| Keyboard Shortcuts
F1 (Help)
Press F1 to open the context-sensitive Help file. If you put
focus on
a command or dialog (by mouse or keyboard) and press F1, the Help
window
appears containing information specific to the focus item.
ALT+F4 (File Exit)
Press ALT+F4 as a shortcut for choosing File Exit. This
command quits
the P-CAD Schematic program. If any open design has been modified since
the last save, you are prompted whether you want to save the changes to
the file. The program writes configuration information to the Sch.ini
file
when you quit the program.
ALT + left click
For any click-and-drag or drag-and-drop operation, you can
hold down
the ALT key, click the left mouse button, then move or drag the object
wherever you want without having to keep the mouse button depressed.
Without
the ALT key, you would normally have to press and hold down the mouse
button
while dragging an object.
Arrow keys
Press an arrow key to move the cursor to the next grid point.
If you
press CTRL+arrow, the cursor moves 10 grid points, which can be used to
pan the screen.
CTRL + mouse click
You can copy-and-drag an object by selecting the object,
holding down
CTRL and clicking the left mouse button in the selected object region,
and dragging a copy of the object to a location and releasing to paste
the object.
CTRL+C (Edit Copy)
Press CTRL+C as a shortcut for choosing Edit Copy.
CTRL+N (File New)
Press CTRL+N as a shortcut for choosing File New. This command
opens
a new, untitled window in the workspace.
CTRL+O (File Open)
Press CTRL+O as a shortcut for choosing File Open. When you
choose this
command, the Open dialog box appears. Use this dialog to navigate to
the
file you want to open.
CTRL+P (File Print)
Press CTRL+P as a shortcut for choosing File Print. When you
choose
this command, the File Print dialog appears. Use this dialog to print
sheets
from your design and set options for your output.
CTRL+S (File Save)
Press CTRL+S as a shortcut for choosing File Save. This
command saves
any changes to the active design file. To save a copy of the file under
a different name or in a different location, choose File Save As.
CTRL+V (Edit Paste)
Press CTRL+V as a shortcut for choosing Edit Paste.
CTRL+X (Edit Cut)
Press CTRL+X as a shortcut for choosing Edit Cut.
CTRL+Z (Edit Undo)
Press CTRL+Z as a shortcut for choosing Edit Undo. This
command reverses
a completed action. If you have not completed your action (e.g., you
are
in Place Line mode and have not finished a series of segments), Undo
will
not reverse the action. Use the BACKSPACE key to unwind the unfinished
actions when you are in a placement mode.
CTRL+F4
Press CTRL+4 to close the active window.
CTRL+F6 and CTRL+Tab
Press CRTL+F6 or CTRL+TAB to switch focus to the next open
window. Press
CTRL+SHIFT+F6 to switch focus to the previous window.
SHIFT +D
Press SHIFT+D to change the reference designator to the
highest unused
preceding reference designator.
SHIFT +P
Press SHIFT+P to change the reference designator to the
previous gate.
SHIFT+F4 (Window Tile)
Press SHIFT+F4 as a shortcut for choosing Windows Tile.
Windows are
resized and arranged side-by-side so that all windows are visible and
none
overlap.
SHIFT+F5 (Window Cascade)
Press SHIFT+F5 as a shortcut for choosing Windows Cascade. All
windows
overlap, starting in the upper-left corner of your Workspace. You can
see
each window's title, making it easy to switch between windows.
DEL (Edit Delete)
Press DELETE as a shortcut for choosing Edit Delete. This
command deletes
all selected objects.
Backspace
Press BACKSPACE to choose the unwind command while placing
objects with
multiple segments (e.g., lines, polygons). Each BACKSPACE stroke
unwinds
the previously placed segment.
ESC (escape)
Press ESC to terminate placement of objects with multiple
segments;
it also cancels a redraw in progress. In many cases, you can press ESC
as a substitute for right-clicking. ESC also exits from dialogs
(equaling
the Close or Cancel buttons).
+ plus key (zoom in)
Press the + key as a shortcut for choosing View Zoom In. The
keypad
plus key also works. The plus key causes a zoom in to occur at the
cursor
location. The plus key does not change the cursor to a zoom cursor, as
do the zoom commands from the View menu.
- minus key (zoom out)
Press the - key as a shortcut for choosing View Zoom Out. The
keypad
minus key also works. The minus key causes a zoom out to occur at the
cursor
location. The minus key does not change the cursor to a zoom cursor, as
do the zoom commands from the View menu.
SPACEBAR
Press the SPACEBAR to simulate left mouse button actions. To
simulate
a mouse click, press and release the SPACEBAR twice. To simulate
pressing
and holding down the mouse button, press the SPACEBAR once.
As the left mouse button is used in such a variety of ways throughout
the P-CAD program, this SPACEBAR can become a regular part of your
work.
C key (view center)
Press C as a shortcut for choosing View Center. This command
gives you
the ability to center your cursor location. Place the cursor in the
area
of your design that you want centered and press C.
D key
Press D to change the reference designator to the next
available reference
designator.
E key (play macro)
Press E to run (execute) the temporary macro (named _DEFAULT).
Temporary
macros are recorded by activating the macro toggle button (or the M
key)
to begin recording, and deactivating the button to end recording. Each
successive temporary macro overwrites the previous one. See Macro
Record/Stop
for information about the temporary macro and the macro toggle
button.
F key (flip object)
Press F to flip an object during Place and Select operations.
Not all
objects can be flipped. See Edit Select for more information about
flipping
objects.
The F key also switches between orthogonal mode pairs; see Options
Configure Dialog for details on orthogonal modes.
G key
Press G to scroll forward through the list of grid settings.
Press SHIFT+G
to scroll back through the list.
L and SHIFT+L keys
Press L to sequence forward through the sheets in the design
file of
the active window; Press SHIFT+L to sequence backward through the
sheets.
M key (record macro)
Press M in place of clicking the macro toggle button (M button
on the
status line) to start or stop the recording of a temporary macro (see E
key description). See Macro Record/Stop for information about the
temporary
macro and the Macro toggle button.
O and SHIFT+O keys (orthogonal mode)
Press O to sequence forward through the orthogonal modes
during placement
of wires and lines. Press SHIFT+O to sequence backward throughout the
modes.
Press the F key to switch between orthogonal mode pairs. Orthogonal
modes
are set in the Options Configure dialog.
P key
Press P to change the reference designator to the next
gate.
R key (rotate)
Press R to rotate objects 90 degrees during Place and Select
operations.
For more information about rotating objects with Place and Select
operations,
see Edit Select.
S key (select)
Press S as a shortcut for choosing Edit Select. In Select mode
you are
able to click on objects to highlight them, then move, rotate, delete,
duplicate, and otherwise modify them.
U key (undo)
Press U as a shortcut for choosing Edit Undo, which reverses a
completed
action. See Edit Undo for more information. For the unwind feature, see
the BACKSPACE key description in this section.
Z key (zoom window)
Press Z as a shortcut for choosing View Zoom Window. Just
press Z and
then draw the zoom window; a zoom cursor (magnifying glass) appears
until
you draw the zoom window. Whatever you surround with the zoom window
fills
the screen.
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