Keyboard Shortcut List

See also Keyboard Shortcut PDF

File Management

CTRL + O OPEN a New Data File
CTRL + S SAVE the Current Workspace
  CTRL + W Load a WORKSPACE File
  CTRL + U UNLOAD All Loaded Data Files

Tool Selection

ALT + D DIGITIZER/ Edit tool
ALT + G GRAB-and-Drag (Pan) tool
ALT + L
PATH PROFILE tool
ALT + M MEASURE tool
ALT + P Feature INFO tool
ALT + V VIEW SHED tool
ALT + Z
ZOOM tool

Clipboard

  CTRL + C COPY (to the clipboard) features currently selected with the Digitizer
  CTRL + X DELETE (& Copy to clipboard) features currently selected with Digitizer/ Edit tool
  CTRL + V PASTE clipboard contents (from Ctrl + C or Ctrl + X)
  CTRL+SHFT+V Paste clipboard contents BUT don't clear the clipboard

General Shortcuts

  F1 Display the USER MANUAL
  ALT + X EXIT Global Mapper
ALT + C Show the CONTROL CENTER
SHFT + C CAPTURE screen contents to an image
  CTRL + A SELECT ALL LAYERS in the Control Center
CTRL + M MARK a waypoint at the current GPS location
CTRL + T Start TRACKING a connected GPS device
  CTRL+SHFT+D Toggle the display of features MARKED AS DELETED
  CTRL+L Copy current cursor LOCATION (lat, lon) to the Windows Clipboard
  CTRL+ALT+L Copy current cursor LOCATION (lat, lon) in the Currently Selected Projection to the Windows Clipboard inserting a TAB character to separate the X and Y values
  CTRL+SHFT+L Copy current cursor LOCATION (lat, lon) to the Windows Clipboard, and append the ELEVATION value, if available

General Tools

  ESC CANCEL the current draw or tool operation
  CTRL + E EDIT THE DESCRIPTION of selected layers when the Control Center is active

Display Options

CTRL + 3 Show 3D View Window
  CTRL+SHFT+D
  • Toggle Display of DELETED Features
    		•
      SHFT + G Toggle GRID Line Display On and Off
      SHFT + L Toggle Elevation LEGEND Display On and Off
      SHFT + S
  • Toggle Distance SCALE Display On and Off
    		•
      CTRL + P PRINT the Current Map View
    SHFT + V
  • Toggle Line & Area VERTEX Display On and Off
    		•
      CTRL+ALT+SHFT+V Toggle VECTOR LAYER Display On and Off

    Zoom & Pan

      HOME
  • Zoom to the Full EXTENTS of All Loaded Data
    		•
      CTRL+HOME Center on a Location
      CTRL + RIGHT CLICK Restore the LAST ZOOMED VIEW (Zoom tool only)
      PAGE DOWN Zoom In
      CTRL + PAGE DOWN Zoom In a Tiny bit
      PAGE UP ZOOM OUT
      CTRL + PAGE UP ZOOM OUT a TINY bit
      ARROW KEY (ANY) PAN the Map Display 1/4 of Screen
      SHFT + ARROW PAN the Map Display 1/2 of Screen
      CTRL + ARROW
  • PAN the Map Display an Entire Screen
    		•
      ALT + R SAVE the Current view
      CTRL + R RESTORE Last SAVED View
      CTRL + BACKSPACE RESTORE Last DRAWN View
      SHFT + Z ZOOM to SCALE
      CTRL + 1 ZOOM (the Raster Layer at the Screen Center) to Full Detail (1:1 PIXEL SIZE)

    Info Tool

      ALT+P Select the info tool as the current tool
      P Toggle only selecting point features
      RIGHT CLICK Cycle through the features at the clicked location
      CTRL display feature info and ignore alternate link options

    Image Rectification

      ALT + LEFT CLICK DISABLE AUTOMATIC SNAP-to-nearest-feature functionality
      SHIFT + LEFT CLICK Reference Image: ROUND the clicked location to nearest 30 seconds for arc degree units or nearest 1000 ground units for linear measurements (like meters and feet)
    Zoomed View    :  Automatically ADD CLICKED POINT to GCP list (simulate press of 'Add GCP to List' button)
      CTRL + S Save the current CONTROL POINT LIST to GCP file
      CTRL + RIGHT CLICK Zoom out to the ENTIRE EXTENTS of the data being rectified

    Digitizer/ Edit Tool

      CTRL + Z UNDO the last operation, if possible (example: when digitizing new features)
      DELETE MARK the selected features AS DELETED
      CTRL + DELETE DELETE the selected vertices
      SHFT + DELETE UNDELETE the selected features
      LEFT DOUBLE-CLICK EDIT FEATURE under cursor
    CTRL+ALT+M MEASURE the cut-and-fill VOLUME of the currently selected line or area feature
      CTRL + N Cycle through non-connected line endpoints (end-NODES)
    SHFT + T
  • Create new line (TRACE mode)
    		•

    Digitizer Modifiers

    Combine these modifier keys with LEFT CLICK to change digitizer behavior

    Selection

      CTRL ADD/ APPEND selected features to cached selection
      SHFT REMOVE selected features from cached selection
      CTRL+SHFT Toggle the SELECTION STATE of selected features
      P Select only POINT feature at the clicked location
      A Select only AREA feature at the clicked location
      L Select only LINE feature at the clicked location
    M Select only MESH feature at the clicked location
      ALT Automatically enter MOVE mode for selected features after selection
      I Only select FEATURES that are completely CONTAINED WITHIN the drag box
      S Only select VERTICES from line or area features that are ALREADY SELECTED

    Snapping

      ALT DISABLE automatic SNAPPING behavior
      V ONLY snap to EXISTING VERTICES/ FEATURES

    Draw Shapes

      SHFT
  • Causes the shape to be ELLIPTICAL or RECTANGULAR rather than the default of circular or square
    		•
      T Causes shapes to be ANCHORED at the CENTER OF SHAPE rather than the top left of shape

    Insert Vertices

      SHFT New vertex will be inserted at NEAREST LOCATION to clicked location on selected feature rather than at click location
      I STAY IN VERTEX INSERT MODE after inserting vertex. Useful if needing to insert multiple vertices

    Move Features & Vertices

      X or SHFT Clamp (restrict) movement of features/ vertices to the HORIZONTAL axis
      Y or CTRL Clamp (restrict) movement of features/ vertices to the VERTICAL axis
      CTRL + SHFT Clamp (restrict) movement of features/ vertices to the DIAGONAL axis
      R Toggles clamped movement to RIGHT-ANGLES from direction of last drawn segment
      CTRL+SHFT+M MOVE the selected features
      ALT Automatically enter MOVE MODE for selected features after selection
      J Automatically enter JOIN MODE if more than one vertex is selected