SMS:Keyboard Shortcuts

Many commands in SMS are can be accessed using keyboard shortcuts.

Standard Menu Shortcuts

Shortcuts for standard menu commands are listed in the table below.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Modifier	Key	Command
	F	Display | Frame Image
	SPACE	Display | Refresh
CTRL	D	Display | Display Options
	DELETE	Edit | Delete
CTRL	C	Edit | Copy to Clipboard
CTRL	V	Edit | Paste Tabular Data
CTRL	A	Edit | Select All
CTRL	O	File | Open
CTRL	P	File | Print
CTRL	S	File | Save Project
CTRL	N	File | Delete All
CTRL	E	File | Exit
	F1	Help | SMS Help
	F2	Pan
	F3	Zoom
	F4	Rotate
SHIFT	F	Display | View | Front
SHIFT	O	Display | View | Oblique
SHIFT	V	Display | View | View Options
SHIFT	P	Display | View | Plan
SHIFT	Z	Display | View | Previous
SHIFT	S	Display | View | Side

ALT Key Navigation

Commands and menus in SMS can be accessed without the use of a mouse by pressing the ALT and then pressing the corresponding key for the menu and command. The keys are underlined in SMS after pressing the ALT key. When pressing the key to menu command, the command should activate. If it does not activate, press the ENTER key. The tables below show lists of these keys.

Alternatively, once the ALT key has been pressed, navigation can also be performed using the arrow keys and pressing ENTER after selecting the desired command.

Standard Menus

File Menu ALT Key Navigation

Menu Key	Command Key	Command
F		File menu
F	O	File | Open
F	V	File | View Data File
F	A	File | Save As
F	M	File | Save Map
F	D	File | Delete All
F	G	File | Get Info
F	N	File | Info Options
F	P	File | Print
F	X	File | Exit

Edit Menu ALT Key Navigation

Menu Key	Command Key	Command
E		Edit menu
E	D	Edit | Delete
E	A	Edit | Select All
E	W	Edit | Select With Poly
E	B	Edit | Select By submenu
E + B	M	Edit | Select By | Material Type
E + B	D	Edit | Select By | Dataset Value
E + B	A	Edit | Select By | Area
E + B	L	Edit | Select By | Length
E + B	G	Edit | Select By | Ambiguous Gradient
E	T	Edit | Time Settings
E	I	Edit | Materials Data
E	M	Edit | Project Metadata
E	C	Edit | Copy to Clipboard
E	P	Edit | Paste Tabular Data
E	F	Edit | Preferences

Display Menu ALT Key Navigation

Menu Key	Command Key	Command
D		Display menu
D	D	Dispaly | Display Options
D	L	Display | Lighting Options
D	O	Display | Projection
D	P	Display | Reproject All
D	P	Display | Single Point Projection
D	R	Display | Refresh
D	F	Display | Frame Image
D	V	Display | View submenu
D + V	V	Display| View | View Options
D + V	P	Display| View | Plan
D + V	F	Display| View | Front
D + V	S	Display| View | Side
D + V	O	Display| View | Oblique
D + V	Z	Display| View | Previous
D	P	Display | Plot Wizard
D	L	Display | Plot Data
D	I	Display | Plot Display Options

Web Menu ALT Key Navigation

Menu Key	Command Key	Command
W		Web menu
W	I	Web | Import from Web
W	F	Web | Find Data submenu
W + F	I	Web | Find Data | Image
W + F	B	Web | Find Data | Bathymetry
W + F	O	Web | Find Data | Coastline
W + F	T	Web | Find Data | Tidal
W + F	C	Web | Find Data | Current
W + F	W	Web | Find Data | Wave
W	T	Web | Tidal Data submenu
W + T	H	Web | Tidal Data | NOAA Hourly Verified
W + T	H	Web | Tidal Data | NOAA 6-Minute Raw

Window Menu ALT Key Navigation

Menu Key	Command Key	Command
I		Window menu
I	C	Window | Cascade
I	T	Window | Tile
I	H	Window | Tile Horizontally

Help Menu ALT Key Navigation

Menu Key	Command Key	Command
H		Help menu
H	H	Help | SMS Help
H	R	Help | Register
H	A	Help | About
H	E	Help | Report Bug
H	C	Help | Check for Updates

