Shortcut Keys

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Instead of an SAP icon button, you can use a keyboard shortcut. A keyboard shortcut is a key or combination of keys that you can use to access icon button functions while you are working in SAP. On a PC, the icon name and keyboard shortcut. Method 1: Create a Desktop Shortcut. Open a command prompt window. You can get there by typing 'cmd' into the Cortana / Search box and then right clicking on Command Prompt and selecting 'Run.

Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that provide an alternative way to do something that you’d typically do with a mouse. Click an option below, and it'll open to display a table of related shortcuts: Top keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard Shortcuts For Windows and Mac. Keyboard shortcuts are often used in modern operating systems and computer software programs.

Main Menu

ActionWindows/LinuxmacOS
File > NewCtrl+Ncommand+N
File > OpenCtrl+Ocommand+O
File > Open OtherCtrl+Shift+Oshift+command+O
File > SaveCtrl+Scommand+S
File > Save AsCtrl+Shift+Sshift+command+S
File > Export VideoCtrl+Ecommand+E
File > Export FrameCtrl+Shift+Eshift+command+E
File > CloseCtrl+Wcommand+W
File > QuitCtrl+Qcommand+Q
Edit > UndoCtrl+Zcommand+Z
Edit > RedoCtrl+Y / Ctrl+Shift+Zshift+command+Z
View > FullscreenF11 / Ctrl+Shift+Fcontrol+command+F / F11
View > Audio Peak MeterCtrl+1command+1
View > PropertiesCtrl+2command+2
View > RecentCtrl+3command+3
View > PlaylistCtrl+4command+4
View > TimelineCtrl+5command+5
View > FiltersCtrl+6command+6
View > KeyframesCtrl+7command+7
View > HistoryCtrl+8command+8
View > ExportCtrl+9command+9
View > JobsCtrl+0command+0
Help > Keyboard Shortcuts??
Help > TopicF1F1
Rename clip (Properties)F2F2
Find (Recent)F3F3
Settings > Proxy > Use ProxyF4F4
ReloadF5F5
Settings > Preview Scaling > NoneF6F6
Settings > Preview Scaling > 360pF7F7
Settings > Preview Scaling > 540pF8F8
Settings > Preview Scaling > 720pF9F9

Player

ActionWindows/LinuxmacOS
PlayL or SpaceL or space
PauseK or SpaceK or space
RewindJJ
Fast ForwardLL
Set InII
Set OutOO
Next FrameRight or K+Lright or K+L
Previous FrameLeft or K+Jleft or K+J
Forward One SecondPage Downpage down
Backward One SecondPage Uppage up
Forward Two SecondsShift+Page Downshift+page down
Backward Two SecondShift+Page Upshift+page up
Forward 5 SecondsCtrl+Page Downcommand+page down
Backward 5 SecondsCtrl+Page Upcommand+Page up
Forward 10 SecondsCtrl+Shift+Page Downshift+command+page down
Backward 10 SecondsCtrl+Shift+Page Upshift+command+page up
Seek StartHomehome
Seek EndEndend
Seek Next EditAlt+Rightoption+right
Seek Previous EditAlt+Leftoption+left
Switch Source/ProgramEscesc
Grab FocusShift+Escshift+esc

