Appendix A

Hotkeys Reference

A.1 Calculation Hotkeys

Combination Description
F10 Perform Load Flow calculation
F11 Perform Short-Circuit calculation
Ctrl + F10 Edit Load Flow calculation options
Ctrl + F11 Edit Short-Circuit calculation options
F12 Reset Calculation

Table A.1.1: Calculation Hotkeys

A.2 Graphic Windows Hotkeys

Combination Where/When Description

Single Line Graphic,
Ctrl + - Zoom out
Block Diagrams, Vi’s
Single Line Graphic,
Ctrl + + Zoom in
Block Diagrams, Vi’s
Single Line Graphic,
Ctrl + Scrolling Zoom in/out
Block Diagrams, Vi’s
Ctrl + Double- Open detailed graphic of
Busbar system
click substation
Press Mouse
Single Line Graphic, Panning, Moving the visi-
Scroll Wheel +
Block Diagrams, Vi’s ble part of the graphic
Moving
Only textboxes inside the
Alt + Rubberband rubber band are marked,
no parent objects
Textbox and Parent-
Alt + Left-click Textbox
Object are marked
Alt + Left-click All the connected ele-
Element
(multiple times) ments will be marked

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Combination Where/When Description

Ctrl + A All elements are marked
Save a screenshot of
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + the complete monitor
Element dialog
P as bitmap under
C:\Digsi\snapshots
Single Objects from a
Ctrl + Alt + Mov-
Marked Object Busbar system can be
ing
moved
Single objects from a
Ctrl + Alt + Mov-
Marked Busbar Busbar System can be in-
ing
creased or reduced (size)
The stub length of blocks
Ctrl + Alt + Mov-
Block in block diagrams remains
ing
when shifting
Line-Routes will move to
Ctrl + Alt + Mov-
Marked Terminal the terminal, instead of
ing
terminal to the line
Symbol of the connected
Ctrl + Alt + Mov-
Marked Node branch element will not be
ing
centred
Ctrl + C Marked Element
Will open the Define
Single Line Graphic,
Ctrl + L Layer dialog to create a
Block Diagrams
new layer
Multiselect elements,
Ctrl +Left-click Element all clicked elements are
marked
Inserting Loads/Gen-
Ctrl + Left-click Rotate element 90◦
erators
Inserting Busbars/Ter-
Ctrl + Left-click Rotate element 180◦
minals
Mark Element in the
Ctrl + M Element dialog
graphic
Single Line Graphic, Open Graphic Layer dia-
Ctrl + Q
Block Diagrams log
Ctrl + X Marked Element Cut
Esc Connecting Mode Interrupt the mode
Interrupt and change to
Esc Inserting Symbol
graphic cursor
Esc Animation Mode Interrupt mode
Mark only the symbol of
S + Left-click Element
the element
Move only the symbol of
S +Moving Marked Element
the element
Element can only be
Shift + Moving Marked Element moved in the direction of
axes
After rotation, textbox can
Shift + Moving Marked Textbox be aligned in the direction
of axes

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 A.3. DATA MANAGER HOTKEYS

Combination Where/When Description

Change connection side
Tab Inserting Symbol
of symbol
Place symbol, press
mouse button and move
Left-click Inserting Symbol cursor in the direction
of rotation to rotate the
symbol in this direction

A.3 Data Manager Hotkeys

Combination Where/When Description

Alt + F4 Close Data Manager
Open the edit dialog of
Alt + Return Right; Link
the element
Backspace Jump one directory up
Pag (arrow: up) Right Scroll a page up
Pag (arrow:
Right Scroll a page down
down)
Call the edit dialog of the
next object from the list
Ctrl + (arrow: up) Edit dialog open
and closes the current di-
alog
Call the edit dialog of the
Ctrl + (arrow: previous object from the
Edit dialog open
down) list and closes the current
dialog
Ctrl + A Right Mark all
Save screenshot of the
Ctrl + Alt + P Data Manager as bitmap
under C:\Digsi\snapshots
Save screenshot of
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + the complete monitor
P as bitmap under
C:\Digsi\snapshots
Ctrl + B Detail-Modus Change to next tab
Marked object,
Ctrl + C Copy marked object
marked symbol
Copy the value of the
Ctrl + C Marked cell
marked cell
Change between normal
Ctrl + D
and detail mode
Ctrl + F Call the Filter dialog
Ctrl + G Right Go to line

