Shortcuts

Shortcuts are provided to help you edit quickly and easily in SpectraLayers:

Note

You can list all the keyboard shortcuts from Help > Keyboard Shortcut

If you want to customize keyboard shortcuts, you can use the Shortcut tab in the Preferences dialog. For more information, see Preferences

Navigation and Display shortcuts

Command	Windows Shortcut	macOS Shortcut
Time Cursor Tool	T or click the timeline	T or click the timeline
3D Tool	D or click the 3d pad	D or click the 3d pad
Hand Tool	H or hold Ctrl and drag the spectral display.	H or hold ⌘ and drag the spectral display.
Zoom Tool	Z or Mouse Wheel to zoom horizontally. Shift+Mouse Weel to zoom vertically. Ctrl+Mouse Wheel to zoom horizontally and vertically.	Z or Mouse Wheel to zoom horizontally. Shift+Mouse Weel to zoom vertically. ⌘+Mouse Wheel to zoom horizontally and vertically.
Zoom In	= to zoom horizontally. Shift+= to zoom vertically. Ctrl+= to zoom horizontally and vertically.	= to zoom horizontally. Shift+= to zoom vertically. ⌘+= to zoom horizontally and vertically.
Zoom Out	- to dezoom horizontally. Shift+- to dezoom vertically. Ctrl+- to dezoom horizontally and vertically.	- to dezoom horizontally. Shift+- to dezoom vertically. ⌘+- to dezoom horizontally and vertically.
Toggle Composite View	C	C
Adjust Min Amplitude	Alt+Mouse Wheel	Option+scroll up/down
Adjust Max Amplitude	Alt+Shift+Mouse Wheel	Option+Shift+scroll up/down
Increase Sampling	Page Up	Page Up
Decrease Sampling	Page Down	Page Down

Edit shortcuts

Command	Windows Shortcut	macOS Shortcut
Snap to Unit Grid	Ctrl+G	⌘+G
Undo	Ctrl+Z	⌘+Z
Redo	Ctrl+Y	Shift+⌘+Z
Cut	Ctrl+X	⌘+X
Copy	Ctrl+C	⌘+C
Copy from all layers	Ctrl+Shift+C	⌘+Shift+C
Paste	Ctrl+V	⌘+V
Paste to new layer	Ctrl+Shift+V	⌘+Shift+V
Delete	Del	Delete
Heal	Ctrl+Del	⌘+Delete
Select All	Ctrl+A	⌘+A
Deselect	Ctrl+D	⌘+D
Reselect	Ctrl+Shift+D	⌘+Shift+D
Invert Selection	Ctrl+I	⌘+I

Layers shortcuts

Command	Windows Shortcut	macOS Shortcut
Select layer	Up/Down Arrow	Up/Down Arrow
Duplicate layer	Ctrl+J	⌘+J
Merge down	Ctrl+E	⌘+E
Merge visible layers	Ctrl+Shift+E	⌘+Shift+E
New Layer	Ctrl+Shift+N	⌘+Shift+N
Mute	Shift+M	Shift+M
Solo	Shift+S	Shift+S
Activate Above	Up Arrow	Up Arrow
Activate Below	Down Arrow	Down Arrow

Transport shortcuts

Command	Windows Shortcut	macOS Shortcut
Stop	Esc	Esc
Toggle Play	Space	Space
Play	Shift+Space	Shift+Space
Preview	Tab	Tab
Record	Ctrl+R	⌘+R
Loop Selection	Ctrl+L	⌘+L
Move cursor left	Left Arrow	Left Arrow
Move cursor right	Right Arrow	Right Arrow
Move cursor to previous time event	Ctrl+Left Arrow	Option+Left Arrow
Move cursor to next time event	Ctrl+Right Arrow	Option+Right Arrow
Add Marker	M	M
Add Region	R	R

View shortcuts

Command	Windows Shortcut	macOS Shortcut
Show/Hide Unit Grid	G	G
Lock/Unlock spectral display to 0 Hz	Ctrl+Shift+L	⌘+Shift+L
Fullscreen	F11	Control+⌘+F