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You can use hotkey to accelerate your operations in ForeUI. Currently the hotkeys below are available:

Hotkey

Effective Region

Description

Comment

Ctrl + N

Main Window

Create a new ForeUI plot file and open it.

Command + N in Mac

Ctrl + O

Main Window

Browse an existed ForeUI plot file to open.

Command + O in Mac

Ctrl + S

Main Window

Save the current editing plot file.

Command + S in Mac

Shift + Ctrl + S

Main Window

Save plot as ...

Shift + Command + S in Mac

Ctrl + W

Main Window

Launch slide show.

Shift + Command + Y in Mac

Ctrl + R

Main Window

Run simulation in your default web browser.

Command + R in Mac

Ctrl + Z

Main Window

Undo the last editing action.

Command + Z in Mac

Ctrl + Y

Main Window

Redo the last undo action.

Shift + Command + Z in Mac

Ctrl + X

Main Window, Text Editor, Behavior Editor

Cut the selected content.

Command + X in Mac

Ctrl + C

Main Window, Text Editor, Behavior Editor

Copy the selected content.

Command + C in Mac

Ctrl + V

Main Window, Text Editor, Behavior Editor

Paste the selected content.

Command + V in Mac

Delete

Main Window, Text Editor, Behavior Editor

Remove the selected content.

Backspace in Mac

Ctrl + D

Main Window

Open behavior editor for selected element or current page.

Command + D in Mac

Ctrl + Right

Main Window

Select next element in plot.

Command + Right in Mac

Ctrl + Left

Main Window

Select previous element in plot.

Command + Left in Mac

Ctrl + A

Main Window

Select all elements in plot.

Command + A in Mac

Ctrl + Q

Main Window

Quit ForeUI.

Command + Q in Mac

Page Down

Main Window, Simulation in Browser

Switch to next page.

Fn + Down in Mac

Page Up

Main Window, Simulation in Browser

Switch to previous page.

Fn + Up in Mac

Left, Right, Up, Down

Plot Editing Area

Move the selected elements in plot.

 

Hold Shift + Single Click

Plot Editing Area

Add element to current selection.

 

Hold Ctrl + Single Click

Plot Editing Area

Remove element from current selection.

 

Hold Shift + Drag & Drop

Selection Border

Resize selected elements, with aspect ratio locked.

 

Right Click

Plot Editing Area, Behavior Editor

Show context menu.

 

Enter

All windows that have "Ok" button

Emulate pressing the ok button.

 

Escape

All windows that have "Cancel" button

Emulate pressing the cancel button.

 

Ctrl + Equals

Main Window

Zoom In

Command + Equals in Mac OS

Ctrl + Minus

Main Window

Zoom Out

Command + Minus in Mac OS

Ctrl + 1

Main Window

Zoom to 100%

Command + 1 in Mac OS

Ctrl + 2

Main Window

Zoom to 200%

Command + 2 in Mac OS

Ctrl + 3

Main Window

Zoom to 300%

Command + 3 in Mac OS

Ctrl + 4

Main Window

Zoom to 400%

Command + 4 in Mac OS

Ctrl + 5

Main Window

Zoom to 50%

Command + 5 in Mac OS

Ctrl + G

Main Window

Show/Hide the global property window

Command + G in Mac OS

Ctrl + E

Main Window

Show/Hide the element selector window

Command + E in Mac OS

Ctrl + F

Main Window

Show/Hide the element search window

Command + E in Mac OS

Ctrl + L

Main Window

Show/Hide the display control window

Command + L in Mac OS

Ctrl + I

Main Window

Show/Hide the image dock

Command + I in Mac OS