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Keyboard shortcuts ​

Shortcuts act on the window that has focus. On macOS, use Command in place of Ctrl. Editing shortcuts work only in EDIT mode.

Main Window and Palettes ​

KeysAction
F1Open this manual (in a palette, open that palette’s section)
Ctrl+NNew display
Ctrl+OOpen display
Ctrl+SSave display
Ctrl+PPrint
Ctrl+QExit QtEDM
Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+ZUndo / Redo (Redo is Ctrl+Y on Windows)
Ctrl+FFind PV

Display Windows ​

KeysAction
Ctrl+X / Ctrl+C / Ctrl+VCut / Copy / Paste the selection (also in the main window)
Arrow keysMove the selection 1 pixel
Shift+ArrowMove the selection 10 pixels
Ctrl+ArrowResize the selection 1 pixel
Ctrl+Shift+ArrowResize the selection 10 pixels
EscapeCancel PV Info or PV Limits picking

Ctrl+X is always Cut; it does not switch modes. To change modes, use the Edit/Execute selector in the main window.

Help Window ​

KeysAction
Ctrl+FGo to Find in help
Enter or F3Next match
Shift+Enter or Shift+F3Previous match
EscapeClose Help