Keyboard Shortcuts¶
Many tools and menu commands have keyboard shortcuts associated. For menu command shortcuts, the shortcut is listed in the menu.
In many modules the shortcut to open or add a result file can be combined with the shift key. That allows selection of any file (otherwise a filter will be applied).
On most UNIX systems (including Linux) and Windows you need to use the control key together with some letter. On a Macintosh (running locally) you need to use the ⌘ key (command key) together with a letter.
In AMSinput, AMSview, AMSmovie, AMSlevels, AMStail, AMSspectra, AMSbandstructure, AMSdos, and AMSkinetics, press Cmd+F on macOS or Ctrl+F on Windows and Linux to open the search box.
Use Cmd+Shift+F on macOS or Ctrl+Shift+F on Windows and Linux to search menu commands in AMSinput, AMSview, AMSjobs, AMSmovie, AMSlevels, AMStail, AMSoutput, AMSspectra, AMSbandstructure, AMSdos, KFbrowser, ParAMS, and AMSkinetics. In AMSinput, this opens the usual search box, which also searches panels, documentation, molecules, and crystals. In AMSkinetics, menu commands appear alongside input panels and documentation. In AMSjobs, Cmd+F or Ctrl+F focuses the job filter at the bottom of the window. In AMSoutput, Cmd+F or Ctrl+F focuses text search at the bottom of the window. In KFbrowser, Cmd+F or Ctrl+F focuses the data filter at the bottom of the window. In the ParAMS jobs/training-set and parameters tables, Cmd+F or Ctrl+F focuses the corresponding table filter.
If you are using a Mac, the GUI uses the X11 program to run. The X11 program itself may intercept the menu-shortcuts like ⌘-C, ⌘-H, and so on. You can change this using the Preferences command from the X11 menu (Enable key equivalents under X11 should NOT be checked).
The following table lists all keyboad shortcuts, per module. If no ⌘ or ctrl is specified Just press the indicated key without any modifier keys. On a mac, ⌘ should be used as shown, on other systems use the control key (ctrl).
AMSinput¶
Key |
Function |
arrow-up/down in search results |
highlight the previous or next search result |
backspace |
Delete selection |
delete |
Delete selection |
Return in search results |
activate the currently highlighted search result |
Shift+Return in search results |
expand or collapse the section containing the highlighted result |
Esc |
Select-tool (end other tool), clear search, active Main page |
1 |
Single bond |
2 |
Double bond |
3 |
Triple bond |
4 |
Aromatic bond |
⌘-0 |
Layout → Molecule Window |
⌘-1 |
View Direction → Along X-Axis |
⌘-2 |
View Direction → Along Y-Axis |
⌘-3 |
View Direction → Along Z-Axis |
⌘-4 |
View Direction → Along a-Axis (periodic) or Along Principal Axis 1 (non-periodic) |
⌘-5 |
View Direction → Along b-Axis (periodic) or Along Principal Axis 2 (non-periodic) |
⌘-6 |
View Direction → Along c-Axis or Along a×b-Axis (periodic) or Along Principal Axis 3 (non-periodic) |
⌘-7 |
Layout → Use Default |
⌘-8 |
Layout → Input Options |
⌘-9 |
Layout → Molecule Window And Input Options |
⌘-a |
Select → Select All |
⌘-b |
Edit → Builder… |
⌘-c |
Edit → Copy |
⌘-d |
Select → Select Connected |
⌘-e |
Atoms → Add Hydrogens |
⌘-f |
Search |
⌘-g |
Atoms → New Region From Selected Atoms |
⌘-i |
View → Properties (Estimated) |
⌘-j |
Transparency Periodic Cells → Increase Transparency Periodic Cells |
⌘-k |
Transparency Periodic Cells → Decrease Transparency Periodic Cells |
⌘-l |
Bonds → Add Bond |
⌘-m |
Select → Select Molecule |
⌘-n |
File → New |
⌘-o |
File → Open… |
⌘-q |
Quit |
⌘-r |
File → Run |
⌘-s |
File → Save |
⌘-t |
File → Add To Params |
⌘-v |
Edit → Paste |
⌘-w |
File → Close |
⌘-x |
Edit → Cut |
⌘-z |
Edit → Undo |
⇧-⌘-b |
Generate Super Cell… |
⇧-⌘-e |
Atoms → Remove Hydrogens |
⇧-⌘-f |
Search |
⇧-⌘-g |
Atoms → Remove Selected Atoms From Regions |
⇧-⌘-i |
View → Geometry Info |
⇧-⌘-i |
Edit → New Molecule |
⇧-⌘-r |
Show RunScript panel |
⇧-⌘-s |
File → Save As… |
⇧-⌘-z |
Edit → Redo |
Space |
Structure Tool |
c |
Carbon |
f |
