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Keyboard Shortcuts Reference
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Keyboard shortcuts can reduce the amount of clicking one must do by providing "hot keys" that allow for "one touch" operation.

Viewport Controls
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    Input               Alternate Input   Result
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    RMB + W             RMB + Up Arrow    Move Forward
    RMB + S             RMB + Down Arrow  Move Backward
    RMB + A             RMB + Left Arrow  Move Left
    RMB + D             RMB + Right Arrow Move Right
    RMB + Q             RMB + Page Up     Move Up
    RMB + E             RMB + Page Down   Move Down
    Scroll Wheel        Opt + RMB         Zoom
    LMB                                   Select
    ESCAPE                                Deselect
    Select + 'F'                          Zoom Camera to Selected Object(s)
    Deselect + 'F'                        Zoom Camera to All
    Opt + LMB                             Orbit about the Viewport Center
    MMB (Hold)                            Pan
    RMB (Hold)                            Pivot Camera
    RMB (Click)                           Invoke Contextual Menus
    Shift + H                             Show / Hide Grid and HUD information
    F7                                    Enables and disables the visibility of the UI
    F11                                   Toggles full screen mode
    F10                                   Capture Screen Shot
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.. Note:: While using any Move Command, Shift can be held to double the movement speed.  Control can be used to halve the movement speed.

Selection
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    Input               Alternate Input   Result
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    Ctrl + A                              Selects all assets in the current scene
    Ctrl + I                              Selects all assets not selected and deselects all selected assets
    Esc                                   Deselects all assets in the current scene
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File operations
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    Input               Alternate Input   Result
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    Ctrl + S                              Save File
    Ctrl + O                              Open File
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Asset Control
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    Input               Alternate Input   Result
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    Del                                   Deletes selected asset
    Ctrl + Shift + I                      Create an instance of the current asset
    Ctrl + D                              Duplicates current asset
    Ctrl + G                              Groups selected assets into a container
    H                                     Toggles selected asset visibility
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Animation Controls
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    Input               Alternate Input   Result
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    Space                                 Plays/Pauses animations
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Custom Hotkeys
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You can create your own custom hotkey combinations to work faster and more effectively by using the `Hotkeys Extension <../../prod_extensions/prod_extensions/ext_hotkeys.html>`_.