Eleven NetSuite keyboard shortcuts & search tips (plus a printable)

Whether you’re using NetSuite on a PC or a Mac, this guide will prove to be an invaluable tool. It’s filled with useful shortcuts and search tips designed to streamline your daily tasks and enhance your productivity.

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1. Global shortcuts

• Alt + G (Windows) / Option + G (Mac): Access the global search bar
• Alt + S (Windows) / Option + S (Mac): Save a record
• Alt + A (Windows) / Option + A (Mac): Save and add another record
• Alt + R (Windows) / Option + R (Mac): Save and return to the previous page
• Alt + X (Windows) / Option + X (Mac): Cancel a transaction or close a window
• Alt + L (Windows) / Option + L (Mac): View the list of the current record type
• Alt + E (Windows) / Option + E (Mac): Edit the current record
• Alt + K (Windows) / Option + K (Mac): Open the shortcuts popup

2. Navigation shortcuts

• Alt + Arrow Down/Up (Windows) / Option + Arrow Down/Up (Mac): Navigate through sublist lines
• Alt + Page Down/Up (Windows) / Option + Page Down/Up (Mac): Scroll through sublists
• Alt + F (Windows) / Option + F (Mac): Move to the first sublist line
• Alt + O (Windows) / Option + O (Mac): Move to the last sublist line

3. Date field shortcuts

• Alt + ; (Windows) / Option + ; (Mac): Insert today’s date
• + / – (Windows/Mac): Increase/decrease date by one day
• Alt + ‘ (Windows) / Option + ‘ (Mac): Clear the date field
• t (Windows/Mac): Autofill with today’s date
• y (Windows/Mac): Autofill with the previous day’s date
• Shift + t (Windows/Mac): Autofill with the next day’s date
• m (Windows/Mac): Autofill with the last day of the current month

4. Miscellaneous shortcuts

• Ctrl + Alt + S (Windows) / Control + Option + S (Mac): Submit the primary button on a page
• Ctrl + Alt + F (Windows) / Control + Option + F (Mac): Jump to the first field in a form
• Ctrl + Alt + L (Windows) / Control + Option + L (Mac): Log out of NetSuite
• Ctrl + Alt + H (Windows) / Control + Option + H (Mac): Access NetSuite’s help center

5. Specific record type search

• Use the first three letters of a record type with a colon or caret (e.g., cus: for customer, con^ for contact, inv^ for invoice, emp: for employee).

6. Search modifiers

• Use apostrophes for exact matches (e.g., “Ace Chemicals”).
• Add % at the end of a term for records starting with those letters (e.g., tech%).
• Use % around numbers for records containing that number (e.g., %495%).
• Use an underscore between numbers for customer numbers starting and ending with those numerals (e.g., Cu: 4_5).

7. Advanced search techniques

• Use “OR” between terms for simultaneous searches (e.g., Te% OR Tech% OR Techno%).
• Hover over the circular arrow in the top-left corner to view your 12 most recently viewed records. Click to open or hover and click edit to modify the record.
• Capitalise the search prefix to open records in edit mode when clicked (e.g., Cus:Annexa).

8. Wildcard (%) character in searches

• The percent sign (%) acts as a wildcard and can replace any number of characters in a search term. For example: inv% for all records starting with “inv.”

9. Plus (+) for inactive records in searches

• The plus sign (+) includes inactive records in search results. For example: +customer for both active and inactive customer records.

10. Common prefixes for searches

• sea: for saved searches.
• page: for navigating directly to specific NetSuite pages.
• cus: for customers.
• emp: for employees.
• inv: for invoices.
• item: for inventory items.

11. Advanced use of prefixes in searches

• Combine prefixes with other search modifiers for refined searches.
• Example: emp:John% for employees named John.

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