Keyboard Shortcuts
VTScada Application Manager (VAM)
| Key Combo | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + D | Opens the VTScada |
| Ctrl + L | Opens the Working Copy Lock Grants the lock-owner (module) permission to read/write configuration files. info dialog. |
Title Bar
| Key Combo | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + T | Opens the Tag Browser. |
| Ctrl + D | Opens the Idea Studio. |
| Ctrl + P | Opens the Print dialog for current page. (No preview) |
| Ctrl + ~ | Opens the Application Configuration. |
Keyboard shortcuts for the title bar are only active if the user has the necessary security privileges.
None of the Title Bar keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl + ~ excepted) are compatible with the Anywhere Client where browser shortcuts take priority.
Tag Browser
| Key Combo | Description |
|---|---|
| Esc | Close the tag browser |
| Tab | Change focus (Tree View > Grid List > Import > Discover > New > Properties > Draw > Close > Search > Show Children > Show Disabled > Tree View) |
| Shift + Tab | Change focus in the opposite order. |
| Arrow Left/Right | Closes/Opens tag trees. |
| ↵Enter | Navigate inside to display children. |
| Ctrl + N | Create a new tag as if you had clicked the "New" button. |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | In the grid list, create a new child tag under the selected tag. |
| Ctrl + Shift + V | In the grid list, pastes a copied tag as a child of the selected tag. |
| Delete | Deletes a single selected tag in the grid list. |
| Alt + Enter | Opens the properties dialog for the selected tag. |
| Alt + Up | Navigate up one level in the tag hierarchy |
| Alt + Left or Alt + Right |
Navigate back and forward through the tag browser's navigation history. |
Keypress search is available. In grid view and in the select type panel, you can jump to a specific name by starting to type it in. This feature is more intuitive to use if Show Children is disabled.
Keypress search also works in the Select Type tag dialog and the Source Debugger.
Tag Properties Dialog
| Key Combo | Description |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo last action in a numeric or string field. Click on the field that you want the undo to apply to. May be used up until the state of the field the last time changes were applied. |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo last action in a numeric or string field. Click on the field that you want the redo to apply to. May be used up until the most recent new change. |
| Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + PgDn |
Switches to the next tab. |
| Shift + Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + PgUp |
Switches to the previous tab. |
Historical Data Viewer (HDV)
| Key Combo | Description |
|---|---|
| Arrow Keys (Left/Right) | Pan backwards and forwards in time. |
| Shift + Arrow Keys (Left/Right) | Pan backwards and forwards in time in larger increments. |
| Ctrl + Minus sign (-) | Zoom out (x-axis). |
| Ctrl + Plus sign (+) | Zoom in (x-axis). |
| Ctrl + 0 or Ctrl + * |
Return to live mode. |
| Esc | Exit selection choice in 'Pan & Zoom' |
Idea Studio
| Key Combo | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + N | Creates a new standard page. |
| Ctrl + O | Opens an existing page or widget |
| Ctrl + T | Open the Tag Browser. |
| Ctrl+ L | Link the selected widget to a tag. Enable Show Children when the tag browser opens. |
| Ctrl + Plus sign (+) | Zoom in. |
| Ctrl + Minus sign (-) | Zoom out. |
| Ctrl + Scroll Wheel | Zoom in and out. |
| Shift + Scroll Wheel | Move left and right instead of up and down. |
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Ctrl + TAB or Ctrl + PageDown |
With multiple pages/popups/widgets open, switch to the next tab. |
| Shift + Ctrl + TAB or Ctrl + PageUp |
With multiple pages/popups/widgets open, switch to the last tab. |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo the last action. May be used more than once. |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo last action. May be used more than once. |
| Ctrl + A | Select all the graphics. |
| Ctrl + Click | Select all graphics under cursor. |
| ↵Enter | Open the properties of the selected widget, image or shape. |
| Arrow Keys | Move selections. |
| Shift + Arrow Keys | Move selections 10x faster. |
| Shift + Drag | Move selection orthogonally. |
| Del | Deletes selected graphics. |
| Ctrl + C | Copies the selected graphics. |
| Ctrl + X | Cuts the selected graphics. |
| Ctrl + V | Paste the graphics from the clipboard at the cursor location. |
| Alt + Arrow Keys | Re-size selection. |
| Alt + Shift + Arrow Keys | Re-size selection while maintaining aspect ratio. |
| Esc | While resizing/nudging/drawing a pipe et cetera, hit escape to cancel process. |
| Ctrl + [ | Bring the selected object forward. |
| Ctrl + ] | Send the selected object back. |
| Shift + Ctrl + [ | Bring the selected object to the front. |
| Shift + Ctrl + ] | Send the selected object to the back. |
| F2 | Align left. |
| Shift + F2 | Align right. |
| F3 | Align top. |
| Shift + F3 | Align bottom. |
| F4 | Align center. |
| Shift + F4 | Align middle. |
| F5 | Match height. |
| Shift + F5 | Match width. |
| Ctrl + B | Changes selected text to bold.* |
| Ctrl + I | Changes the selected text to italic.* |
| Ctrl + U | Underlines the selected text.* |
| Backspace or DEL | When drawing a line or pipe, remove last vertex in path. |
*Text as in using the Text tool, not widget labels. Widget labels use font tags through their property dialog.
Keyboard Shortcuts in the Anywhere Client
Please note that some shortcuts will not work in the Anywhere Client because pre-existing browser shortcuts will be prioritized. These exceptions include:
- Ctrl+T in the title bar
- Ctrl + P in the title bar
- Tab/Shift + Tab in the Tag Browser
- Ctrl + N in the Tag Browser
- Ctrl + Tab/Ctrl + Shift + Tab in the Tag Properties dialog.
VTScada Application Manager (VAM)
Find and Open Pages Within an Application
Display Building (Idea Studio)
