There are a number of keyboard shortcuts, sometimes called “hotkeys” in this program. Some you may never use, and some you won’t want to live without. If you’re just getting started, please don’t think you need to memorize them all. As you become more productive with the program, have a look now and again to see what might be useful to you. Production design creators who use the program all day every day will no doubt use them all.
•‘q’ Begin drawing using the same input method and stitch type as the last object.
•‘w’ Begin drawing using the same input method and stitch type as the object prior to the last.
•‘x’ Begin drawing using the same input method as the last object, using whatever stitch type is currently set.
•‘X’ Begin drawing, using the same input method as the last object, using the ‘Line’ stitch type.
•‘c’ Begin drawing a satin column using the last input method, L/R or A/B.
•‘o’ Add a hole to the currently selected object.
•‘I’ Add inclination lines to the currently selected object.
•‘b’ Toggle the view of the background images one and off.
•‘n’ Toggle the view of the stitches on and off.
•‘g’ Toggle the view of the Background Grid on and off.
•‘h’ Toggle the view of the hoop on and off.
•‘p’ Toggle stitch point highlights on and off.
•‘a’ Zoom and pan to all objects on the page.
•‘s’ Zoom and pan to the selected objects on the page.
•‘0’ Zoom to the hoop.
•‘1’ – ‘9’ Set the zoom to a multiple of real scale.
•‘Ctrl-g’ Group the selected objects/designs
•‘Ctrl-u’ Un-group the selected items.
•‘Cmd-x’: Cut to clipboard
•‘Cmd-c’ Copy to clipboard
•‘Cmd-v’ Paste from clipboard
•‘t’ Toggle realistic 3D on/off
•‘j’ Toggle display of jump stitches on/off
•'Arrows’ Nudge 1mm. Add ‘Shift’ for 0.1mm Nudge.
•Option (hard node drawing): Constrain new point to 15 degree angles.
•Option (drag point or incline): Constrain to horizontal or vertical when close.
•Shift while dragging incline moves the incline.