Keyboard Shortcuts

 

There are many keyboard shortcuts (or hotkeys) available.  Hotkeys help to reduce the 'amount of clicks' required for performing a specific task. The following tables list the available keyboard shortcuts.

General

Note that the 'Ctrl' key may be dropped where indicated (i.e. [Ctrl +]) if Enable Cut/Copy/Paste without 'Ctrl' Key in the Environment category of the Application Options is selected.

 

Shortcut

Description

 

[Ctrl +] x

Cut selection  

[Ctrl +] c

Copy selection

[Ctrl +] v

Paste selection

r

Rotate selection right

l

Rotate selection left

m

Mirror selection

f

Flip selection

s

Set component sequence.  Note that the component must be selected first before pressing this key.

Ctrl + a

Select all

Ctrl + z

Undo

Ctrl + y

Redo

Ctrl + o

Load project

Ctrl + n

New project

Ctrl + s

Save active project

Ctrl + g

Global Substitutions dialog

Ctrl + u

Unload the selected project from the workspace

Ctrl + w

Invoke/cancel wire mode

Esc

Cancel action

+

Zoom in

-

Zoom out

Ctrl + Shift + Left Mouse Hold

Pan (dynamic scroll)

Ctrl + Left Double Click

Edit definition of selected component or module

Ctrl + Right Click

Invoke the library pop-up menu system

Left Double Click

Edit properties of selected component or module

Backspace

Navigate backwards

Ctrl + Backspace

Navigate up to parent canvas

F5

Refresh canvas

F1

Invoke the help system

! " # $

Scroll canvas horizontally and

vertically

Wires

To apply any of the following shortcuts, simply move your mouse pointer over a wire.

 

Shortcut

Description

 

v

Insert a wire vertex

i

Reverse wire vertexes

d

Decompose wire

Plotting

To apply any of the following shortcuts, simply move your mouse pointer over a plot area.  Note that in some instances, the graph must be selected.

 

Shortcut

Description

 

Insert

Insert an overlay graph

+

Zoom in to graphs

-

Zoom out of graphs

p

Zoom previous

n

Zoom next

x

Zoom x-axis extents

e

Zoom x-axis limits

y

Zoom y-axis extents

u

Zoom y-axis limits

r

Reset all extents

b

Reset all limits

Ctrl + Left Mouse Hold

Zoom horizontal aperture

Shift + Left Mouse Hold

Zoom vertical aperture

Left Mouse Hold

Zoom to box (simultaneous horizontal and vertical)

g

Toggle grid lines

i

Toggle tick marks

k

Toggle curve Glyphs

m

Show or hide markers

x

Set X marker

o

Set O marker

l

Toggle marker lock-step

f

Toggle frequency/delta view

q

Show x-intercept

w

Show y-intercept

c

Show cross-hairs (follows curve traces)

Space Bar

Switch curves while in cross-hair mode

! "

Graph frame dynamic aperture adjustment  

Layers

To apply any of the following shortcuts, you must be working within the Layers Pane.

 

Shortcut

Description

 

Insert

Add layer

Delete

Remove layer

Ctrl + l

List components

Ctrl + k

Select components

Ctrl + m

Merge layers

Ctrl + r

Rename layer

Hold h

Highlight components

# $

Move the selection within the layers table

Shift + # Shift + $

Extend the selection within the layers table

Home and End

Move the selection to the first and last Layers respectively

PageUp and PageDown

Move the selection by the size of the window

e, d and i

Change the state to Enabled, Disabled and Invisible respectively

Customizing Shortcuts

To customize shortcuts, right-click on the ribbon control bar and select Customize Quick Access Toolbar....  This will bring up the Customize dialog. Click the Customize... button to bring up the Customize Keyboard dialog.