Mouse and Keyboard Functions

Note: If you are running GENESIS64 on Windows 7 and are using Multitouch, several Multitouch features are available to runtime users. For more information, refer to GENESIS64 Features on Windows 7.

Keystroke

Function

Description

File Functions

Ctrl+N

New

Creates a new display file.

Ctrl +O

Open

Opens an existing display file.

Ctrl+S

Save

Saves the current display file.

Ctrl+P

Save As

Prints out the current display.

Edit Functions

Ctrl+Z

Undo

Reverses the last editing action.

Ctrl+Y

Redo

Restores the last editing action that was undone.

Ctrl+X

Cut

Moves one or more selected objects to the Windows clipboard, removing them from the work area. Cutting data/objects to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there.

Ctrl+C

Copy

Copies selected data/objects to the clipboard. This command is unavailable if no data/objects are currently selected. Copying data to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there.

Ctrl+V

Paste

Places a copy of the object currently in the clipboard into the work area. The objects remain on the clipboard until you copy or cut another object to the clipboard. Use this command to insert a copy of the clipboard contents at the insertion point. This command is unavailable if the clipboard is empty.

Ctrl+D

Duplicate

Duplicates a selected object. When an object is duplicated, all of its attending properties accompany the duplicated object.

Delete

Delete

Deletes the selected object from the work area.

Ctrl+F

Find

Opens the Find dialog box. Enter a string to search for in the Find What field.

Ctrl+H

Replace

The Replace operation works in a similar way and replaces the Find What string(s) with the Replace With string(s). All dialog options are the same, except that the Replace dialog box has a field called Replace With.

Ctrl+A

Select All

Selects all objects in the display.

View Functions

Ctrl+Numpad+

Zoom In

Zooms in by increments of 50 percent.

Ctrl+Numpad-

Zoom Out

Zooms out by increments of 50 percent.

Ctrl+Shift+S

Zoom Selection

Zooms in on the selected object.

Ctrl+W

Fit to Window

Fits all objects inside the work area; toggles back to original view.

Ctrl+Shift+H

Default Zoom/Pan

Restores the default zoom setting.

Ctrl+F11

Main Menu

Hides/shows the menu bar.

Ctrl+W

Fit to Window

Fits all objects inside the work area.

Ctrl+R

Runtime Window Preview Mode

Enables you to see what a display will look like in runtime mode without actually entering runtime. This helps you set the proper display dimensions and zoom factors.

Runtime Functions

Ctrl+M

Runtime

Toggles configuration and runtime modes.

Arrange Functions

Ctrl+Shift+G

Snap > Toggle Grid

Hides/shows the grid lines in the work area.

Draw Functions

Ctrl+G

Group

Groups two or more selected objects in the work area into one item. The resulting object can then be moved as a single object.

Ctrl+U

Ungroup

Undoes the grouping of two or more grouped objects in the work area into individual objects.

Help Functions

F1

Help Topics

Launches the online Help for the application.

Alt+?

Help

Opens online Help for GENESIS64, its tools, and its applications.

Move Object

Arrow Left

Move Left

Moves the object 1 pixel to the left.

Arrow Right

Move Right

Moves the object 1 pixel to the right.

Arrow UP

Move Up

Moves the object 1 pixel up.

Arrow Down

Move Down

Moves the object 1 pixel down.

Arrow keys

More vertices

When editing the vertices of a polyline, polygon, or path, pressing the arrow keys moves the selected vertices.

Resize Object

Ctrl+Arrow Left

Upsize horizontally

Decreases the size of the object horizontally.

Ctrl+Arrow Right

Downsize horizontally

Increases the size of the object horizontally.

Ctrl+Arrow Up

Upsize vertically

Increases the size of the object vertically.

Ctrl+Arrow Down

Downsize vertically

Decreases the size of the object vertically.

Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Left

Downsize object

Decreases the size of the object (proportionately).

Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Right

Upsize object

Increases the size of the object (proportionately).

