Here is a list of the Keyboard Shortcuts available in Active Takeoff.
Use these shortcuts along with your mouse to make your Active Takeoff experience even more enjoyable!
Function | Keyboard Short-cut | Context |
Automatic Adjustment | A | Adjusts Areas and Perimeters to the plan background |
Edit Subtraction / Edit Note | E | Allows editing Subtractions in Areas and edit Notes |
Zoom to Group | G | Highlights all elements of a group on the canvas |
Insert a Point | I | Adds a Point (handle) in Areas and Perimeters |
Hide / Restore Measures | M | Hides or Restores the measure tooltips on the plan |
Add New Object to Group | N | Creates a new object of a given Group |
Create a New Opening | O | Creates a new opening at the mouse position in a Perimeter |
Create a Perimeter from this Area | P | Creates a Perimeter around an Area |
Create a New Subtraction | S | Creates a Subtraction inside an Area |
Delete this Point | X | Deletes a Point (handle) in an Area or a Perimeter |
Zoom to Object | Z | Optimally zooms on an Object |
Zoom In | + | Zooms "in" on the canvas at the mouse position |
Zoom Out | - | Zooms "out" on the canvas at the mouse position |
Browse to Next Type Element | ] | Searches for the next Element of the same type |
Browse to Previous Type Element | [ | Searches for the previous Element of the same type |
Delete | Del | Deletes the selected active element(s) |
Cancel / Release | Esc | Releases the current action |
OK | Enter | Confirms the selected action |
Select All | Ctrl + A | Selects All objects of the current Layer |
Copy | Ctrl + C | Copies selected objects |
Select none | Ctrl + D | Unselects all objects |
Select this Group | Ctrl + G | Selects All objects of the current group |
Bring to Front | Ctrl + J | Brings an object to the front of a group of stacked objects |
Send to Back | Ctrl + K | Sends an object to the back of a group of stacked objects |
New Session (project) | Ctrl + N | Starts a New session (Project) |
Open Project | Ctrl + O | Opens an existing Project |
Save Project | Ctrl + S | Saves the current open Project |
Paste | Ctrl + V | Pastes previously Cut or Copied object(s) |
Cut | Ctrl + X | Cuts one or many objects |
Redo | Ctrl + Y | Redoes previously undone actions |
Undo | Ctrl + Z | Cancels the last action |
Next Group Element | Ctrl + ] | Locates and zooms the next element of a Group |
Previous Group Element | Ctrl + [ | Locates and zooms the previous element of a Group |
Accurate Object Move | Ctrl + arrows | Accurately moves an object |
Automatic Adjustment and Shape Close | Ctrl + Right-Click | Closes a shape (Area or Perimeter) to the origin point and Adjusts it to the plan background |
Select Areas | Shift + A | Selects all Areas of the active Layer |
Move to New Group | Shift + G | Moves a Group of objects to another Layer |
Select Lengths | Shift + L | Selects all Lenghts of the active Layer |
Select Markers | Shift + M | Selects all Markers of the active Layer |
Select Angles | Shift + N | Selects all Angles of the active Layer |
Select Notes | Shift + O | Selects all Notes of the active Layer |
Select Perimeters | Shift + P | Selects all Perimeters of the active Layer |
Expand Area | Shift + (+) | Expands an Area outwards of its handles |
Contract Area | Shift + (-) | Shrinks an Area inwards of its handles |
Help | F1 | Opens the Help file (or contextual help) |
Quit | Alt + F4 | Exits Active Takeoff (Don't Quit Me Baby! ;-) |