In addition to providing menu access keys for menu commands, Capture provides shortcut keys for miscellaneous actions, such as scrolling across an editor's window. An example of an access key is ALT, E, T for the Cut command on the Edit menu. Shortcut keys include CTRL keys, Single letter keys (like P to place a part), and function keys (like F4 to repeat a command).
The description of each menu command includes keyboard, mouse, and other shortcuts.
- Many shortcuts are available while you use another command. For example, you can use I and O to zoom in and out while you move and place objects.
- You can run PSpice simulations from your Capture environment by pressing the F11 function key. Also, you can view the simulation results for the currently active profile by pressing the F12 function key.
You can select a product suite to open Capture without exiting the tool by choosing the File – Change Product menu command. If only start page is opened in the tool, press Alt, F, C, C, Enter for File - Change Product menu command, else press ALT, F, C when no window is opened in the tool. Also, you can select the Use as default check box to set the default product suite from which Capture should check out a license each time you start the tool.
All Capture windows
|
Key |
Mouse click equivalent |
|
ALT+F4 |
Exit |
|
ALT, F, X |
Exit |
|
ALT, SPACEBAR, C |
Exit |
|
F1 |
Help |
|
CTRL + F8 |
Switch Capture to Full Screen mode |
Text editor
|
Key |
Mouse click equivalent |
|
CTRL+F4 |
If you attach a VHDL file to a hierarchical block and descend the hierarchy, you will end up within the VHDL file. Use this shortcut to close the file and return to the top level of the schematic |
Schematic page editor
|
Key |
Mouse click equivalent |
|
CTRL+A |
Select All |
|
CTRL+E |
Edit properties |
|
SHIFT+A |
Ascend hierarchy |
|
SHIFT+D |
Descend hierarchy |
|
B |
Place bus |
|
E |
Place bus entry |
|
F |
Place power |
|
G |
Place ground |
|
J |
Place junction |
|
N |
Place net alias |
|
P |
Place part |
|
T |
Place text |
|
W |
Place wire |
|
Y |
Place polyline |
|
X |
Place No connect symbol |
|
Z |
Place Database Part |
|
CTRL+SHIFT+A |
Add part(s) to group |
|
CTRL+SHIFT+R |
Remove part(s) from group |
|
CTRL+SHIFT+W |
Select entire net |
|
CTRL+I |
Opens the Selection Filter dialog box where you can specify the objects that should be selected when the mouse pointer is dragged diagonally across the schematic page. |
|
CTRL+SHIFT+Left Click |
Lock component |
|
CTRL+U |
Ungroup objects |
|
CTRL+G |
Center the view on a specific location, grid references, or bookmark. |
|
SHIFT+B |
Create test bench |
|
SHIFT+D |
Compare an active test bench with the master design |
|
CTRL+F4 |
Close Place Part dialog
|
|
ALT+D |
Reloads Library Parts in Place Part dialog
|
|
SHIFT+I |
Is the shortcut for the Edit Source Component option. Select the source component and use this shortcut to open the Independent Sources dialog box in the edit mode. |
|
SHIFT+N |
Is the shortcut for the Edit PSpice Component option. Select the modeling application PSpice component and then use this shortcut to open the PSpice Modeling Application in the edit mode. |
|
F5 |
Redraw |
|
B |
Begin a wire, bus, or polyline (corresponding tool active) |
|
C |
Center the view at the pointer's current position |
|
E |
End a wire, bus, or polyline (corresponding tool active) |
Select a component on the schematic page and press SHIFT+S to place components directly from your Capture schematic design to Allegro PCB Editor.
