Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Operations

Keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are keyboard combinations that can be pressed to perform a command within the program. The scheme adopted for shortcuts match the general trend adopted in many programs and it is detailed in the following table:

Shortcut

Environment

Action

F1

W, R, G

Call help context

F2

W

Edit cursor cell

F8

W, G

Reopen

F9

W, G

Analyze model (RAM Elements)

Shift + F9

W, G

Design model (RAM Elements)

Ctrl + F9

W, G

Optimize model (RAM Elements)

Home

W

Move cursor to first column

End

W

Move cursor to last column

Tab

W

Move cursor to next cell

Esc

W

Undo editing

Ctrl + A

W, R, G

Select all

Ctrl + C

W, R, G

Copy to clipboard

Ctrl + D

G

Select by design group

Ctrl + E

W, G

Open/Close data explorer

Ctrl + H

G

Hide not selected elements

Ctrl + I

G

Invert selection

Ctrl + L

G

Select aligned members

Ctrl + M

W, G

Open/Close information panel

Ctrl + N

W, G

New model

Ctrl + O

W, G

Open model

Ctrl + P

R

Print

Ctrl + S

W, G

Save model

Ctrl + U

G

Clear all display options

Ctrl + V

W, R, G

Paste from clipboard

Ctrl + W

W, G

Open/Close data spreadsheet

Ctrl + X

W, R, G

Cut to clipboard

Ctrl + Z

W, R, G

Undo

Ctrl + 0

W, G

Reset zoom

Ctrl + "+"

W, G

Zoom in

Ctrl + "-"

W, G

Zoom out

Ctrl + Home

W

Move cursor to first row

Ctrl + End

W

Move cursor to last row

W = Worksheets

R = Reports

G = Graphic display

Mouse operations

The common mouse operations within the program are described in the following table:

Operation

Focus

Action

Click roller + drag

G

Pan

Click right + drag

G

Rotate

Left click

G, R

Select element and unselect previous elements

Shift + Left click

W, G, R

Add element to selection

Left click + drag

G

Select elements of the enclosed area

(only elements fully enclosed will be considered)

Ctrl+Left click + drag

G

Select elements of the enclosed area

(all elements will be considered)

Wheel

W, R

Scroll up/down

Wheel

G

Zoom in/out

Shift + Wheel

W, R

Page down/up

Wheel click or middle button

W

Reset zoom

Ctrl+Wheel

W, H

Enlarge or reduce font size

Cltrl+Wheel click

W, H

Reset font size

W = Worksheets

R = Reports

G = Graphic display

H = Help context