Asanti : Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts
This section lists the shortcut keys that can be used on Windows workstations.
 
Layout Editor and Product Editor
Menu Shortcuts 
To
Press
Add Product
CTRL + SHIFT + O
Place CAD Layout
CTRL + ALT + O
Get Info
CTRL + I
Show Preflight Report
CTRL + E
Open in Production Center
CTRL + SHIFT + M
Open in Supplementary Files
CTRL + SHIFT + U
Submit
CTRL + SHIFT + G
Undo last action
CTRL + Z
Redo last undone action
CTRL + Y
Remove selected object(s) and store in clipboard
CTRL + X
Copy selected object(s) to pasteboard
CTRL + C
Paste contents of pasteboard: frame or group onto a sheet, separation on a product.
CTRL + V
Delete selected object(s)
Del
Place additional copy of the placed items on the sheet in the next available position. If there is not enough room, the items will be added into a new sheet.
CTRL + D
Step and Repeat
CTRL + ALT + S
Create or Edit Grid
CTRL + ALT + G
Select All
CTRL + A
Select None
CTRL + SHIFT + A
Group the selected items
CTRL + G
Ungroup the selected items
CTRL + U
Auto-Layout Products
CTRL + N
New Empty Sheet Layout/Printer Layout
CTRL + SHIFT + N
Rearrange frames on a sheet layout/sheet layouts on a printer layout
CTRL + SHIFT + F
Rearrange all frames in job
CTRL + ALT +SHIFT + F
Reapply marks
CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + M
Reapply all mark sets in Job
CTRL + SHIFT + M
Fix bleed overlaps
CTRL + ALT + M
Zoom into layout
CTRL + +
OR
CTRL + mouse wheel
Zoom out of layout
CTRL + -
OR
CTRL + mouse wheel
Zoom to fit layout in window
CTRL + 0 (zero)
Display the System Overview
CTRL + 1
Display the Jobs window
CTRL + 2
Open the Paper Stock
CTRL + ALT + 1
Open the Finishing Hub
CTRL + ALT + 2
Open the Mark Engraver
CTRL + ALT + 3
Open the Sheet Sizes
CTRL + ALT + 4
Open the Page Sizes
CTRL + ALT + 5
Open the Color Books
CTRL + ALT + 6
Open the Sheet Layout Templates
CTRL + ALT + 7
Align pin sets
CTRL + ALT + 8
Show/hide the Remarks List
CTRL + SHIFT + R
Show/hide the Snag List
CTRL + R
Show/hide View Options
CTRL + SHIFT + E
Show/hide Presets
CTRL + SHIFT + P
Show/hide Inspector Panel
CTRL + SHIFT + I
Show/hide Product Panel
CTRL + ALT + I
Open the Job Set-up Inspector
ALT + 1
Open the Frame/Product Inspector
ALT + 2
Open the Color Inspector
ALT + 3
Open the Mark Sets Inspector
ALT + 4
Open the Sheet Layout Inspector
ALT + 5
Placing and arranging images on a sheet 
NOTE: Some of these shortcuts can also be used for placing sheets on printer layouts.
To
Drag the image and
Place one or more images at the cursor position without ganging them.
Hold SHIFT and release
Switch between snapping to margins (magenta snap guides) and snapping to edges (blue snap guides).
Press ALT
Restrain movement horizontally and vertically.
Hold SHIFT
Cancel the image placement.
Press ESC
Rotate one or more images 90° counterclockwise, while moving them.
Press space bar once
Copy a selected image.
Press CTRL + C
Paste a copied image.
Press CTRL + V
Center an image on the current sheet or on a new sheet if the current one is not empty. Multiple selected images are centered on individual sheets.
Press C
Center an image on the current sheet even if it is not empty. Multiple selected images are centered on individual sheets.
Press SHIFT + C
Duplicate one or more selected images according to the copy count and gang the images on the current and new sheets.
Press N
Duplicate one or more selected images according to the copy count and gang the images on the current and new sheets but starting at the cursor position.
Press SHIFT + N
Duplicate one or more selected images according to the copy count and center the images on the current sheet if empty and on new sheets.
Press N + C or
Press SHIFT + N + C
Duplicate the selected image and fill the current sheet if empty. Fill one sheet for each image if multiple images are selected.
Press F
Duplicate a selected image and gang the images with existing images on the current sheet to fill the sheet. Selecting multiple images fills multiple sheets.
Press SHIFT + F
Duplicate the selected image and fill and center on the current sheet if empty. Fill one sheet for each image if multiple images are selected.
