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Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts

The following sections list keyboard and mouse shortcuts that you can use with BarTender.

ClosedFile Operations

Action

Keyboard Equivalent

Close document

Ctrl+F4

Exit application

Alt+F4

New document

Ctrl+N

Open document

Ctrl+O

Print document

Ctrl+P

Print preview

Ctrl+R

Save document

Ctrl+S

Save and check in

Ctrl+K

ClosedModifying Objects

Action

Keyboard Equivalent

Undo

Ctrl+Z

Redo

Ctrl+Y

Copy

Ctrl+C

Cut

Ctrl+X

Paste

Ctrl+V

Delete

Del

Move object down

↓

Move object left

←

Move object right

→

Move object up

↑

Rotate object 180°

Alt+ ↑

Rotate object left 90°

Alt+ ←

Rotate object right 90°

Alt+ →

ClosedText Formatting

Action

Keyboard Equivalent

Bold

Ctrl+B

Italic

Ctrl+I

Underline

Ctrl+U

White on black

Ctrl+W

ClosedWindow Management

View or Action

Keyboard Equivalent

Template Design view

F7

Data Entry Form view

F8

Show/hide object names

F11

Fit template in window

F3

Fit all objects in window

Shift+F3

Zoom in

Ctrl++

Zoom out

Ctrl+-

Rotate view left 90°

Ctrl+[

Rotate view right 90°

Ctrl+]

ClosedSelecting Objects

Action

Keyboard Equivalent

Select all

Ctrl+A

Select next object

Tab

Select previous object

Shift+Tab

ClosedGrouping Objects

Action

Keyboard Equivalent

Group objects

Ctrl+Shift+G

Ungroup objects

Ctrl+Shift+U

ClosedDatabase Management

Action

Keyboard Equivalent

Go to first record

Ctrl+Home

Go to last record

Ctrl+End

Go to next record

Ctrl+↓

Go to previous record

Ctrl+↑

ClosedMouse Shortcuts

The following diagram illustrates the location of buttons on a mouse. In the list of shortcuts below, each mouse button is referred to by the number indicated in the diagram.

1: Mouse wheel
2: Primary mouse button
3: Secondary mouse button
4: Extra mouse buttons

Template Management

Action

Mouse Shortcut

Scroll vertically

Scroll 1

Scroll horizontally

Shift+Scroll 1

Zoom

Ctrl+Scroll 1

Hold 4+Scroll 1

Zoom slowly

Ctrl+Shift+Scroll 1

Pan view

Hold 1+move mouse

Modifying Objects

Action

Mouse Shortcut

Lock object ratio

Hold 4+resize object

Restrain horizontal/vertical movement

Hold 4+move object

ClosedCreating Keyboard Shortcuts

By using the Customize dialog, you can create and manage keyboard shortcuts for toolbar buttons and menu commands.

ClosedTo add a keyboard shortcut to a command

  1. From the View menu, point to Toolbars and then click Customize to open the Customize dialog. Alternatively, open the context menu for any toolbar in the application, and then click Customize.

  2. In the Cusomize dialog, click the Keyboard tab.

  3. Select a menu category from the Category list. The available commands that are included in that category appear in the Commands list.

  4. Select the command that you want to edit from the Commands list. Any shortcut keys that are currently assigned to that command appear in the Key assignments list.

  5. Click in the Press new shortcut key input box and then press the combination of keyboard keys that you want for the new key assignment. For example, if you want the shortcut to be Shift+P, click in the input box and then press Shift followed by P.

  6. Click Assign to create the shortcut key. The new assignment appears in the Key assignments list.

    7. If you enter a key assignment that is already being used, a warning message informs you that the shortcut is currently assigned and asks whether you want to reassign the keyboard shortcut. If you click Yes, BarTender reassigns the shortcut. If you click No, the shortcut is not assigned and you are returned to the Keyboard tab to enter a new key assignment.

ClosedTo delete a keyboard shortcut for a command

  1. From the View menu, point to Toolbars and then click Customize to open the Customize dialog. Alternatively, open the context menu for any toolbar in the application, and then click Customize.

  2. In the Customize dialog, click the Keyboard tab.

  3. Select a menu category from the Category list. The available commands that are included in that category appear in the Commands list.

  4. Select the command that you want to edit from the Commands list. Any shortcut keys that are currently assigned to that command appear in the Key assignments list.

  5. Select the key assignment that you want to delete in the Key assignments list.

  6. Click Remove.

To change a keyboard shortcut, you must delete it and then create a new shortcut. To remove all of your custom keyboard shortcuts and return all commands to their default key assignments, click Reset All on the Keyboard tab of the Customize dialog.