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Combination Where/When Description

Call the dialog Select El-
ement, in order to insert
Ctrl + I Right a new object. The object
class depends on the cur-
rent position
Ctrl + Left-click Select the object
Ctrl + M Move the object
Change between the dis-
play of out of service and
Ctrl + O
no relevant objects for cal-
culation
Right; station, Busbar
Ctrl + Q or element with a con- Open the station graphic
nection
Right, element with Call the dialog Select Sta-
Ctrl + Q more than one con- tion, which lists all the
nection connected stations
Ctrl + R Project Activate the project
Ctrl + R Study case Activate study case
Add the grid to the study
Ctrl + R Grid
case
Insert the variant to the
current study case, if the
Ctrl + R Variant
corresponding grid is not
in the study case
Ctrl + Tab Detail-Modus Change to next tab
Insert the content of the
Ctrl + V
clipboard
Change the focus be-
Ctrl + W
tween right and left side
Marked object,
Ctrl + X Cut object
marked symbol
Ctrl + X Marked cell Cut cell content
Jump to the last column of
End Right
the current row
Del Right, symbol Delete marked object
Delete the content of the
Del Right, cell
cell
Right; after change in
Esc Undo the change
the line
F2 Right; cell Change to edit mode
Close all open dialogs
F3 and return the selected
object from the top dialog
Activate/Deactivate
F4
Drag&Drop-Mode
F5 Update
F8 Right, Graphic Open the graphic

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 A.5. OUTPUT WINDOW HOTKEYS

Combination Where/When Description

Jump to the first column of
Pos1 Right
the current row
Call the edit dialog of the
Return Right
marked object
Display or close the con-
Return links
tent of the marked object
Right; after change in
Return Confirm changes
the line
Call the edit dialog of the
Return Right; link
original object
Select all the objects be-
Shift + Left-click tween the last marked ob-
ject and the clicked row

A.4 Dialog Hotkeys

Combination Where/When Description

Ctrl + A Input field Mark the content
Save screenshot of the
Ctrl + Alt + P dialog as bitmap under
C:\Digsi\snapshots
Save screenshot of
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + the complete monitor
P as bitmap under
C:\Digsi\snapshots
F1 Online help

A.5 Output Window Hotkeys

Combination Where/When Description

Pag (arrow: up) Page up
Pag (arrow:
Page down
down)
Mark the content of the
Ctrl + A
output window
Ctrl + Pag (arrow:
Like Ctrl + Pos1
up)
Ctrl + Pag (arrow:
Like Ctrl + End
down)
Copy the market report to
Ctrl + C
the clipboard
Ctrl + E Open a new empty editor

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Combination Where/When Description

