Keyboard Commands

You can assign a keyboard commandConsist of a key sequence that an operator enters on the keyboard, and an instruction (or series of instructions) that executes when the key sequence is entered. Keyboard commands can be assigned to an object or page, or they can be project-wide. to an object or group.

1. Draw the object/group (or paste a symbol). The object properties tab dialog will automatically display, unless you have turned off the Display properties on new option in the Graphics Builder. (For a group, the properties dialog will not display automatically; you need to double-click the group.)
2. Click the Input tab.
3. Click the Keyboard Commands tab (to the right of the dialog).
4. Enter the key sequence.
5. Enter a command in the command field (the command that will be executed when the key sequence above is entered by the operator at runtime).
6. Enter additional details as necessary.
7. Click OK.

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