Keyboard Shortcuts

Command Action Keyboard shortcut
show/hide menu show menu to select a command ctrl+K (cmd+K on Mac)
move cursor (stepwise) move cursor horizontally (stepwise) left and right arrows or J and L keys
move cursor (fluid) move cursor horizontally (fluid) shift+(left and right arrows or J and L keys) or mouse move
jump to left or right edge move cursor to the left (minX) or right (maxX) edge of the view Pos1/Home and End
speed change show menu to increase or decrease playing speed M
step size change show menu to increase or decrease step size M
move view move the displayed view up, left, down, or right W A S D
center cursor reorientates the view, that the cursor is in the center ctrl+Z (cmd+Z on Mac)
zoom in/out (both axes) rescales both axes to enlarge or shrink the view around its center Z and shift+Z (may hold)
zoom in/out (only X-axis) rescales only in the X-axis to enlarge or shrink the view around its center (only minX and maxX change) X+(Z or shift+Z)
zoom in/out (only Y-axis) rescales only in the Y-axis to enlarge or shrink the view around its center (only minY and maxY change) Y+(Z or shift+Z)
reset view to default set the view position and zoom to its default value R
turn on/off sonification activate or mute sonification P
play function start the function playback—the entire function will be sonified from left to right at given speed B
switch sonification switch sonification mode—discrete or continuous I
show coordinates show/read out current cursor coordinates (x and y) C
show view-bounds show/read out current view boundaries V
edit function(s) activate form for editing one or more functions F
next function switch to next defined function N
choose specific function switch to a specific function (max 10 functions—if more functions defined, use command palette) 1‒9
create/edit landmark creates a new landmark at the cursor position or edits the existing one ctrl+b
jump between landmarks jumps to the next or previous landmark in the view, if available ctrl+(left and right arrow or J and L keys) (cmd+arrow keys on mac)
jump to landmark jumps to a specific landmark (in order of creation) ctrl+(1-9) (cmd+number key on mac)