Keypad shortcuts

You can assign your own custom shortcuts to function keys on the controller. See Favorite screens and functions.

If your controller has an alphanumeric keypad, or if you have connected an external keyboard, you can access frequently used functions by pressing the appropriate key combination.

Keypad shortcuts for navigating the software

To...	Press...
Display the menu	Menu key (short press) The menu appears with the Favorites screen open. Use the right or down arrow keys to select a Favorite item. To close Favorites press the left arrow key and then use the up or down arrow keys to select a different menu item.
Display Favorites
Display Return to
Display Instrument functions or GNSS functions screen	Menu key (long press) The Instrument functions screen appears if the software is connected to a conventional instrument. The GNSS functions screen appears if the software is connected to a GNSS receiver or is not connected to a receiver or instrument.
Display the target/prism selection screen	Ctrl + P
Show or hide the GNSS eBubble	Ctrl + L when connected to a GNSS receiver that supports the eBubble.
Display the fullscreen map	Ctrl + M
Display the Review job screen	Ctrl + R
Display the Key in a note screen	Ctrl + N To access the feature code library when keying in a note, press the Space key twice.
Navigate between open screens in the software, or between tabs in a form.	Ctrl + Tab to move between open screens (excluding the map) in one direction, or Ctrl + Shift + Tab to move between open screens in reverse order. Open screens are listed in the Return to list in the Favorites screen. In a form that has tabs, press Ctrl + Tab to move through the tabs.
Switch between plan and cross section view	Tap or , or press the Tab key. The plan and cross section views are available when staking an alignment or when surveying or reviewing a road using the Roads app.
Display the Windows Start menu	Windows key
Display the Windows desktop	Windows key + D
Lock the device orientation	Windows key + O

Keypad shortcuts for moving around a screen or selecting items

To...	Press...
Sort columns	Tap the column heading. Tap the column heading again to reverse the sort order.
Softkeys	Ctrl + 1, 2, 3, or 4. Press the number that corresponds to the position of the softkey (1 through 4, left to right).
Move between fields or items in a list	Up arrow, down arrow, Tab, Back Tab In the Measure codes form or the Edit Measure codes screen, press Tab to move between the different controls in the form. When the focus is on the code buttons, use the arrow keys to move to the next code button.
Open a dropdown list	Right arrow
Select items in dropdown lists	Press the first character of the list item. If multiple items start with the same character, press the first character again to move through the list.
Select a check box or button	Space (short press)
Delete a job or project	Ctrl + Del
To select multiple items in the map or in Point manager	Press and hold Ctrl and then tap the items.
To select a range of items in Point manager	Press and hold Shift and then tap the items at the start and end of your selection.

Keypad shortcuts to perform functions

To...	Press
Enable/disable a Favorite function or open the appropriate screen	Press the configured function key on the controller when viewing any screen in the software. Alternatively, tap and press the numeric key on the controller keypad corresponding to the button for the favorite (1–9, 0, - or .) to enable/disable the function or open the appropriate screen.
Select an item in the Instrument functions screen	Press the numeric key on the controller keypad corresponding to the button for the favorite (1–9, 0, - or .) to enable/disable the function or open the appropriate screen. If you have configured a function key on the controller as a shortcut to an instrument function, you can press the configured function key when viewing any screen in the software.
Select an item in the GNSS functions screen	Press the numeric key on the controller keypad corresponding to the button for the favorite (1–9, 0, - or .) to enable/disable the function or open the appropriate screen. If you have configured a function key on the controller as a shortcut to a GNSS function, you can press the configured function key when viewing any screen in the software.
Switch between a GNSS and a conventional survey	Tap in the status line area of the status bar.
Measure a check shot	Ctrl + K
Initiate a measurement from the Measure codes screen	Press the numeric key on the controller keypad corresponding to the button for the code. When the buttons are set to a 3 x 3 layout, keys 7, 8, 9, activate the top row of buttons, keys 4, 5, 6 activate the middle row of buttons, keys 1, 2, 3 activate the bottom row of buttons. When the buttons are set to a 4 x 3 layout, keys 0, - and . activate the bottom row of buttons. You cannot use alphanumeric key shortcuts if the Multi-code button is enabled.
Select a group of codes in the Measure codes screen	Press A to Z to move to group pages 1 to 26. Key A opens group 1, Key B opens group 2... and key Z opens group 26. You cannot use alphanumeric key shortcuts if the Multi-code button is enabled.
Compute a distance between two points	Enter the point names in the distance field, separated by a hyphen. For example, to compute the distance between points 2 and 3, enter "2‑3". This method works with most alphanumeric point names, but it does not support point names that already contain a hyphen.
Compute an azimuth from two points	Enter the point names in the Azimuth field, separated by a hyphen. For example, to compute the azimuth from point 2 to point 3, enter "2‑3". This method works with most alphanumeric point names, but it does not support point names that already contain a hyphen.
Edit a design elevation or reload an edited elevation during stakeout	Press the Space key.
Select all	Ctrl + A
Cut	Ctrl + X
Copy	Ctrl + C
Paste	Ctrl + V
Save a screen capture of the current screen	Windows: Press Windows + Fn + 0 to save the image as a file in the Pictures\Screenshots folder. Press Fn + 0 to save the image to the clipboard. Android: Press Power + Volume Down to save the image as a file in the Pictures\Screenshots folder. Screen captures saved to the Pictures\Screenshots are not saved to the job. To create a screen capture of the current map view and save it to the job, tap .
Close the software	Ctrl + Q
Simulate a controller	Ctrl + Shift + S