Keyboard shortcuts for working with Item Buckets

Published on June 30, 2013
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When working with item buckets in Sitecore 7 there are a few keyboard shortcuts that might come in handy.

Here is a list:

ShortcutDescription
CTRL + SHIFT + BConverts a content item into an item bucket. You must lock the item first.
CTRL + SHIFT + DConverts an item bucket into a content item. You must lock the item first.
CTRL + XClears the text box.
CTRL + SHIFT + SOpens a new search tab on the selected content item. This shortcut does not convert the item into an item bucket.
CTRL + SHIFT + ASelects the closest item bucket ancestor of the current item and adds a search tab to it.
Space BarScrolls down the results when the search box is not selected.
CTRL + Space BarDisplays the dropdown options when the search box is selected.
ESCThis hides the drop-down list if it is shown.
CTRL + BShifts the focus to the text box if it is outside the textbox.
SHIFT + NumberRuns the search in a particular view. 1 will run the first, 2, the second, and so on.
1-9The numeric characters move focus to the corresponding page of the search results.