Difference between revisions of "Keyboard Shortcuts"

Revision as of 23:59, 11 November 2013

What's new in Analytica 4.0? > [Most of these shortcuts are new for Analytica 4.0]

Analytica now supports almost all the standard shortcuts for tables offered by Microsoft Excel. See Shortcuts for Table Navigation for details.

tab:
- In a Diagram window, select the next node, from left to right, then up to down
- In an Object window, select the next Attribute field
- In a table, select the next cell
shift+tab: Like tab, but in reverse sequence.

F1: User Guide
F2: : Open Diagram window containing the selected node.
F3: : Open the Outliner window
F4: : Open the Object window for selected node.
F5: : Open the Result window for the selected variable. (same as CTRL+R)
F6: : Edit the definition (script for Button) of selected Variable or Function (same as CTRL+E) in Attribute Panel or Object window, depending on setting in Preferences... dialog.
F7: : Enter browse mode
F8: : Enter Edit mode
F9: : Enter Arrow mode.

F10: Select the main menu bar.
- Use left or right arrow or a letter to select a menu.
- Use up or down arrow or a letter to select an option in that menu.
F11: Toggle between Edit/Arrow editing modes ( ←→ ). In Analytica 3.1, this was F2.
F12, or CTRL+F12: Open/close typescript window

CTRL+A: Select all
CTRL+B: Number Format...
CTRL+C: Copy selected text, cell or region of a table, or nodes.
CTRL+D: Duplicate nodes
CTRL+E: Edit definition
CTRL+F: Open Find dialog to find an object by identifier or title. In a table, Find will search table.
CTRL+G: Find next matching item from Find dialog.
CTRL+H: Find object with identifier matching the text you have selected -- e.g. in a definition.
CTRL+I: Insert a new row or column after the row or column you have selected in an Edit table.
CTRL+J: In a Diagram, align selected node(s) to grid
CTRL+K: Kill (delete) the row or column you have selected in an Edit table.
CTRL+L: Open dialog to Add Module...
CTRL+M: Make an alias from the selected node(s).
CTRL+N: Start a New Model
CTRL+O: Open a model file
CTRL+P: Print the current Diagram, Graph
CTRL+Q: Exit (Quit) the model.
CTRL+R: Show result for selected variable(s)
CTRL+S: Save the model
CTRL+T: Adjust selected node(s) to their default size
CTRL+U: Open Uncertainty Options... dialog
CTRL+V: Paste text, cell or region of a table, or selected nodes.
CTRL+W: Close the model
CTRL+X: Cut selected text or node(s).
CTRL+Y: Toggle between viewing titles and identifiers
CTRL+Z: Undo last action (typing text or moving or resizing node(s)
CTRL+. (CTRL+dot): Stop the computation in progress.
CTRL+Break: Stop the computation in progress.
CTRL+' (CTRL+apostrophe): Open/close Typescript window. On some non-English keyboards, this combination is not available. In those cases, use F12.

CTRL+click on a node: When you are editing the Definition (or other attribute) in an Attribute panel, CTRL-click on another node in the same diagram inserts its identifier into the Definition. This shortcut is very handy when writing a complex expression.
Enter
Return
CTRL+Return

CTRL+right-arrow: Move right one token (identifier or operator)
CTRL+left-arrow: Move left one token (identifier or operator)
CTRL+ALT+left-arrow: Find left paren that matches the right paren currently at the left of the caret.
CTRL+ALT+right-arrow: Find right parent that matches the left parent currently to the right of the cursor.
SHIFT+(any of the above): Select the characters between.

(More to be listed)

Arrow: Move selected node(s) in direction of the arrow by a grid increment, if snap to grid is set -- otherwise, by one pixel.
SHIFT+arrow: Move selected node(s) in direction of the arrow, by one pixel if snap to grid is set -- otherwise, by one grid increment.
CTRL+left-arrow: Align left edges
CTRL+F9: Align horiz center
SHIFT+F9: Align vert centers of selected nodes
CTRL+right-arrow: Align right edges
CTRL+=: Align left and right edges of selected nodes
CTRL+up-arrow: Align tops of selected nodes
CTRL+down-arrow: Align bottoms of selected nodes

These shortcuts use two keystrokes in sequence -- not pressed together:

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 === Shortcuts when editing a definition or other attribute ===
-* ALT+click on a node:  When you are editing the definition (or other attribute) in an Attribute panel, ALT-click on another node in the same diagram. This shortcut is very handy when writing a complex expression.
+* CTRL+click on a node:  When you are editing the Definition (or other attribute) in an Attribute panel, CTRL-click on another node in the same diagram inserts its identifier into the Definition. This shortcut is very handy when writing a complex expression.
 * Enter
 * Return
 * CTRL+Return
-* CTRL+right-arrow: Move right one token
+* CTRL+right-arrow: Move right one token (identifier or operator)
-* CTRL+left-arrow: Move left one token
+* CTRL+left-arrow: Move left one token (identifier or operator)
 * CTRL+ALT+left-arrow: Find left paren that matches the right paren currently at the left of the caret.
 * CTRL+ALT+right-arrow: Find right parent that matches the left parent currently to the right of the cursor.