Keyboard Index

The following is a list of keys and the various tasks they perform in the Main Window and Data Entry Windows (DEW’s). Select the key on which you need information:

 

F1   F2   F3   F4   F6   F9   F11

Home     End   Pause

Page Up   Page Down

Insert   Delete

Esc   Tab   Space Bar

Up Arrow   Down Arrow   Left Arrow   Right Arrow

  

 

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F1

To

Press

Get help on a data entry field, button, choice, or list box.

Tab to the element or press the right (or left) mouse button; then . . .

F1

 

 

 

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F2

To

Press

Display the Unit of Measure Selection Window, to convert

the current dimensional units of a data entry field (if the

UOM button is made available).

F2

 

 

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F3

To

Press

Display the Range Window, which shows the valid range of values for a data entry field.

F3

 

 

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F4

To

Press

If the current window is the Main Window, the entire PRO/II application closes.

 

Alt + F4

Close a flowsheet window.

Ctrl + F4

 

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F6

To

Press

Move to next flowsheet window.

Ctrl + F6

 

 

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F9

To

Press

Run the simulation and perform output calculations for streams and relevant unit operations (Hcurve/Phase Envelop etc) after running the simulations.

F9

 

 

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F11

To

Press

Automatically generate the text output report after performing output calculations for streams and unit operations.

F11

 

 

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Pause

 

To

Press

Pause the Simulation Run

Pause

 

 

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Home

To

Push

Move to the left most digit or character of a number or

string respectively, in a data entry field.

Home

Highlight/remove highlight characters from current cursor

position to the beginning of the data entry field.

Shift + Home

Zoom the flowsheet diagram so that the entire flowsheet is

visible (Zoom Full command).

Home

Redraw the flowsheet to remove any extraneous objects

(Redraw command).

Shift + Home

 

 

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End

To

Press

Move to the right-most digit or character of a number

of string respectively, in a data entry field.

End

Highlight/remove highlight characters from the current

cursor position to the end of the data entry field.

Shift + End

 

 

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Insert

To

Press

Toggle between insert and overstrike modes when entering data in a data entry field.

 

Insert

Add a stream to the flowsheet in the stream layout mode.

 

Insert

Add a unit icon to the flowsheet after a unit operation button is clicked.

Insert

 

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Delete

To

Press

Remove the highlighted objects from the flowsheet diagram.

 

Delete

Remove the highlighted digits or characters in a data entry field.

Delete

 

 

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Page Up

To

Press

Magnify the flowsheet diagram so that less of the flow sheet is visible in the draw area (Zoom In command)

Page Up

 

 

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Page Down

To

Press

Reduce the flowsheet diagram so that more of the flow sheet is visible in the draw area (Zoom Out command)

Page Down

 

 

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Esc

To

Press

Cancel the stream layout mode after the streams button is clicked.

 

Esc

Cancel the unit icon mode after a unit operation button is clicked.

 

Esc

Cancel addition of draw elements text, line, rectangle, etc.)

Esc

 

 

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Tab

To

Press

Move to the next window element (button, data entry field, etc.).

 

Tab

Move to the previous window element.

Shift + Tab

 

 

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Space Bar

To

Push

Begin the next segment of a polyline (Line command)

 

Space bar, while holding the mouse button down.

 

Introduce a new vertex of a polygon

(Polygon command)

Space bar, while holding the mouse button down.

 

Push a button with the keyboard.

Space bar, after clicking the right mouse button or after tabbing to that button.

 

 

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Down Arrow

To

Press

Display the list contents in a drop-down list box.

 

Alt + Down Arrow

Move to the next entry in a list box.

 

Down Arrow

Scroll the flowsheet down using small pan value.

Ctrl + Down Arrow

 

 

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Up Arrow

To

Press

Display or retract the list contents in a drop-down list box.

 

Alt + Up Arrow

Move to the previous entry in a list box.

 

Up Arrow

Scroll the flowsheet up using the small pan value.

Ctrl + Up Arrow

 

 

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Left Arrow

To

Press

Move to the left character or digit in a data entry field.

 

Left Arrow

Move to the hot text item to the left in a linked text field.

 

Left Arrow

Highlight the left character or digit in a data entry field.

 

Shift + Left Arrow

Scroll the flowsheet to the left using the small pan value.

Ctrl + Left Arrow

 

 

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Right Arrow

To

Press

Move to the next character or digit to the right in a data entry field.

 

Right Arrow

Move to the hot text item to the right in a linked text field.

 

Right Arrow

Highlight the next character or digit to the right in a data entry field.

 

Shift + Right Arrow

Scroll the flowsheet to the right using the small pan value.

Ctrl + Right Arrow