Command Shortcuts
This topic contains a comprehensive list of the short-cuts available in the MapInfo Pro application. For information on how to customize them, see Customizing Command Shortcuts.
Command | Shortcut | Tab |
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Add Legend | Shift+F3 | MAP |
Add New Row | Ctrl+E | TABLE |
Add Node | Ctrl+Shift+N | SPATIAL |
Add Theme | F9 | MAP |
Add Workspace | Ctrl+Shift+A | HOME |
Clear | Ctrl+W | MAP/TABLE/SPATIAL |
Clear Target | Ctrl+Delete | SPATIAL |
Clone Window | Ctrl+Shift+C | HOME |
Copy | Ctrl+C | HOME/SPATIAL |
Cut | Ctrl+X | HOME/SPATIAL |
Exit | Alt+F4 | PRO |
Find and Mark | Ctrl+F | TABLE/SPATIAL |
Find Selection | Ctrl+Shift+F | TABLE/MAP/SPATIAL |
Info Tool | Ctrl+Shift+I | MAP under Map Tools |
Layers Window | Ctrl+Shift+L | HOME |
Legend Window | Ctrl+Shift+G | HOME |
Line Style | Shift+F8 | SPATIAL |
MapBasic Window | Ctrl+Shift+B | HOME |
Map Redraw On/Off | Ctrl+Shift+D | MAP |
Browser Window | F4 | HOME |
Layout Window | F5 | HOME/LAYOUT |
Map Window | F3 | HOME/MAP |
New Table | Ctrl+N | TABLE |
Open Table | Ctrl+O | HOME/TABLE/MAP/LAYOUT |
Open Workspace | Ctrl+Shift+O | HOME/TABLE/MAP |
Paste | Ctrl+V | HOME/SPATIAL |
Previous View | Alt+Left Arrow | MAP |
Ctrl+P | LAYOUT | |
Prism Window | F10 | HOME |
Redistricter Window | Shift+F4 | HOME/MAP |
Redraw Window | Ctrl+D | HOME/MAP |
Region Style | Ctrl+F8 | SPATIAL |
Remove | Delete | LAYOUT |
Reshape | Ctrl+R | SPATIAL |
Run MapBasic Program | Ctrl+U | HOME |
Save Table | Ctrl+S | HOME/TABLE |
Save Workspace | Ctrl+Shift+S | HOME |
Set Target | Ctrl+T | SPATIAL |
Snap to Nodes | S Key | SPATIAL |
Statistics Window | Ctrl+Shift+Z | HOME/MAP |
Symbol Style | Alt+F8 | SPATIAL |
Table Window | Ctrl+Shift+T | HOME |
Tasks | Ctrl+Shift+K | HOME |
Text Style | F8 | SPATIAL |
Tool Manager | Ctrl+Shift+U | HOME |
Undo | Ctrl+Z | HOME/SPATIAL |
WFS Table Refresh | Alt+F5 | TABLE |
Workspace Explorer Window | Ctrl+Shift+E | HOME/MAP |
3D Map Window | F11 | HOME |
Window Shortcuts
The following keyboard shortcuts for windows are supported.
