Moving the Cursors Using the Keyboard
Use the following keys to move the cursors:
Navigation Keys |
Function |
|---|---|
RIGHT |
Moves the cursor in the positive X direction. |
LEFT |
Moves the cursor in the negative X direction. |
UP |
Moves a bound cursor to the previous curve and a free cursor in the positive Y direction. |
DOWN |
Moves a bound cursor to the next curve and a free cursor in the negative Y direction. |
PAGE UP |
Moves a bound cursor to the previous curve and a free cursor in the negative Z direction. |
PAGE DOWN |
Moves a bound cursor to the next curve and a free cursor in the positive Z direction. |
You can also press the following keys to affect the behavior:
Additional Key(s) |
Function |
|---|---|
CTRL+ |
Moves by an average increment. |
SHIFT+ |
Moves by a large increment. |
CTRL+SHIFT+ |
Jumps to the edge. |
ALT+ |
Moves both cursors. |
SHIFT+ALT+ |
Moves to event. |
If you want swap both cursors when swapping the curve without having to press the ALT key, select this option first: Cursor Tools/Cursors[Navigation] > Move Both Cursors.
Select the option Cursor Tools/Cursors[Cursors] > Synchronize Cursors if the diagram is located in a worksheet or a document and you want to synchronize the movement of the cursors of the other diagrams as well.
The following table shows additional key assignments:
Key |
Function |
|---|---|
TAB |
Switches between origin cursor and leading cursor. |
F6 |
Switches to the next diagram in the document or worksheet. |
SHIFT+F6 |
Switches to the previous diagram in the document or worksheet. |
CTRL+W |
Moves the cursor to the next event. |
CTRL+Q |
Moves the cursor to the previous event. |
Note: You can easily view the key assignment for cursor navigation using the buttons under Cursor Tools/Cursor[Navigation] . Pressing the SHIFT key and/or the CTRL key changes the appearance of these buttons. Now point with your mouse to one of the buttons in order to view a popup window showing the key assignment.