View Shortcuts

On any D365 form, users have the ability to right-click and “View shortcuts”. This brings up a display of all the shortcuts available for that given form, as well as a link to the full list of D365 Keyboard shortcuts.

It’s faster to navigate computer systems with a keyboard than with a mouse. But while the point-and-click of a mouse is intuitive, keyboard navigation has to be memorized and internalized.

I’ve heard stories of managers ripping out the mouses of new investment bankers, forcing them to learn model building completely through excel hotkeys. But there’s no need to boil the ocean. Picking up a tip here and there can, like compounding interest, lead to significant improvement in the user experience over time. Also like compounding interest, we probably underestimate the cumulative value of all these small improvements.

With that in mind, I’m starting Hotkey Highlights* a series of blog posts on simple keyboard tricks that can improve the D365 navigation experience. I hope you enjoy! Subscribe if that’s content you’re interested in – and let me know you have any favorite navigation tips of your own.

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*After some research, I realize that “hotkeys” are actually a very specific type of keyboard shortcut, and most of these shortcut tips will not in fact be “hotkeys” in that sense. I briefly considered renaming this series “Shortcut Showcase”, but after some soul-searching decided I did not love that alliteration as much. If this technicality somehow offends you, feel free to reach out and I will happily refund your blog subscription.