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Show keyboard shortcuts for current stage of an interactive command |
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Graphical Editing hot key list |
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Click on a command on a menu or toolbar to edit it |
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This will open the Edit Command dialog in which you can add a new shortcut or edit the currently assigned shortcut.
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Access technical documentation for the resource currently under the cursor in particular commands, dialogs, panels, and objects |
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Open any existing document using the Open dialog |
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Close active document |
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Save active document |
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Save and release the defined entity |
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Print active document |
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Exit Altium Designer |
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Cycle forward to the next open tabbed document, making it the active document in the design workspace |
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Cycle backward to the previous open tabbed document, making it the active document in the design workspace |
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Toggle the display of all floating panels |
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Tile all open documents |
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Toggle the focus between the last active panel and the currently active design document in the main design window |
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Step forward to the next document in the sequence of documents that have been made active in the main design window |
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Step back to the previous document, in the sequence of documents that have been made active in the main design window |
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Refresh the active document when that document is a web-based document |
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(hold while moving a panel) Prevent automatic docking, grouping, or snapping |
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(Drag and drop from Windows Explorer into Altium Designer) Open a document, project, or design workspace |
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Move to the next message (down) in the Messages panel and cross-probe to the object responsible for the message in the associated document (where supported) |
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Move to the previous message (up) in the Messages panel and cross-probe to the object responsible for the message in the associated document (where supported) |
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Copy selection |
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Cut selection |
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Paste selection |
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Delete selection |
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Undo |
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Redo |
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Access the Smart Paste dialog |
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Find text |
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Find and replace text |
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Find next occurrence of searched text |
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Select all |
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Copy selected object(s) and paste repeatedly where needed in the workspace (rubber stamping) |
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Rotate selection counterclockwise by 90° |
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Rotate selection clockwise by 90° |
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Align selected objects by their left edges |
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Align selected objects by their right edges |
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Make the horizontal spacing of selected objects equal |
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Align selected objects by their top edges |
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Align selected objects by their bottom edges |
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Move selected objects to the nearest point on the current snap grid |
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Move the cursor to the absolute origin coordinate (0,0) for the current document |
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Access the Selection Memory dialog in which you can control all aspects of the selection memory feature |
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Access the Find Similar Objects feature (click on an object to use as the base template) |
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Display all design objects on the current document |
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Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location |
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(then move the mouse forward) Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location |
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(click and hold the mouse wheel, then move the mouse forward) Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location |
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Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location. |
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Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location |
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(then move the mouse forward) Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location |
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(click and hold the mouse wheel, then move the mouse forward) Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location |
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Scroll vertically within the design workspace |
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Scroll horizontally within the design workspace |
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Redraw the view in the main design window, placing the location marked by the cursor - prior to launching the command - at the center of the window |
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Refresh the screen, in effect performing a redraw of the current document, to remove any undesirable drawing update effects |
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Toggle the display of the current document's editor between maximized and not maximized |
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Cycle forward through your predefined snap grid settings |
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Cycle backward through your predefined snap grid settings |
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Turn the visible grid on or off in the current document |
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Temporarily disables the grid |
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Turn the cursor electrical grid on or off |
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Perform Board Level Annotation through use of the Board Level Annotate dialog |
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Measure the distance between two points on the active schematic document |
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Move the cursor to the left in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit |
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Move the cursor to the left in the current document workspace in increments of ten snap grid units |
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Move the cursor to the right in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit |
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Move the cursor to the right in the current document workspace in increments of ten snap grid units |
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Move the cursor upwards in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit |
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Move the cursor upwards in the current document workspace in increments of ten snap grid units |
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Move the cursor downwards in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit |
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Move the cursor downwards in the current document workspace in increments of ten snap grid units |
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Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the left in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit |
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Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the left in the current document workspace in increments of 10 snap grid units |
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Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the right in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit |
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Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the right in the current document workspace in increments of 10 snap grid units |
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Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) upwards in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit |
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Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) upwards in the current document workspace in increments of 10 snap grid units |
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Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) downwards in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit |
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Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) downwards in the current document workspace in increments of 10 snap grid units |
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(hold and drag) Move the object currently under the cursor |
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(hold and drag) Drag the electrical object currently under the cursor while maintaining connectivity with other electrical objects |
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Change the selection status of the object currently under the cursor without affecting the status of other objects |
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Select/deselect the object currently under the cursor |
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Modify the properties of the object currently under the cursor |
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(click on an object, hold and drag) Move the single object currently under the cursor (or group of selected objects if the object is part of that selection) |
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(Click (away from objects), hold and drag (left-to-right)) Select all objects that fall completely within the bounds of the selection area |
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(Click (away from objects), hold and drag (right-to-left)) Select all objects that fall completely inside the selection area or are touched by its boundary |
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(right click, hold and drag) Display the slider (panning) hand cursor then drag to move your view of the workspace |
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Access context menu for workspace or object currently under the cursor. If currently within an interactive command, will escape from the current operation |
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Toggle the display of the SCH Filter panel or the SCHLIB Filter panel accordingly |
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Toggle the display of the SCH List panel or the SCHLIB List panel accordingly |
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Clear the filter that is currently being applied to the active document |
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Clear all underlining highlighting from connections across all open (and open and hidden) schematic documents |
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Edit selected text object in-place (direct editing) |
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Add a new comment thread to a defined area of the active document. Before you can start using the comment feature, ensure that you have opened (checked out) a Managed Project and are working on one of its source schematic documents |
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Add a new comment thread to a specified point in the active document. Before you can start using the comment feature, ensure that you have opened (checked out) a Managed Project and are working on one of its source schematic documents |
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Add a new comment thread to a selected component in the active document. Before you can start using the comment feature, ensure that you have opened (checked out) a Managed Project and are working on one of its source schematic documents |
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Add a new comment review to a selected comment in the active document |
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Visually toggle the Net Color Override feature on or off |
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Toggle the display of the Properties panel accordingly |
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Use to open the Components panel from within a Schematic document |
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Note: We're not sure if shortcut above is correct. It was listed as "PP".
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Availability of these shortcuts depends on the interactive command and the specific design object that is the focus of that command.
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Access the Graphical Editing Hot key List dialog, which provides a listing of the shortcuts available (but that cannot be launched), as well as access to the documentation for the currently running command |
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Access a menu that lists all valid shortcuts for the present stage of the currently running interactive command |
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Acts like a Click of the mouse when placing/moving an object |
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Zoom in |
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Zoom out |
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Refresh the screen |
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Change display to have the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) at the center of the design window |
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Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) to the left in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit |
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Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) to the left in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units |
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Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) to the right in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit |
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Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) to the right in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units |
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Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) upwards in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit |
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Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) upwards in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units |
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Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) downwards in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit |
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Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) downwards in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units |
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Access an associated Properties panel mode from where properties for the object being placed/moved can be changed on-the-fly |
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Mirror the object being placed/moved along the X-axis |
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Mirror the object being placed/moved along the Y-axis |
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Constrain the direction of movement to the horizontal or vertical axis depending on the initial direction of movement |
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When auto-panning while placing/moving an object to pan at higher speed |
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Escape from the current process - either a stage of the currently running interactive command, or the command itself |
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Rotates the object being placed/moved counterclockwise. Rotation is in increments of 90° |
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Toggles start and end sub-modes when placing a Wire/Bus/Signal Harness in 90 Degree or 45 Degree placement modes |
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Cycles through placement modes when placing a Line |
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Changes the wiring mode for any connected wires, buses, or signal harnesses when dragging an electrical object |
What is your favorite Altium Designer hotkey? Do you have any useful tips for it? Let other users know below.
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