Shortcut Key List

See also Keyboard Shortcut PDF

FILE MANAGEMENT

CTRL + O OPEN a New Data File
CTRL + S SAVE the Current Workspace
CTRL + W Load a WORKSPACE File
CTRL + U UNLOAD All Loaded Data Files

GENERAL SHORTCUTS

F1 Display the USER MANUAL
ALT + X EXIT Global Mapper
ALT + C Show the Overlay CONTROL CENTER
SHFT + C CAPTURE the current screen contents to an image
CTRL + A SELECT ALL LAYERS in the Overlay Control Center
CTRL + M MARK a waypoint at the current GPS location (when tracking a GPS device)
CTRL + T Start TRACKING a connected GPS device
CTRL + SHFT + D Toggle the display of features MARKED AS DELETED
CTRL + L Copy current cursor LOCATION (lat, lon) to the Windows Clipboard
CTRL + ALT + L Copy current cursor LOCATION (lat, lon) in the Currently Selected Projection to the Windows Clipboard inserting a TAB character to separate the X and Y values
CTRL + SHFT + L Copy current cursor LOCATION (lat, lon) to the Windows Clipboard, and append the ELEVATION value, if available

CLIPBOARD

CTRL + C COPY (to the clipboard) features currently selected with the Digitizer/ Edit tool
CTRL + X DELETE (& Copy to clipboard) features currently selected with Digitizer/ Edit tool
CTRL + V PASTE clipboard contents (from Ctrl + C or Ctrl + X) to current cursor location
CTRL + SHFT + V Paste clipboard contents BUT don't clear the clipboard

GENERAL TOOL OPERATIONS

ESC CANCEL the current draw or tool operation
CTRL + E EDIT THE DESCRIPTION of selected layers when the Control Center is active

TOOL SELECTION

ALT + D DIGITIZER/ Edit tool
ALT + G GRAB-and-Drag (Pan) tool
ALT + L
PATH PROFILE tool
ALT + M MEASURE tool
ALT + P Feature INFO tool
ALT + V VIEW SHED tool
ALT + Z
ZOOM tool

DISPLAY OPTIONS

CTRL + 3 Show 3D View Window
CTRL + SHFT + D
  • Toggle Display of DELETED Features
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    SHFT + G Toggle GRID Line Display On and Off
    SHFT + L Toggle Elevation LEGEND Display On and Off
    SHFT + S
  • Toggle Distance SCALE Display On and Off
    		•
    CTRL + P PRINT the Current Map View
    SHFT + V
  • Toggle Line & Area VERTEX Display On and Off
    		•
    CTRL + ALT + SHFT + V Toggle VECTOR LAYER Display On and Off

    ZOOMING & PANNING

    HOME
  • Zoom to the Full EXTENTS of All Loaded Data
    		•
    CTRL + HOME Center on a Location
    CTRL + RIGHT CLICK Restore the LAST ZOOMED VIEW (Zoom tool only)
    PAGE DOWN Zoom In
    CTRL + PAGE DOWN Zoom In a Tiny bit
    PAGE UP ZOOM OUT
    CTRL + PAGE UP ZOOM OUT a TINY bit
    ARROW KEY (ANY) PAN the Map Display 1/4 of Screen
    SHIFT + ARROW PAN the Map Display 1/2 of Screen
    CTRL + ARROW
  • PAN the Map Display an Entire Screen
    		•
    ALT + R SAVE the Current view
    CTRL + R RESTORE Last SAVED View
    CTRL + BACKSPACE RESTORE Last DRAWN View
    SHFT + Z ZOOM to SCALE
    CTRL + 1 ZOOM (the Raster Layer at the Screen Center) to Full Detail (1:1 PIXEL SIZE)

    INFO TOOL

    ALT+P Select the info tool as the current tool
    P Toggle only selecting point features
    Right-click cycle through the features at the clicked location
    CTRL display feature info and ignore alternate link options

    DIGITIZER/ EDIT TOOL OPERATIONS

    CTRL + Z UNDO the last operation, if possible (example: when digitizing new features)
    DELETE MARK the selected feature(s) AS DELETED
    CTRL + DELETE DELETE the selected vertice(s)
    SHFT + DELETE UNDELETE the selected feature(s)
    LEFT DOUBLE-CLICK EDIT FEATURE under cursor
    CTRL + ALT + M MEASURE the cut-and-fill VOLUME of the currently selected line or area feature
    CTRL + N Cycle through non-connected line endpoints (end-NODES)
    SHFT + T
  • Create new line (TRACE mode)
    		•

    DRAW SHAPES

    SHFT
  • Causes the shape to be ELLIPTICAL or RECTANGULAR rather than the default of circular or square
    		•
    T + LEFT CLICK Causes shapes to be ANCHORED at the CENTER OF SHAPE rather than the top left of shape

    SNAPPING

    ALT + LEFT CLICK DISABLE automatic SNAPPING behavior
    V + LEFT CLICK ONLY snap to EXISTING VERTICES/ FEATURES (advanced snap option that restricts snap to active vertices, lines or areas

    SELECT FEATURES

    CTRL + LEFT CLICK ADD/ APPEND selected features to cached selection
    SHFT + LEFT CLICK REMOVE selected features from cached selection
    CTRL + SHFT + LEFT CLICK Toggle the SELECTION STATE of selected features
    A + LEFT CLICK Select only the topmost AREA feature at the clicked location
    L + LEFT CLICK Select only the topmost LINE feature at the clicked location
    P + LEFT CLICK Select only the topmost POINT feature at the clicked location
    ALT + LEFT CLICK Automatically enter MOVE mode for selected feature(s) after selection
    I + LEFT DRAG BOX Only select FEATURES that are completely CONTAINED WITHIN the drag box
    S + LEFT [CLICK or DRAG BOX] Only select VERTICES from line or area features that are ALREADY SELECTED

    INSERT VERTICES

    SHFT + LEFT CLICK New vertex will be inserted at NEAREST LOCATION to clicked location on selected feature rather than at click location
    I + LEFT CLICK STAY IN VERTEX INSERT MODE after inserting vertex. Useful if needing to insert multiple vertices

    MOVE FEATURES & VERTICES

    X or SHFT Clamp (restrict) movement of features/ vertices to the HORIZONTAL axis
    Y or CTRL Clamp (restrict) movement of features/ vertices to the VERTICAL axis
    CTRL + SHFT Clamp (restrict) movement of features/ vertices to the DIAGONAL axis
    R Toggles clamped movement to RIGHT-ANGLES from direction of last drawn segment
    CTRL + SHFT + M MOVE the selected features
    ALT + LEFT CLICK Automatically enter MOVE MODE for selected feature(s) after selection
    J + LEFT CLICK Automatically enter JOIN MODE if more than one vertex is selected

    IMAGE RECTIFICATION WINDOW

    ALT + LEFT CLICK DISABLE AUTOMATIC SNAP-to-nearest-feature functionality
    SHIFT + LEFT CLICK (Reference Image) ROUND the clicked location to nearest 30 seconds for arc degree units or nearest 1000 ground units for linear measurements (like meters and feet)
    SHIFT + LEFT CLICK
    (Zoomed View)         		Automatically ADD CLICKED POINT to GCP list (simulate press of 'Add GCP to List' button)
    CTRL + S Save the current CONTROL POINT LIST to GCP file
    CTRL + RIGHT CLICK Zoom out to the ENTIRE EXTENTS of the data being rectified