Hot keys are keyboard shortcuts that allow the user to quickly perform a specific function without having to click or navigate. The list of available hot key options are summarized in the tables below, grouped by location on the interface that the keys affect.
On this page:
General
Shortcut / hot key
Context
Function
Ctrl + O
Alt + F, O
File I/O
Launches the Open File dialog for opening a file
Ctrl + S
Alt + F, S
Launches the Save File dialog for saving an image file
Ctrl + Alt + R
Reloads the current open image
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + [1-9]
Opens the most recent files by the order of the last loaded, starting with 1 as the most recently-loaded file
Ctrl + 0
Display
Toggles the display of all object sets and their overlays
Ctrl + [1-9]
Toggles the display of the object sets by their order of appearance, starting with 1 as the first object set
Ctrl + Shift + [1-9]
Toggles a single channel on/off.
Ctrl + Shift + ~
Toggles all Channels on/off.
Ctrl + A
Selection
Selects all objects
Ctrl + E
Restores last save object selection
Ctrl + W
Saves object selection
Delete
Deletes selected objects
Z
Zooms to selected objects
Alt + A
GUI
Opens the Analysis menu
Alt + E
Opens the Edit menu
Alt + F
Opens the File menu
Alt + F4
Alt + F, X
Quits Aivia
Alt + H
Opens the Help menu
Alt + T
Opens the Tool menu
Alt + V
Opens the View menu
Ctrl + H
Hides all panels besides the Image viewer
Ctrl + T
Collapses / Expands all panels besides the Image viewer
↑ (up arrow key)
Navigation
Moves the display to the first time point in the image sequence when the timebar is selected
↓ (down arrow key)
Moves the display to the last time point in the image sequence when the timebar is selected
← (left arrow key)
Ctrl + ,
Moves the display one time point backward in the image sequence
→ (right arrow key)
Ctrl + .
Moves the display one time point forward in the image sequence
F4
Recipe apply
Applies recipe from beginning on full sequence
F5
Pauses / resumes recipe apply
F6
Applies recipe one time point forward
Ctrl + Y
Undo / redo
Redo last action
Ctrl + Z
Undo last action
Ctrl + Shift + L
Miscellany
Opens the log file
2D view
Shortcut / hot key
Context
Function
- (minus key)
Ctrl + -
Ctrl + ↑
Zoom
Zoom out of field of view (FOV)
+ (plus key)
Ctrl + =
Ctrl + ↓
Zoom in to FOV
` (backquote key)
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F
Sets zoom level to Fit to screen
Ctrl + F
1
Sets zoom level to Best fit
Esc
2
Sets zoom level to 1:1
Ctrl + Alt + ↑
Ctrl + Alt + ↓
Toggles the zoom level dropdown menu
R
Display
Toggles on the red channel (RGB image only)
G
Toggles on the green channel (RGB image only)
B
Toggles on the blue channel (RGB image only)
Ctrl + L
Toggles the display of Track ID label overlay on image