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Keyboard Shortcuts

The following Keyboard Shorcuts apply in the Viewer:

 

Shortcut

Name

Description

 

Ctrl+C

Copy

Copy current selection as sequence; the sequence can be pasted anywhere in GenBeans, even in the Explorer.

 

Ctrl+X

Cut

Cut the current sequence selection.

 

Ctrl+V

Paste

Paste a sequence. If the clipboard only contains text, the Edit Panel will open instead.

 

Ctrl+Y

Redo

 

 

Ctrl+Z

Undo

 

 

Ctrl+D

Edit

Open the Edit Panel to edit the positive strand.

 

Ctrl+Shift+D

Edit

Open the Edit Panel to edit the complementary strand.

 

Ctrl+G

Goto

Move the cursor to a new sequence position.

 

Ctrl+T

Translate

Translate 3x Frames.

 

Ctrl+Shift+T

Translate All

Translate 6x Frames.

 

Ctrl+P

Print

 

 

Ctrl-N

New File

 

 

Shift-F10

Context Menu

Open the context menu.

 

Ctrl+S

Save

 

 

Ctrl+Shift+S

Save All

 

 

Ctrl+W

Close

Close the window.

 

Ctrl+Shift+W

Close All

Close all documents.

 

Ctrl-A

Select All

Select entire sequence.

 

DELETE, BACK_SPACE

Delete

Delete current selection.

 

Shift+LEFT

 

Extend selection backward.

 

Shift+DOWN

 

Extend selection downward.

 

Shift+RIGHT

 

Extend selection forward.

 

Shift+UP

 

Extend selection upward.

 

Ctrl+Shift+HOME

 

Extend selection to the beginning of sequence.

 

Shift+HOME

 

Extend selection to beginning of the line.

 

Ctrl+Shift+END

 

Extend selection to the end of sequence.

 

Shift+END

 

Extend selection to the end of the line.

 

Shift+PAGE_DOWN

 

Extend selection one page down.

 

Ctrl+Shift+RIGHT

 

Extend selection to the right.

 

Shift+PAGE_UP

 

Extend selection one page up.

 

Ctrl+Shift+LEFT

 

Extend selection to the left.

 

Ctrl+HOME, Ctrl+END

 

Move insertion point to beginning, end of sequence.

 

HOME, END

 

Move insertion point to beginning, end of line line.

 

LEFT, DOWN,
RIGHT, UP

 

Move insertion point.

 

Ctrl-RIGHT, LEFT

 

Move insertion point to the right, left.

 

Ctrl-UP, DOWN

 

Scroll up or down.