Key combinations for Passolo
General key combinations
These are the default key combinations. You can assign own key combinations to all commands (see Shortcut Keys)
| Ctrl+A | Selects all the elements in a list |
| Ctrl+D | Switches between resource displays |
| Ctrl+F | Opens the "Find..." dialog |
| Ctrl+G | In string lists: Jumps to a string with a specific number |
| Ctrl+H | Opens the "Replace..." dialog |
| Ctrl+Shift+H | In source string lists: Toggles the "hide" flag for selected strings |
| Ctrl+L | Edits the filter for the project or text list |
| Ctrl+M | Displays the macro list |
| Ctrl+N | Sets up a new project |
| Ctrl+O | Opens an existing project |
| Ctrl+Shift+O | Displays the list of recently opened projects |
| Ctrl+R | In string lists: Switches to resource view |
| Ctrl+Shift+R | In source string lists: Toggles the "read-only" flag for selected strings |
| Ctrl+S | Saves changes of the current string list. |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Saves changes in the current project and all text lists. |
| Ctrl+T | In translation lists: Validates the selected string(s) |
| Ctrl+U | In translation lists: Untranslates the selected string(s) |
| Ctrl+Y | In string lists: Repeats the last undone change. |
| Ctrl+Z | In string lists: Undoes the last change. |
| Ctrl+1 - Ctrl+0 | Inserts an entry from the fuzzy translation list in the current string |
| Ctrl+Shift+1 - Ctrl+Shift+8 | Calls the EventHandler OnHotkey1 - OnHotkey8 in the system macro |
| Alt+5 | Switches to the previous loaded project |
| Alt+6 | Switches to the next loaded project |
| Alt+0 | Displays the project window. |
| Alt+Left | In the translation window: Selects the previous tag or previous term |
| Alt+Right | In the translation window: Selects the next tag or next term |
| Ctrl+Alt+Up | In string lists: Switches to the previous resource |
| Ctrl+Alt+Down | In string lists: Switches to the next resource |
| Ctrl+Page Up | In the translation window: Selects the string located one page above |
| Ctrl+Page Down | In the translation window: Selects the string located one page below |
| Ctrl+Up | In the translation window: Selects the previous string |
| Ctrl+Down | In the translation window: Selects the next string |
| Ctrl+Home | In the translation window: Selects the first string in the string list |
| Ctrl+End | In the translation window: Selects the last string in the string list |
| Ctrl+Tab | Switches to the next string list window / the project window |
| Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Switches to the previous string list window / the project window |
| Enter | Opens the selected element |
| Alt+Enter | Displays the properties of the selected element |
| F1 | Calls up the (context sensitive) Passolo help |
| F2 | In string lists: Edits the currently selected string right in the list |
| F3 | Repeats the last search proceeding downwards |
| Shift+F3 | Repeats the last search proceeding upwards |
| Ctrl+F3 | Opens the "Replace..." dialog |
| Alt+F3 | Opens the "Find..." dialog |
| F4 | Jumps to the next error |
| Shift+F4 | Jumps to the previous error |
| Ctrl+F4 | Closes the current string list or project |
| F5 | In the project window: Refreshes the display |
| Ctrl+F5 | Switches on the translation assistant |
| F7 | Starts the spelling checker |
| Ctrl+F7 | Starts the check function for the current resource |
| Alt+F7 | Starts the check function for all the strings in the string list |
| F8 | Pre-translates the currently selected string. |
| Shift+F8 | Performs a concordance search for the currently selected string |
| Ctrl+F8 | Generates the list of fuzzy translations for the currently selected string |
| F9 | In translation lists: Inserts an access key for the current string. |
| Ctrl+F10 | Saves the current translation in a glossary or a translation memory |
| Ctrl+Shift+F10 | Displays the dialog for saving translations in a glossary or a translation memory. |
| Alt+F11 | Calls up the Basic IDE |
| F12 | Jumps to the next bookmark |
| Shift+F12 | Jumps to the previous bookmark |
| Ctrl+F12 | Toggles the bookmark for the current string |
Working with the Dialog Editor
| Left | Moves selected control elements one DLU to the left. |
| Right | Moves selected control elements one DLU to the right. |
