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Scan/browse<Alt>+A+S
Find/keyword<Alt>+A+D
Jump to next box in search window<Tab>
Jump to previous box in search window<Shift>+<Tab>

MARC Editing

You may prefer to right-click rather than use these shortcuts; here are some basic commands.

Move cursor by field, subfield, or character, depending on where you're positioned arrow keys
Move cursor forward by subfield <Tab>
Move cursor backward by subfield <Shift>+<Tab>
Move cursor to beginning of subfield <Home>
Move cursor to end of subfield <End>
Insert blank field below <F6>
Delete field <Ctrl>+<F5>
Insert blank subfield below <F7>
Delete subfield <Ctrl>+<F7>
Copy selected text <Ctrl>+C
Paste copied text <Ctrl>+V
Copy field(s) <Ctrl>+T
Paste field(s) <Alt>+T
Copy subfield(s) <Ctrl>+S
Paste subfield(s) <Alt>+S
Open form (i.e. to expand 008) <Ctrl>+F
Insert/overwrite toggle<Insert>
"Check" record (like val) <Ctrl>+U
Save your work to the server <Alt>+F+E