Hot-Keys - Overview

Hot-keys are key combinations that you can press on your computer's keyboard to quickly access WinPICS functions. Hot-keys save time because they save you from searching for functionality through the Menu bars.

Key points to remember when using hot-keys

Hot-keys in this help document look like this: <z>
Buttons in the software also display inside brackets. For example, you will see "Click <OK> to close the dialog box." For hot-keys, you will see "Press <z> on your keyboard to zoom in on the map."
Hot-keys are specific to the active window. Therefore, not all hot-keys are active in all windows or in all modes.
Hot-keys are listed at the right-hand side of menu items in the window's Menu bar.
Hot-keys are case-sensitive, so make sure you turn off <Caps Lock>.
If you need to press multiple keys at the same time, you will see a plus sign between the two keys. For example, to zoom in on your map by a factor of 2, you need to press and hold the <Ctrl> key, and then press and release <z> once. The instructions would display as follows: "Press <Ctrl> + <z> to zoom your map by 2x the mape scale."
If you need to press two keys in succession, but not at the same time, they will display as follows: "Press <z>, <z> to zoom out of the map by 2x the map scale."
Any time you press keys, make sure you release the keys before you carry out the next step in a workflow.
After a short time, the hot-keys will become second nature to you - saving you time and making your workflow more efficient.