User Interface General Principles

• User Interface General Principles
• • Mouse and Keyboard Navigation
  • • General Shortcuts
    • Project Tree and Component Options Shortcuts

This section describes common activities that apply to many Supervisor objects.

See Tips and Tricks for Using Supervisor for tips on how to efficiently use Supervisor.

Mouse and Keyboard Navigation

Using a mouse is required for some functionality in Supervisor; for example, (right-click) context menus, drag-and-drop actions and selecting tabs on a screen.

Keyboard shortcuts are available for some menu options and features. Keyboard shortcuts for different parts of the user interface are listed below.

General Shortcuts

• Ctrl + S – Save.
• Ctrl + F5 – Update all components. See Update Components.
• Shift + F5 – Abort all updates.
• F1 – Open context sensitive help.
• Ctrl + R – Repeat last command.
• Ctrl + Z – Undo.
• Ctrl + Y – Redo.

Project Tree and Component Options Shortcuts

• Ctrl + C – Copy component.
• Ctrl + V – Paste component.
• Ctrl + X – Cut component.

  Note: Components can be copied and pasted between different projects.

• Ctrl + Left Click – Select multiple components
• Ctrl + A – Select all components.
• Ctrl + D – Select components that this component is dependant on.
• Ctrl + Shift + D – Select dependant components.
• Ctrl + B – Select sibling components.
• Ctrl + G – Select groups.
• Shift – Select grouped components. See Group Components.
• F2 – Rename current component.
• Del – Delete selected component.
• Esc – Clear error icons and reset selection to current component.