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Keyboard Shortcuts

PrestoPlot Keyboard Shortcuts

PrestoPlot accepts several keyboard shortcuts which are associated with the window type which is currently raised (Has the ksyboard focus).


Any window raised

Shortcut Action
F1 Display the online help for the currently raised window.
SHIFT-F1 Start the context help and wait for the left mouse button to select an object.
F2 Open a new graph with the currently selected data sets from the Data Sets window loaded or an empty graph if there are none selected.
F3 or Control-o Open a new data file.
Shift-F3 or Control-Shift-O Open a new data file In the CSV Configure dialog.
F5 Load a command (*.pcf) file.
F6 Import a data file by calling an Import Plug-in.
F7 Display the Command Line window.
F8 Display the Preferences window.
F9 Display/Hide the Tool bar of buttons at the top of the screen.
F10 Display/Hide the Date bar (Only if a Time server plugin is loaded) at the top of the screen.
F11 Display/Hide the bar of tabbed window selections.
ESCAPE Cancel the context help or any dialog window.
ENTER When pressed in any text entry zone PrestoPlot will process the contents of the entry (IF its contents are valid).
Control-d Duplicate the last opened graph.
Control-Shift-D Delete all datasets after confirmation.
Control-Shift-G Reopen the last closed graph if datasets are still present.
Control-v Import the contents of the clipboard as a generic CSV file. If the clipboard contains a file path (copy option in explorer) then load the file as if dropped.
Control-Shift-V Import the contents of the clipboard using the CSV Configure dialog. If the clipboard contains a file path (copy option in explorer) then load the file as if dropped.
Control-w Close the topmost window.
Control-Shift-W Delete all graphs after confirmation.
Alt-Left Move the current graph tab to the left.
Alt-Right Move the current graph tab to the right.
Control-TAB Switch the current tab to the next tab to the right, wrap to the leftmost if it is the last one.
Control-Shift-TAB Switch the current tab to the next tab to the left, wrap to the rightmost if it is the first one.

TIP: All the text entry boxes use the standard windows command keys to move the cursor, select and copy/paste text.


Data Set window

Shortcut Action
DELETE Delete (after confirmation) any selected data sets.
ESCAPE Leave editing mode.
ENTER Open selected datasets on a new graph.
Control-a Select all datasets.

Graph window

Shortcut Action
Control-c Copy the contents of the graph to the windows clipboard or copy the text of a highlighted marker.
Control-i Save the contents of a graph as an image.
Control-p Copy the contents of the graph to a windows printer.
DELETE Delete a highlighted marker.

Date Axis, Marker and Adjust Date Date entry boxes

Shortcut Action
Control-a Select all the text in the entry.
Up Add 1 minute to the current time.
Down Remove 1 minute from the current time.
PG-Up Add 1 hour to the current time.
PG-Down Remove 1 hour from the current time.
Control-PG-Up Add 1 day to the current time.
Control-PG-Down Remove 1 day from the current time.
The standard windows keys to move the cursor, select and copy/paste text.

Help window

Shortcut Action
Control-a Display the about dialog box.
Control-f Display the search dialog box to search the current pages.
Control-r Refresh the page. (Not active if plugins are loaded)
Control-s Display the search dialog box to search all pages.