The following function keys provide shortcuts to many of the more frequently used commands. The table shows alternate commands available by pressing the Ctrl, Alt or Shift keys in combination with the specified key. Function keys or combinations omitted from the table have no defined effect.
Key assignments marked with * relate to spreadsheet functions only.
| Key | Function | Ctrl+Key | Shift+Key | Alt+Key |
| F1 | Procedure example | Search for help on | Help on word | Help Contents |
| F2 | Copy Column* | Cut Column* | Paste Column* | New spreadsheet from Clipboard |
| F3 | Find Next | Change Factor Levels* | Find Previous | Insert Column before current column* |
| F4 | Repeat Last Command* | Close Window | Tile Vertically | Exit |
| F5 | Data Display | Freeze Columns* | Go Back* | Summary Stats* |
| F6 | Change Directory | Cycle through non- iconic windows | Goto Last Spreadsheet | |
| F7 | Delete current row* | Delete Empty Rows and Columns* | Delete Current Column* | Delete Selected Rows* |
| F8 | Edit cell* | Toggle Enter key* | Toggle Cell Navigation* | Toggle Temp Missing cell* |
| F9 | Edit Column Attributes* | Sort Column* | Convert Column* | Restrict by values* |
| F10 | Update Data* | Create New Spreadsheet | Open Spreadsheet with data from Genstat* | Add data from Genstat* |
| F11 | Fill Column* | Fill column using list* | Calculate Column* | Recalculate Column* |
| F12 | Copy RTF table | Copy Factor levels/labels* | Copy rectangle | Copy HTML table |
| Key | Ctrl+Shift+Key | Ctrl+Alt+Key | Shift+Alt+Key |
| F2 | Copy tabbed text to Clipboard | Duplicate Column* | Add from Clipboard* |
| F3 | Standardize Column* | Insert Multiple Columns* | Insert Column after current column* |
| F4 | Tile Horizontally | ||
| F5 | Toggle QTL Data View | ||
| F6 | Reverse cycle through non-iconic windows | ||
| F7 | Delete Empty Columns* | Delete Restricted Rows* | Delete Selected Columns* |
| F8 | Toggle Paste Asterisk* | Code column to Factor* | Toggle clipboard precision* |
| F9 | Restrict/Using Factor Levels* | Remove Restriction* | |
| F10 | ODBC Data Query* | Update all data to Genstat* | Add from file* |
| F11 | Factor Product* | Fill a column with Dates* | Recode* |
| F12 | Paste Factor levels/labels* | Set Factor Reference level* | Remove unused factor levels* |