Keyboard Commands
=================

.. _kstars-keys-nav-keys:

Navigation Keys
-----------------

Arrow Keys
  Use the arrow keys to pan the display. Holding down the **Shift** key doubles the scrolling speed.

**+** / **-**
  Zoom In/Out.

**Ctrl** + **Z**
  Restore the default Zoom setting.

**Ctrl** + **Shift** + **Z**
  Zoom to specified field-of-view angle.

**0**–**9**
  Center Display on a major Solar System body:

     -  **0**: Sun

     -  **1**: Mercury

     -  **2**: Venus

     -  **3**: Moon

     -  **4**: Mars

     -  **5**: Jupiter

     -  **6**: Saturn

     -  **7**: Uranus

     -  **8**: Neptune

     -  **9**: Pluto

**Z**
  Center the display at the :doc:`Zenith  <ai-zenith>` Point (straight up).

**N**
  Center the display above the North point on the horizon.

**E**
  Center the display above the East point on the horizon.

**S**
  Center the display above the South point on the horizon.

**W**
  Center the display above the West point on the horizon.

**Ctrl** + **T**
  Toggle tracking mode.

**<**
  Advance the simulation clock backwards by one time step.

**>**
  Advance the simulation clock forwards by one time step.

.. _kstars-keys-menu-short:

Menu Shortcuts
---------------

**Ctrl** + **N**
  Download extra data.

**Ctrl** + **O**
  Open a FITS image in the FITS Editor.

**Ctrl** + **I**
  Export sky image to a file.

**Ctrl** + **L**
  Run a KStars :doc:`Observation Planner  <tool-obsplanner>`.

**Ctrl** + **Shift** + **P**
  Open the Imaging Planner tool.

**Ctrl** + **R**
  Run a KStars D-Bus script.

**Ctrl** + **P**
  Print the current sky map.

**Ctrl** + **Q**
  Quit KStars.

**Ctrl** + **E**
  Sync the simulation clock with the current system time.

**Ctrl** + **S**
  Set the simulation clock to a specified Time and Date.

**Ctrl** + **Shift** + **F**
  Toggle full-screen mode.

**Ctrl** + **0**
  Define equipment (telescope, eyepiece, lens and filter) characteristics for observation logs.

**Ctrl** + **1**
  Add a new observer item for your observation logs.

**Space**
  Toggle between the :ref:`Horizontal  <ai-skycoords-horizontal>` and :ref:`Equatorial  <ai-skycoords-equatorial>` :doc:`Coordinate Systems  <ai-skycoords>`.

**F1**
  Open the KStars Handbook.

**F5**
  Switch sky chart view to the `Lambert azimuthal equal-area <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambert_azimuthal_equal-area_projection>`__
  projection.

**F6**
  Switch sky chart view to the `azimuthal equidistant <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azimuthal_equidistant_projection>`__ projection.

**F7**
  Switch sky chart view to the `orthographic <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthographic_projection_(cartography)>`__ projection.

**F8**
  Switch sky chart view to the
  `equirectangular <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equirectangular_projection>`__ projection.

**F9**
  Switch sky chart view to the `stereographic <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereographic_projection>`__ projection.

**F10**
  Switch sky chart view to the `gnomonic <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnomonic_projection>`__ projection.

.. _kstars-keys-actions:
   
Actions for the Selected Object
--------------------------------

Each of the following keystrokes performs an action on the *selected object*. The selected object is the last object which was clicked on (identified in the status bar).  Alternatively, if you hold down the **Shift** key, then the action is performed on the centered object instead.

**C**
  Center and Track on the selected object.

**D**
  Open the Details window for the selected object.

**L**
  Toggle a name label for the selected object.

**O**
  Add the selected object to the observing list.

**P**
  Open the selected object's popup menu.

**T**
  Toggle a trail on the selected object (solar system bodies only).

.. _kstars_keys-tools-short:
   
Tools Shortcuts
----------------

**Ctrl** + **F**
  Open the :ref:`Find Object window  <skyobjects-finding-objects>`, for specifying a sky object on which to center.

**Ctrl** + **M**
  Open the Set Coordinates Manually tool, for specifying RA/Dec or Az/Alt coordinates on which to center. The tool defaults to :doc:`J2000 epoch  <ai-epoch>` for the RA/Dec.

**[**
  Start an Angular Distance measurement at the current mouse cursor position. The angular distance between start and end points is displayed at the endpoint.

**Ctrl** + **G**
  Open the :doc:`Set Geographic Location  <config-setgeo>` window.

**Ctrl** + **C**
  Open the :doc:`AstroCalculator  <tool-calculator>`.

**Ctrl** + **A**
  Open the :doc:`Altitude vs. Time  <tool-altvstime>`
  tool.

**Ctrl** + **U**
  Open the :doc:`What's up Tonight?  <tool-whatsup>`
  tool.

**Ctrl** + **W**
  Open the “What's Interesting” tool.

**Ctrl** + **B**
  Open the :doc:`Script Builder  <tool-scriptbuilder>`
  tool.

**Ctrl** + **Y**
  Open the :doc:`Solar System Viewer  <tool-solarsys>`.

**Ctrl** + **J**
  Open the :doc:`Jupiter Moons  <tool-jmoons>` tool.