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9.1.1 Keyboard Accelerators

   

A keyboard accelerator is a key or key combination that invokes a menu selection without displaying the menu. Not every menu selection has a keyboard accelerator. Those that do, are marked with the accelerator key or key combination on the menu.

Many keyboard accelerators are formed by holding down the Ctrl key or the Meta key while pressing another key. This type action is documented as Ctrl - key where key is the name of the key that is pressed.

The definition of keyboard accelerators can be changed by modifying the NExS resources defined in Appendix B. The ones documented below are the default set.

The default NExS keyboard accelerators are shown in Table 9.1:

 

Key Action
Ctrl - a Select All
Ctrl - b Bold Font
Ctrl - c Insert Column
Ctrl - f Copy Formula
Ctrl - g Go to
Ctrl - i Italic Font
Ctrl - m Move
Ctrl - n Normal Font
Ctrl - o Open Sheet
Ctrl - r Insert Row
Ctrl - s Save
Ctrl - u Undo
Ctrl - v Copy Value
Ctrl - C Delete Column
Ctrl - F Format Range
Ctrl - I Bold-Italic Font
Ctrl - R Delete Row
Ctrl - V Create new view
Ctrl - Delete Clear
Ctrl - Space Select
Ctrl - Meta - Space Reselect
Meta - a Automatic Justification
Meta - c Center Justification
Meta - l Left Justification
Meta - p Print Sheet
Meta - q Quit
Meta - r Right Justification
Meta - C Close Sheet
Meta - N New Sheet
Table 9.1: NExS Default Keyboard Accelerators

 


Note: Depending on the system, the Meta key on your keyboard may be labeled [ALT], [Compose Character], [Meta] or be represented with a diamond.
Table 9.2 contains a list of special function keys.

 

Key Action
F2 Edit Cell
F6 Find
F7 Find Next
F8 Find Previous
F9 Recalculate
F10 Shift focus to the menu bar
F11 Cancel Edit
Esc Cancel Edit
Left Arrow Move left one cell
Right Arrow Move right one cell
Up Arrow Move up one cell
Down Arrow Move down one cell
Ctrl - Left Arrow Page left
Ctrl - Right Arrow Page right
Ctrl - Up Arrow, Page up
Ctrl - Down Arrow Page down
Next Page/Page Down Page down
Prev Page/Page Up Page Up
Shift - any motion Select while moving
Table 9.2: NExS Special Function Keys

 


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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999