Keyboard and Mouse Enabled Shortcuts
Overview
Several keystroke shortcuts can be used while working in DirectRoute.
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Most Excel shortcuts can be used while working in the Truck and Stop Files.
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Other shortcuts apply only to functions on the map or in the Route Book.
Instructions
Use the tables below for the most common shortcuts available:
Keyboard Shortcut | What it does |
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Ctrl+C |
Copy |
Ctrl+F |
Opens the Find dialog box |
Ctrl+H |
Opens the Find/Replace dialog box |
Ctrl+V |
Paste |
Ctrl+X |
Cut |
Ctrl+Z |
Undo |
> |
Moves the cursor one cell to the left; in the edit mode, moves one character to the left |
< |
Moves the cursor one cell to the right; in edit mode, moves one character to the right |
^ |
Moves the cursor one cell up |
v |
Moves the cursor one cell down |
page up |
Moves the cursor one page up |
page down |
Moves the cursor one page down |
Ctrl+< |
Moves the cursor to the last cell (left) containing text, or |
Ctrl+> |
Moves the cursor to the first cell (up) containing text, or to the next cell (up) containing text, or |
Ctrl+^ |
Moves the cursor to the last cell (up) containing text, or to the next cell (up) containing text |
Ctrl+v |
Moves the cursor to the last cell (down) containing text, or to the next cell (down) containing text |
Ctrl+home |
Moves the cursor to the first cell in the first row |
Ctrl+end |
Moves the cursor to the last cell in the last row |
shift+< |
Highlights the current cell and next cell left |
shift+> |
Highlights the current cell and next cell right |
shift+^ |
Highlights the current cell and the next cell up |
shift+v |
Highlights the current cell and next cell down |
shift+page Up |
Highlights current cell and all cells one page up |
shift+page Down |
Highlights the current cell and all cells one page down |
shift+home |
Highlights the current cell and all cells left |
Ctrl+shift+end |
Highlights the current cell and all remaining cells through the last row/cell |
shift+tab |
In edit mode, accepts the current entry; when a range is selected, accepts the current entry and moves the active cell horizontally to the previous cell in the selection |
shift+enter |
In edit mode, accepts the current entry; when a range is selected, accepts the current entry and moves the active cell vertically to the previous cell in the selection |
esc |
Cancels current data entry or editing operation |
home |
Moves the cursor to the first cell in the row |
del |
Deletes cell contents or selected drawn objects |
F1 |
Help |
F2 |
Edit Cells |
F5 |
Initiate the Go-To Command |
F8 |
Calculate statistics in the active spreadsheet |
F9 |
Recalculate statistics in the active spreadsheet |
Menu Shortcut | What it does |
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alt+E |
Edit Menu |
alt+F |
File Menu |
alt+F+N |
Open New File |
alt+H |
Help Menu |
alt+M |
Map |
alt+W |
Window Menu |
alt+F4 |
Exit Program |
Ctrl+O |
Open File |
Ctrl+P |
Open the Print Menu |
alt+F+P |
Print File |
Ctrl+S |
Save Current File |
Ctrl+F6 |
Switch between windows |
F1 |
Open Help Contents |
Route Book Shortcut |
What it does |
alt+F8 |
Summary Report 1 |
alt+F9 |
Summary Report 2 |
alt+F10 |
Summary Report 3 |
Ctrl+B |
Route Book |
Ctrl+M |
Move Stop |
Ctrl+Z |
Undo previous action |
Ctrl+F8 |
Header Report 1 |
Ctrl+F9 |
Header Report 2 |
Ctrl+F10 |
Header Report 3 |
Ctrl+shift+W |
Opens the Within Route Optimization menu |
Ctrl+shift+O |
Opens the Between Route Optimization menu |
shift+F8 |
Detailed Report 1 |
shift+F9 |
Detailed Report 2 |
shift+F10 |
Detailed Report 3 |
Cntrl+page up |
Moves the Route tabs one page to the left |
Cntrl+page down |
Moves the Route tabs one page to the right |
alt+D |
Opens Route Modify Menu |
Mouse Enabled Shortcut |
What it does |
Hover over any stop |
Displays the selected stop info (ex. name, address) |
Ctrl + Left Click |
In the Stop File, places the focus on the selected stop; a circle surrounds the point and the stop record info appears in the info box |
Ctrl + Left Click |
When in the routing mode, Ctrl+Left click on any column header in the Route Summary report, will sort the selected column alphabetically |
Ctrl + Left Click |
When drawing a polygon or polyline with Drawing Tools, this will complete the last line segment |
Ctrl + Left Click |
When in the routing mode, places a circle around the stop on the map and displays the selected record in the stop Info box |
shift + Left Click |
In the Route Book, used to select multiple stops within the report |
shift + Left Click + hold and drag |
Draw a box on the map and zoom into the boxed area |
Ctrl+Shift + Left click |
* In the Stop File, moves the selected stop from its current position to the position the mouse cursor is placed on the map * In the routing mode, moves the selected stop from one position on the route to another position |
Left click x 2 |
* In the Route Book Summary Report, opens the route page of the selected record * On the route page, displays the selected stop info box |
Left click x 2 |
* In the Truck File, opens the selected truck record dialog box for editing * In the Stop File, opens the selected stop record dialog box for editing |
Left click x 2 |
On the map, zooms into the area where the mouse cursor is positioned; degree of zoom is set via Map Settings (Map > Zoom > Settings) |
Left click |
* In the Truck or Stop File, selects the cell for editing * In the Route Book, selects the record to view |
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