The following list shows the various keyboard functions available within the Edit window's Command Mode.
Alt + F3
Displays the Search dialog box.
Shift + Tab or Ctrl + Left Arrow
Moves the cursor backward to the last editable field.
Ctrl
Hold Ctlr and click on a feature in the Graphic Display window to move
the cursor to the corresponding feature line in the Edit window. Hold
Ctrl and double-click on a feature to select the entire feature.
Ctrl + A
Selects and highlights all the text in the Edit window.
Ctrl + C
Copies text or objects to the Clipboard. If you highlight text from
a single field, that text is copied to the Clipboard. If more than
one field is highlighted, then the entire object is copied to the
Clipboard.
Ctrl + E
Executes selected features (or the feature with the cursor).
Ctrl + End
Moves the cursor to the end of the measurement routine.
Ctrl + Tab
Minimizes or restores the Edit window.
Ctrl + Home
Moves the cursor to the beginning of the measurement routine.
Ctrl + Page Down
Moves the cursor to the end of the file.
Ctrl + Page Up
Moves the cursor to the beginning of the file.
Ctrl + Q
Displays the Execution dialog box so you
can execute the measurement routine.
Ctrl + T
Assigns the current command to the selected active arm.
Ctrl + V
Pastes the Clipboard's contents at the insertion point. If you only
copied text, this attempts to paste the text. If you copied an entire
object to the Clipboard, this attempts to paste the entire object.
In the latter case, if the insertion point is in the first column
of the Edit window on the first line of a command, the Clipboard object
is placed before this object. In all other cases, the insertion is
after the object.
Ctrl + X
Cuts any highlighted characters.
Ctrl + Y
Displays the Execution dialog box and resumes
a paused execution.
Ctrl + Shift + F
This option toggles the display of selected feature commands and their IDs in the Graphic Display window. You can also use this on a GROUP command to toggle the display of features within the group.
Delete or Backspace
Deletes any highlighted characters. If nothing is highlighted, then
both keystrokes function as in a normal editor.
Double-click
Highlights the editable field that the cursor is on.
Down Arrow
Moves the cursor down one line.
F1
Displays the Help topic for the command.
F2
Inserts an expression.
F3
Marks a single feature for execution. Multiple features can be marked
simultaneously by highlighting them before selecting this command.
F4
Prints the entire contents of the Edit window.
F5
Displays the Setup Options dialog box.
F6
Displays the Change all the fonts dialog
box.
F7
If the cursor is placed in a toggle field, this key switches the entry
in the field forward to the next entry in the alphabetical list of
allowed entries. If the end of allowed entries is reached, it cycles
to the beginning of the list.
F8
If the cursor is placed in a toggle field, this key switches the entry
in the field backward to the previous entry in the alphabetical list
of allowed entries. If the beginning of allowed entries is reached,
it cycles to the end of the list.
F9
Opens the dialog box for the command on which the cursor is residing
when you press this key.
F10
Displays the Parameter Settings dialog box.
F12
Displays the Fixture Setup dialog box.
Left Arrow
Moves the cursor left one character.
Page Down
Moves the cursor down one page.
Page Up
Moves the cursor up one page.
Right Arrow
Moves the cursor right one character.
Shift
If you hold Shift and an arrow key is pressed, the text is highlighted
as the cursor moves. Holding Shift and double-clicking on a start
block or end block selects the entire command block.
Shift + F10
Displays the Jump To dialog box.
Tab + Ctrl + Right Arrow
Moves the cursor forward to the next editable field.
Up Arrow
Moves the cursor up one line.
- (minus key) or Alt + -
Removes the last hit from the hit buffer.
End
Inserts the measured feature into the measurement routine.