Keyboard Shortcuts
Many of Flight Explorer's most used tools and functions can be accessed by using keyboard shortcuts and access keys.
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Item |
Description |
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Zoom In |
CTRL + Up arrow, Click (if enabled), Shift + Wheel up |
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Zoom Out |
CTRL + Down arrow, Shift + Click (if enabled), Shift + Wheel down |
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Zoom Back |
CTRL + Left arrow, Mouse back button (XBUTTON1) |
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Zoom Forward |
CTRL + Right arrow, Mouse forward button (XBUTTON2) |
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Zoom to CONUS |
CTRL + 0 |
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Zoom to North America |
CTRL + 1 |
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Zoom to Full World |
CTRL + 4 |
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Pan Screen (line by line) |
Up / Down / Left / Right arrows, Mouse wheel |
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Pan Screen (by window) |
Shift + Up /Down / Left / Right arrows, windowUp, windowDown |
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Toggle Cursor Mode |
Space |
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Spherical Projection |
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|---|---|
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Rotate the earth |
Arrow keys Up/Down/Left/Right Mouse: Click + drag |
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Rotate the earth on its axis |
ALT + Arrow keys Up/Down/Left/Right Mouse: Alt + click + drag |
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Zoom in / out |
Shift + Arrow keys Up/Down/Left/Right Mouse: Shift + click + drag or Scroll wheel |
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Move earth back to center on CONUS |
Home key |
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Change rotation speed in auto-rotate |
Keypad "+" and "-" keys |
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Turn auto-rotate on and off |
End key |
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View Functions |
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|---|---|
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Create View |
CTRL + C |
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Update View |
CTRL + U |
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View Settings |
CTRL + V |
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Manage Views |
CTRL + M |
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Quick Filter |
CTRL + Q |
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Plane Filter Settings |
CTRL + A |
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Clear Filters |
CTRL + X |
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Map Legend |
CTRL + I (capital letter i ) |
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Weather View Settings |
CTRL + K |
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Major Functions |
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|---|---|
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Lookup / Go to |
CTRL + F |
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Event Manger |
CTRL + E |
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Flight List |
CTRL + L |
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Airport Traffic Graph |
CTRL + G |
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Manage Drawing Objects |
CTRL + D |
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My Fleet Aircraft Selection |
CTRL + T |
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My Fleet Status List Settings |
CTRL + Y |
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Airport List |
CTRL + N |
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Tools |
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|---|---|
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Find Plane |
CTRL + W |
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Route Analyzer |
CTRL + R |
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Flight Check |
CTRL + H |
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Distance / Bearing |
CTRL - click |
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Latitude / Longitude Tool |
ALT - click |
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Toolbar Set Filter / Go to ID |
Enter |
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Airport Summary |
CTRL + J |
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Other |
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|---|---|
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Cancel button |
Esc |
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Clear Event List |
CTRL + Z |
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Full Screen Mode |
ALT - Enter (to turn on) Esc (to turn off) |
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Help System |
F1 |
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Ok button |
Enter |
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Options |
CTRL + O |
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Print Map |
CTRL + P |
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Save Map Image |
CTRL + S |
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Save Map Image As... |
F12 |
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Submit Feedback |
CTRL + B |
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Overlays (toggle on/off) |
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|---|---|
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Planes |
ALT + P |
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Plane Filters |
ALT + / (forward slash) |
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Plane Tags |
ALT + . (period) |
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Clear All Individual / All Above |
ALT + ; (semi-colon) |
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Sectors |
ALT + S |
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Airspace Boundaries |
ALT + B |
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SUA |
ALT + U |
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Airways |
ALT + Y |
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TRACONs |
ALT + T |
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Flight Service Stations |
ALT + G |
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Holding Patterns |
ALT + K |
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Roads |
ALT + O |
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Drawing Objects |
ALT + D |
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Shape Files |
ALT + Q |
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SIDs / STARs |
ALT + V |
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Streets & Places |
ALT + M |
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Latitude / Longitude |
ALT + L |
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Airports |
ALT + A |
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Fixes |
ALT + F |
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NAVAIDs |
ALT + N |
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RADAR |
ALT + R |
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Weather & Dynamic Overlays |
ALT + W |
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Weather Animation on / off |
ALT + , (comma) |
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Time Zones |
ALT + Z |
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Communication Facilities |
ALT + E |
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Cities |
ALT + C |
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Weather Stations |
ALT + H |
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Background Images |
ALT + I (capital letter i) |