Keyboard Shortcuts

Key	Shortcut	Action
A	Ctrl+A	Select All
A	Ctrl+Shift+A	View Algebra Window
A	Alt+A	alpha α
B	Alt+B	beta β
C	Ctrl+C	Copy (spreadsheet) Ctrl-Alt-C copies values (spreadsheet)
C	Ctrl+Shift+C	Graphics View to clipboard
D	Ctrl+D	Toggle value/definition/command
D	Alt+D	delta δ
E	Ctrl+E	Open properties
E	Alt+E	Euler ℯ
F	Ctrl+F	Refresh Views
F	Alt+F	phi φ
G	Alt+G	gamma γ
I	Alt+I	infinity ∞
J	Ctrl+J	Select descendants
J	Ctrl+Shift+J	Select ancestors
L	Ctrl+L	Select current layer
L	Alt+L	lambda λ
M	Ctrl+Shift+M	Clipboard Export to Moodle/LMS/VLE etc
M	Alt+M	mu μ
N	Ctrl+N	New Window
O	Ctrl+O	Open
O	Alt+O	degree symbol ° (also in slider dialog for min, max, increment)
P	Ctrl+P	Print Preview
P	Ctrl+Shift+P	Export as picture (png, eps, etc.)
P	Alt+P	pi π (also in slider dialog for min, max, increment)
Q	Ctrl+Q	Select descendants (deprecated)
Q	Ctrl+Shift+Q	Select ancestors (deprecated)
R	Ctrl+R	Recompute all objects (including random numbers)
S	Ctrl+S	Save
S	Ctrl+Shift+S	View spreadsheet
S	Alt+S	sigma σ
T	Ctrl+Shift+T	Export as PSTricks
T	Alt+T	theta θ
V	Ctrl+V	Paste (spreadsheet)
W	Ctrl+W	Close (MacOS)
W	Ctrl+Shift+W	Export Dynamic Worksheet
W	Alt+W	omega ω
Y	Ctrl+Y	Redo
Z	Ctrl+Z	Undo
0	Alt+0	to the power of 0
1	Ctrl+1	Standard font size, line thickness, and point size
1	Alt+1	to the power of 1
2	Ctrl+2	Increase font size, line thickness, and point size
2	Alt+2	to the power of 2
3	Ctrl+3	Black/white mode
3	Alt+3	to the power of 3
4	Alt+4	to the power of 4
5	Alt+5	to the power of 5
6	Alt+6	to the power of 6
7	Alt+7	to the power of 7
8	Alt+8	to the power of 8
9	Alt+9	to the power of 9
-	-	Decrease selected slider/number Move selected point along curve
-	Ctrl+-	Zoom out(hold Alt as well for accelerated zoom)
-	Alt+-	minus-or-plus ∓
+	+	Increase selected slider/number Move selected point along curve
+	Ctrl++	Zoom in(hold Alt as well for accelerated zoom)
+	Alt++	plus-or-minus ±
=	=	Increase selected slider/number Move selected point along curve
=	Ctrl+=	Zoom in(hold Alt as well for accelerated zoom)
=	Alt+=	not-equal-to ≠
<	Alt+<	less-than-or-equal-to ≤
, (comma)	Alt+, (comma)	less-than-or-equal-to ≤
>	Alt+>	greater-than-or-equal-to ≥
. (period)	Alt+. (period)	greater-than-or-equal-to ≥
F1	F1	Help
F2	F2	Start editing selected object
F3	F3	copy definition of selected object to the Input Bar
F4	F4	copy value of selected object to the Input Bar
F5	F5	copy name of selected object to the Input Bar
F9	F9	Recompute all objects (including random numbers)(MacOS: Cmd-R)
Enter	Enter	Toggle input between Graphics View and Input Bar
Left Click	Left Click	(current mode)
Left Click	Alt+Left Click	copy definition to input bar
Left Click	Alt+Left Drag	create list of selected objects in input bar
Right Click	Right click in Graphics View	Fast drag mode (drag on object) Zoom (drag not on object) Open menu (click on object) Open Axes and Grid menu (click not on object)
Right Click	Right click in Graphics View	Ctrl+Shift+Right click in Graphics View
Right Click	Shift + Right Drag	Zooms without preserving the aspect ratio
Scroll Wheel	Scroll Wheel	Zoom in / out (Application)
Scroll Wheel	Ctrl+Scroll Wheel	Zoom in / out (Applet)
Scroll Wheel	Alt+Scroll Wheel	Accelerated zoom in / out
Delete	Delete	Delete current selection
Backspace	Backspace	Delete current selection
Up arrow	Up arrow	Increase selected slider/number Move selected point up Go to older entry in Input Bar history Go up in construction protocol
Up arrow	Ctrl+Up arrow	x10 speed multiplier Spreadsheet: go to top of current block of cells (or go up to next defined cell)
Up arrow	Ctrl+Shift+Up arrow	x0.1 speed multiplier (just shift, not ctrl-shift)
Up arrow	Alt+Up arrow	x100 multiplier
Right arrow	Right arrow	Increase selected slider/number Move selected point right Go up in construction protocol
Right arrow	Ctrl+Right arrow	x10 speed multiplier Spreadsheet: go to right of current block of cells (or go right to next defined cell)
Right arrow	Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow	x0.1 speed multiplier (just shift, not ctrl-shift)
Right arrow	Alt+Right arrow	x100 multiplier
Left arrow	Left arrow	Decrease selected slider/number Move selected point left Go down in construction protocol
Left arrow	Ctrl+Left arrow	x10 speed multiplier Spreadsheet: go to left of current block of cells (or go left to next defined cell)
Left arrow	Ctrl+Shift+Left arrow	x0.1 speed multiplier (just shift, not ctrl-shift)
Left arrow	Alt+Left arrow	x100 multiplier
Down arrow	Down arrow	Decrease selected slider/number Move selected point down Go to newer entry in Input Bar history Go down in construction protocol
Down arrow	Ctrl+Down arrow	x10 speed multiplier Spreadsheet: go to bottom of current block of cells (or go down to next defined cell)
Down arrow	Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow	x0.1 speed multiplier (just shift, not ctrl-shift)
Down arrow	Alt+Down arrow	x100 multiplier
Home	Home	Go to first item in construction protocol Spreadsheet: go to top left
PgUp	PgUp	Go to first item in construction protocol
End	End	Go to last item in construction protocol Spreadsheet: go to bottom right
PgDn	PgDn	Go to last item in construction protocol

In addition, use Alt-Shift (Mac OSX Ctrl-Shift) to get upper-case Greek characters.

Note that on Mac OSX, instead of pressing Alt to get the Greek and mathematical characters, you must use Ctrl.