FCS Express contains many shortcut keystroke combinations to make navigating and working within the software easier. The table below summarizes the available short cut keys.
Note: Keyboard Shortcuts for Spreadsheets can be found here.
Shortcut |
Command |
Applies To |
Ctrl+C |
Copy |
Objects on layout, tokens, text, items into navigator views |
Ctrl+V |
Paste |
Objects on layout, tokens, text, items into navigator views |
Ctrl+X |
Cut |
Objects on layout, tokens, text, items into navigator views |
Shift+Del |
Secondary shortcut for Cut |
Objects on layout, tokens, text, items into navigator views |
Ctrl+Ins |
Secondary shortcut for Copy |
Objects on layout, tokens, text, items into navigator views |
Shift+Ins |
Secondary shortcut for Paste |
Objects on layout, tokens, text, items into navigator views |
Ctrl+Z |
Undo |
Any action in the layout |
Ctrl+Y |
Redo |
Any action in the layout |
Ctrl+B |
Bold |
Text in text boxes and labels in selected plots |
Ctrl+I |
Italic |
Text in text boxes and labels in selected plots |
Ctrl+U |
Underline |
Text in text boxes and labels in selected plots |
F2 |
Rename |
Items in navigator views and batch actions and items |
Ctrl+A |
Select all |
Objects on layout, text, data list, batch actions, custom tokens, canned comment, and alerts navigator |
Del |
Delete |
Selected object on layout, selected item in navigator views, selected text, selected user in non secure login mode |
Ctrl+D |
Duplicate |
Selected object on layout, selected gate, custom tokens, canned comments and alerts in navigator views |
PgDn |
Switch to next page in layout |
Layouts with multiple pages |
PgUp |
Switch to previous page in layout |
Layouts with multiple pages |
Ctrl+N |
Open new layout |
Any layout |
Ctrl+O |
Open layout |
Any layout |
Ctrl+S |
Save current layout |
Any layout |
Ctrl+Shift+S |
Save current layout As |
Any layout |
Ctrl+P |
Print current layout |
Any layout |
Ctrl+Shift+P |
Print Setup |
Any layout |
Ctrl+W |
Close current layout |
Any layout |
F1 |
Show help |
Any layout |
Scroll up / Move gate up |
Layout or selected object or gate |
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Down |
Scroll down / Move gate down |
Layout or selected object or gate |
Left |
Scroll left / Move gate left |
Layout or selected object or gate |
Right |
Scroll right / Move gate right |
Layout or selected object or gate |
Esc |
Cancel adding or editing |
Plots, shapes and gates |
Space |
Finish creating a polygon gate |
Creating polygon gates |
Click on Gate +F5 + arrow key |
The gate will expand in the direction of the pressed key |
Gates |
Click on Gate +F6 + arrow key |
The gate will shrink in the direction of the pressed key |
Gates |
Shift + move quadrants |
Quadrants can only moves in the X direction |
Quadrants |
Alt + move quadrants |
Quadrants can only moves in the Y direction |
Quadrants |
Ctrl+Alt+D |
Duplicate and Previous |
Plots and data grid |
Shift+Ctrl+D |
Duplicate and Next |
Plots and data grid |
Alt+Left |
Previous on selected objects |
Plots and data grid |
Shift+Alt+Left |
Previous on all objects |
Plots and data grid |
Alt+Right |
Next on selected objects |
Plots and data grid |
Shift+Alt+Right |
Next on all objects |
Plots and data grid |
Ctrl+L |
Change data file for selected plot |
Plots and data grid |
Shift+Alt+L |
Change data file for all plots |
Plots and data grid |
Ctrl+Alt+E |
Multiple duplicate and previous |
Plots and data grid |
Shift+Ctrl+E |
Multiple duplicate and next |
Plots and data grid |
Ctrl+E |
Edit user name |
User profiles from User Selection window |
Ctrl+F |
Edit format |
Objects, Text Boxes, Plots, Data Grids, and Shapes |
1-9 |
Change x parameter for selected plot |
Plots |
Shift+1-9 |
Change y parameter for selected plot |
Plots |
Ctrl+M |
Maximize/Restore from the plot's menu |
Plots |
Switch the X and Y Axes |
Plots |
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Double Click on Plot |
Opens Format Dialog |
Plots |
Double Click on Page Tab |
Opens Format Dialog |
Page tabs |
Hold Alt key |
Command keys highlight on ribbon - pressing highlighted command keys activates action |
Ribbon |
Hold Shift key click on object |
Put object in selection mode without allowing moving |
Objects, Text Boxes, Plots, Data Grids, and Shapes |
Convert gate to data-specific gate |
Creating data-specific gates |
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Select Range + Shift + Click |
Check/Uncheck all boxes within the selected range |
Checkboxes |