Timeline

ActionWindows/LinuxmacOS
CutCtrl+Xcommand+X
CopyCtrl+C or Ccommand+C or C
PasteCtrl+Vcommand+V
Add Audio TrackCtrl+Ucommand+U
Add Video TrackCtrl+Icommand+I
CloseCtrl+Wcommand+W
AppendAA
Ripple DeleteX or Shift+Del or Shift+BackspaceX or shift+delete
LiftZ or Del or BackspaceZ or delete
InsertVV
OverwriteBB
ReplaceRR
SplitSS
Trim clip inII
Ripple trim clip inShift+Ishift+I
Trim clip outOO
Ripple trim clip outShift+Oshift+O
Select Track BelowDowndown
Select Track AboveUpup
Zoom In==
Zoom Out--
Zoom Fit00
Make Tracks ShorterCtrl+-command+-
Make Tracks TallerCtrl+=command+=
ReloadF5F5
Select clipsingle left-click mousesingle-click mouse
Select and seek clipdouble left-click mousedouble-click mouse
Select under playheadCtrl+Spacecommand+space
Select AllCtrl+Acommand+A
Select NoneCtrl+Dcommand+D
Move selection leftCtrl+Leftcommand+left
Move selection rightCtrl+Rightcommand+right
Move selection upCtrl+Upcommand+up
Move selection downCtrl+Downcommand+down
Seek start of selecteddouble-clickdouble-click
Toggle Mute trackCtrl+Mcontrol+M
Toggle Hide trackCtrl+Hcontrol+H
Toggle Lock trackCtrl+Lcontrol+L
Toggle SnappingCtrl+Pcommand+P
Toggle Ripple modeCtrl+Rcommand+R
Toggle Ripple All TracksCtrl+Alt+Roption+command+R
Toggle Ripple mode and all tracksCtrl+Shift+Rshift+command+R
Insert TrackCtrl+Alt+Ioption+command+I
Remove TrackCtrl+Alt+Uoption+command+U
Copy Timeline to SourceCtrl+Alt+Coption+command+C
Center the PlayheadCtrl+Shift+Pshift+command+P
Scroll to Playhead on ZoomCtrl+Alt+Poption+command+P

Playlist

ActionWindows/LinuxmacOS
AppendShift+Ashift+A
CopyShift+Cshift+C
DeleteShift+Xshift+X
InsertShift+Vshift+V
UpdateShift+Bshift+B
Move UpCtrl+Shift+Upshift+command+up
Move DownCtrl+Shift+Downshift+command+down
Open NextAlt+Downoption+down
Open PreviousAlt+Upoption+up
Select AllCtrl+Shift+Ashift+command+A
Select Item N1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Selection NoneCtrl+Shift+Dshift+command+D
Open SelectedCtrl+Enter or double-clickcommand+return or double-click
Goto/SeekShift+Enter or Shift+double-clickshift+return or shift+double-click

Filters

ActionWindows/LinuxmacOS
Choose a FilterFF
Select Previous FilterUpup
Select Next FilterDowndown
Add Selected FilterEnterreturn
Remove FilterShift+Fshift+F

Keyframes

ActionWindows/LinuxmacOS
Zoom InAlt+=option+=
Zoom OutAlt+-option+-
Reset ZoomAlt+0option+0
Set Filter Start[[
Set Filter End]]
Set First Simple Keyframe{{
Set Second Simple Keyframe}}
Seek Previous Simple KeyframeAlt+[option+[
Seek Next Simple KeyframeAlt+]option+]
Toggle Keyframe at playhead;;

Rich Text Editor

ActionWindows/LinuxmacOS
UndoCtrl+Zcommand+Z
RedoCtrl+Y/Ctrl+Shift+Zshift+command+Z
CutCtrl+Xcommand+X
CopyCtrl+Ccommand+C
PasteCtrl+Vcommand+V
Paste Text OnlyCtrl+Shift+Vshift+command+V
Select AllCtrl+Acommand+A
Move cursor to the rightRightright
Move cursor to the leftLeftleft
Move cursor to previous lineUpup
Move cursor to the next lineDowndown
Move cursor to next wordCtrl+Leftoption+left
Move cursor to previous wordCtrl+Rightoption+right
Move cursor to start of lineHomecommand+home or command+left
Move cursor to end of lineEndcommand+end or command+right
Move cursor to startCtrl+Homehome or command+up
Move cursor to endCtrl+Endend or command+down
SelectShiftshift

Other Notes

Player

Press and hold Shift+Alt to skim - scrub/seek using the horizontalposition of the mouse cursor without clicking and dragging.

Timeline

  • While dragging shot or trimming, press and hold Alt to temporarilysuspend snapping. On Linux, pressing Alt before dragging willusually move the app window; so, press Alt after you start dragging.
  • Press and hold Shift+Alt to skim - scrub/seek using the horizontalposition of the mouse cursor without clicking and dragging.
  • Double-click a fade in/out control (circle) to toggle it between one second and none.

Multiple Selection in Playlist and Timeline

  • To select a range (multiple consecutive clips) click the first (or last) clip, press and holdShift and click the last (or first) clip.
  • To select or deselect multiple clips individually hold Ctrl (command on macOS)while clicking the clips.

