| Keyboard shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Esc | Closes the dialog boxes; Activates the Selection button if there is not any selection on the canvas (The default selection tool will be the active tool.) |
| Del | Deletes any selection on the canvas, and deletes an atom or bond for hover-over without selection, too |
| Ctrl+Del | Clears the canvas |
| Ctrl+O | Opens the Import dialog window |
| Ctrl+S | Opens the Export dialog window |
| Ctrl+Z | Performs "undo" action |
| Ctrl+Y | Performs "redo" action |
| Ctrl+A | Select all |
| Ctrl+X | Cut |
| Ctrl+C | Copy |
| Ctrl+V | Paste |
| Enter | Zoom All |
| Ctrl + Enter | Zoom to Selection |
| Ctrl + D | Activates the Drawing tool |
| Keyboard shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Typing the symbol of any of the known elements places the appropriate atom on the cursor. | |
| D | Places the deuterium atom symbol on the cursor |
| T | Places the tritium atom symbol on the cursor |
| R+Space | Opens the R-group dialog. |
| Typing the symbol of any of the query atoms places the appropriate atom on the cursor. | |
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Opens the atom query properties dialog. |
| Space | Opens the Abbreviated groups dialog. |
| Typing the symbol of any of the Abbreviations or Homology groups places the appropriate atom on the cursor. |
| Keyboard Shortcut | Bond type |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+D | Drawing |
| 1 | "Single" bond |
| 2 | "Double" bond |
| 3 | "Triple" bond |
| 4 | "Aromatic" bond |
| 5 | "Single Up" wedge bond |
| 6 | "Single Down" wedge bond |
| 7 | "Single Up or Down" query bond |
| - | "Double Cis or Trans" query bond |
| - | "Double C/T or Unspecified" query bond |
| 12 | "Single or Double" query bond |
| 14 | "Single or Aromatic" query bond |
| 24 | "Double or Aromatic" query bond |
| 0 | "Any" query bond |
| - | "Coordinate" bond |
| Context of usage | Function | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | During 3D rotation with dragging the mouse cursor | sets the rotation to the horizontal and vertical axis |
| 2. | Atom or abbreviation drawing | sprouting from an atom |
| 3. | During merging template to an atom or bond | before releasing the left mouse button, pressing SHIFT button repeatedly rotates the template to the right orientation. |
| 4. | Selection | more than one unconnected structural parts can be selected simultaneously |
| 5. | Bond drawing by bond tool | changes the direction of the newly formed bond |
| 6. | Drawing tool | the drawing points are forming a pentagon instead of hexagon |
| 7. | Rotating | sequential rotation instead of incremental |
| 8. | Moving the rotation center | prevents the center from snapping to its original place, if the new center is too close to the original |
| 9. | Abbreviated group drawing | expands the abbreviated group before merging to the canvas |