Florine |
h |
Hydrogen |
n |
Nitrogen |
o |
Oxygen |
p |
Phosphorus |
s |
Sulfer |
x |
Element (type to select element and then return) |
⌘ - |
Molecule Smaller |
⌘ = |
Molecule Bigger |
AMSview¶
⌘-1 |
View Direction → Along X-Axis |
⌘-2 |
View Direction → Along Y-Axis |
⌘-3 |
View Direction → Along Z-Axis |
⌘-4 |
View Direction → Along a-Axis (periodic) or Along Principal Axis 1 (non-periodic) |
⌘-5 |
View Direction → Along b-Axis (periodic) or Along Principal Axis 2 (non-periodic) |
⌘-6 |
View Direction → Along c-Axis or Along a×b-Axis (periodic) or Along Principal Axis 3 (non-periodic) |
⌘-a |
Select → Select All |
⌘-b |
Add → Isosurface: With Phase |
⌘-d |
Select → Select Connected |
⌘-f |
Search |
⌘-i |
Add → Isosurface: Colored |
⌘-j |
Transparency Periodic Cells → Increase Transparency Periodic Cells |
⌘-k |
Transparency Periodic Cells → Decrease Transparency Periodic Cells |
⌘-l |
Add → Add Bond |
⌘-m |
Select → Select Molecule |
⌘-n |
File → New |
⌘-o |
File → Open… |
⌘-p |
Add → Cut Plane: Colored |
⌘-q |
Quit |
⌘-s |
File → Save Picture… |
⌘-w |
File → Close |
⇧-⌘-f |
Search |
⇧-⌘-o |
File → Open… (no filter) |
⌘ - |
Molecule Smaller |
⌘ = |
Molecule Bigger |
AMSmovie¶
arrow-up/down in search results |
highlight the previous or next search result |
Return in search results |
execute the highlighted menu command |
Shift+Return in search results |
expand or collapse the menu results |
Esc in search results |
close menu search |
⌘-1 |
View Direction → Along X-Axis |
⌘-2 |
View Direction → Along Y-Axis |
⌘-3 |
View Direction → Along Z-Axis |
⌘-4 |
View Direction → Along a-Axis (periodic) or Along Principal Axis 1 (non-periodic) |
⌘-5 |
View Direction → Along b-Axis (periodic) or Along Principal Axis 2 (non-periodic) |
⌘-6 |
View Direction → Along c-Axis or Along a×b-Axis (periodic) or Along Principal Axis 3 (non-periodic) |
⌘-a |
Select → Select All |
⌘-f |
Menu search |
⌘-j |
Transparency Periodic Cells → Increase Transparency Periodic Cells |
⌘-n |
Transparency Periodic Cells → Decrease Transparency Periodic Cells |
⌘-k |
Scale Displacements → Smaller |
⌘-l |
Scale Displacements → Bigger |
⌘-o |
File → Open… |
⌘-q |
Quit |
⌘-s |
File → Save Geometry… |
⌘-t |
File → Add Coordinates → To Params |
⌘-u |
File → Update Geometry In Input |
⌘-w |
File → Close |
⇧-⌘-f |
Menu search |
⇧-⌘-o |
File → Open Any… (no filter) |
⌘ - |
Molecule Smaller |
⌘ = |
Molecule Bigger |
backspace |
Delete active graph |
delete |
Delete active graph |
AMSlevels¶
arrow-up/down in search results |
highlight the previous or next search result |
Return in search results |
execute the highlighted menu command |
Shift+Return in search results |
expand or collapse the menu results |
Esc in search results |
close search |
⌘– |
Interactions → Decrease # Significant |
⌘-= |
Interactions → Increase # Significant |
⌘-a |
View → Hide/Show All Fragments |
⌘-f |
Search |
⌘-i |
File → Add… |
⌘-o |
File → Open… |
⌘-p |
File → Save Postscript… |
⌘-q |
Quit |
⌘-w |
File → Close |
⇧-⌘-f |
Search |
⇧-⌘-i |
File → Add Any… (no filter) |
⇧-⌘-o |
File → Open Any… (no filter) |
AMStail (Logfile)¶
arrow-up/down in search results |
highlight the previous or next search result |
Return in search results |
execute the highlighted menu command |
Shift+Return in search results |
expand or collapse the menu results |
Esc in search results |
close search |
⌘-c |
Edit → Copy |
⌘-f |
Search |
⌘-o |
File → Open… |
⌘-q |
Quit |
⌘-w |
File → Close |
⇧-⌘-f |
Search |
AMSoutput¶
arrow-up/down in menu search results |
highlight the previous or next search result |
Return in menu search results |
execute the highlighted menu command |
Shift+Return in menu search results |
expand or collapse the menu results |
Esc in menu search results |
close menu search |
⌘-c |
Edit → Copy |
⌘-f |
Search Text |
⌘-o |
File → Open… |
⌘-p |
File → Print… |
⌘-q |
Quit |
⌘-w |
File → Close |
⌘-n |
Show Next |
⇧-⌘-f |
Search Menu Commands |
⇧-⌘-n |
Show Previous |
AMSspectra¶