Keyframes

  • Hold Ctrl (command on macOS) while dragging a keyframe to lock the timeand change only its value.
  • Hold Alt while dragging a keyframe to lock the value and change only its time.
  • Double-click a regular keyframe curve/line to add or remove a keyframe. (Not all parameters support a curve/linefor its keyframes.)
  • Double-click a simple keyframe to toggle it between one second and none.

Mouse Wheel

Playlist

  • scroll vertically
  • use Alt to scroll horizontally

Timeline and Keyframes

  • scroll horizontally*
  • use Alt to scroll vertically
  • use Shift to change track height
  • use Ctrl (command on macOS) to zoom in/out (change time scale)

* NOTE: On macOS, in order to scroll Timeline or Keyframes horizontally with a mouse wheel (not Magic Mouse or track pad), you must also use one of the following:

  • control (not command)
  • control+option
  • control+command
  • option+command

Entering Time Values

Timecode fields—such as the prominent one at the bottom of theplayer—do not require you to enter a full timecode value. There are someshort-hand ways to enter time values. First of all, a number with nocolons (e.g., 100) is a frame number. Remember, frame numbers startat 0; so 100 is the 101-th frame! Including a colon (:) makes itinterpret as timecode (HH:MM:SS:FF where FF = frames) or a clockvalue (HH:MM:SS.MS where MS = milliseconds or any fraction of a second).The difference between the two is that the last field is delimited by acolon or decimal point (a comma in some locales). Next, not all of thefields of the time value need to be included. For example, you can enter“::1.0” for one second. However, not all of the separators need to beincluded - they are evaluated from right-to-left. Thus, for our example,“1:” is short for one second; however, “:1.0” or “:1.” is also onesecond but not “1.0” because it does not contain a colon. “:1.5” is oneand a half seconds. “1::” is one minute. “1:30:” is one minute andthirty seconds. “1:::” is one hour.

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This article provides an overview of some of the shortcut key combinations that you can use when you're working with Business Central.

For an overview of the most popular keyboard shortcuts, see Keyboard Shortcuts (PC only).

Tip

For a graphical view of the most used shortcuts, choose the following image and download the PDF file.

Overview

Keyboard shortcuts aid accessibility and can make it easier and more efficient to navigate to different areas and elements on a page. They're supported by most web browsers, however, the behavior may vary slightly.

Note

The keyboard shortcuts described here refer to the U.S. keyboard layout. The layout of the keys on other keyboards may not correspond exactly to the keys on a U.S. keyboard.

Most of the shortcuts are the same whether the operating system is Windows or macOS. However, some shortcuts differ for macOS. These shortcuts are indicated with brackets in the following sections.

Note

In addition to the global keyboard shortcuts described in this topic, a number of business-specific shortcuts are available. For example, in the generic version of Business Central, F9 posts a document and Ctrl+F7 shows the ledger entries for a record when you open the record in a card. (These may be different in your solution.) The keyboard shortcut is shown in the tooltip for the action in question.

General Keyboard Shortcuts

The following table describes keyboard shortcuts for navigating and accessing different elements of a page. Elements include things like actions, drop-down lists, lookups, and more. For details about keyboard shortcuts for navigating records once you get inside a list, see the next section.

