| Product(s): | WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CivilStorm, PondPack |
| Version(s): | 10.XX.XX.XX and higher |
| Area: | Accessibility |
Background
The Standalone version of Bentley's OpenFlows applications provides many keyboard shortcuts to enable you to work more efficiently. For users with diverse accessibility needs, including those related to mobility or vision, the use of keyboard 'hot keys' can be a helpful alternative to a touchscreen or mouse.
List of Keyboard Shortcuts
The following shortcuts generally apply to all of the OpenFlows applications listed above.
| Primary | |
| To do this | Press |
| Help (documentation) | F1 |
| Ribbon Search | F3 |
| Cancel a command. | Esc |
| Common | |
| To do this | Press |
| Open a hydraulic model. | Ctrl+O |
| Create a hydraulic model. | Ctrl+N |
| Save the hydraulic model. | Ctrl+S |
| Undo the previous action. | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo the previous action, if possible. | Ctrl+Y |
| Compute | F9 |
| Ribbon | |
| To do this | Press |
| Access the ribbon | Press and release Alt |
| Navigate the ribbon tabs | Left, Right, Up, Down arrows |
| Open a tool/feature from the ribbon | Corresponding letter or number keys (see below) |
| Enter | Execute or Open dropdown menu for selected tool |
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Graphical Editor (Drawing Pane) |
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| To do this (with drawing pane in focus) | Press |
| Select all | Ctrl+A |
| Drawing Zoom In | + or Middle-Mouse-Wheel Scroll-Up |
| Drawing Zoom Out | - or Middle-Mouse-Wheel Scroll-Down |
| Drawing Pan | Middle Mouse Wheel Click and Drag |
| Cancel a command or Clear Selection. | Esc |
| Refresh Drawing | F5 |
| Text, Tables, Property Grid* | |
| To do this | Press |
| Cut the selected content to the Clipboard. | Ctrl+X |
| Copy the selected content to the Clipboard. | Ctrl+C |
| Paste the contents of the Clipboard. | Ctrl+V |
| Toggle edit mode for a cell (tables) | F2 |
| * See "Additional Tips" below |
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| Docking Windows | |
| To do this | Press |
| Scenarios | Alt+1 |
| Alternatives | Alt+2 |
| Calculation Options | Alt+3 |
| Properties | F4 |
| Time Browser | F7 |
| User Notifications | F8 |
| Element Symbology | Ctrl+1 |
| Background Layers | Ctrl+2 |
| Network Navigator | Ctrl+3 |
| Selection Sets | Ctrl+4 |
| Queries | Ctrl+5 |
| Prototypes | Ctrl+6 |
| FlexTables | Ctrl+7 |
| Graphs | Ctrl+8 |
| Quick Graphs | Ctrl+Shift+8 |
| Profiles | Ctrl+9 |
| Contours | Ctrl+0 |
Additional Tips for Property Grid
When using the Properties window (Property Grid), Tab and Shift+Tab can be used to switch focus between cells and the Up and Down arrow keys can be used move between properties (rows in the grid)
When the field name is selected (left side cell) you can immediately begin typing to overwrite the value, or use CTRL+V to paste or CTRL+C to copy the value.
Known Issues
If you have a SCADA connection to a Microsoft Office source (such as Excel or Access), there is a known limitation with keyboard shortcuts (as of November, 2024). In this situation the shortcuts may stop working. A resolution is not currently available, but is being investigated for a future version.
See Also
How to search for key words or phrases in the properties grid