Keyboard shortcuts for the FirstSpirit SiteArchitect
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Frequently used functions in FirstSpirit can be executed by means of keyboard shortcuts. The cursor keys can for example used to move in the tree structure or to switch between the tabs.
The following keyboard shortcuts can be used instead of the corresponding buttons in the client's toolbar, the respective entries from the context menu or the relevant mouse actions. First, common keyboard shortcuts are listed, further pages show special keyboard shortcuts which can be used in the individual stores and in the input components Rich text editor and Tables.
Ctrl+S means that the Ctrl key and the S key have to be pressed simultaneously. F5 refers to the relevant function key:
Selecting and moving object
Key combination | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl+mouse click | Multiple selection of single elements |
Shift+mouse click | Multiple selection of several elements |
Shift+Cursor | Multiple selection of several elements / Extend a selection upwards / downwards |
Ctrl+A | Select all elements |
Drawing with mouse pointer | Move objects |
Ctrl+Drawing with mouse pointer | Copy objects |
Buttons of the toolbar
Key combination | Description |
|---|---|
Alt+← / | Go back / forwards to objects in the tree structure of the FirstSpirit SiteArchitect which have already been selected once during the current session |
F5 | |
Ctrl+E | Edit mode on / off |
Ctrl+S | |
Ctrl+P | |
Ctrl+N | |
Del | |
Ctrl+T | Show Task list |
F1 | Open Online help |
Context menu items
Key combination | Description |
|---|---|
Application key (Windows) | Display the Shortcut menu for the selected node |
Ctrl+N | |
Ctrl+Shift+N | |
Ctrl+E | Activate / deactivate Edit mode |
Ctrl+Shift+Z | Undo (back to the last saved status |
Ctrl+X | |
Ctrl+C | |
Ctrl+V | |
Ctrl+Alt+V | |
F9 / | |
Del | |
Ctrl+U | |
middle mouse button | Open in new workspace |
Ctrl+Shift+E | Cancel editing, data which are not saved will get lost |
Ctrl+H | Open version history |
Ctrl+W | Close current workspace |
Ctrl+R | Show dependent objects of a node (reference graph) |
USER-DEFINED | Depending on the project configuration user-defined keyboard shortcuts can be at the editor's disposal for starting a workflow and switching it to another state (see also Workflow “Delete” (→FirstSpirit Online Documentation)). |
Other functions
Key combination | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl+Z | Undo last operation |
Ctrl+F | Search |
Ctrl+R | Find and Replace |
F3 | Next place of finding |
Shift+F3 | Previous place of finding |
Space | Selection (click) of the current (focused) button in dialogs |
Alt+P | Display node information |
Ctrl+Shift+Q | Display path information |
F10 | Activate menu bar of the FirstSpirit SiteArchitect, navigate per cursor keys |
F11 | Full screen mode for the current window on / off |
F12 | Open the special characters table |
Command/Apple key + F12 | Open the special characters table (Mac OS) |
Navigation within search of selection dialogues
Key combination | Description |
|---|---|
Tab / | Switch between
|
Enter | on folders in the result list: display of the folder's contents in the result list |
on elements in the result list: display of the following element or detail view of the element | |
Backspace | in the result list: display the next level upwards |
Double-click | on folders in the tree structure: open the next folder level |
on folders in the result list: display the folder's contents in the result list | |
on elements in the result list: take over the element into the input component, the selection dialogue will close automatically | |
Keyboard shortcuts in dialog "Edit URL"
Key combination | Description |
|---|---|
Enter | One line forward / down |
↓ | One line forward / down |
Shift+Enter | One line back / up |
↑ | One line back / up |
F2 | Input in the “URL” field in the selected line, input of text starts at the right of existing text |