Explorer window
Explorer Window | Shortcut |
---|---|
Jump to Maps section | Alt-M |
Jump to Tables section | Alt-T |
Jump to Windows section | Alt-W |
Jump to Connections section | Alt-C |
Jump to Search box | ALT+F |
Jump to next item | Tab |
Window List window
Window List | Shortcut |
---|---|
Context menu | Shift+F10 |
Rename a window | F2 |
Select all windows of the same type | Ctrl+A |
Close a window | Del |
Toggle visibility check box | Space |
Activate window | Enter or Double-Click |
Activate the window but keep keyboard focus on the Windows list. | Ctrl+Enter |
Clone a window | Ctrl-Shift+C |
Connections window
Connections Window | Shortcut |
---|---|
Context Menu | Shift+F10 |
Close | Delete |
Add new connection | Ins |
Open tables from a connection | Enter or Double-click |
Layers window
Layers Window | Shortcut |
---|---|
Context Menu | Shift+F10 |
Rename a map | F2 |
Select all (if not in a group) or all in a group layer | Ctrl+A |
Toggle visibility check box on/off | Spacebar |
Opens Layer Properties dialog box | Shift+P or double-click |
Toggle Editable on/off | Shift+E |
Toggle Selectable on/off | Shift+S |
Toggle Autolabels on/off | Shift+L |
Toggle View Entire Layer on/off | Shift+V |
Style Override Swatch | Click or Enter |
Multi-Select | Shift+arrow keys |
On a map node: activate the map and keep focus on the Layers list | Click or Enter |
On a map node: activate that map and set keyboard focus on Map window | Ctrl+Enter (Alt+Click) |
On a map node: view entire layer | Shift+V |
On a map node: Collapse/Expand Node | Shift+-/+ |
On a map node: Collapse/Expand Node all nodes | Ctrl+Shift+-/+ |
Tables window
Tables Window | Shortcut |
---|---|
Context Menu | Shift+F10 |
Select all or, if tables are in a treeview, select all in group | Ctrl+A |
Open one or more layers in a new map | Shift+M |
Open one or more layers in current Map window | Shift+C |
Open one or more layers in new Browser map | Shift+B |
Close one or more layers | Del |
Modify Table Structure | Double-click |
Layout window
Layout Window | Shortcut |
---|---|
Context menu | Shift+F10 |
Context menu on selected frames | Shift+F10 |
Select All frames | Ctrl+A |
Select tool | Shift+S |
Pan tool | Shift+P |
Zoom In/Zoom Out tools | + / - |
Move selected frames | Arrow keys |
Move selected frames by X | Shift+Arrow keys |
Override snap behavior | Ctrl+Arrow keys |
Disable snap for mouse | Alt+mouse drag |
Cut selected frames | Ctrl+X |
Copy selected frames to clipboard | Ctrl+C |
Paste from clipboard | Ctrl+V |
Delete selected frames | Del |
Fit layout in window | Shift+F |
Print layout | Ctrl+P |
Rolling the mouse wheel in a Layout window zooms in or out. Pressing the CTRL key while using the mouse wheel scrolls the layout up or down.
Map window
Map Window | Shortcut |
---|---|
Context Menu | Shift+F10 |
Shift center of map | Arrow keys (left, right, up, down) |
Snap | s key |
Cross-hair C key | c key |
Auto node N key | n key |
Trace T key | t key |
Zoom | +/- |
Select All from selection Layer | Ctrl+A |
View Entire Map | M |
Change View Dialog | V |
Zoom In Tool | z |
Zoom Out Tool | Z |
Info Tool | I |
Map Options Dialog | O |
Pan Tool | P |
Select Tool | S |
Label Tool | L |
Create Legend Dialog | I |
Create Theme Dialog | T |
Unselect All | U |
Change to next customized mini toolbar | Space |
Insert Point Tool | 1 |
Insert Text Tool | 2 |
Insert Line Tool | 3 |
Insert Polyline Tool | 4 |
Insert Arc Tool | 5 |
Insert Polygon Tool | 6 |
Insert Ellipse Tool | 7 |
Insert Rectangle Tool | 8 |
Insert Rounded Rectangle Tool | 9 |
Select By Location | B |
Toggle Snap mode | s |
Change cross-hair cursor | c |
Toggle Auto-Node | n |
Toggle Trace | t |
Rolling the mouse wheel in a Map window zooms in or out. Pressing the CTRL key while using the mouse wheel scrolls the map up or down.
Browser window
Browser Window | Shortcut |
---|---|
Context Menu | Shift+F10 |
Select All | Ctrl+A |
New Row | Ctrl+E |
Edit a cell | F2 |
Rolling the mouse wheel in a Browser window scrolls the table up or down.
MapBasic window
MapBasic Window | Shortcut |
---|---|
Context Menu on selected frames | Shift+F10 |
Move to window
Move To Window | Shortcut |
---|---|
Jump to Map window | Ctrl+Enter |
Zoom to best view | Alt+double-click |
Tasks window
Tasks Window | Shortcut |
---|---|
Context Menu | Shift+F10 |
Remove finished job from Task Manager | Del |
Pause | |
Cancel | |
View log | Shift+L |
Info window
Info Window | Shortcut |
---|---|
Next layer | Ctrl+Right Arrow |
Previous layer | Ctrl+Left Arrow |
Scroll | Page up/down |
Tools window
Tools Window | Shortcut |
---|---|
Run default command | Enter |