Press F + C or
Press SHIFT + F + C
Rotate the selected image or images clockwise.
Press R
Rotate the selected image or images counterclockwise.
Press SHIFT + R
Mirror the selected image or images clockwise.
Press M
Mirror the selected image or images counterclockwise.
Press SHIFT + M
Toolbar Shortcuts 
To
Press
Selection tool: To select a component or area and display its properties. This is the default tool.
A
Single Instance Selection tool: To select a single instance of marks which are placed at various locations, or part of a compound mark. In the Paths inspector: selects a path and its anchor points.
D
Pan tool: To pan layouts in the Layout Editor.
H
Zoom tool: To zoom into a specific area of a layout.
Z
Frame tool: To draw empty frames on a sheet.
F
Measurements tool: Use this tool to make measurements on the Press Sheet.
ALT+M
Clear Measurements tool (only activated, if the sheet has measurements): Click to remove all measurements displayed on the Press Sheet.
CTRL+ALT+M
View Options palette button: Shows/hides the View Options palette.
CTRL+SHIFT+E
Marks palette button: Shows/hides the Marks palette.
CTRL+M
Presets (licensed feature): To open the Presets dialog box.
CTRL+SHIFT+P
Crop image: Activates the crop mode to crop an image (Image inspector in the Product Editor).
K
Split tool: Activates the Split tool to split an image into tiles (Tiling inspector in the Product Editor).
K
Pen tool: Activates the Pen for drawing free-form paths on an image and adding/deleting points of existing paths (Paths inspector in the Product Editor).
P
Ellipse Path tool: Activates the Ellipse Path tool to draw ellipse and circle paths on an image (Paths inspector in the Product Editor).
L
Rectangle Path tool: Activates the Rectangle Path tool to draw rectangle paths on an image (Paths inspector in the Product Editor).
R
Zoom slider with Zoom to fit and Zoom to maximum buttons, and drop-down list with zoom presets.
CTRL +/-
Split Tool Shortcuts 
Activate the Split tool by pressing K with the Tiling inspector selected. To control the splitting of tiles selected with the Split tool, use the following shortcuts.
To
Press
Change the splitting orientation (the magenta splitting line)
Space bar or TAB key once
Extend the splitting action across all tiles
Hold SHIFT
Repeat the split.
CTRL
Cancel the image splitting
ESC
Path Editing Shortcuts 
In the Paths inspector, activate the Pen tool by pressing P, the Rectangle tool with R and the Ellipse tool with L. To draw paths with these tools, use the following shortcuts.
To
Press
Draw a square with the Rectangle tool
R
Draw a circle with the Ellipse tool
L
Positioning Toolbar Shortcuts 
To control the Positioning toolbar when a tile is selected with Selection tool:
To
 
Open the Split Tile dialog box
CTRL + U
Mirror the tile vertically when placed on a sheet
SHIFT + M
Mirror the tile horizontally when placed on a sheet
M
Rotate the tile clockwise in steps of 90°
SHIFT + R
Rotate the tile anticlockwise in steps of 90°
R
Merge the selected tiles
CTRL+ G
Place the cursor in the first Overlap box of the Positioning toolbar
O
Place the cursor in the first Gap box of the Positioning toolbar
G
Jump to next box in the Positioning toolbar
TAB
Jobs Window
Asanti Menu Shortcuts 
The following Asanti menu shortcut keys can be used.
To...
Press (Windows)
Quit the Asanti Client.
ALT + F4
Display Preferences.
CTRL + ,
File Menu Shortcuts 
The following File menu shortcut keys can be used.
To...
Press (Windows)
Open a new print layout.
CTRL + N
Close the current window.
Close all windows.
ALT + F4
Save the current ticket (Ticket Editor only).
CTRL + S
Log on to an Asanti System, or to log off from one.
CTRL + K
Upload a document.
CTRL + U
Edit Menu Shortcuts 
The following Edit menu shortcut keys can be used.
To...
Press (Windows)
Undo the last Cut, Copy, or Paste operation.
CTRL + Z
Delete the selected text, and copy it onto the clipboard.
CTRL + X
Copy the selected text onto the clipboard.
CTRL + C
Paste the contents of the clipboard at the selected location.
CTRL + V
Delete the current selection.
Delete
Edit the selected item.
CTRL + ENTER
Display the selected item using the default viewer.
ENTER
Edit job’s imposition.
CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER
Duplicate a job.
CTRL + D
Merge Jobs.
CTRL + Y
Rename the selected item.