Set the cursor in the last
Ctrl + End
position of the last row
Open the Search and Re-
Ctrl + F
place dialog
Jump to next same word;
New searched string be-
Ctrl + F3 Cursor in a Word comes the word on which
the cursor is currently po-
sitioned
Ctrl + O Call the Open dialog
Ctrl + P Call the Print dialog
Ctrl + Arrow (up) Page up
Ctrl + Arrow
Page down
(down)
Set the cursor in the first
Ctrl + Pos1
position of first row
Set the cursor in the last
Ctrl + Shift + End position and marks the re-
port in between
Set the cursor in the first
Ctrl + Shift +
position and marks the re-
home
port in between
Jump to previous same
word; New searched
Ctrl + Shift + F3 Cursor in a Word string becomes the word
on which the cursor is
currently positioned
Set the cursor in the last
End
position of the row
Jump to next same word
F3 Cursor in a Word of the current searched
string
Set the cursor one line
Arrow (up)
above
Set the cursor one posi-
Arrow (right)
tion after
Set the cursor one line
Arrow (down)
below
Set the cursor one posi-
Arrow (left)
tion before
Set the cursor to the first
home
position of the row
Set the cursor one page
Shift + Pag (ar-
up and select the in be-
row: up)
tween content
Set the cursor one page
Shift + Pag (ar-
down and select the in be-
row: down)
tween content
Jump to previous same
Shift + F3 Cursor in a Word word of the current
searched string

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 A.6. EDITOR HOTKEYS

Combination Where/When Description

A.6 Editor Hotkeys

Combination Where/When Description

Ctrl + O Open file
Ctrl + S Save
Ctrl + P Print
Ctrl + Z Undo
Ctrl + C Copy
Ctrl + V Paste
Ctrl + X Cut
Ctrl + A Select all
Ctrl + R Comment selected lines
Uncomment selected
Ctrl + T
lines
Set bookmark / Remove
Ctrl + F2
bookmark
Del Delete
F2 Go to next bookmark
Shift + F2 Go to previous bookmark
Jump to next same word
F3 Cursor in a word of the current searched
string
Jump to previous same
Shift + F3 Cursor in a Word word of the current
searched string
Jump to next same word;
New searched string be-
Ctrl + F3 Cursor in a Word comes the word on which
the cursor is currently po-
sitioned
Ctrl + F Open ’Find’ dialog
Ctrl + G Open ’Go to’ dialog
Open ’Find and Replace’
Ctrl + H
dialog
Ctrl + Y Remove current line
Replace blanks by tabs in
Ctrl + Shift + T
selected text
Show / Hide tabs and
Ctrl + Alt + T
blanks
Ctrl + Shift + Replace tabs by blanks in
Space selected text
Open user settings dialog
Alt + Return
on Editor page

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Combination Where/When Description

Delete character in front
Backspace
of cursor
Switch between insert
Insert
and replace mode
Arrow (right) One char right
Shift + Arrow Extend selection to next
(right) char right
Ctrl + Arrow Set cursor to beginning of
(right) next word
Ctrl + Shift + Ar- Extend selection to begin-
row (right) ning of next word
Arrow (left) One char left
Extend selection to next
Shift + Arrow (left)
char left
Set cursor to beginning of
Ctrl + Arrow (left)
previous word
Ctrl + Shift + Ar- Extend selection to begin-
row (left) ning of previous word
Arrow (down) One line down
Shift + Arrow Extend selection one line
(down) down
Ctrl + Arrow
Scroll down
(down)
Ctrl + Shift + Ar- Change selected text to
row (down) lower case
Arrow (up) One line up
Extend selection one line
Shift + Arrow (up)
up
Ctrl + Arrow (up) Scroll up
Ctrl + Shift + Ar- Change selected text to
row (up) upper case
Set cursor to first pos. in
home
line
Set cursor to beginning of
Ctrl + home
text
Extend selection to begin-
Shift + home
ning of line
Ctrl + Shift + Extend selection to start
home of text
Set cursor to last pos. in
end
line
Ctrl + end Set cursor to end of text
Extend selection to end of
Shift + end
line
Extend selection to end of
Ctrl + Shift + end
text
Pag (arrow: Set cursor one page
down) down

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 A.6. EDITOR HOTKEYS

Combination Where/When Description

Shift + Pag (ar- Extend selection to one
row: down) page down
Pag (arrow: up) Set cursor one page up
Shift + Pag (ar- Extend selection to one
row: up) page up
Open manual and search
F1 for word in which cursor is
placed
Set break point / remove
F9
break point (but no effect)

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