# Properties Sheet Keyboard Shortcuts

This section describes both keyboard and Mouse shortcuts for the properties sheet.

Action | Keyboard | Mouse
--- | --- | ---
To open the Property Sheet | Navigate to the desired cell with ARROW KEYS. Press the ENTER key. | Double-click the function in the spreadsheet cell. Alternately, on the Job Edit toolbar, click the Function button.
To close the Property Sheet | To close while saving changes use the ALT + O keys. To close without saving settings, use ALT + C or ESC keys. | Click the OK button to accept any changes. To close without saving settings, click the Cancel button or the X button in the upper-righthand corner.
Accept changes | TAB | Click the OK button or click on another parameter.
Cancel changes | ESC | Click Cancel.
Navigate among parameters | TAB/SHIFT+TAB | Click the desired parameter.
Modify a parameter's value | Numbers can be incremented or decremented using UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW, respectively. Note: Quotation marks are added automatically to text string parameters. | Use the parameter's Edit controls (for example) to adjust the value as desired.
Insert a function | CTRL+SHIFT+F | On the Property Sheet's toolbar, click the Function button.
Insert absolute Cell References | CTRL+SHIFT+A | Double-click either the Value or the Expression cell for the desired parameter, or on the Property Sheet's toolbar, click the Absolute Referencebutton.
Insert a relative Cell Reference | CTRL+SHIFT+R | On the Property Sheet's toolbar, click the Relative Reference button.
Expand a property group | RIGHT ARROW | Click the plus sign or double-click the function.
Collapse a property group | LEFT ARROW | Click the minus sign.
Expand a drop-down list | ALT + DOWN ARROW | Click the drop-down list control.
Collapse a drop-down list | ALT + UP ARROW | Click the drop-down list control.
Navigate through drop-down list values | UP ARROW DOWN ARROW | Select the desired value.
Edit an image in Interactive Graphics Mode | F9 | On the Property Sheet's toolbar, click the Edit Cell Graphic button.
Maximize a region cell graphic. | CTRL + SHIFT + M | On the Property Sheet's toolbar, click the Maximize Region button.
Property Sheet Help | F1 | Click help button
Note: For functions that do not have a Property Sheet, the Insert Function Dialog will be opened instead. Certain functions (such as Controls Functions) take special action after pressing ENTER on their cell. Use SHIFT+F3 instead to open the Property Sheet for these functions.