Module Menus

Map Module

Feature Objects Menu ALT Key Navigation

Menu Key	Command Key	Command
O		Feature Objects menu
O	E	Feature Objects | Delete
O	B	Feature Objects | Attributes
O	G	Feature Objects | Create Arc Group
O	U	Feature Objects | Build Polygons
O	L	Feature Objects | Clean
O	V	Feature Objects | Vertices ↔ Nodes
O	R	Feature Objects | Redistribute Vertices
O	O	Feature Objects | Transform Feature Objects
O	T	Feature Objects | Select/Delete Data
O	M	Feature Objects | Map → 2D Mesh
O	M	Feature Objects | Map → 2D Grid
O	S	Feature Objects | Map → Scatter

Cartesian Grid Module

Cartesian Grid Data Menu ALT Key Navigation

Menu Key	Command Key	Command
A		Data menu
A	T	Data | Steering Module
A	D	Data | Data Calculator
A	S	Data | Dataset Tools
A	W	Data | Switch Current Model
A	V	Data | Vector Options
A	C	Data | Contour Options
A	F	Data | Film Loop
A	Z	Data | Zonal Classification
A	G	Data | Grid → Scatterpoint
A	R	Data | Grid → Map
A	E	Data | Grid → Mesh
A	I	Data | Find Cell
A	M	Data | Map Elevation

2D Mesh

2D Mesh Data Menu ALT Key Navigation

Menu Key	Command Key	Command
A		Data menu
A	T	Data | Steering Module
A	D	Data | Data Calculator
A	S	Data | Dataset Tools
A	W	Data | Switch Current Model
A	V	Data | Vector Options
A	C	Data | Contour Options
A	F	Data | Film Loop
A	Z	Data | Zonal Classification
A	E	Data | Mesh → Scatterpoint
A	H	Data | Mesh → Map
A	E	Data | Map Elevation

2D Mesh Nodes Menu ALT Key Navigation

Menu Key	Command Key	Command
N		Nodes menu
N	I	Nodes | Interpolation Options
N	I	Nodes | Interpolate
N	F	Nodes | Find
N	D	Nodes | Delete Duplicate Nodes
N	J	Nodes | Select Disjoint
N	L	Nodes | Locked
N	R	Nodes | Renumber
N	O	Nodes | Options
N	T	Nodes | Interpolate Boundary Conditions

2D Mesh Nodestrings Menu ALT Key Navigation

Menu Key	Command Key	Command
O		Nodestrings menu
O	B	Nodestrings | Force Breaklines
O	S	Nodestrings | Smooth
O	N	Nodestrings | Renumber Nodestrings

Scatter Module

Scatter Data Menu ALT Key Navigation

Menu Key	Command Key	Command
A		Data menu
A	T	Data | Steering Module
A	D	Data | Data Calculator
A	S	Data | Dataset Tools
A	W	Data | Switch Current Model
A	V	Data | Vector Options
A	C	Data | Contour Options
A	F	Data | Film Loop
A	Z	Data | Zonal Classification
A	I	Data | Filter
A	D	Data | Delete Duplicate Points
A	I	Data | Filter
A	C	Data | Scatter → Mesh
A	O	Data | Scatter Contour → Feature
A	U	Data | Boundary → Feature

Scatter Vertices Menu ALT Key Navigation

Menu Key	Command Key	Command
V		Vertices menu

Scatter Breaklines Menu ALT Key Navigation

Menu Key	Command Key	Command
B		Breaklines menu
B	F	Breaklines | Force Breaklines
B	M	Breaklines | Merge
B	S	Breaklines | Split

Scatter Triangles Menu ALT Key Navigation

Menu Key	Command Key	Command
T		Triangles menu
T	T	Triangles | Triangulate
T	O	Triangles | Optimize Triangulation
T	S	Triangles | Select Thin Triangles
T	P	Triangles | Process Boundary Triangles

Scatter Menu ALT Key Navigation

Menu Key	Command Key	Command
S		Scatter menu
S	O	Scatter | Scatter Options
S	E	Scatter | Merge Sets
S	A	Scatter | Assign Point Name
S	M	Scatter | Interpolate to Mesh
S	L	Scatter | Interpolate to Curvilinear
S	G	Scatter | Interpolate to Cartesian Grid
S	I	Scatter | Interpolate to Scatter submenu
S + I	S	Scatter | Interpolate to Scatter | to Scatter Grid
S + I	O	Scatter | Interpolate to Scatter | from Other Scatter Set
S + I	N	Scatter | Interpolate to Scatter | to Nautical Grid
S	P	Scatter | Interpolate to Map

Related Topics

• Right-Click Menus
• Layout of the Graphical Interface