in the Online Help system, first click the topic to highlight it, then right-click on it and select Print.
You may want to print a copy of this table and keep it handy near your computer until you've committed these keyboard shortcuts to memory.

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