Keyboard shortcut quick reference

 

Shortcuts you can use at any time

 

Short-cut

Description

Ctrl + 1

Open the Main window

Ctrl + 2

Open the Glyph program window

Ctrl + 3

Open the Pre-program window

Ctrl + 4

Open the Control program window

Ctrl + 5

Open the VTT Talk window

Ctrl + 6

Open the Sample text window

Ctrl + 7

Open the Font program window

Ctrl + 8

Open the Waterfall window

Ctrl + 9

Open the Character/glyph set window

Ctrl + S

Save the current file

Ctrl + W

Close the current window. If the Main window is selected, close the current file.

Ctrl + O

Open a file

Ctrl + H

Go to glyph

Ctrl + P

Print

Ctrl + Q

Exit VTT

 

Main Window shortcuts

 

Short-cut

Description

Left-click + Shift+drag mouse

Pans main window

Left-click + spacebar + drag mouse

Pans main window

Click wheel+drag mouse

Pans main window

Home

Pan the window to all the way to the top

End

Pan the window all the way to the bottom

Shift + Home

Pan the window all the way to the left

Shift + End

Pan the window all the way to the right

PgUp

Pan the window up

PgDown

Pan the window down

Shift + PgUp

Pan the window right

Shift + PgDown

Pan the window left

Left-click + Alt

Zooms in main window (zooming will continue in small increments while mouse button and Alt keys are depressed)

Left-click + Ctrl

Zooms out main window (zooming will continue in small increments while mouse button and Alt keys are depressed)

Left-click + Ctrl + Alt

Toggles between zoom-to-fUnit (zooms in main window enough such that one fUnit equals one pixel) and zoom-to-fit (zooms out main window enough such that font height will fit in window)

Left-click + Alt + drag mouse

Zooms in and pans main window

Left-click + Ctrl + drag mouse

Zooms out and pans main window

Left-click + Ctrl + Alt + drag mouse

Toggles between zoom-to-fUnit and zoom-to-fit and pans main window

Rotate wheel backwards you

Zooms out main window

Rotate wheel forwards you

Zooms in main window

Click + rotate wheel backwards+drag mouse

Zooms in and pans main window

Click + rotate wheel forwards+drag mouse

Zooms out and pans main window

Up arrow

Increase ppem size by 1

Down arrow

Decrease ppem size by 1

Shift+up arrow

Increase ppem size by 10

Shift+down arrow

Decrease ppem size by 10

Ctrl + =

Select a ppem size

Ctrl + Up arrow

Increase display resolution

Ctrl + Down arrow

Decrease display resolution

Right arrow

Go to next glyph/character

Left arrow

Go to previous glyph/character

any character

Go to that character

F1

Y Link

F2

Y Shift

F3

Y Interpolate

F4

Y Delta

F5

X Link

F6

X Shift

F7

X Interpolate

F8

X Delta

F9

Measure tool

F10

Go to previous glyph

F11

Size run toggle

Ctrl + M

Edit metrics

Ctrl + T

Import glyph

Ctrl + U

Change character group

Ctrl + Shift + U

Edit character group

Ctrl + D

Show the Display Options dialog

Ctrl + Shift + X

Show X-direction hints

Ctrl + Shift + Y

Show Y-direction hints

Ctrl + Shift + A

Show Align commands

Ctrl + Shift + S

Show Stroke commands

Ctrl + B

Show Pixels / rasterized character

Ctrl + Shift + B

Show sbit character

Ctrl + G

Turn on grid fitting

Ctrl + Shift + C

Rasterize with color ClearType

Ctrl + Shift + G

Rasterize with grey ClearType

Ctrl + Shift + Z

Rasterize with vertical ClearType antialiasing

Ctrl + Shift + F

Rasterize with fractional advanced widths

Ctrl + Shift + W

Rasterize with compatible widths

 

 

Shortcuts for any text-based window (e.g. VTT Talk window)

 

Short-cut

Description

Ctrl + F

Find text

F3

Find again

Ctrl + L

Go to line number

Ctrl + R

Compile current window

 

 

While using the move control points tool

 

Short-cut

Description

Left click control point

Selects control point for subsequent moving, deselecting any previously selected control point

Right click control point

Selects control point without deselecting any previously selected control points

Left double-click control point

Selects all control points of the contour, deselecting any previously selected control point

Right double-click control point

Selects all control points of the contour without deselecting any previously selected control points

Left click and drag marquee

Selects all control points in marquee, deselecting any previously selected control point

Right click and drag marquee

Selects all control points in marquee, without deselecting any previously selected control points

Left, up, right, or down arrow

Moves the selected control points by 1 fUnit. This is typically used for cleanup up outlines after they have been converted from a different outline format

Shift+left, up, right, or down arrow

Moves the selected control point by 10 fUnits

 

 

While using the insert control points tool

 

Short-cut

Description

Left click

Inserts a control point into the closest contours, if “Show fewer points” is on, then inserts an on-curve point, else an off-curve point

Right click

Starts a new contour with a single control point. This will always create an on-curve point and is used typically for adding an attachment point for composite glyphs

 

 

While using the link tool and while right mouse button is depressed on minimum distance symbol

 

Short-cut

Description

Alt

Increase minimum distance resolution from 1/8 of a pixel, in turn, to 1/16, 1/32, and 1/64 of a pixel

Ctrl

Decrease minimum distance resolution from 1/8 of a pixel, in turn, to ¼, 1/2, and 1/1 of a pixel

Rotate wheel towards you

Increase minimum distance resolution from 1/8 of a pixel, in turn, to 1/16, 1/32, and 1/64 of a pixel

Rotate wheel away from you

Decrease minimum distance resolution from 1/8 of a pixel, in turn, to 1/4, 1/2, and 1/1 of a pixel

 

 

While using the link, interpolate, or stroke tool, and while the right mouse button is depressed on the cat symbol

 

Short-cut

Description

Shift

Toggles between the CVT numbers sorted in numerical order or sorted by CVT attribute

Click wheel

Toggles between the CVT numbers sorted in numerical order or sorted by CVT attribute

 

 

While using the delta or move tools and while left mouse button is depressed

 

Short-cut

Description

Alt

Increase delta or move resolution from 1/8 of a pixel, in turn, to 1/16, 1/32, and 1/64 of a pixel

Ctrl

Decrease delta or move resolution from 1/8 of a pixel, in turn, to 1/4, ½, and 1/1 of a pixel

Shift

Change delta or move from post-IUP, in turn, to inline, pre-IUP, and back to post-IUP

Rotate wheel towards you

Increase delta or move resolution from 1/8 of a pixel, in turn, to 1/16, 1/32, and 1/64 of a pixel

Rotate wheel away from you

Decrease delta or move resolution from 1/8 of a pixel, in turn, to 1/4, ½, and 1/1 of a pixel

Click wheel

Change delta or move from post-IUP, in turn, to inline, pre-IUP, and back to post-IUP