Menu Commands

Alt

Menu key equivalents

Displays the values that will activate the menus when you press Alt+key. Click here for an illustration.

Alt+Spacebar

Windows command

Activates the Windows command menu's Move, Restore, Resize, Minimize, and Maximize commands.

Alt+Q+S

Save

Performs the Save command.

Alt+Q+U

Undo

Performs the Undo command.

Alt+Q+R

Redo

Performs the Redo command.

Alt+F

GraphWorX64 menu

Opens the application menu with New, Open, Save, Save As, Import, Publish, Print, Tools, Login/Logout, and Exit commands.

Alt+H

Home ribbon

Activates the Home ribbon's Clipboard, Shapes, Styles and Colors, Arrange, and Text commands.

Alt+D

Dynamics ribbon

Activates the Dynamics ribbon's Data, Text Objects, Buttons, Dimensions, Color, Selectors , This Display, and Smart Symbols commands.

Alt+C

Controls ribbon

Activates the Controls ribbon and gives you access to GENESIS64 Viewers, SmartPins, PushPins, and the Scale Control.

Alt+E

Design ribbon

Activates the Design ribbon's Display Settings, Templates, and Transitions.

Alt+V

View ribbon

Activates the View ribbon's Navigation, Zoom, Grid, Window Layout, Show/Hide, and Misc commands.

Alt+R

Runtime

Takes you into Runtime mode.

Function

Description

Left mouse click

Selects static objects, such as rectangles and ellipses, tools, and menus.

Ctrl+Left mouse click

Brings an object to the front

Double-click

Action is dependent on object type:

Double-click on a polyline, polygon, or path to edit vertices.

Double-click on group of objects to edit inside the group.

Double-click on an arc object to edit the start/end angles of the arc.

Double-click on a text object to in-place edit the text.

Double-click on 3D viewport to activate 3D-edit-mode.

Shift+Left mouse click

Selects multiple objects one by one.

Right-click

Opens the context pop-up menu, which varies depending on which item is selected. Right-clicking on the empty display also shows some of the menu commands. Right-clicking is also used to dock, float, and hide toolbars.

Drag (while pressing left mouse button) an object or an object's handles

Moves, stretches, and resizes objects

Drag (while pressing left mouse button) on the background of the display

Rubber-band select: selects all objects in the dragged area.

Shift+Drag (while pressing left mouse button) on the background of the display

Rubber-band select: adds all objects in the dragged area to the current selection.

Hold down Alt while the grid is on

Turns off snap-to-grid temporarily.

Drag and drop

Objects can be dragged and dropped to other instances of GraphWorX64 and the Symbol Library .

Ctrl+Drag (on a line)

While editing a polyline, polygon, or path, click and drag on the object to add a new vertex.

Right-click (on a vertex)

Right-click on a vertex to delete the vertex.

Shift+Click (on a vertex)

Hold down the Shift key when clicking on existing vertices to select multiple vertices (or mouse-drag-select multiple vertices)

Alt+LeftClick (on the background)

Zooms in by a factor of two.

Alt+RightClick (on the  background)

Zooms out by a factor of one half.

Alt+LeftDrag (on the  background)

Zooms in to the dragged area.

Alt+MiddleDrag (on the background)

Pans/scrolls the view.

Alt+mousewheel

Zooms in/out.

Tab

Select Next Object Selects the next graphical object.

Shift+Tab

Selects the previous graphical object.

Shift while drawing

While creating a rectangle or ellipse, holding down the Shift key makes the width and height equal, producing a perfect square or circle.

Shift while drawing

While creating a line, polyline, polygon, or path, hold down the Shift key to restrict line segments to increments of an angle. The default of 15 degrees can be changed using the Preferences > General Options > RestrictAngle property.

Shift while dragging

While dragging the handles of an arc to change its size, hold down the Shift key to restrict angles to increments of an angle. The default of 15 degrees can be changed using the Preferences > General Options > RestrictAngle property.

Ctrl while creating a curve

While creating a path (curve), hold down the Ctrl key to add a straight line segment instead of a curved segment.