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The term Shortcut key refers to specific key combinations which are used to accomplish an action which otherwise would be accomplished by moving a MOUSE and /or selecting from a Menu. Shortcut keys are often key combinations consisting of the letter key pressed along with the Alt or Ctrl key.
Instead of using the menus or the buttons on the Tool-bar (Section 3.1), most XTrackCAD commands may be invoked through use of Shortcut keys.
RETURN
key has the same effect as pressing the OK button on the current dialog.
ESCAPE
key cancels the current command. All selected tracks are unselected. The Properties (Section 2.2.13) or Select (Section 2.2.16) command becomes the current command.
F1
key opens the Help page for the currently selected command. Shift+F1
opens the Contents Help Page.
PAGE UP
and PAGE DOWN
keys will zoom out or zoom in.
ARROWS
key will pan the canvas right, left, up and down.
DELETE
or the BackSpace
key invokes the Delete (Section 2.4.4) command.
Several Shortcut key commands are used in conjunction with the mouse. These commands are listed in Section 3.4.