Press these keys
(in macOS)
To do this
Alt+Down ArrowOpen a drop-down list or look up a value for a field.
Alt+Up ArrowShow tooltip for a field or a column header of a table. If the field has validation errors, press Alt+Up Arrow to show the validation error. Press Esc or Alt+Up Arrow to close the tooltip.
F2Toggle between selecting the entire field value or placing the cursor at the end of the field value.
Alt+F2Show and hide the FactBox pane.
Alt+Shift+F2Shift between Details and Attachments in the FactBox pane.
Alt+OAdd a new note for the selected record, even if the FactBox pane isn't open.
Alt+Q
(Ctrl+Option+Q)
Open the Tell Me window. For more information, see Finding Pages and Information with Tell Me.
Alt+NOpen a page to create a new record. (Similar to choosing the New and + actions.)
Alt+Shift+NClose a newly created page and open a new one to create a new record. Similarly, Alt+F9 posts a document and creates a new one.
Alt+TOpen the My Settings page.
Alt+Right ArrowLook up additional information or underlying values for a field that contains the button. This is used when the usual drop-down button (Alt+Down Arrow) in the same field is used for another purpose.
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+CDisplay information in the company badge.
Ctrl+Alt+F1Open and close the page inspection pane. The page inspection pane shows information about the page, like its source table, fields, filters, extensions, and more.
For more information, see Inspecting Pages.
Ctrl+CCopy the value of field. If the field is in focus, and you haven't selected any text in the field, this will copy the entire value. If you've selected any text in the field, then it will copy the selected text only.
Ctrl+F1Open the Business Central help for the page.
Ctrl+F12Switch between wide and narrow layout view.
Ctrl+ClickNavigate during personalizing or customizing when the action is highlighted with an arrowhead. For more information, see Personalize Your Workspace.
Ctrl+F5Reload the Business Central application. (Similar to selecting refresh/reload in the browser.)
F5Refresh the data on the current page.
Use this key to ensure that the data on the page is up to date with any changes that others have made while you're working.
EnterEnable or access the element or control that is in focus.
EscClose the current page or drop-down list.
TabMove focus to the next control or element on a page, such as actions, buttons, fields, or list headings.
Shift+TabMove focus to the previous control or element on a page, such as actions, buttons, fields, or list headings.
Y and NActivate Yes and No buttons in dialog boxes. Actual keys will vary based on your current language specified in My Settings. For example, press J to activate the Ja button when using German language.

Keyboard Shortcuts in Lists

The following table describes the keyboard shortcuts that you can use on a list page. The shortcut action is slightly different depending on whether the page is shown in the list view or tile view.

[!Note]> In the table that follows, the term *actionable field* refers to a field on which you can do something, like change a value or link to another page. In general, the shortcuts will skip over fields that display information that you cannot change from the list (in other words, fields that are read-only).-->

General

Press these keys
(in macOS)
To do this in a list viewTo do this in a tile view
Alt+F7Sort the selected column in ascending or descending order.Not applicable.
Alt+NInsert a new line in an editable list, such as the G/L Budgets page.Same.
Shift+F10Open a menu of options that are available for the selected row.Same.

Navigating Between Rows and Columns

Grids containing rows and columns exist on many page types in Business Central, such as list pages and Lines parts on documents. Moving from one cell to another across a grid is fully keyboard-enabled.

Press these keys
(in macOS)
To do this in a list viewTo do this in a tile view
Ctrl+Home
(Fn+Ctrl+Left Arrow)
Select the first row in the list; focus remains in the same column.Move to the first tile in the first row.
Ctrl+End
(Fn+Ctrl+Right Arrow)
Select the last row in the list; focus remains in the same column.Move to the last tile in the last row.
Home
(Fn+Left Arrow)
Move to the first field in the row.Move to the first tile in the row.
End
(Fn+right Arrow)
Move to the last field in the row.Move to the last tile in the row.
EnterOpen the record that is associated with the field.
Only relevant if a card page is associated with the record.
Opens the record.
Only relevant if a card page is associated with the record.
Ctrl+EnterMove focus to the next element outside the list.Move focus to the next element outside the list.
Page Up
(Fn+Up Arrow)
Scroll to display the set rows above the current rows in view.Scrolls to display the set of tiles above the current tiles in view.
Page Down
(Fn+Down Arrow)
Scroll to display the set rows below the current rows in view.Scroll to display the set of tiles below the current tiles in view.
Down ArrowMove in the same column to the field in the row below.Move in the same column to the tile in the row below.
Up ArrowMove in the same column to the field in the row above.Move in the same column to the tile in the row above.
Right ArrowIn a view-only list, move in the same row to the next field to the right.
In an editable list, move to the right within the current field.
Move in the same row to the next tile to the right.
Left ArrowIn a view-only list, move in the same row to the previous field to the left.
In an editable list, move to the left within the current field.
Move in the same row to the previous tile to the left.
TabIn editable list, move in the same row to the next field to the right.Not applicable.
Shift+TabIn editable list, move in the same row to the previous field to the left.Not applicable.

