--- id: video/O0UTg-e3t5k type: video title: Jump to a Master Entity Using a Keyboard Shortcut summary: "Keyboard shortcut for jumping to a master entity in Business Central: holding Control-Alt and pressing the Down arrow on a referenced field, such as an item on a sales order line, opens the related card. The demo uses a sales order and the item card." tier: official language: en tags: - keyboard shortcuts - master entity navigation - referenced fields - sales orders - user interface system: sales review: state: reviewed by: opus at: "2026-10-07T23:12:09.093Z" flags: [] generated: at: "2026-10-07T23:12:09.131Z" pipeline: 0.2.0 prompts: extract-video: 1 summarize-video: 2 input_hash: 8eb84b83dc91fe6b7152aabffe9ba7e512267379b66f9112c7c657976f81fab2 evidence: - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0UTg-e3t5k&t=1s title: Jump to a Master Entity Using a Keyboard Shortcut date: "2024-02-02T12:48:32.000Z" commit: null t: 1 quote: easily jump to a Master entity with a keyboard shortcut when you work with data in business Central - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0UTg-e3t5k&t=33s title: Jump to a Master Entity Using a Keyboard Shortcut date: "2024-02-02T12:48:32.000Z" commit: null t: 33 quote: to go directly to the item I've selected here I can hold down the key control and ALT and then choose the down arrow - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0UTg-e3t5k&t=53s title: Jump to a Master Entity Using a Keyboard Shortcut date: "2024-02-02T12:48:32.000Z" commit: null t: 53 quote: Control Alt down to jump directly to the item you'll see the item card opening here for this specific product - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0UTg-e3t5k&t=53s title: Jump to a Master Entity Using a Keyboard Shortcut date: "2024-02-02T12:48:32.000Z" commit: null t: 53 quote: this works for any referenced field you can jump to a customer you can jump to items and so on this works anywhere in links: learn: [] objects: [] features: [] topics: [] localizations: [] videos: [] posts: [] guidelines: [] video_id: O0UTg-e3t5k channel: yt-microsoft source_name: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0UTg-e3t5k published_at: "2024-02-02T12:48:32.000Z" duration_s: 87 captions: full audience: - end user - functional consultant chapters: - t: 0 title: Introduction to Master Entity Navigation - t: 21 title: Opening Sales Orders - t: 33 title: Using Control Alt Down Shortcut - t: 53 title: Applying the Shortcut to Referenced Fields - t: 73 title: Closing Remarks features: - name: Jump to Master Entity with Keyboard Shortcut status: unclear t: 1 verified: false status_source: video objects_mentioned: [] quotes: - t: 1 text: easily jump to a Master entity with a keyboard shortcut when you work with data in business Central check: exact - t: 33 text: to go directly to the item I've selected here I can hold down the key control and ALT and then choose the down arrow check: exact - t: 53 text: Control Alt down to jump directly to the item you'll see the item card opening here for this specific product check: exact - t: 53 text: this works for any referenced field you can jump to a customer you can jump to items and so on this works anywhere in check: exact --- # Jump to a Master Entity Using a Keyboard Shortcut > Keyboard shortcut for jumping to a master entity in Business Central: holding Control-Alt and pressing the Down arrow on a referenced field, such as an item on a sales order line, opens the related card. The demo uses a sales order and the item card. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0UTg-e3t5k) · Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) · 2024-02-02 · 1:27 · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus) ## Overview This short video shows how to jump from a referenced field to its master entity with a keyboard shortcut. In the demo, a sales order is open and an item is selected on a line. Holding Control and Alt and pressing the Down arrow opens the item card for that product. The video says the shortcut works for any referenced field, so the same approach applies to customers, items and other master entities. ## Key points - Hold Control and Alt, then press the Down arrow, to jump from a referenced field to its master entity. - In the demo, the shortcut on an item selected on a sales order line opens the item card for that product. - The video says it works for any referenced field, for example a customer or an item. - The presenter says the shortcut works anywhere in Business Central. - The feature was demonstrated in the video; its release status is not stated. ## Chapters - [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0UTg-e3t5k&t=0s) Introduction to Master Entity Navigation - [0:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0UTg-e3t5k&t=21s) Opening Sales Orders - [0:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0UTg-e3t5k&t=33s) Using Control Alt Down Shortcut - [0:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0UTg-e3t5k&t=53s) Applying the Shortcut to Referenced Fields - [1:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0UTg-e3t5k&t=73s) Closing Remarks ## Features | Feature | Status | At | |---|---|---| | Jump to Master Entity with Keyboard Shortcut | status not stated, demoed | [0:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0UTg-e3t5k&t=1s) | ## Quotes - [0:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0UTg-e3t5k&t=1s) "easily jump to a Master entity with a keyboard shortcut when you work with data in business Central" - [0:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0UTg-e3t5k&t=33s) "to go directly to the item I've selected here I can hold down the key control and ALT and then choose the down arrow" - [0:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0UTg-e3t5k&t=53s) "Control Alt down to jump directly to the item you'll see the item card opening here for this specific product" - [0:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0UTg-e3t5k&t=53s) "this works for any referenced field you can jump to a customer you can jump to items and so on this works anywhere in"