Table of Contents
- Overview
- Keyboard (Spreadsheet) Shortcuts
- Menu Shortcuts
- Map Shortcuts
- Route Book Shortcuts
- Mouse Enabled Shortcuts
Overview
Several keystroke shortcuts can be used while working in DirectRoute.
- Most Excel shortcuts can be used while working in the Truck and Stop Files.
- Other shortcuts apply only to functions on the map or in the Route Book.
The table below lists the most common shortcuts available:
Keyboard (Spreadsheet) Shortcuts | |
| Ctrl+C | Copy |
| Ctrl+F | Opens the Find dialog box |
| Ctrl+H | Opens the Find/Replace dialog box |
| Ctrl+V | Paste |
| Ctrl+X | Cut |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo |
| Left Arrow | Moves the cursor one cell to the left; in the edit mode, moves one character to the left |
| Right Arrow | Moves the cursor one cell to the right; in edit mode, moves one character to the right |
| Up Arrow | Moves the cursor one cell up |
| Down Arrow | Moves the cursor one cell down |
| Page up | Moves the cursor one page up |
| Page down | Moves the cursor one page down |
| Ctrl+Left Arrow | Moves the cursor to the last cell (left) containing text, or to the next cell (left) containing text, or or to the next cell (left) containing text |
| Ctrl+Right Arrow | Moves the cursor to the first cell (up) containing text, or to the next cell (up) containing text, or or to the next cell (right) containing text |
| Ctrl+Up Arrow | Moves the cursor to the last cell (up) containing text, or to the next cell (up) containing text |
| Ctrl+Down Arrow | Moves the cursor to the last cell (down) containing text, or to the next cell (down) containing text |
| Ctrl+Home | Moves the cursor to the first cell in the first row |
| Ctrl+End | Moves the cursor to the last cell in the last row |
| Shift+Left Arrow | Highlights the current cell and next cell left |
| Shift+Right Arrow | Highlights the current cell and next cell right |
| Shift+Up Arrow | Highlights the current cell and the next cell up |
| Shift+Down Arrow | Highlights the current cell and next cell down |
| Shift+Page Up | Highlights current cell and all cells one page up |
| Shift+Page Down | Highlights the current cell and all cells one page down |
| Shift+Home | Highlights the current cell and all cells left |
| Ctrl+Shift+End | Highlights the current cell and all remaining cells thru the last row/cell |
| Shift+Tab | In edit mode, accepts the current entry; when a range is selected, accepts the current entry and moves the active cell horizontally to the previous cell in the selection |
| Shift+Enter | In edit mode, accepts the current entry; when a range is selected, accepts the current entry and moves the active cell vertically to the previous cell in the selection |
| Escape | Cancels current data entry or editing operation |
| Home | Moves the cursor to the first cell in the row |
| Delete | Deletes cell contents or selected drawn objects |
| F1 | Help |
| F2 | Edit Cells |
| F5 | Initiate the Go To Command |
| F8 | Calculate statistics in the active spreadsheet |
| F9 | Recalculate statistics in the active spreadsheet |
Menu Shortcuts | |
| Alt+E | Edit Menu |
| Alt+F | File Menu |
| Alt+F+N | Open New File |
| Alt+H | Help Menu |
| Alt+M | Map |
| Alt+W | Window Menu |
| Alt+F4 | Exit Program |
| Ctrl+O | Open File |
| Ctrl+P | Open the Print Menu |
| Alt+F+P | Print File |
| Ctrl+S | Save Current File |
| Ctrl+F6 | Switch between windows |
| F1 | Open Help Contents |
Map Shortcuts | |
| Ctrl+R | Restore map to default view |
| Ctrl+U | Restore map to full USA view |
| Ctrl+Shift+A | Zooms to all Stops on a Route |
| Ctrl+Shift+R | Toggles Route number on / off |
| Ctrl+Shirt+T | Zoom to a Route |
| + | Zooms in to an area where the mouse is pointed; the degree of zoom is determined by the Zoom Settings (Map > Zoom >Settings) |
| - | Zooms out of an area where the mouse is pointed; the degree of zoom is determined by the Zoom Settings (Map > Zoom >Settings) |
| Ctrl+Alt | Starts the Lasso tool while in the Routing mode |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Turns on /off stem lines pointing to and from the terminal |
Route Book Shortcuts | |
| Alt+F8 | Summary Report 1 |
| Alt+F9 | Summary Report 2 |
| Alt+F10 | Summary Report 3 |
| Ctrl+B | Route Book |
| Ctrl+M | Move Stop |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo previous action |
| Ctrl+F8 | Header Report 1 |
| Ctrl+F9 | Header Report 2 |
| Ctrl+F10 | Header Report 3 |
| Ctrl+Shift+W | Opens the Within Route Optimization menu |
| Ctrl+Shift+O | Opens the Between Route Optimization menu |
| Shift+F8 | Detailed Report 1 |
| Shift+F9 | Detailed Report 2 |
| Shift+F10 | Detailed Report 3 |
| Cntrl+Page Up | Moves the Route tabs one page to the left |
| Cntrl+Page Down | Moves the Route tabs one page to the right |
| Alt+D | Opens Route Modify Menu |
Mouse Enabled Shortcuts | |
| Hover over any stop | Displays the selected stop info (ex. name, address) |
| Ctrl+Left Click | In the Stop File, places the focus on the selected stop; a circle surrounds the point and the stop record info appears in the info box |
| Ctrl+Left Click | When in the routing mode, Ctrl+Left click on any column header in the Route Summary report, will sort the selected column alphabetically |
| Ctrl+Left Click | When drawing a polygon or polyline with Drawing Tools, this will complete the last line segment |
| Ctrl+Left Click | When in the routing mode, places a circle around the stop on the map and displays the selected record in the stop Info box |
| Shift+Left Click | In the Route Book, used to select multiple stops within the report |
| Shift+Left Click+ hold and drag | Draw a box on the map and zoom into the boxed area |
| Ctrl+Shift+Left click |
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| Left click x 2 |
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| Left click x 2 |
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| Left click x 2 | On the map, zooms into the area where the mouse cursor is positioned; degree of zoom is set via Map Settings (Map > Zoom > Settings) |
| Left click |
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