arrow-up/down in search results |
highlight the previous or next search result |
Return in search results |
execute the highlighted menu command |
Shift+Return in search results |
expand or collapse the menu results |
Esc in search results |
close search |
⌘-f |
Search |
⌘-i |
File → Add… |
⌘-o |
File → Open… |
⌘-p |
File → Save Postscript… |
⌘-q |
Quit |
⌘-w |
File → Close |
⇧-⌘-f |
Search |
⇧-⌘-i |
File → Add Any… (no filter) |
⇧-⌘-o |
File → Open Any… (no filter) |
AMSbandstructure¶
arrow-up/down in search results |
highlight the previous or next search result |
Return in search results |
execute the highlighted menu command |
Shift+Return in search results |
expand or collapse the menu results |
Esc in search results |
close search |
⌘-f |
Search menu commands |
⇧-⌘-f |
Search menu commands |
⌘-1 |
View Direction → Along X-Axis |
⌘-2 |
View Direction → Along Y-Axis |
⌘-3 |
View Direction → Along Z-Axis |
⌘-4 |
View Direction → Along a-Axis (periodic) or Along Principal Axis 1 (non-periodic) |
⌘-5 |
View Direction → Along b-Axis (periodic) or Along Principal Axis 2 (non-periodic) |
⌘-6 |
View Direction → Along c-Axis or Along a×b-Axis (periodic) or Along Principal Axis 3 (non-periodic) |
⌘-j |
Transparency Periodic Cells → Increase Transparency Periodic Cells |
⌘-k |
Transparency Periodic Cells → Decrease Transparency Periodic Cells |
⌘-o |
File → Open… |
⌘-p |
File → Save Postscript… |
⌘-q |
Quit |
⌘-w |
File → Close |
⇧-⌘-o |
File → Open Any… (no filter) |
⌘ - |
Molecule Smaller |
⌘ = |
Molecule Bigger |
AMSdos¶
arrow-up/down in search results |
highlight the previous or next search result |
Return in search results |
execute the highlighted menu command |
Shift+Return in search results |
expand or collapse the menu results |
Esc in search results |
close search |
⌘-f |
Search menu commands |
⇧-⌘-f |
Search menu commands |
⌘-1 |
View Direction → Along X-Axis |
⌘-2 |
View Direction → Along Y-Axis |
⌘-3 |
View Direction → Along Z-Axis |
⌘-4 |
View Direction → Along a-Axis (periodic) or Along Principal Axis 1 (non-periodic) |
⌘-5 |
View Direction → Along b-Axis (periodic) or Along Principal Axis 2 (non-periodic) |
⌘-6 |
View Direction → Along c-Axis or Along a×b-Axis (periodic) or Along Principal Axis 3 (non-periodic) |
⌘-a |
Edit → Select All |
⌘-d |
Edit → Select Connected |
⌘-j |
Transparency Periodic Cells → Increase Transparency Periodic Cells |
⌘-k |
Transparency Periodic Cells → Decrease Transparency Periodic Cells |
⌘-m |
Edit → Select Molecule |
⌘-o |
File → Open… |
⌘-q |
Quit |
⌘-w |
File → Close |
⇧-⌘-o |
File → Open… (no filter) |
⌘ - |
Molecule Smaller |
⌘ = |
Molecule Bigger |
ParAMS¶
⌘-f in a table |
Focus the corresponding table filter |
⇧-⌘-f |
Search menu commands |
arrow-up/down in search results |
highlight the previous or next search result |
Return in search results |
execute the highlighted menu command |
Shift+Return in search results |
expand or collapse the menu results |
Esc in search results |
close search |
AMSkinetics¶
⌘-f |
Search menu commands and input options |
⇧-⌘-f |
Search menu commands and input options |
arrow-up/down in search results |
highlight the previous or next search result |
Return in search results |
execute the highlighted menu command |
Shift+Return in search results |
expand or collapse the highlighted results section |
Esc in search results |
close search |
KFbrowser¶
⌘-f |
Filter data |
⇧-⌘-f |
Search menu commands |
arrow-up/down in search results |
highlight the previous or next search result |
Return in search results |
execute the highlighted menu command |
Shift+Return in search results |
expand or collapse the menu results |
Esc in search results |
close search |
AMSjobs¶
⌘-a |
Tools → Add To SDF… |
⌘-b |
Edit → Clear |
⌘-c |
Edit → Copy |
⌘-f |
Filter jobs |
⇧-⌘-f |
Search menu commands |
⌘-n |
SCM → New Input |
⌘-q |
Quit |
⌘-r |
Job → Run |
⌘-s |
Queue → Status |
⌘-t |
Job → Add To Params |
⌘-v |
Edit → Paste |
⌘-w |
File → Close |
⌘-x |
Edit → Cut |