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