Keyboard Shortcuts
Universal Shortcuts
| To do… | Shortcut | Alternative Shortcut(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Open ‘About’ Dialog | F1 | |
| Toggle Menu | Backquote | |
| Toggle Fullscreen | F | |
| Zoom In | Pg Up | |
| Zoom Out | Pg Down |
In Playpen View
Navigation
| To do… | Shortcut | Alternative Shortcut(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Leave Playpen | End | |
| Pan View Left | H | A, Left Arrow |
| Pan View Right | L | D, Right Arrow |
| Pan View Up | K | W, Up Arrow |
| Pan View Down | J | S, Up Arrow |
| Open Finder | Ctrl-F | / |
| Clear Selection | 0 | |
| Select Next Visible Concept | Tab | |
| Original Context for Statement/Link | O | |
| Previous (Draw/Action) Context | Ctrl-, | |
| Next (Action/Series) Context | Ctrl-. | |
| Freehand/Topic/Statement Switch | Ctrl-/ |
Series
| To do… | Shortcut | Alternative Shortcut(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Cycle through series | Tab | |
| Previous in series | H | K, A, W, Left Arrow, Up Arrow |
| Next in series | L | J, D, S, Right Arrow, Up Arrow |
| Autoplay current series | P |
Editing
| To do… | Shortcut | Alternative Shortcut(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Save Changes | Ctrl-S | |
| Link Selected Concepts | Ctrl-C | |
| Move Selected Concepts | Ctrl-X | |
| Undo | Ctrl-Z | |
| Redo | Ctrl-Shift-Z | |
| Stop Drawing/Lasso | Esc | |
| Delete Selected/Remove From Series | Delete | |
| New Topic | Shift-T | |
| Connect Selected to New Topic | Alt-Shift-T1 | |
| New Statement | Shift-Space | |
| Connect Selected to New Statement | Alt-Shift-Space | |
| Next Tag for Selected Concept | Equal | |
| Select Tagged Concept | 1-9 | Shift+1-9 (Multi-select) |
| Switch New Link Source to Hovered | Tab |
Lasso
| To do… | Shortcut | Alternative Shortcut(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Invert Select | Alt | |
| Toggle Select | Shift | |
| Cycle through lasso types | Tab |
Search
| To do… | Shortcut | Alternative Shortcut(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Stop Search | Esc | |
| Related Topics from Selected | Shift-H | |
| Related Statements from Selected | Shift-L | |
| Neighboring Topics from Selected | Shift-J | |
| Neighboring Statements from Selected | Shift-K |
In Island View
| To do… | Shortcut | Alternative Shortcut(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Open Selected Playpen | Enter | Home |
| Select Leftward Hex | H | A, Left Arrow |
| Select Rightward Hex | L | D, Right Arrow |
| Select Hex Above | K | W, Up Arrow |
| Select Hex Below | J | S, Up Arrow |
| Copy/Move Current Concepts to Selected | Ctrl-V | |
| (When Hub Hovered) Next Island | Tab | |
| Find Across Loaded Playpens | Ctrl-F | / |
| Delete Selected Playpen | Delete |
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Alt-Shift-T is also used by the Chrome family of browsers to set focus on the first item in the toolbar. This can still be accessed by shifting focus from the playpen, for example by pressing the Backtick shortcut first, to open the menu. ↩︎