To run a specific command within the application without using a mouse, Q-DAS applications support the use of function keys, keyboard shortcuts and user-defined hotkeys.
There is also a tooltip for the ribbon bar. This allows the user to activate the menu item description by pressing the [ALT] key. The use of [ALT] key is disabled by default. Use the “General Settings” dialogue to activate the keyboard shortcut combinations with the [ALT] key. <File> | <Configurations> | <General Settings> | <Desktop> | <ALT MS Office keyboard control>
Activated menu item description in qs-STAT. For example, the “Read from database” dialogue can be loaded by pressing [ALT] followed by [3].
Notation used
| [F2] | Press key once. |
| [CTRL] + [TAB] | Hold down the [CTRL] key and then press the [TAB] key. |
| [ALT] [3] | Press the designated keys in sequence. |
Some of the functions described below may not be available to all users. This may depend on user rights, the product/module used, available licences, the configured settings or the loaded data.
| General keyboard keys These apply to qs-STAT, solara.MP, O-QIS (except procella), M-QIS (AS, PC, GC), destra (AS, PC, GC). Compared to other Q-DAS products/modules, procella has a different default configuration of key bindings. |
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| [F1] | Loads the locally installed help in the default web browser. |
| [F2] | Displays the “Value Chart Individuals” graphic. |
| [F3] | Displays the “Value Plot Individuals” graphic. |
| [F4] | Displays the “Histogram Individuals” graphic. |
| [F5] | Displays the “Probability Plot Individuals” graphic. |
| [F8] | Displays the “Analysis QCC – Design 1” graphic. |
| [F9] | Performs the evaluation. |
| [F10] | Displays the “Form sheet – Design 3” graphic. |
| [F12] | Displays the “Form sheet – Design 4” graphic. |
| [PAGE UP] [PAGE DOWN] [↑] [↓] |
Allows the user to switch between the parts, groups and characteristics of the loaded data. |
| [CTRL] + [TAB] | Allows the user to switch between the loaded graphics. |
| [ESC] | Closes the graphic/window/dialogue that has the current focus. |
| Special keyboard keys for “Parts / characteristics list” graphic | |
| [CTRL] + [C] | Copies the active part, group or characteristic to clipboard. |
| [CTRL] + [V] | Inserts the content from clipboard (paste). Only the part, group or characteristic is duplicated. The measured values are not taken into account. |
| [INS] | The same type of element is created above the active element (part, group, characteristic). |
| [DEL] | Deletes the active element (part, group, characteristic). |
| [F12] | Opens the characteristics mask for the active characteristic. |
| Special keyboard keys for “Value Mask” graphic | |
| [CTRL] + [G] | Opens the “Goto” dialogue. Which allows to switch to a specified part, characteristic, group or value. |
| [CTRL] + [F] | Allows searching for content within the active column. |
| [CTRL] + [M] | Opens the characteristics mask for the active characteristic. |
| [POS 1] | Goes to the first entry in the active column. |
| [END] | Goes to the last entry in the active column. |
| Special keyboard keys for Form designer | |
| [CTRL] + [C] | Copies the active elements to the clipboard. |
| [CTRL] + [V] | Inserts the content from clipboard (paste). |
| [CTRL] + [A] | Selects all elements (of the current section). |
| [CTRL] + [H] | Cancels the selection of elements. |
| [CTRL] + [I] | Displays an information window for the active element. |
| [CTRL] + [Z] | Undo last action. |
| [CTRL] + [N] | Opens the dialogue for adding a new element. |
| [CTRL] + [G] | Groups the selected elements. |
| [CTRL] + [U] | Cancels the grouping of elements. |
| [CTRL] + [D] | Opens the dialogue for parts/characteristics allocation. |
| [CTRL] + [L] | Opens the dialogue for sizing and positioning the active element. |
| [CTRL] + [Q] | Opens the graphic configuration dialogue (not for text elements). |
| [DEL] | Deletes the selected elements. |
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procella key bindings
The shortcuts listed below are those used in the default configuration of version 2024.1 for "Summary / Input 1". |
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| [F1] | Loads the locally installed help in the default web browser. |
| [F3] | Displays the “Part selection database” dialogue. |
| [F5] | Displays the “Complete parts protocol 1” graphic. |
| [F6] | Printer output of the report template defined as default. Under <File> | <Configuration> | <Paths>, a report template can be defined as the default. If no report template is configured, the report selection dialogue is displayed. |
| [F7] | Displays the “Alarm display” dialogue. |
| [F8] [SPACE] |
If characteristics are recorded via the RS232 interface, this function is used to trigger measurement value recording. |
| [F9] | Displays the “Record additional data” dialogue. |
| [F10] | Triggers a repeat measurement. The behaviour and handling of already recorded measured values is defined in the "Repeat measurements" menu group in the "Setup data recording" dialogue. |
| [F11] | Triggers a re-recording of the last subgroup or a subgroup that has been started. |
| [F12] | Closes the data set and logs off the current user. If there are unsaved changes to the data set, the user receives a corresponding prompt. The "Change user" dialogue is displayed. If no other user is logged in, it is then only possible to exit the Q-DAS application. |
| [CTRL] + [X] | Closes the data set and then the application. If there are any unsaved changes, the user will be prompted. |
