Keyboard and Menu Shortcuts

The following table shows the keyboard and menu shortcuts available on the Active Expert Application Builder.

Action Keyboard Shortcut Menu or Tab Path

Open the Workstation Objects window (and log on if first window open)

Alt + F + W

File->Open Workstation

Open the Contract Repository window (and log on if first window open)

Alt + F + R

File->Open Repository

Close the Workstation Objects window (and log off if last window open)

Alt + F + W

File->Close Workstation

Close the Contract Repository window (and log off if last window open)

Alt + F + R

File->Close Repository

Exit the Application Builder

Alt + F + X

File->Exit

Copy sample code selection to clipboard

Ctrl + C or Alt + E + C

Edit->Copy

Hide or show the toolbar

Alt + V + T

View->Toolbar

Hide or show the status bar

Alt + V + S

View->Status Bar

View sample code in Declarations mode

Alt + V + D

View->Declarations or click on Declarations tab

View sample code in Usage mode

Alt + V + U

View->Usage or click on Usage tab

View sample code in Cleanup mode

Alt + V + C

View->Cleanup or click on Cleanup tab

View synchronous operations

Alt + V + Y

View->Sync

View asynchronous operations

Alt + V + A

View->Async

View Properties for a module or interface object

Alt + V + P

View->Properties

Add a module from the Contract Repository to the local workstation. (Select module on repository view)

Alt + O + A or F3

Workstation->Add Module

Add an interface object from the Contract Repository to the local workstation. (Select interface on repository view)

Alt + O + A or F4

Workstation->Add Interface Object

Remove an object from the local workstation

Alt + O + R or Delete key

Workstation->Remove

Generate a type library for a module

Alt + T + G or Ctrl + G

Tools->Generate Type Library

Remove a type library for a module

Alt + T + R

Tools->Remove Type Library

Refresh the Workstation object tree based on source objects in the Contract Repository

Alt + T + F

Tools->Refresh

Generate a default Visual Basic form (and related files) for an operation

Alt + T + F

Tools->Generate Default Form

Create an application deployment package for module(s)

Alt + T + D

Tools->Options, click on Deployment tab

Bring up the Options window, in which you can set default options for Logon, Sample Code, OLE Automation (ActiveX or OLE automation), Default Form (Visual Basic), and Deployment.

Alt + T + O

Tools->Options, click on Logon, Sample Code, OLE Automation, Default Form, or Deployment tab

Arrange windows in an overlapped cascade

Alt + W + C

Window->Cascade

Arrange windows in a non-overlapped tiled pattern. (If more than one, windows appear side by side.)

Alt + W + T

Window->Tile

Arrange iconized windows in the frame window

Alt + W + A

Window->Arrange Icons

Bring up the online help on the main window or a task window

F1

Help->Some Topic

Pop-up Menus for Tree Objects. In addition to the menus and toolbar buttons, you can get a pop-up menu of actions for a selected tree object. To do this, select an item in the tree on the main window and click the right mouse button to display the actions. Highlight an action on the menu and click the right mouse button again to select it.

For information on the main window, the tree views of the repository, and toolbar buttons refer to the section on the Main Window.