Keys Help

The following keys are active in the main star window:
Key Function
z Zoom in
Shift-z Zoom out
p Previous view
Shift-p Previous zoom
n North
s South
e East
w West
Ctrl-z Zenith
Ctrl-h Horizon
Ctrl-n Nadir
Up arrow Shift altitude up 1°
Down arrow Shift altitude down 1°
Right arrow Shift azimuth right 1°
Left arrow Shift azimuth left 1°
Page Up Shift altitude up 15°
Page Down Shift altitude down 15°
Ctrl-Up arrow Shift altitude up 15°
Ctrl-Down arrow Shift altitude down 15°
Ctrl-Right arrow Shift azimuth right 15°
Ctrl-Left arrow Shift azimuth left 15°
Ctrl-c 0° view rotation (when View Rotation scrollbar shows)
F1 Show help
F3 End program
F10 Activate menu bar
Escape Cancel zoom (when dragging mouse); cancel menu

The following keys are active in secondary windows and the help window:
Key Function
Tab Navigate forward through controls
Shift-Tab Navigate backward through controls
Space Activate button or select/deselect a checkbox
Enter Activate default button (in most cases)
Down arrow Move down in list
Up arrow Move up in list
Alt-Down arrow Show/retract list in drop-down listbox (combo-box)
Alt-Up arrow Show/retract list in drop-down listbox (combo-box)
F1 Show help
Ctrl-Home Go to top of help page
Ctrl-End Go to bottom of help page
Escape Cancel/Close window

'CapsLock' is ignored.

Although a mouse facilitates most operations, nearly all functions can be done with the keyboard. A few notable exceptions: