To allow operation without removing one's hands from the keyboard, DXKeeper provides the following keyboard shortcuts for navigation among the Main window and Capture window fields.
The following shortcuts are effective within all items in panels on the Main window's Log QSOs tab, and within the Filter panel's Filter textbox; if the panel containing the destination item is not visible, then the shortcut will have no effect.
| Alt Key Shortcut | Effect |
| Alt-A | moves the mouse cursor to the State item |
| Alt-B | moves the mouse cursor to the QSO begin item |
| Alt-C | moves the mouse cursor to the Call item |
| Alt-D | moves the mouse cursor to the DXCC item |
| Alt-E | moves the mouse cursor to the Notes item |
| Alt-F | moves the mouse cursor to the Freq item |
| Alt-G | moves the mouse cursor to the Grid item |
| Alt-H | moves the mouse cursor to the QSL Message item |
| Alt-I | moves the mouse cursor to the Iota item |
| Alt-J | saves the QSO and creates a new QSO record (equivalent to clicking the New button) |
| Alt-K | moves the mouse cursor to the Address item |
| Alt-L | saves the QSO (equivalent to clicking the Log button) |
| Alt-M | moves the mouse cursor to the Mode item |
| Alt-N | moves the mouse cursor to the Name item |
| Alt-O | moves the mouse cursor to the County item |
| Alt-P | moves the mouse cursor to the Province item |
| Alt-Q | moves the mouse cursor to the QTH item |
| Alt-R | moves the mouse cursor to the RST rcvd item |
| Alt-S | moves the mouse cursor to the RST sent item |
| Alt-T | moves the mouse cursor to the Contest item |
| Alt-U | moves the mouse cursor to the QSL_Sent item |
| Alt-V | moves the mouse cursor to the QSL Via item |
| Alt-W | moves the mouse cursor to the TX serial# item |
| Alt-X | moves the mouse cursor to the Band item |
| Alt-Y | moves the mouse cursor to the Satellite Name item |
| Alt-Z | moves the mouse cursor to the RX serial# text box |
The following shortcuts are effective within items in panels on the Main window's Log QSOs tab:
| Ctrl Key Shortcut | Effect |
| Ctrl-A | selects the field's contents |
| Ctrl-C | copies the selected text to the Windows clipboard |
| Ctrl-F | moves the mouse cursor to the Filter textbox |
| Ctrl-J | saves the QSO and creates a new QSO record (equivalent to clicking the New button) |
| Ctrl-L | saves the QSO (equivalent to clicking the Log button) |
| Ctrl-V | pastes the text contents of the Windows clipboard |
| Ctrl-X | copies the selected text to the Windows clipboard and then deletes the selected text |
| Ctrl-Z | performs an "undo" operation |
| Ctrl-Left Arrow | moves the mouse cursor to the beginning of the current word in the current item |
| Ctrl-Right Arrow | moves the mouse cursor to end of the current word in the current item |
| Home | moves the mouse cursor to the beginning of the item (text controls only) |
| End | moves the mouse cursor to the end of the item (text controls only) |
The following shortcuts are effective within all items in panels on the Main window's Log QSOs tab:
| Key Shortcut | Effect |
| Ctrl-Home | selects the first QSO in the Log Page Display |
| PageUp | selects the previous QSO in the Log Page Display |
| PageDown | selects the next QSO in the Log Page Display |
| Ctrl-End | selects the last QSO in the Log Page Display |
The following shortcuts are effective within the Filter panel's Filter textbox:
| Ctrl Key Shortcut | Effect |
| Ctrl-1 | executes SQL filter 1 as defined in the Advanced window's SQL Query Filters panel |
| Ctrl-2 | executes SQL filter 2 as defined in the Advanced window's SQL Query Filters panel |
| Ctrl-3 | executes SQL filter 3 as defined in the Advanced window's SQL Query Filters panel |
| Ctrl-4 | executes SQL filter 4 as defined in the Advanced window's SQL Query Filters panel |
| Ctrl-B | filters the Log Page Display for broken QSOs |
| Ctrl-C | filters the Log Page Display for QSOs with the specified Callsign |
| Ctrl-D | filters the Log Page Display for QSOs with the specified Callsign's DXCC entity |
| Ctrl-U | filters the Log Page Display for QSOs that occurred within the specified time range |
| Ctrl-V | pastes the text contents of the Windows clipboard |
| Ctrl-X | resets the Log page filter so that all QSOs are visible there |
| Ctrl-Z | performs an "undo" operation |
| Ctrl-Left Arrow | move mouse cursor to the beginning of the current word |
| Ctrl-Right Arrow | move mouse cursor to end of the current word |
The following shortcuts are effective within all items on the Capture window:
| Alt Key Shortcut | Effect |
| Alt-A | moves the mouse cursor to the State item |
| Alt-B |
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| Alt-C | moves the mouse cursor to the Call item |
| Alt-D | moves the mouse cursor to the DXCC item |
| Alt-E | moves the mouse cursor to the Notes item |
| Alt-F | moves the mouse cursor to the Freq item |
| Alt-G | moves the mouse cursor to the Grid item |
| Alt-H | moves the mouse cursor to the QSL Message item |
| Alt-I | moves the mouse cursor to the Iota item |
| Alt-J | saves the QSO and clears the Capture window (equivalent to clicking the Log button) |
| Alt-K | moves the mouse cursor to the Pwr item |
| Alt-L | saves the QSO and clears the Capture window (equivalent to clicking the Log button) |
| Alt-M | moves the mouse cursor to the Mode item |
| Alt-N | moves the mouse cursor to the Name item |
| Alt-O | moves the mouse cursor to the County item |
| Alt-P | moves the mouse cursor to the Province item |
| Alt-Q | moves the mouse cursor to the QTH item |
| Alt-R | moves the mouse cursor to the RST rcvd item |
| Alt-S | moves the mouse cursor to the RST sent item |
| Alt-T | moves the mouse cursor to the Contest item |
| Alt-U | toggles the QSL request checkbox |
| Alt-V | moves the mouse cursor to the QSL Via item |
| Alt-W | moves the mouse cursor to the TX serial# item |
| Alt-X | moves the mouse cursor to the CQ item |
| Alt-Y | moves the mouse cursor to the ITU item |
| Alt-Z | moves the mouse cursor to the RX serial# text box |
The following shortcuts are effective within all items on the Capture window:
| Ctrl Key Shortcut | Effect |
| Ctrl-A | selects the field's contents |
| Ctrl-C | copies the selected text to the Windows clipboard |
| Ctrl-J | saves the QSO and clears the Capture window (equivalent to clicking the Log button) |
| Ctrl-L | saves the QSO and clears the Capture window (equivalent to clicking the Log button) |
| Ctrl-V |
pastes the text contents of the Windows clipboard |
| Ctrl-W | clears all Capture window fields and places the cursor in the Call field |
| Ctrl-X | copies the selected text to the Windows clipboard and then deletes the selected text |
| Ctrl-Z | performs an "undo" operation |
| Ctrl-Left Arrow | move mouse cursor to the beginning of the current word in the current item |
| Ctrl-Right Arrow | move mouse cursor to end of the current word in the current item |