Part editor
|
Key |
Mouse click equivalent |
|
CTRL+B |
Previous part |
|
CTRL+N |
Next part |
Property editor
|
Key |
Mouse click equivalent |
|
CTRL+B |
Gives focus to the Filter by drop-down list |
|
CTRL+D |
Open the Display Properties dialog box to edit properties for a selected cell |
|
CTRL+E |
Edit properties |
|
CTRL+F |
Find a character or search string |
|
CTRL+U |
Open Propagation Delay dialog box |
|
CTRL+L |
Delete a property (cell value) |
|
CTRL+N |
Add a new column or row |
|
CTRL+P |
Apply changes |
|
DELETE |
Delete a character |
|
CTRL+Z |
Undo |
|
CTRL+C |
Copy |
|
CTRL+V |
Paste |
|
CTRL+X |
Cut |
|
Page-Up/CTRL+<Up Arrow> |
Go to the first cell in a column |
|
Page-Down/CTRL+<Down Arrow> |
Go to the last cell in a column |
|
CTRL+<Left Arrow> |
Go to the first cell in a row |
|
CTRL+<Right Arrow> |
Go to the last cell in a row |
|
Esc |
Undo edit in the selected cell |
|
SHIFT+<Arrow key> |
Select |
|
CTRL+Home |
Go to the beginning (top left corner) of the spreadsheet |
|
CTRL+End |
Go to the end (bottom right corner) of the spreadsheet |
|
CTRL+F2 |
Select the contents of a cell |
|
CTRL+F4 |
Close the spreadsheet |
|
CTRL+F6 |
Switch to the other open windows (Works like CTRL+Tab) |
|
CTRL+U |
Opens the Propagation Delay dialog box or the Relative Propagation Delay dialog box depending on the property being edited in the Property Editor window. |
Schematic page and part editors
|
Key |
Mouse click equivalent |
|
CTRL+C |
Copy |
|
CTRL+F |
Find |
|
CTRL+G |
Go to |
|
CTRL+P |
|
|
CTRL+S |
Save |
|
CTRL+T |
Cursor snap to grid (identical to the Preferences dialog box Grid display tab option). |
|
CTRL+V |
Paste |
|
CTRL+X |
Cut |
|
CTRL+Y |
Redo |
|
CTRL+Z |
Undo |
|
F4 |
Repeat |
|
DEL |
Delete (Design and Edit menus) |
|
DELETE |
Delete (Design and Edit menus) |
|
BACKSPACE |
Delete (Design and Edit menus) |
|
ENTER |
Double-click left mouse button |
|
ESCAPE |
Deselect all and switch to selection tool (arrow pointer) |
|
SPACE |
Click left mouse button |
|
UP ARROW |
Move 1 grid up (grid on) or 0.1 grid up (grid off) |
|
DOWN ARROW |
Move 1 grid down (grid on) or 0.1 grid down (grid off) |
|
LEFT ARROW |
Move 1 grid left (grid on) or 0.1 grid left (grid off) |
|
RIGHT ARROW |
Move 1 grid right (grid on) or 0.1 grid right (grid off) |
|
CTRL+UP ARROW |
Snap pointer to nearest grid and then move 5 grids up |
|
CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
Snap pointer to nearest grid and then move 5 grids down |
|
CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
Snap pointer to nearest grid and then move 5 grids left |
|
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
Snap pointer to nearest grid and then move 5 grids right |
|
PAGE UP |
Pan up |
|
PAGE DOWN |
Pan down |
|
CTRL+PAGE UP |
Pan left |
|
CTRL+PAGE DOWN |
Pan right |
|
H |
Mirror horizontally |
|
I |
Zoom in |
|
O |
Zoom out |
|
R |
Rotate |
|
V |
Mirror vertically |
|
SHIFT+R |
Place rectangle |
Session log
|
Key |
Mouse click equivalent |
|
CTRL+DEL |
Clear session log |
When an error or warning message displays in the session log, you can find the help topic for that particular error or warning by putting your cursor in the line containing the error/warning and pressing the F1 key.
Text boxes
|
Key |
Mouse click equivalent |
|
BACKSPACE |
Delete selected text |
|
DEL |
Delete selected text |
|
DELETE |
Delete selected text |
|
CTRL+C |
Copy selected text to Clipboard |
|
CTRL+V |
Paste Clipboard contents |
|
CTRL+X |
Cut selected text to Clipboard |
|
CTRL+Z |
Undo last edit |
|
DOUBLE CLICK |
Select word and any following space |
|
SHIFT+CLICK |
Extend selection from insertion point to cursor |
|
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
Jump right one word |
|
CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
Jump left one word |
|
HOME |
Jump to beginning of line |
|
END |
Jump to end of line |
|
CTRL+HOME |
Jump to beginning of text box |
|
CTRL+END |
Jump to end of the text box |
|
SHIFT+HOME |
Extend selection from insertion point to beginning of multiple-line text box |
|
SHIFT+END |
Extend selection from insertion point to end of multiple-line text box |
Browse spreadsheet editor
|
Key |
Mouse click equivalent |
|
CTRL+C |
Copy value from a cell in the Browse spreadsheet editor |
|
CTRL+V |
Paste Clipboard contents onto another cell in Browse spreadsheet editor |
|
CTRL+INSERT |
Copy value from a cell in the Browse spreadsheet editor and paste it onto a cell in Microsoft Excel worksheet |
|
SHIFT+INSERT |
Paste value copied from Microsoft Excel onto a cell in the Browse spreadsheet editor |