Keyboard Accelerators
You can use keyboard accelerators, key sequences that allow you to perform a function, to fire scripts using the KeyUp or KeyDown events. However, the built-in WorkSpace keyboard accelerators take precedence over any KeyUp or KeyDown events in the picture or user area. Therefore, you should avoid using keyboard accelerators that conflict with those that are reserved for internal use. The following table lists all of the reserved accelerators in the run-time and configuration environments.
|
Keyboard Accelerator |
Purpose |
Works in |
Works in Configure Mode |
|
F1 |
Invokes Help. |
No |
Yes |
|
F10, Ctrl + F10, Alt (alone) |
Activates the WorkSpace menu bar. |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Ctrl + F4 |
Closes document. |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Ctrl + W |
Toggles between configuration or run-time environment. |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Ctrl + O |
Activates Open File dialog. |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Ctrl + P |
Activates Print File dialog. |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Ctrl + Esc |
Activates Windows Start menu (unless disabled through security). |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Ctrl + Break, Ctrl + Alt +Break |
Breaks script execution. |
Yes |
No |
|
Ctrl + Alt + Esc, Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Esc |
WorkSpace window becomes inactive (unless disable through security). |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Ctrl + Alt + Del |
Brings up Windows Login (or Security) dialog box, unless disabled through security. |
Yes |
Yes |
|
All Alt key combinations |
Activates the WorkSpace menu. |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Shift + letter combinations |
Alphanumeric data entry (could trigger when entering an uppercase letter). |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Ctrl + A |
Selects all |
No |
Yes |
|
Ctrl + C |
Copies |
No |
Yes |
|
Ctrl + D |
Duplicates |
No |
Yes |
|
Ctrl + F |
Finds and replaces |
No |
Yes |
|
Ctrl + O |
Opens document |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Ctrl + P |
Prints document |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Ctrl + S |
Saves document |
No |
Yes |
|
Ctrl + V |
Pastes from the clipboard |
No |
Yes |
|
Ctrl + Z |
Undoes the last action |
No |
Yes |
