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#

Keys

Action

Selected view

A

Fill the window with the axial view, or show all four views

any

C

Fill the window with the coronal view, or show all four views

any

S

Fill the window with the sagittal view, or show all four views

any

3

Fill the window with the 3D view, or show all four views

any

Up

Next slice

2D views

Down

Previous slice

2D views

Right

Next volume of the selected 4D image, or of the main volume

any

Left

Previous volume of the selected 4D image, or of the main volume

any

Ctrl++, Ctrl+=

Zoom in

any

Ctrl+-

Zoom out

any

R

Show the whole view again (zoom 1, centred)

any

I

Show or hide the text, labels and colour bars over the views

any

X

Show or hide the crosshair

any

Shift+A

Look at the 3D view from above

any

Shift+C

Look at the 3D view from the front

any

Shift+S

Look at the 3D view from the side

any

Shift+R

Reset the 3D camera

any

Ctrl+O

Open files

any

Ctrl+Shift+O

Open a saved session, replacing what is shown

any

Ctrl+S

Save the items and the views as a session

any

Ctrl+1

Show or hide the Layers panel

any

Ctrl+2

Show or hide the Options panel

any

Ctrl+3

Show or hide the Labels panel (the labels drawn in 3D)

any

Ctrl+4, F

Show or hide the Inspect FOD panel (the selected FOD at the crosshair, large)

any

Ctrl+Shift+S

Show or hide the Screenshots panel (views saved as images or a video)

any

Ctrl+,

Show or hide the Settings panel

any

F1

Show or hide the Help panel (the guides)

any

Ctrl+0

Hide all the panels, or show again the ones hidden

any

Ctrl+Q

Quit

any

Mouse and trackpad#

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