SMS: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	6	Web | Tidal Data | NOAA Hourly Verified
W + T	6	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

See the article ALT Key Module Navigation for more information.

Related Topics

• Keyboard Shortcuts