Shortcuts
The following list contains the most important shortcuts in DIAdem. To use the shortcuts in an individual DIAdem panel, open the respective DIAdem panel first. For certain keyboard shortcuts, you must select an object first.
General Keyboard Shortcuts
| Del | Deletes the selected object. |
| F1 | Opens the context-related help. |
| F6 | Switches the focus between the active panel, the Data Portal, and the displayed non-modal dialog boxes. |
| Alt + F6 | Switches the Data Portal visible or invisible. |
| Alt + F4 | Closes DIAdem. |
| Ctrl + A | Selects all the objects in the enabled panel. If a dialog box is open: in the script recording mode DIAdem records the dialog box settings. Otherwise, DIAdem copies the dialog box settings to the Windows clipboard. |
| Ctrl + Shift | If you press <Ctrl-Shift> and idle the cursor on a bar element, DIAdem displays a tooltip with the name of the bar, the name of the bar element, and the name of the base object or base type. DIAdem also copies this information, separated by a space, to the clipboard. |
| Ctrl + C | Copies the selected object to the clipboard. |
| Ctrl + N | Creates a new workspace. |
| Ctrl + O | Opens a file in the enabled panel. |
| Ctrl + P | Prints the current file in the enabled panel. |
| Ctrl + S | Saves the current file in the enabled panel. |
| Ctrl + U | Switches full screen mode on or off. |
| Ctrl + V | Inserts the contents of the clipboard. |
| Ctrl + X | Deletes the selected object and copies this object to the clipboard. |
| Ctrl + F4 | Closes the enabled panel. |
| Ctrl + Page up | Switches to the next worksheet. |
| Ctrl + Page down | Switches to the previous worksheet. |
| Ctrl + Tab | Switches to the next panel. |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Opens a dialog box where you save the current file under a new name. |
| Ctrl + Shift + F1 | Opens a dialog box where you request and set variables and execute commands. |
| Ctrl + Shift + F5 | Opens the Calculator. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Q | Disables the Interaction mode. |
| Shift+ F1 to Shift + F12 | Starts the predefined scripts. To change the default settings click the last symbol of a group bar and select the Predefine Setting from the context menu. |
| Shift | If you press the shift key, DIAdem displays the messages for which you selected the setting Only display this message when the Shift key is pressed. |
DIAdem NAVIGATOR
Data Portal
| F2 | Renames the selected object. |
| Page up | Selects the uppermost visible object or scrolls upwards. |
| Page down | Selects the bottom visible object or scrolls down. |
| × on the numeric block | Opens all the structure levels below. |
| ÷ on the numeric block | Closes all the structure levels below. |
| + on the numeric block | Opens the next structure level or selects the first subordinate object. |
| - on the numeric block | Selects the object above, or closes the subordinate structure level. |
DIAdem VIEW
| F2 | Edits the selected object. |
| F7 | Switches the enabled area. |
| Page up | Scrolls up in the channel table and in the textbox. |
| Page down | Scrolls down in the channel table and in the textbox. |
| + | Zooms into an axis system. |
| - | Zooms out of an axis system. |
| Ctrl + Q | Stops the play function. |
| Ctrl + F5 | Starts the play function. |
| Arrow keys | Moves the cursor. |
| Ctrl + Pos1 | Moves the scroll bar to the beginning of the channel table. |
| Ctrl + End | Moves the scroll bar to the end of the channel table. |
| Ctrl + vertical mouse wheel | Magnifies or reduces the view of a table. |
| Shift + vertical mouse wheel | Moves the view of a table horizontally. |
| Click and drag | Rotates a 3D model. |
| Right-click and drag | Enlarges or reduces a 3D model. |
| Horizontal mouse wheel | Enlarges or reduces a 3D model. |
| Right-click and drag | Enlarges or reduces a 3D model. |
| X + right-click and drag | Moves a 3D model in the x-direction. |
| Y + right-click and drag | Moves a 3D model in the y-direction. |
| Z + right-click and drag | Moves a 3D model in the z-direction. |
DIAdem REPORT
| F5 | Refreshes the view. |
| Tab | Selects the next object. |
| Shift + Tab | Selects the next subobject. |
| + on the numeric block | Enables the zoom mode. |
| - on the numeric block | Reduces the zoom by one step. |
| × on the numeric block | Switches to normal view. |
| Ctrl + Click | Selects another element in the workspace or deselects a selected element. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Click | Selects the enabled element in a multiple selection. |
| Ctrl + vertical mouse wheel | Zooms in or out. |
| Shift + vertical mouse wheel | Moves the zoomed view horizontally. |
| Ctrl + Z | Undoes the last action. |
| Ctrl + H | Switches the PicObjHighlight variable, which specifies whether DIAdem automatically activates the objects in a REPORT layout, in order to select them. |
| Ctrl + Align Horizontal/Vertical Intervals buttons | If you align the intervals of three or more REPORT objects, DIAdem generally positions the objects in such a way that the object frames do not overlap. If you press the <Ctrl> key during alignment, DIAdem allows the objects to overlap in order to have the objects closer together. |
General Shortcuts for the Script Editor in DIAdem SCRIPT and in the DIAdem Dialog Editor
| . (Period) | If you enter a dot behind the name of an object, DIAdem displays a list of all the properties and methods that this object supports. |
| Ctrl + Spacebar | Displays the list with all objects, commands, and procedures. With CodeCompletion DIAdem completes entered characters to a term from this list. If the entered characters do not show a definite text, DIAdem displays the selection list. |
| Ctrl + Z | Undoes the last action. |
| Ctrl + Y | Restores the last action. |
| Ctrl + G | Opens the Go to Line dialog box. |
| Page up | Scrolls up. |
| Page down | Scrolls down. |
