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Keyboard and input reference

Contextual keyboard reference to accelerate navigation and inspection.

Reader 0.1 series · Help navigation updated October 5, 2026

Global commands and panels

F1: Toggle built-in offline keyboard shortcut reference; Esc closes it.
Ctrl+O: Open drawing or project container; Ctrl+F: Find components, pins, and nets.
Ctrl+B: Toggle left sheets and BOM drawer; Ctrl+I: Toggle right inspector panel.
Alt+1 / 2 / 3: Switch to PCB only, Schematic only, or Side-by-side Linked view.
Alt+Left / Right: Navigate inspection position history back / forward; F11: Toggle full-screen mode.
Ctrl+Shift+F12: Snap off-screen windows back to the active monitor.

Mouse wheel over PCB: Smooth continuous zoom centered on cursor position.
Mouse wheel over continuous schematic: Smooth vertical roll; Ctrl+wheel zooms canvas.
Mouse wheel over single-sheet schematic: Zooms directly; Ctrl+wheel pans.
Ctrl+= / Ctrl+-: Step zoom active viewport; Ctrl+0: Fit design to screen.
PageUp / PageDown: Step through multi-sheet schematics and PDF pages.

Single-letter shortcuts are automatically inhibited when text input fields are focused to prevent accidental commands.

F: Flip board horizontally 180 degrees; M: Activate precision two-point ruler; N: Toggle redline annotation mode.
Toolbar Rotate Menu: Step 90° clockwise / counter-clockwise or reset orientation to 0°.
X: Toggle X-ray multi-layer perspective highlighting; R: Toggle Prim-algorithm ratline vectors.
L: Toggle floating layer dock; + / -: Step through copper layers in physical stackup order.
Alt+click pad: Select the parent component; Tab: Cycle through overlapping geometry candidates.
Ctrl+click net: Add or remove signal from concurrent multi-net highlight set.
Drag radar overview: Pan across the board without altering current zoom magnification.

In standalone PDF datasheet windows, press Ctrl+F to open text search with case sensitivity; press Enter to locate matches, and F3 / Shift+F3 to cycle next / previous occurrences.
Mouse wheel over PDF: Smooth vertical scroll; Ctrl+wheel: Smooth vector zoom; PageUp / PageDown: Change pages.
Left-drag over text: Select vector characters; Ctrl+C: Copy text; Space+drag: Pan page.
Online help portal: Press Tab to navigate chapter links, Enter to open, and Esc to reset search.

Client help menus link directly to corresponding chapters; F1 local reference requires no internet access.