Hot Keys
The Hot Keys native to OpenCPN are described below.These may not work on your computer depending on other settings on your computer.
- Left clicking on a chart, centers the chart on that point.
- Double clicking a vector chart, displays all info for that point.
- Right clicking on any chart, access a context sensitive menu.
- Arrow Keys. Moves the chart view
- Alt + Arrow Keys. Moves the chart view in very small steps.
- + Zoom In
- - Zoom Out
- Ctrl + Z or Ctrl + for fine scale zooming in.
- Ctrl + X or Ctrl - for fine scale zooming out.
- Ctrl + scroll wheel, zooming in/out in small steps.
- Ctrl + G cycles through (monochromatic) green, red and normal screen.
- Ctrl + M, drops a mark at the cursors position.
- Enter, also called Return, drops a mark at the cursors position.
- Esc ends the process of route creation.
- F2 Toggle Auto Follow on / off
- F3 or Ctrl + S Show / hide ENC Text
- F4 Starts the measure tool. Escape : Stops it.
- F5 Toggle Daylight, Dusk and Night mode, if it is built into the Chart.
- F6 General Dimming, in steps, of the entire Screen.
- SHIFT + F6 reverses the dimming.
- F7 or Ctrl + Left-Arrow Larger Scale Chart (Scale In)
- F8 or Ctrl + Right-Arrow Smaller Scale Chart (Scale Out)
- F9 Chart Quilting on / off
- F11 Toggle Full Screen view.
- F12 or Ctrl + O Show / hide Chart Outlines
- Ctrl + L-Arrow or F7 Larger Scale Chart (Scale In)
- Ctrl + M Drop Marker at current cursor position.
- Ctrl + O or F12 Show / hide Chart Outlines
- Ctrl + Q Quits OpenCPN
- Ctrl + R-Arrow or F8 Smaller Scale Chart (Scale Out)
- Ctrl + S or F3 Show / hide ENC Text
- Ctrl + space Man Over Board, sets MOB Marker at current GPS position.