Keyboard Shortcuts

In addition to shortcut keys, standard

MS Windows® Alt key shortcuts apply in
some cases. Use the Alt key with the letter
underlined in the menu. To cancel an
operation, press Esc twice.

MOST POPULAR GENERAL FUNCTIONS

Action Select Action Select
reshape object H start new design Ctrl + N

undo Backspace open design Ctrl + O OR

Alt + F + O
change left to right node Space

close design Alt + F + C

measure distance M

save design Ctrl + S

manually apply closest join H

export machine file Shift + E

hide bitmaps D

save as Alt + F + A
hide vectors Shift + D

print design Ctrl + P OR

lock K
Alt + F + P

unlock Shift + K
show/hide Grid Shift + G

zoom B
show/hide Overview window Shift + V

trueview T
show/hide Color-Object List Shift + L

show/hide stitches S
show Stitch List Shift + J

show/hide vector lines L

open Lettering dialog A

display stitch points .

measure distance on-screen M

complex turning F2
show measure tooltip Ctrl + I

complex fill F3
undo command Ctrl + Z

column A F4
redo command Ctrl + Y

cancel command Esc

open online help F1

exit application Alt + F4

M \ Keyboard Shortcuts
 SELECTING OBJECTS DIGITIZING FUNCTIONS
Action Select Action Select
select all objects Ctrl + A activate Complex Turning F2

deselect all objects Esc OR X activate Complex Fill F3

select by color Ctrl + Alt + A activate Column A F4 OR Shift + A

activate Select Object tool O activate Column B F5

deactivate Select Object tool Esc activate Column C F6

select object at current needle position Shift + O activate Backtrack Shift + X

select multiple objects Ctrl + activate Appliqué F7

select range of objects Shift + activate Single Run F8 OR Shift + N

select next object Tab activate Triple Run F9

select previous object Shift + Tab activate Motif Run F10

select object beneath 2 + activate Backstitch F11

add next object to selection Ctrl + Tab activate Stemstitch F12

add previous object to selection Ctrl + Shift + Tab apply Satin stitch Shift + I

activate Polygon Select tool Ctrl + L apply Tatami stitch Shift + M

toggle stitch selection in Stitch Edit mode Q finish digitizing object (keep last stitch) Enter

group selected objects Ctrl + G finish digitizing object (omit last stitch) Space

ungroup selected objects Ctrl + U finish digitizing free shape boundary Enter

lock selected object K delete last input point Bksp

unlock all locked objects Shift + K generate stitches G

select/deselect stitches* Tab switch between fill and run stitch Space

switch between fill and manual stitch Enter

* Stitch Edit tool selected

toggle Auto Underlay on/off U

CUTTING & PASTING OBJECTS activate Auto Trace To Vectors Ctrl + M

Action Select activate Branching I

cut object Ctrl + X OR

make combined vector object Shift + H
Shift + Delete

copy object Ctrl + C OR

Ctrl + Ins

paste object Ctrl + V OR SCHIFFLI FUNCTIONS

Shift + Ins
Action Select
duplicate object Ctrl + D insert Blatt/Stepp function [ ]

duplicate with offset Ctrl + Shift + G insert Fadenleiter Plus/Minus < >

paste special > object property position Shift + Ins insert Boring Tension Start/End / \

paste special > shift pasted objects Ctrl + Shift + V insert RPM Plus/Minus : “

paste special > center at current stitich Ctrl + Alt + V change Schiffli borer depth ;

paste special > start at current stitch Shift + Alt + V show Schiffli repeats W

delete selected objects or last object Delete

M \ Keyboard Shortcuts
 VIEWING DESIGNS VIEWING STITCHING SEQUENCE
Action Select Action Select
toggle TrueView™ on/off T to start of design Home

show/hide stitches S to end of design End

show/hide outlines L to next color PgDn

show/hide needle points † . to previous color PgUp

show/hide connectors Shift + C

to next object Ctrl + T

show/hide function symbols Shift + F

to previous object Shift + T

view by color Alt + C

to next segment ˆ Ctrl +

hide others Shift + S

to previous segment ˆ Ctrl +

show bitmaps D
to next function ˆ Ctrl + PgDn

show vectors Shift + D

to previous function ˆ Ctrl + PgUp

zoom (marquee) B
to next trim ˆ Shift +
zoom to 1:1 scale (100%) 1
to previous trim ˆ Shift +
specify zoom factor F
1 stitch forward ˆ
zoom in 2x Z
1 stitch backward ˆ
zoom out 2x Shift + Z
10 stitches forward ˆ
zoom to all design * 0
10 stitches backward ˆ
zoom to selected objects * Shift + 0
100 stitches forward † +

zoom to product * Ctrl + 0

100 stitches backward † -

zoom to hoop * Alt + 0

1000 stitches forward † Shift + +

zoom box in Overview window Shift + B

1000 stitches backward † Shift + -

activate panning P

^ No object selected † Numeric keypad only, no object selected

deactivate (temporarily) Auto Scroll ˆ Shift

toggle Auto Scroll on/off Ctrl + Shift + A

MODIFYING OBJECTS & STITCHES

center current stitch in Design Window C
Action Select
return to previous view V
move object horizontally or vertically* Ctrl +

redraw (refresh) screen R

mirror horizontally Ctrl + 1

activate Stitch Player Shift + R

mirror vertically Alt + 1

† Period * Zero ^ Hold down nudge selected object +

maintain proportions while resizing † Shift +

activate Reshape Object tool H

activate Show Stitch Angles tool Alt + A

activate Show Reshape Nodes tool Alt + N

change reshape node type ˆ + Space

activate Stitch Angles tool Ctrl + H

activate Stitch Edit tool E

add stitch angles (Complex Turning) Ctrl + H

remove overlaps Ctrl + Shift + E

check design integrity !

M \ Keyboard Shortcuts *Drag object †Drag handle ^ Select control point