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CharPad 2.8 User Manual - Subchrist Software, 2021.

Keyboard Shortcuts.

The following keys and combinations can be used as alternatives to selecting items from the menus regardless of which sub-window is active...

    CTRL + N         New Project.
    CTRL + O         Open Project (CTM file).
    CTRL + S         Save Project As (CTM file).
    CTRL + ALT + O   Import Map Image (BMP, PNG files).
    CTRL + ALT + S   Export Map Image (BMP, PNG files).
    CTRL + Z         Undo.
    CTRL + ALT + Z   Redo.
    F1-F5            Active colour select.
    F12              Reset window layout.

The following keys and combinations can be used as alternatives to selecting items from the menus depending on which sub-window is active...

    CTRL + A              Select all.
    INS                   Insert blank item into set.
    DEL                   Delete selected item(s) from set.
    CTRL + DEL            Clear selected item(s).
    CTRL + X              Cut Selected item(s).
    CTRL + C              Copy selected item(s).
    CTRL + V              Paste previously cut/copied item(s).
    CTRL + SHIFT + V      Paste (Overwrite) previously cut/copied item(s).
    CTRL + ALT + V        Paste (Append) previously cut/copied item(s).
    CTRL + U              Scroll selected item(s) up.
    CTRL + D              Scroll selected item(s) down.
    CTRL + L              Scroll selected item(s) left.
    CTRL + R              Scroll selected item(s) right.
    CTRL + F              Flip selected item(s) left-to-right.
    CTRL + G              Flip selected item(s) top-to-bottom.
    CTRL + H              Reflect selected item(s) left-to-right.
    CTRL + J              Reflect selected item(s) top-to-bottom.
    CTRL + SHIFT + N      Negative (colour index invert) selected item(s).
    CTRL + SHIFT + B      Cycle selected items backwards.
    CTRL + SHIFT + F      Cycle selected items forwards.
    CTRL + LEFT/RIGHT     Previous/Next Item.
    CTRL + SHIFT + R      Reset tile name and tag.
    F9                    Insert blank row.
    CTRL + F9             Delete row.
    F10                   Insert blank column.
    CTRL + F10            Delete Column.

    Mouse-Wheel           Scroll window contents up/down.
    CTRL + Mouse-Wheel    Zoom window contents in/out.
    Middle Mouse Button   Pick new current item (Map Editor).
    CTRL + Left Mouse     Swap item under cursor for currently selected item (All sets).