Selecting, Copying, and Pasting

Press these keys
(in macOS)
To do this in a list viewTo do this in a tile view
Ctrl+Click
(Cmd+Click)
Extend the selection of rows to include the row that you click.Not applicable.
Shift+ClickExtend the selection of rows to include the row that you click and all the rows in between.
You can use this after using Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Up Down to expand your selection.
Not applicable.
Ctrl+Up Arrow
(Ctrl+Cmd+Up Arrow)
Move focus to the row above and keep the current row selected.Not applicable.
Ctrl+Down Arrow
(Ctrl+Cmd+Down Arrow)
Move focus to the row below and keep the current row selected.Not applicable.
Ctrl+Space Bar
(Ctrl+Cmd+Space)
Extend the selection of rows to include the focused row.
You can use this after using Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Down Arrow to expand your selection.
Not applicable.
Ctrl+ASelect all rows.Not applicable.
Ctrl+C
(Cmd+C)
Copy the selected rows to the Clipboard.Yes, but only for a single selected tile.
Ctrl+V
(Cmd+V)
Paste the selected rows from the Clipboard into the current page or external document, like Microsoft Excel or Outlook email. You can only do this in editable lists.Not applicable.
Shift+Up ArrowExtend the selection of rows to include the row above.Not applicable.
Shift+Down ArrowExtend the selection of rows to include the row below.Not applicable.
Shift+Page Up
(Shift+Fn+Up Arrow)
Extend the selection of rows to include all visible rows above the current selection of rows.Not applicable.
Shift+Page Down
(Shift+Fn+Down Arrow)
Extend the selection of rows to include all visible rows below the current selection of rows.Not applicable.
F8Copy the field in the same column of the row above, and paste it into the current row. You can only do this in editable lists. Using this shortcut followed by a Tab lets you quickly fill out fields in line items that you want to have the same value as the row above.Not applicable.

Searching and Filtering Lists

Press these keys
(in macOS)
To do this
F3Toggles the search box.
  • Activate the search box, so you can start typing your search text.
  • If the search box is already activated, F3 returns to the list without clearing the search text.
Shift+F3Open and close the filter pane.
  • If the filter pane isn't open, Shift+F3 opens it and focuses on the + Filter action under Filter list by. You can then just hit Enter to start adding a field filter.
  • If the filter pane is already open, Shift+F3 closes it but doesn't clear any filters that you've added.
Ctrl+Shift+F3Open and close the filter pane.
  • If the filter pane isn't open, Ctrl+Shift+F3 opens it and focuses on the + Filter action under Filter total by. You can then just hit Enter to start adding a totals filter.
  • If the filter pane is already open, Ctrl+Shift+F3 closes it but doesn't clear any filters that you've added.
Alt+F3Toggle filtering to the selected value.
  • Applies a column filter on the selected field value in the list. This does the same as choosing Filter to this value from a column heading. It opens the filter pane, sets filter to the selected value, while focus remains on cell in the list.
  • If the column is already filtered, Alt+F3 clears the filter on that column.
Shift+Alt+F3Open the filter pane and add a filter on the selected column in the list. Focus is on the new filter field, which lets you start typing the filter criteria right away.
This does the same as selecting Filter from the column heading.
If there is already a filter on the field, a new filter is added.
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F3Reset filters. This does the same as choosing Reset filters in the filter pane, and it applies to field and totals filters.
Filters return to the default filters for the current view. If the current view is All, then this is the same as returning to an unfiltered view with all records.
Ctrl+EnterChange focus from the filter pane back to the list.

Keyboard Shortcuts in Cards and Documents

The following shortcuts are available on card pages, such as Customer Card, and document pages, such as Sales Order, to display and modify records.

Press these keys
(in macOS)
To do this
Alt+F6Toggle collapse/expand for the current FastTab or part (subpage).
Alt+GOpen the Find Entries page for finding entries related to the posted document. Works on lists also.
Alt+NOpen a page to create a new record; the same way as choosing the New action.
Alt+Shift+NClose a page and open a new one to create a new record; the same way as selecting the OK & New action.
Alt+Shift+WOpen the current card or document in a new window. For more information, see Multitasking Across Multiple Pages.
Ctrl+EnterSave and close the page.
Ctrl+Down ArrowOpen the next record for an entity.
Ctrl+Up ArrowOpen the previous record for an entity.
Ctrl+InsertInsert a new line in documents.
Ctrl+DeleteDelete the line, in documents, journals, and worksheets.
Ctrl+Shift+F12Maximize the line items part on a document page. Press the keys again to return to the normal display. For more information, see Focusing on Line Items.
F6Move to the next FastTab or part (subpage).
Shift+F6Move to previous FastTab or part (subpage).

