Tip of the day - Quick dabs

[Martin Wynne]

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There are numerous keyboard shortcuts in Templot. Not all are used very often, but these 6 toggles are very handy.

Dab and dab again:

HOME key = show or hide the control template.

Useful if you have forgotten whether you have stored the template. Also handy if the control template is obscuring something else, such as the ruler dimension.​

CTRL+HOME keys = show or hide all the background templates.

Useful on a large trackplan to speed up screen response while you are making adjustments to the control template.​

SHIFT+HOME keys = show or hide all the background shapes.

Very useful when working over a background map. You don't need the map all the time and it's handy to hide it while making detailed adjustments to the templates, making them easier to see. You can also speed up zooming by hiding the map, changing the zoom, then showing the map again.​

SHIFT+CTRL+HOME keys = show or hide group templates.

Useful to check which templates have been grouped before doing group operations.​

END key = show or hide the name labels on background templates.

Often they get in the way, but sometimes you need to SHIFT+CLICK on the label to select the required template when several templates are overlaid.​

NOT key* = show timbers bold or normal on the most recently stored template.

Very handy to remember where you had got to if you have been away from Templot for a while.​

*The NOT key is marked ¬ , top left of keyboard below the ESC key.

Martin.

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