Keyboard Shortcuts

MagicPlot keyboard shortcuts are almost the same in different operating systems (Windows, Mac OS, Linux). The main difference is in modifier keys used: Ctrl on PC (Windows, Linux) and Command on Mac. Some shortcuts were altered to avoid coincidences with system ones.

Mac Keyboard Symbols

⌘ Command (Meta) key

⇧ Shift key

⌥ Option (Alt) key

⌃ Control key

Common shortcuts

Windows or Linux Key	Mac OS Key	Action
Ctrl+O	⌘ O	Open project
Ctrl+S	⌘ S	Save project
Ctrl+Shift+S	⌘ ⇧ S	Save project as
Ctrl+N	⌘ N	New project
Ctrl+I	⌘ I	Import table from text file
Ctrl+P	⌘ P	Preview image
Ctrl+E	⌘ E	Export image
Ctrl+U	⌘ U	MagicPlot preferences
Ctrl+Q	⌘ Q	Quit
Undo/Redo
Ctrl+Z	⌘ Z	Undo
Ctrl+Shift+Z or Ctrl+Y	⌘ ⇧ Z or ⌘ Y	Redo
Ctrl+H	⌘ H	Show command history window
Clipboard
Ctrl+X	⌘ X	Cut
Ctrl+C	⌘ C	Copy
Ctrl+V	⌘ V	Paste
Ctrl+A	⌘ A	Select all

Table shortcuts

Windows or Linux Key	Mac OS Key	Action
F2 or Double click	Double click	Edit cell
Ctrl+F2	⌘ F2	Set or edit column formula
F4	F4	Rename column (edit header)
Ctrl+Enter	⌘ Return	Recalculate column
Ctrl+Drag header	⌥ Drag header	Rearrange table columns

Figure and Plot shortcuts

Windows or Linux Key	Mac OS Key	Action
Alt+Enter	⌥ Return	Open Plot/Figure properties window
Arrows keys	Arrows keys	Move selected object(s) by 1 pixel
Shift+Arrows keys	⇧ Arrows keys	Move selected object(s) by 10 pixels
Ctrl+Drag object	⌥ Drag object	Turn off dragging objects sticking
Escape	Escape	Clear selection
Text Labels Editing
F2 or Double click	F2 or Double click	Edit selected text label
Ctrl+Enter or Shift+Enter	⌘ Return or ⇧ Return	Apply changes
Escape	Escape	Apply changes
Enter	Return	New line
Ctrl+B	⌘ B	Bold
Ctrl+I	⌘ I	Italic
Ctrl+L	⌘ L	Align left
Ctrl+E	⌘ E	Center
Ctrl+R	⌘ R	Align right
Ctrl+J	⌘ J	Justify
Scale Scrolling and Zoom
Scrolling 1) Scrolling here means mouse wheel rotation or touchpad vertical scrolling or scrolling by other human interface device.	Scrolling	Vertical (Y) scale scrolling
Shift+Scrolling	⇧ Scrolling or Horizontal scrolling	Horizontal (X) scale scrolling
Ctrl+Scrolling	⌘ Scrolling	Vertical (Y) scale zooming
Ctrl+Shift+Scrolling	⌘ ⇧ Scrolling or ⌘ Horizontal scrolling	Horizontal (X) scale zooming
Left mouse button+Scrolling	⌃ Scrolling	Proportional (X and Y) scale zooming