Quick Entry Shortcuts for Fields

Shortcut Keys For Ms Word

The following shortcuts pertain to the Quick Entry feature on cards, documents, and list pages. On lists, the shortcuts cannot be used when the list is in the tile view. For more information about Quick Entry, see Accelerating Data Entry Using Quick Entry.

Press these keys
(in macOS)
To do thisRemarks
EnterConfirm the value in the current field and go to the next Quick Entry field.
Shift+EnterConfirm the value in the current field and go to the previous Quick Entry field.
Ctrl+Shift+EnterConfirm the value in the current column and go to next Quick Entry field outside the list.
This shortcut applies to embedded lists on a page, such as line items on a sales order. It enables you to quickly get out of the list and continue entering data in other fields on the page.

Keyboard Shortcuts in the Calendar (Date Picker)

When setting a date field, you can either enter the date manually or open a calendar (date picker) that lets you select the date you want. The following table describes the keyboard shortcuts for the calendar.

Press these keys
(in macOS)
To do this
Ctrl+HomeOpen the calendar if closed. Note: This doesn't work if the date field is in a grid, where Ctrl+Home jumps to the first row.
Ctrl+Home
(Cmd+Home)
Move to the current month, current day.
Ctrl+Left Arrow
(Cmd+Left Arrow)
Move to the previous day.
Ctrl+Right Arrow
(Cmd+Right Arrow)
Move to the next day.
Ctrl+Up Arrow
(Cmd+Up Arrow)
Move to the previous week, same day of the week.
Ctrl+Down Arrow
(Cmd+Down Arrow)
Move to the next week, same day of the week.
EnterSelect the focused date.
Ctrl+End
(Cmd+End)
Close the calendar and delete the current date.
EscClose the calendar without a selection, keep the current date.
Page DownMove to the next month.
Page UpMove to the previous month.

Keyboard Shortcuts in Date Fields

Press these keys
(in macOS)
To do this
tEnter the current date. 'T' stands for 'today'.
wEnter the work date. For more information, see Work Date

Keyboard Shortcuts in the Report Preview

Press these keys
(in macOS)
To do this
Down ArrowScroll down the page.
Up ArrowScroll up the page.
Ctrl+0 (zero)
(Cmd+0)
Fits the entire page on the page.
Ctrl+Home
(Cmd+Home)
Go to the first page of the report.
Ctrl+End
(Cmd+Home)
Go to the last page of the report.
Left ArrowScroll to the left when the page is zoomed in so that it isn't entirely in view.
Right ArrowScroll to the right when the page is zoomed in so that it isn't entirely in view.
Page Down
(Fn+Down Arrow)
Go to the next page of the report.
Page Up
(Fn+Up Arrow)
Go to the previous page of the report.
Shortcut Keys

Keyboard Shortcuts for Zooming In and Out

Press these keysTo do this
Ctrl++Zoom in on the current page.
Ctrl+-Zoom out on the current page.
Ctrl+0Zoom in or out to 100% on the current page.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Role Explorer

Role explorer gives you an overview and quick access to all the business features that are available for your role. For more information, see Finding Pages with the Role Explorer.

Find Shortcuts On Computer

Press these keys
(in macOS)
To do this
Shift+F12Open the role explorer.
F3Open the Find box in role explorer for finding features based on a given search word or term.
F3 or Ctrl+Down ArrowMoves focus to the next found feature in role explorer. F3 will move focus to the Find box after the last found feature.
Shift F3 or Ctrl+Up ArrowMove focus to the previous found feature in role explorer.
Ctrl+ShiftExpand or collapse all sub-nodes, in addition to top-level nodes, when you choose the Expand or Collapse action.

Shortcut Keys In Windows 10 Settings

See also

Shortcut Keys For Pc

Keyboard Quick Reference - PC Only
Assistive Features
Getting Ready for Doing Business
Working with Business Central
Frequently Asked Questions
Find Entries

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