F2
Select all items in the current view.
CTRL + A
Deselect all items in the current view.
CTRL + SHIFT + A
Find in Page Store.
CTRL + ALT + F
Find the selected page in the Results pane.
CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + F
Find plate identity.
CTRL + H
Put a blank page in the selected placeholder(s).
CTRL + B
Enter Run List position comments.
ALT + ;
Reverse Page Order.
CTRL + SHIFT + R
Preferences
CTRL + ,
Control Menu Shortcuts 
The following Control menu shortcut keys can be used.
To...
Press (Windows)
Continue
CTRL + G
View Menu Shortcuts 
The following View menu shortcut keys can be used.
To...
Press (Windows)
Display thumbnail images of all pages in the Job Layout pane
CTRL + SHIFT+ T
View Flats Only
CTRL + SHIFT + F
View Extra information
CTRL + T
Scale Small
CTRL + -
Scale to Actual Pixels, i.e., 1:1
CTRL + ALT + 0
Scale Large
CTRL + +
Scale Fit to Window
CTRL + 0
View Page Labels
CTRL + SHIFT + L
Display the run list indexes next to the numbers in run list
CTRL + SHIFT + N
View Extended Page Adjustments
CTRL + SHIFT + E
Show/hide Devices pane
CTRL + ALT + 1
Show/hide Job List pane
CTRL + ALT + 2
Show/hide Flow Activity pane
CTRL + ALT + 3
Raster Preview View Menu Shortcuts 
The following Raster Preview menu shortcut keys can be used.
To...
Press (Windows)
Zoom In
+ or CTRL + +
Zoom Out
- or CTRL + -
Size to Fit
CTRL + 0
Show Actual Pixels
CTRL + ALT + 0
Toggle full screen mode
F or F11
Show Info
CTRL + I
Show / Hide Grid
CTRL + ALT + ‘
Next Sheet
Right arrow
Previous Side
Left arrow
First Side
Home
Last Side
End
Turn Sheet
CTRL + T
Color-Managed
ALT + C
Light Table
ALT + L
Toggle depth-map mode
ALT + H
Toggle the Distortion mode
ALT + G
Display annotations
ALT + A
Toggle the display of the selected Rule-ups
ALT + R
Press Sheet
ALT + P
Device Output
ALT + D
Transform -> Rotate 90 CW
ALT + T
Transform -> Rotate 90 CCW
ALT + SHIFT + T
Transform -> Flip Horizontal
ALT + F
Transform -> Flip Horizontal
ALT + SHIFT + F
Invert
ALT + SHIFT + I
Raster Preview Scrolling and Full Screen mode Shortcuts 
The following shortcut keys can be used for scrolling and enter/exit Full Screen mode.
NOTE: These shortcuts are not visualized in the View menu.
To...
Press (Windows)
Scroll up (no overlap with the previous view)
Page Up
Scroll down (no overlap with the previous view)
Page Down
Scroll up with a small step (with overlap of the previous view)
ALT + Page Up
Scroll down with a small step (with overlap of the previous view)
ALT + Page Down
Scroll left (no overlap with the previous view)
CTRL + Page Up
Scroll right (no overlap with the previous view)
CTRL + Page Down
Scroll left with a small step (with overlap of the previous view)
CTRL + ALT + Page Up
Scroll right with a small step (with overlap of the previous view)
CTRL + ALT + Page Down
Scroll to the top left
CTRL + Home
Scroll to the bottom right
CTRL + End
Enter/exit Full Screen mode
F or F11 / F, F11, or ESC
Raster Preview Tool Toggle Shortcuts 
The following Raster Preview tool toggle shortcut keys can be used.
To...
Press (Windows)
Toggle on/off the Marquee tool.
M
Toggle on/off the Hand tool.
H
Toggle on/off the Zoom tool.
Z
Toggle on/off the Measurement tool.
I
Window Menu Shortcuts 
The following Window menu shortcut keys can be used.
To...
Press (Windows)
Display the System Overview.
CTRL + 1
Display the Jobs window.
CTRL + 3
Display the Message Board.
CTRL + 4
Display Info for <selected item>.
CTRL + I
Display Activity for <selected item>.
CTRL + J
Display Remarks.
CTRL + R
Display Problem Report for selected job.
CTRL + SHIFT + I
Display Preflight Report for selected job.
CTRL + E
Help Menu Shortcuts 
The following Help menu shortcut keys can be used.
To...
Press (Windows)
Display the Asanti Help
F1
Display the What’s This? Help
SHIFT + F1
 
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