Echogram keyboard shortcuts

The tables below summarize the keyboard shortcuts available on an echogram. See also Global keyboard shortcuts for other keyboard shortcuts available on the Echogram window and Multibeam echogram keyboard shortcuts for keyboard shortcuts specific to only multibeam echograms.

Zooming and Synchronizing shortcuts

Function

Shortcut

Zoom in

S

Zoom out

W

Unzoom

U

Synchronize (affects echograms and the Media window)

A

Toggle auto-synchronize tool

SHIFT+A

Note: Some Zoom shortcuts are also used by the Zoom toolbar. The mouse wheel can zoom as well.

Scrolling shortcuts

Function

Shortcut

Scroll by 100% of one window width or height

right (forwards)

CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

left (reverse)

CTRL+LEFT ARROW

up

CTRL+UP ARROW

down

CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Scroll by 80% of one window width or height

right (forwards)

F

left (reverse)

R

up

PAGE UP

down

PAGE DOWN

Scroll by 40% of one window width or height

right (forwards)

D

left (reverse)

E

up

T

down

B

Scroll by 10% of one window width or height

right (forwards) 

RIGHT ARROW

left (reverse)

LEFT ARROW

up

UP ARROW

down

DOWN ARROW

Scroll to the edges of an echogram

up to the top

CTRL+PAGE UP

down to the bottom

CTRL+PAGE DOWN

left to the start

HOME

right to the end

END

Display and data shortcuts

Function

Shortcut

Display Variable Properties dialog box for the active variable

F8

Decrease the color display minimum for the active variable

F11 or MINUS SIGN

Increase the color display minimum for the active variable

F12 or PLUS SIGN

Decrease the color display range for the active variable

SHIFT+F11 or SHIFT+MINUS SIGN

Increase the color display range for the active variable

SHIFT+F12 or SHIFT+PLUS SIGN

Decrease the time-varied threshold for the active variable

CTRL+F11

Increase the time-varied threshold for the active variable

CTRL+F12

Decrease the beam number (beam selection virtual echogram)

CTRL+F7

Increase the beam number (beam selection virtual echogram)

CTRL+F8

Decrease the angle (angle selection virtual echogram)

CTRL+F7

Increase the angle (angle selection virtual echogram)

CTRL+F8

Toggle the echogram integration line

CTRL+SHIFT+I

Integrate visible cells, mean Sv

I

Integrate visible cells, NASC

CTRL+I

Display (Interval, Layer) numbering in cells

CTRL+L

Toggle color palette

Y

Graph selection - 2D projections

CTRL+2

Graph selection - 3D single targets

CTRL+3

Graph region - 2D projections

CTRL+F2

Graph region - 3D single targets

CTRL+SHIFT+F3

Pre-read data files (ordinarily only read when needed for display)

P

Pre-calculate samples in echograms and the 4D window

CTRL+SHIFT+P

Define a line on an echogram (from a line drawing)

L

Copy selection to clipboard

CTRL+C

Copy (multi-selection) onscreen results to clipboard (licensed under the Essentials module)

CTRL+C

Select All onscreen results to clipboard (licensed under the Essentials module)

CTRL+A

Clear selection

ESC

Opens the Go To dialog box.

CTRL+G

Lock/Unlock the information on the Details dialog box for an echogram

CTRL+K

Region management shortcuts

To define a region refer to Defining and creating regions.

Function

Shortcut

Analyze the active fish track region on a single targets echogram

SHIFT+E

Define a bad data region for a selection

M

Define an analysis region

N

Define a marker region

J

Define a marker region 1 ping wide

CTRL+J

Define a bad data region 1 ping wide

CTRL+M

Define a region from a selection and assign the region class to Bad data (empty water)

SHIFT+J

Delete selected region

DEL

Delete regions in selection

CTRL+X

Undo region deletion (restores the last region(s) deleted directly from the echogram)

CTRL+Z

Display Region Browser dialog box

F4

Select next region (from the sorted list on the Regions window)

CTRL+F

Select previous region (from the sorted list on the Regions window)

CTRL+R

Selects and changes the region under the mouse pointer to the Unclassified regions region class

Keypad 0

Selects and changes the region under the mouse pointer to the first region class+

Keypad 1

Selects and changes the region under the mouse pointer to the second region class+

Keypad 2

Selects and changes the region under the mouse pointer to the third region class+

Keypad 3

Selects and changes the region under the mouse pointer to the fourth region class+

Keypad 4

Selects and changes the region under the mouse pointer to the fifth region class+

Keypad 5

Selects and changes the region under the mouse pointer to the sixth region class+

Keypad 6

Selects and changes the region under the mouse pointer to the seventh region class+

Keypad 7

Selects and changes the region under the mouse pointer to the eighth region class+

Keypad 8

Selects and changes the region under the mouse pointer to the ninth region class+

Keypad 9

Notes:

  • Keypad shortcuts are available when Num Lock is ON. Region class shortcuts may be defined as custom shortcuts.
  • + The region classes under Region classes of the Classes page of the EV File Properties dialog box.

Region nudge tool shortcut

Whilst using the Region nudge tool and editing a region

Function

Shortcut

Change the circumference of the Region Nudge tool

SHIFT+left click Mouse Up or left click Mouse down

Tool shortcuts

Function

Shortcut

Enable Rectangle tool

1

Enable Line and Surface tool

2

Enable Parallelogram tool

3

Enable Horizontal band tool

4

Enable Vertical band tool

5

Enable Polygon tool

6

Enable Region edit tool

7

Enable Region classification tool

8

Open New Editable Line dialog box

9

Enable Tape measure tool

0

Notes:

Fish tracking shortcuts

Function

Shortcut

Detect fish tracks in a selection using previous settings.

K

Display the Detect Fish Tracks dialog box before detecting fish tracks in a selection.

SHIFT+K

Detect fish tracks in the entire echogram.

SHIFT+CTRL+K

Add a selection of targets to a fish.

G

Remove a selection of targets from a fish track.

H

Delete multiple fish tracks in selection.

CTRL+X

Analyze fish track.

SHIFT+F

Merge fish tracks.

SHIFT+M

Select a fish track by pressing SHIFT+S continuously and moving the mouse pointer over the fish track.  Release SHIFT+S when you need to use Fish track editing options on the Shortcut menu.

SHIFT+S

Detect schools shortcuts

Function

Shortcut

Detect 2D schools in selection

SHIFT+Q

Detect 2D schools in selection (use previous settings)

Q

Detect 2D schools in echogram (use previous settings)

CTRL+SHIFT+Q

Looped multibeam replay shortcut

Function

Shortcut

Display the Looped multibeam replay for the selection on an echogram.

CTRL+D

Integram shortcuts

Function

Shortcut

Toggle integram mode

SHIFT+I

Find next integram value

SHIFT+RIGHTARROW

Find previous integram value

SHIFT+LEFTARROW

Cancel current location

ESC

See also

About keyboard shortcuts
Global keyboard shortcuts
Multibeam echogram keyboard shortcuts
Echogram navigation