Keyboard Shortcuts
The following table contains a complete list of keyboard shortcuts that can be used in STK.
In the following table, a comma between key names indicates that the keys are pressed sequentially, and a plus indicates that the keys must be pressed simultaneously (or the first key must be held down until the second key is pressed). The keyboard shortcuts are not case-sensitive.
Some Alt + letter key combinations have Ctrl + letter key options or Alt + function key options (F1, F2, etc.) that enable you to perform the selected action more quickly. These options are shown in boldface below, together with the standard Alt + letter key combinations.
| Key Combination | Action |
|---|---|
| Alt, F | Opens the File menu. |
| Alt, F, N | Creates a new scenario. |
| Alt, F, O | Launches a File Open dialog that lets you load a scenario that was previously saved. |
| Alt, F, C Ctrl + Q |
Closes the current scenario. |
| Alt, F, S Ctrl + S |
Saves the current scenario. If the current scenario was not previously saved, this key combination opens a Save As dialog that lets you specify the location and name of the file to be saved. |
| Alt, F, A | Opens a Save As dialog that lets you save the current scenario to a specified location and file name. |
| Alt, F, P Ctrl + P |
Opens a Print dialog that lets you print the currently active window to the selected printer. |
| Alt, F, 1 (2, 3, etc.) |
Opens the 1st (2nd, 3rd, etc.) of the previously saved scenarios that are listed in the File menu. |
| Alt, F, X Alt + F4 |
Exits the application. |
| Alt, E | Opens the Edit menu. |
| Alt, E, T Ctrl + X |
Removes (Cuts) the object that is selected in the Object Browser (including its subobjects) and saves it to the clipboard to be pasted to a new location. |
| Alt, E, C Ctrl + C |
Copies the object that is selected in the Object Browser (including its subobjects) and saves it to the clipboard to be pasted to a new location. |
| Alt, E, P Ctrl + V |
Pastes the object that is currently on the clipboard to a location that depends on its relation to the object that is currently selected in the Object Browser. If the selected object is eligible to be a parent of the pasted object, the pasted object is inserted as a subobject of the selected object. For example, if you select a Satellite in the Object Browser, and if the pasted object is a Sensor, the Sensor becomes a subobject of the Satellite. Otherwise, the pasted object is inserted as a subobject of the next higher object in the hierarchy that is eligible to be its parent. For example, if you select a Satellite in the Object Browser, and if the pasted object is a Facility, the Facility becomes a subobject of the scenario. |
| Alt, E, D DELETE |
Deletes the object that is selected in the Object Browser. |
| Alt, E, F | Launches a Find dialog that lets you search for words or character sequences in the Object Tree. |
| Alt, V | Opens the View menu. |
| Alt, V, 1 (2, 3, etc.) |
Opens the 1st (2nd, 3rd, etc.) of the windows that are listed in the View menu. |
| Alt, A | Opens the Analysis menu. |
| Alt, U | Opens the Utilities menu. |
| Alt, W | Opens the Window menu. |
| Alt, W, O | Closes the active integrated window. |
| Alt, W, L | Closes all integrated windows. |
| Alt, W, C | Arranges the integrated windows in a cascading (overlapping) pattern. |
| Alt, W, H | Arranges the integrated windows in a horizontally tiled (non-overlapping) pattern. |
| Alt, W, V | Arranges the integrated windows in a vertically tiled (non-overlapping) pattern. |
| Alt, W, 1 (2, 3, etc.) |
Selects as the active window the 1st (2nd, 3rd, etc.) integrated window that is listed in the Window menu. |
| Alt, H | Opens the Help menu. |
| Alt, H, H | Launches STK Help. |
| Alt, H, P | Launches STK Programming Interface Help. |
| Alt, H, U | Displays the AGI User Resources website in the HTML Viewer. |
| Alt, H, V | Displays the License Viewer. |
| Alt, H, I | Displays Graphics Card Information |
| Alt, H, C | Displays a page to use in contacting AGI Technical Support. |
| Alt, H, R | Displays the Release Notes for the current version of STK. |
| Alt, H, A | Displays a page in the HTML Viewer that contains information about the current version of STK and lets you retrieve useful system information. |
To launch the tools menu for the object that is selected in the Object Browser, press the Alt key, and then press the key that corresponds to the underscored letter in the object's name on the Menu bar. For example, if a Facility is selected in the Object Browser, press Alt + A to open its tools menu.