| Ctrl+ Enter | Generates a new line above the cursor. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Enter | Generates a new line below the cursor. |
| Ctrl+ Entf | Deletes from the cursor to the next word. |
| Ctrl+ Backspace | Deletes from the cursor to the previous word. |
| Ctrl + L | Cuts out the current line and copies this line to the clipboard. |
| Ctrl+ Shift+ L | Deletes the current line. |
| F2 | Skips to next bookmark. |
| Alt + F2 | Skips to previous bookmark. |
| Ctrl + F2 | Sets or deletes the bookmark of the current line. |
| Ctrl+ Right Arrow-Key | Skips to the next word. |
| Ctrl+ Left Arrow-Key | Jumps to the start of the word. |
| Pos 1 | Jumps to the start of the line. |
| End | Jumps to the end of the line. |
| Ctrl + Pos 1 | Jumps to the start of the file. |
| Ctrl + End | Jumps to the end of the file. |
| Ctrl+ Shift+ Right Arrow-Key | Selects up to the next word. |
| Ctrl+ Shift+ Left Arrow Key | Selects up to the previous word. |
| Shift + Pos 1 | Selects up to the beginning of the line. |
| Shift+ End | Selects up to the end of the line. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Pos 1 | Selects up to the beginning of the file. |
| Ctrl + Shift + End | Selects up to the end of the file. |
| Ctrl + Shift + W | Selects the current word. |
| Ctrl + B | If the cursor is directly next to the parenthesis, DIAdem positions the cursor before the respective opening parenthesis or the closing parenthesis. Supports the parenthesis types () and {}. |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Selects the respective parenthesis expression if the cursor is directly next to a parenthesis. |
| Ctrl+ Arrow Down Key | Scrolls the view down. The cursor remains in the visible area. |
| Ctrl+ Arrow Up Key | Scrolls the view up. The cursor remains in the visible area. |
| Page up | Scrolls up. |
| Page down | Scrolls down. |
| Shift + Arrow Keys | Moves the cursor and then selects the area. |
| Shift + Alt + Arrow Keys | Moves the cursor and then selects the area in the block mode. |
| Ctrl + D | Comments out the line when DIAdem adds a single quotation mark to the beginning of the line. |
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Deletes a comment character at the beginning of the line. |
| Ctrl + F | Opens the find and replace dialog box. |
| Ctrl + H | Opens the find and replace dialog box. |
| Ctrl + I | Starts the incremented search. DIAdem searches for the text you enter after you use the shortcut. |
| F3 | Displays the next search result in the direction of the file end. |
| Ctrl + F3 | Defines a new search and displays the search result in the direction of the file end. If you select a text, this is the search text. If you do not select a text and if the cursor is in a comment, the complete comment is the search text. If you do not select a text and the cursor is within the quotation marks, the text within the quotation marks is the search text. |
| Ctrl + Shift + F3 | Defines the new search and displays the search result in the direction of the file beginning. |
| Ctrl + K | Converts the selected text to lower case. |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Converts the selected text to upper case. |
| Ctrl + J | Toggles the current group. If the group is open, DIAdem closes the group. If the group is closed, DIAdem opens the group. |
| Ctrl + 'Minus' | Closes all groups. You can only see a shortened view of the script. |
| Ctrl + 'Plus' | Opens all groups. |
| Ctrl + M | Exchanges the current letter with the next letter. |
| Ctrl + Shift + M | Exchanges the current word with the next word. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Alt + M | Exchanges the current line with the next line. |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Enables or disables the SmartInfo display for the current DIAdem session. |
| F4 | Jumps to the next syntax or semantic error in the script. The editor underlines these errors with a wiggly line. |
DIAdem SCRIPT
| F5 | Starts a VBS script with the debugger. |
| F8 | Jumps to a procedure when the script is running in the debugger. |
| F9 | Sets or deletes breakpoints at the current cursor position. |
| F10 | Does not jump into a procedure in the debugger, but executes the command in one step. |
| Ctrl + N | Creates a new file. |
| Ctrl + W | Closes the current window. |
| Ctrl + F5 | Starts a VBS script. |
| Esc | Aborts the script. |
Dialog Editor Script View
| Ctrl + E | Switches the script view on and off. |
| Ctrl + T | Enables and disables the dialog box preview. |
| Ctrl + F5 | Tests the dialog box in DIAdem. |
Dialog Editor Layout View
| Arrow keys | Move selected controls. |
| Ctrl + Arrow keys | Moves controls on the grid. |
| Ctrl + B | Opens the variables dialog box. |
| Ctrl + D | Opens the dialog box for the Tab sequence. |
| Ctrl + E | Switches the script view on and off. |
| Ctrl + G | Displays or hides the grid. |
| Ctrl + L | Displays or hides the properties window. |
| Ctrl + N | Creates a new file. |
| Ctrl + T | Enables and disables the dialog box preview. |
| Ctrl + Y | Restores the last action. |
| Ctrl + Z | Undoes the last action. |
| Ctrl + F5 | Tests the dialog box in DIAdem. |
| Shift + Arrow keys | Zooms controls in or out. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Arrows Keys | Enlarges or reduces controls in specified grid steps. |
| Ctrl + Click | Selects another element in the workspace or deselects a selected element. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Click | Selects the enabled element in a multiple selection. |
| Ctrl + Arrow keys | Moves the control in specified grid steps and not freely. |
| Alt | If you press <Alt> and move the mouse, DIAdem moves the control freely, not in grid steps. Do not press the <Alt> key before the moving process has begun. |
| Ctrl | If you press <Ctrl> and move the control with the mouse, DIAdem copies the control. Do not press the <Ctrl> key before the moving process has begun. |