Keyboard Shortcuts
A reference of the keyboard shortcuts wired into EngCanvas. On macOS, substitute Cmd for Ctrl.
The global shortcuts below — undo, save, load, and the Report canvas tool keys — can be changed. Open the Hotkeys dialog from Help → Hotkeys (or the ? button on the ribbon) and click a binding to reassign it. Your choices persist between sessions.
Global
Available from any tab.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+S | Save the project |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Save As |
| Ctrl+O | Open a project |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo |
| Ctrl+Shift+Z or Ctrl+Y | Redo |
| Ctrl+Shift+V | Paste Special |
Drawing tabs keep their own undo stack. On a Drawing tab, Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z are handled by the drawing editor rather than by the global history.
Sheet
Active when the grid has focus and you are not editing a cell.
Navigation
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Arrow keys | Move the active cell |
| Shift+Arrow | Extend the selection |
| Tab / Shift+Tab | Move right / left |
| Enter / Shift+Enter | Move down / up |
| Home | Start of the current row |
| Ctrl+Home | Go to cell A1 |
| End | End of the current row |
| Ctrl+End | Go to the last cell |
| Page Up / Page Down | Jump one screen of rows |
Editing
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| F2 | Enter edit mode on the selected cell |
| Start typing | Replace cell content and enter edit mode |
| Escape | Cancel the edit; otherwise cancel fill-drag, clear the clipboard, collapse the selection |
| Delete / Backspace | Clear the selected cell or range |
Selection and clipboard
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Click | Select a single cell |
| Shift+Click | Extend the selection to the clicked cell |
| Ctrl+Click | Add a cell to a non-contiguous selection |
| Click+Drag | Select a range |
| Ctrl+A | Select the whole grid |
| Ctrl+C / Ctrl+X / Ctrl+V | Copy / Cut / Paste |
Report Canvas
Tools
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| V | Select tool |
| A | Add tool |
| Shift+A | Add a new box |
| F | Fit the selected box to the full page width |
Cursor and box creation
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Arrow keys | Move the cursor between boxes, or through empty space |
| Enter | Edit the box under the cursor; in empty space, create a box |
| Start typing (in empty space) | Create a box seeded with what you typed |
| Double-click | Enter edit mode on a box |
| Escape | Exit edit mode / clear the cursor / deselect |
Moving and selecting
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Click | Select one box |
| Shift+Click | Add or remove a box from the selection |
| Click+Drag | Move the selected boxes |
| Ctrl+A | Select all boxes |
| Shift+Arrow | Nudge selected boxes 40 px |
| Ctrl+Arrow | Nudge selected boxes 8 px |
| Alt+Arrow | Nudge selected boxes 1 px |
| Delete / Backspace | Delete selected boxes, or clear selected table cells |
| Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V | Copy / paste boxes |
| Space (hold) | Pan the canvas while dragging |
Drawing
Active when the drawing canvas has focus. These letters select a tool.
| Key | Tool |
|---|---|
| V | Select |
| H | Pan |
| L | Line |
| P | Polyline |
| R | Rectangle |
| C | Circle |
| A | Arc |
| D | Dimension |
| N | Leader |
| W | Distributed load |
| M | Moment |
| S | Reaction |
Every other drawing tool — member force, constraint, mirror, offset, and the rest — is chosen from the Drawing ribbon.
Canvas
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Arrow keys | Pan 20 px |
| Shift+Arrow | Pan 100 px |
| F | Fit the drawing to the window |
| Escape | Close the dimension editor, clear the selection, return to the Select tool |
| Delete / Backspace | Delete selected geometry, forces, dimensions, or annotations |
| Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z | Undo / Redo (the drawing's own history) |
| Ctrl+C / Ctrl+X / Ctrl+V | Copy / Cut / Paste |
| Middle-click + drag | Pan |
| Middle double-click | Fit to extents |
| Scroll wheel | Zoom at the cursor |
Document Editor
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+B | Bold |
| Ctrl+I | Italic |
| Ctrl+U | Underline |
| Ctrl+K | Insert link |
| Ctrl+Enter | Insert a page break |
| Backspace (just after a break) | Delete the page break |
| Tab / Shift+Tab | Indent, or move between table cells |
| Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z | Undo / Redo |
Cell picking (formula mode)
While editing a formula in the sheet or on the report canvas, you can click cells to insert references:
| Action | Result |
|---|---|
| Click a cell while editing | Inserts the cell reference (e.g. $A1) at the cursor |
| Click another cell | Replaces the reference you just inserted |
| Type | Returns to normal text editing |
| Escape | Cancel the edit |
Platform notes
- On macOS, use Cmd instead of Ctrl.
- On Windows/Linux, use Ctrl.
- The app detects your platform and adjusts automatically.