Learn Epic Health Shortcuts for Windows
Most Used Epic Shortcuts Action Epic Health Shortcut keys Send an open window to the back Alt + Esc Cut Ctrl + X Copy Ctrl + C Paste Ctrl + V Find Ctrl + F Replace Ctrl + H Select all Ctrl + A Print Ctrl + P Undo Ctrl + Z Select text Shift + Arrow keys Move across words in the text Ctrl + Arrow keys Select text by a word at a time instead of each letter Ctrl + Shift + Arrow keys Delete previous word/character block Ctrl + Backspace Delete the next word/character block Ctrl + Delete Open Windows Task Manager Ctrl + Shift + Esc Lock windows if you are logged in to a shared workstation Win + L Minimize all windows Win + M Undo minimize all windows Win + Shift + M Toggle bold formatting Ctrl + B Toggle italic formatting Ctrl + I Toggle underline Ctrl + U Move the window to fill half of the screen Win + Right & Left Arrow key Maximize window Win + Up Arrow key Decrease the size of the window Win + Down Arrow key When using bullet points, move to the next bullet Tab Return bullet point to the left Shift + Tab Move the cursor to the location / URL bar Alt + D Close the tab or browser window Ctrl + W When Explorer is already up, open a new tab Ctrl + T Delete a file, bypassing the Recycle Bin Shift + Delete Create a new folder Ctrl + Shift + N Rename a file F2
Main Workspace Shortcuts Action Epic Keyboard Shortcuts Open the Epic Button menu Alt Jump to the Epic search function Ctrl + Spacebar Open Paging System Ctrl + 1 Go to Patient Lists workspace Ctrl + 2 Open Patient Station Ctrl + 3 Secure your Epic workstation Ctrl + Alt + S Logout of Epic Ctrl + Alt + L
Patients Chart Shortcuts Action Epic Shortcut keys Close the Workspace (chart) Ctrl + W Open the menu for More activities Ctrl + D Move to the next row Tab Move to the previous row Shift + Tab Quickly select choices in the drop-down menu A – Z Move the cursor to the next choice in the list UP & Down Arrow key Save the selection and move to the next row Enter Remain in the row but choose more than one item ; Add comments to rows F6 Navigate to the previous section F7 Navigate to the next section F8 Close section or note F9 Open Manage Orders Activity Ctrl + O Open the sidebar of Manage Orders Activity Alt + M Open Order Sets Alt + D Place the cursor in the New Order field in the Sidebar Alt + W Open the window to Sign orders Alt + S Open the comment box in the Order Composer window F6 Today (current date or relative date) T Week (relative date) W Month (relative date) M Year (relative date) Y Now N Hour H
Note Writing Shortcuts Action Epic Keyboard Shortcuts Move the cursor to the next line of text Down Arrow key Move the cursor to the previous line of text Up Arrow key Move the cursor to the end of the current line of text End Move the cursor to the beginning of the current line of text Home Move the cursor to the end of the text Ctrl + End Moves cursor to the beginning of the text Ctrl + Home Moves cursor to next word Ctrl + Right Arrow key Moves cursor to the previous word Ctrl + Left Arrow key Highlight from the cursor position to the end of the line of text Shift + End Highlight from the cursor position to the beginning of the line of text Shift + Home Highlight the line below the current one Shift + Down Arrow key Highlight the line above the current one Shift + Up Arrow key Highlight one character to the right of the cursor Shift + Right Arrow key Highlight one character to the left of the cursor Shift + Left Arrow key Highlight from the cursor position to the end of the word Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow key Highlight from the cursor position to the beginning of the word Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow key
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