| Up | Moves selected control elements one DLU upwards. |
| Down | Moves selected control elements one DLU downwards. |
| Shift+Left | Enlarges the width of the selected control element. |
| Shift+Right | Reduces the width of the selected control element. |
| Shift+Up | Reduces the height of the selected control element. |
| Shift+Down | Enlarges the height of the selected control element. |
| Ctrl+Left | Aligns the selected control elements flush left with the last selected element. |
| Ctrl+Right | Aligns the selected control elements flush right with the last selected element. |
| Ctrl+Up | Aligns the selected control elements flush with the top of the last selected element. |
| Ctrl+Down | Aligns the selected control elements flush with the bottom of the last selected element. |
| Alt+Right | Distributes the selected control elements horizontally (with equal spacing). |
| Alt+Down | Distributes the selected control elements vertically (with equal spacing). |
| Shift+F7 | Automatically fits the control element to the size of its contents. |
| Ctrl+E | Reset size and position of the selected control elements to the values used in the source dialog. |
| Ctrl+Shift+E | Reset size and position of all control elements in the dialog to the values used in the source dialog. |
| Ctrl+K | If control groups are defined: Switches to the next group |
Working with the Menu Editor
| Left | Closes the open menu and selects the next main menu |
| Right | Closes the open menu and selects the previous main menu |
| Up | Selects the previous menu item |
| Down | Opens the closed menu and/or selects the next menu item |
Working with the Basic IDE
| Ctrl+N | Creates a new macro |
| Ctrl+O | Loads an existing macro or module from disk |
| Ctrl+S | Saves the current macro or module to disk |
| Ctrl+P | Prints the current macro or module |
| Ctrl+Z Ctrl+Backspace | Undoes the last editing action, such as typing text in the Code window |
| Ctrl+Y | Restores the last editing action if no other actions have occurred since the last Undo |
| Ctrl+X Shift+Del | Removes the selected text and places it on the Clipboard |
| Ctrl+C Ctrl+Ins | Copies the selected text and places it on the Clipboard |
| Ctrl+V Shift+Ins | Inserts the contents of the Clipboard at the current location |
| Delete | Deletes the currently selected text |
| Tab | Shifts all the lines in the selection to the next tab stop |
| Shift+Tab | Shifts all the lines in the selection to the previous tab stop |
| Ctrl+F | Searches for specified text in the current macro |
| Ctrl+R | Replaces specified text in the current macro |
| F3 | Finds or replaces the next occurrence of the last entered string |
| Ctrl+Space | Call up AutoComplete for the string being typed |
| Ctrl+I | Shows a popup containing information about the parameters of the selected function or statement |
| Ctrl+1.. Ctrl+9 | Displays the selected macro or module window |
| Ctrl+A | Activates the currently selected macro |
| F1 | Shows the Basic language help for the keyword at the current insertion point |
| Shift+F1 | Lists all the functions of the Basic language |
Testing and debugging of macros
| Ctrl+G | Displays the Immediate window |
| Ctrl+W | Displays the Watch window |
| Ctrl+T | Displays the Call Stack window |
| F5 | Starts or continues running the current macro |
| Esc | Stops running the current macro |
| F8 | Executes to the next line. If the current line is a subroutine, the macro stops on the first line of that subroutine. |
| Shift+F8 | Executes to the next line. If the current line is a subroutine, the macro executes the subroutine completely |
| Ctrl+F8 | Executes to the end the current subroutine or function call |
| F7 | Executes the code up to the current line |
| F9 | Toggles the break point on the current line |
| Shift+Ctrl+F9 | Clears all break points |
| Shift+F9 | Shows the value of the expression under the cursor in the Immediate window |
| Ctrl+F9 | Adds the expression under the cursor to the Watch window |
Working with the User Dialog Editor
| Delete | Deletes the currently selected control |
| Ctrl+X Shift+Del | Removes the selected control and places it on the Clipboard |
| Ctrl+C Ctrl+Ins | Copies the selected control onto the Clipboard |
| Ctrl+V Shift+Ins | Inserts the control on the Clipboard at the current position |