### Command Mode Keyboard Functions

The following table lists the various keyboard functions available within the Edit window's Command Mode.

Key(s) | Function
ALT + F3 | Displays the Search dialog box.
SHIFT + TAB, CTRL + LEFT ARROW | Moves cursor backward to the last user-editable field.
CTRL | Click on desired feature in the Graphics Display window using left mouse button. PC-DMIS will move the cursor to the corresponding feature line in the Edit window. CTRL + double-clicking on a feature selects the entire feature.
CTRL + A | Selects all text in the window for highlighting.
CTRL + C | Copies text or objects to the Clipboard. If text from a single field is highlighted, this text is copied to the Clipboard. If more than one field is highlighted, then the entire object is copied to the Clipboard.
CTRL + E | Executes selected features (or the feature with the cursor).
CTRL + END | Moves the cursor to the end of the part program.
CTRL + TAB | Minimizes or restores the Edit window.
CTRL + HOME | Moves the cursor to the beginning of the part program.
CTRL + PAGE DOWN | Moves the cursor to the end of the file.
CTRL + PAGE UP | Moves the cursor to the beginning of the file.
CTRL + Q | Displays the Execute dialog box and allows you to execute the part program.
CTRL + T | Assigns the current command to the selected active arm.
CTRL + V | Pastes the Clipboard's contents at the insertion point. If text-only was copied, attempts to paste the text. If an entire object was copied to the Clipboard, attempts to paste the entire object. In the latter case, if the insertion point is in the first column of the edit window on the first line of a command, the Clipboard object is placed before this object. In all other cases, insertion is after the object.
CTRL + X | Cuts any highlighted characters.
CTRL + Y | Displays the Execute dialog box and resumes a paused execution.
DELETE or BACKSPACE | Deletes any highlighted characters. If nothing is highlighted, then both keystrokes function as in a normal editor.
double-click | double-clicking using the left mouse button when the cursor is on any editable field will highlight that field.
DOWN ARROW | Moves the cursor down one line.
F1 | Displays the Help topic for the command.
F2 | Inserts an expression.
F3 | Marks a single feature for execution. Multiple features can be marked simultaneously by highlighting them before selecting this command.
F4 | Prints the entire contents of the Edit window.
F5 | Displays the Setup Options dialog box.
F6 | Displays the Change all the fonts dialog box.
F7 | If the cursor is placed in a toggle field, this command switches the entry in the field forward to the next alphabetical entry in the list of allowed entries. It will cycle to the beginning of the list when the end is reached.
F8 | If the cursor is placed in a toggle field, this command switches the entry in the field backward to the last alphabetical allowed entry. It will cycle to the end of the list when the beginning is reached.
F9 | Calls up dialog box for the command on which the cursor is residing when the key is pressed.
F10 | Displays the Parameter Settings dialog box.
F12 | Displays the Fixture Setup dialog box.
LEFT ARROW | Moves the cursor left one character.
PAGE DOWN | Moves the cursor down one page.
PAGE UP | Moves the cursor up one page.
RIGHT ARROW | Moves the cursor right one character.
SHIFT | If the shift key is held down when arrow buttons are depressed, text is highlighted as the cursor moves. SHIFT + double-click on a start block or end block selects the entire block.
SHIFT + F10 | Displays the Jump To dialog box.
TAB + CTRL + RIGHT ARROW | Moves cursor forward to the next user-editable field.
UP ARROW | Moves the cursor up one line.
- (minus key) or ALT + - | Removes the last hit from the hit buffer.
END | Inserts the measured feature into the part program.