Appendix

Shortcuts

1) Keyboard — All modes

Action

Shortcut

Notes

Display block film

Ctrl+B

Toggle aux lines (H/V guides)

Ctrl+J

Ruler

Ctrl+L

New design (standard values)

Ctrl+N

Open design administration

Ctrl+O

Rapport on/off

Ctrl+R

Save (overwrite)

Ctrl+S

Trueview on/off

Ctrl+T

Undo

Ctrl+U

Redo

Ctrl+Shift+U

Redraw complete design (show all)

Ctrl+W

Display order of embroidery

Ctrl+Y

Redraw design

Ctrl+Z

Help

F1

Fade out stitches

F2

Fade out coordinates

F3

Fade out needles (dialog)

F4

Next window

F6

Start transmission to machine

F10

Vector drawing in/out

F11

Background picture in/out

F12

Store design in ZSK-memory

Ctrl+F1

Store design in ring buffer

Ctrl+F2

Embroider at serial attached machine

Ctrl+F3

Activate VOMAG check

Ctrl+F5

Previous window

Shift+F6

Zoom to all blocks

Alt+Home

Zoom in (step up)

PgDn

Largest possible zoom

Alt+PgDn

Zoom out (step down)

PgUp

Zoom 1:1

Alt+PgUp

Edit box zoom factor

Alt+End

Cancel current function

Esc

Undo

Alt+Backspace

Redo

Alt+Shift+Backspace

2) Keyboard — Module mode

Action

Shortcut

Notes

Select all

Ctrl+A

Copy blocks (Clipboard)

Ctrl+C

Duplicate blocks

Ctrl+D

Group blocks

Ctrl+G

Set start & endpoint

Ctrl+P

Paste block

Ctrl+V

Redraw whole design

Ctrl+W

Cut blocks (Clipboard)

Ctrl+X

Redraw

Ctrl+Z

Redraw block

Alt+Z

Block one step forward

Ctrl+PgUp

Block one step backward

Ctrl+PgDn

Block to front

Shift+PgUp

Block to back

Shift+PgDn

Paste block (Clipboard)

Shift+Ins

Copy blocks (Clipboard)

Ctrl+Ins

Delete blocks → Clipboard

Shift+Del

Center

Alt+Z

Text on curve: adjust size

1

Text on curve: adjust width

2

Text on curve: adjust distance

3

Scroll selected block to center

Spacebar

3) Keyboard — Text mode

Action

Shortcut

Notes

Copy letters (Windows clipboard)

Ctrl+C

Paste letters

Ctrl+V

Cut letters

Ctrl+X

Copy letters

Ctrl+Ins

Paste letters

Shift+Ins

Delete text → clipboard

Shift+Del

Character table

Alt+F1

Display all letters of a font

Ctrl+F12

Scroll selected block to center

Ctrl+Spacebar

4) Keyboard — Drawing mode

Action

Shortcut

Notes

Delete current point/figure

Delete / Backspace

Switch to closed curve

C

Straight line

G

Curve

K

Auto Trace vectorizing

V

Scroll selected coord/figure to center

Spacebar

5) Keyboard — Coordinate & stitch mode

Action

Shortcut

Notes

Calculate automatic → stitch mode

Enter

In automatic mode

Switch to last automatic type

Enter

In stitch mode

Delete current point

Del / Backspace

Insert/overwrite toggle

Ins

Jump to end / next special function

End

Jump to start / previous special function

Home

Zoom out (level down)

PgUp

Zoom in (level up)

PgDn

Automatic mode: activate contour

A

Center-line input width (2-point then width)

B

Center line input mode

Switch to closed curve

C

Automatic mode

Density field (area input) / Cut stitch (manual)

D

Context-dependent

Mark block (manual) / Enter end point (automatic)

E

Context-dependent

Call Macro

F

Straight/curve toggle

G / K

Automatic mode

New hole (area input)

H

New island (area input)

I

Stitch length field (automatic)

L

Automatic mode: center line

M

Needle number field

N

Needle on/off (manual)

O

Pair-wise input (automatic)

P

Recalculate automatic

Q

Activate Running (line)

R

Not for contour input

Stop function (manual) / Select stitch type (automatic)

S

In automatic: enter ID (1–9, a–z)

Thread trim (manual) / New division line (automatic)

T

Context-dependent

Auto Trace vectorizing

V

New stitch direction (contour input)

W

Use drawing line in punch mode

X

Structured fill input

Y

Branch/additional contour input

Z

Automatic mode

Copy current stitch’s block

Ctrl+C

To internal memory

Insert double stitch

Ctrl+E

Search for machine function

Ctrl+F

Ruler

Ctrl+L

Insert block (3-point mode)

Ctrl+M

Toggle alphanumerical stitch display

Ctrl+Q

Paste copied block (dialog size/number)

Ctrl+V

Next error (VOMAG)

F5

Previous error (VOMAG)

Shift+F5

Mouse ↔ Digitizer mode

Alt+F9

If tablet connected

Paste copied block (dialog)

Shift+Ins

Copy current stitch’s block

Ctrl+Ins

To internal memory

Delete all reference data of automatic

Ctrl+Del

Insert zero-stitch

Ctrl+0

Constrain line 15° steps (ref = prev point)

1 (held)

Constrain line 15° steps (ref = next point)

2 (held)

Scroll selected coordinate to center

Spacebar

6) Mouse

Action

Gesture

Notes

Punch points

Left click

Corner (automatic) / Sequin (sequin mode)

Double-click left

Popup menu / auto-scroll when leaving window

Right button

Mouse ↔ Digitizer mode

Middle button

Requires tablet

Modifiers:

  • Hold Alt + left-drag → scrolling
  • Hold Ctrl → temporary insert/overwrite toggle

7) Print Preview

Action

Gesture

Notes

Change zoom level

Left click

Move design on page

Right button

If not centered

Move background picture

Right button + Shift