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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