Keyboard shortcuts#
The keys and mouse controls of the viewer, as Help > Shortcuts lists them. Ctrl is Cmd on macOS. A key acts on the selected view, the one last clicked, and works only when that view is one of those listed.
Keys |
Action |
Selected view |
|---|---|---|
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Fill the window with the axial view, or show all four views |
any |
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Fill the window with the coronal view, or show all four views |
any |
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Fill the window with the sagittal view, or show all four views |
any |
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Fill the window with the 3D view, or show all four views |
any |
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Next slice |
2D views |
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Previous slice |
2D views |
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Next volume of the selected 4D image, or of the main volume |
any |
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Previous volume of the selected 4D image, or of the main volume |
any |
|
Zoom in |
any |
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Zoom out |
any |
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Show the whole view again (zoom 1, centred) |
any |
|
Show or hide the text, labels and colour bars over the views |
any |
|
Show or hide the crosshair |
any |
|
Look at the 3D view from above |
any |
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Look at the 3D view from the front |
any |
|
Look at the 3D view from the side |
any |
|
Reset the 3D camera |
any |
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Open files |
any |
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Open a saved session, replacing what is shown |
any |
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Save the items and the views as a session |
any |
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Show or hide the Layers panel |
any |
|
Show or hide the Options panel |
any |
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Show or hide the Labels panel (the labels drawn in 3D) |
any |
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Show or hide the Inspect FOD panel (the selected FOD at the crosshair, large) |
any |
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Show or hide the Screenshots panel (views saved as images or a video) |
any |
|
Show or hide the Settings panel |
any |
|
Show or hide the Help panel (the guides) |
any |
|
Hide all the panels, or show again the ones hidden |
any |
|
Quit |
any |
Mouse |
Action |
Views |
|---|---|---|
Click |
Select the view and move the crosshair there |
2D views |
Drag |
Move the crosshair |
2D views |
Scroll |
Next or previous slice |
2D views |
Ctrl + scroll, or pinch |
Zoom about the pointer |
2D views |
Ctrl + drag |
Pan |
2D views |
Drag |
Turn the scene |
3D |
Scroll, or pinch |
Zoom |
3D |