Key | Action |
F1 | displays help |
F2 | copies the current formula to a blank line |
F3 | toggles the abbreviation mode |
F4 | toggles the case recognition mode |
F5 | erases all the formulas |
F6 | erases the current formula |
F7 | toggles the caution mode on and off |
F8 | toggles the view mode between Multi and Single |
F9 | toggles whether or not a new formula is created after calculating |
F10 | highlights the menu bar (Windows-defined Key) |
F11 | toggles the percent solver on and off |
F12 | toggles the standard deviation display mode |
Enter | selects the calculate button or sets the selected percent |
ESC and Alt+F4 | Exit the Program |
Ctrl+A | Selects all of the text (or number) in the text box that the cursor is located in |
Ctrl+C | copies text. |
Ctrl+D | Displays the isotopic distribution for the current formula. |
Ctrl+E | Converts a formula into an Empirical Formula. |
Ctrl+F | loads the formula finder. |
Ctrl+L | loads the math calculator. |
Ctrl+M | loads the mole/mass converter. |
Ctrl+N | loads the amino acid notation nonverter. |
Ctrl+O | loads the Program Preferences Window (also loads the Finder Options Window in the Formula Finder) |
Ctrl+P | brings up the Peptide Sequence Fragmentation Modelling window. |
Ctrl+R | copies text as RTF. |
Ctrl+T | loads the change font window. |
Ctrl+U | automatically copies the current formula's molecular weight value to the clipboard after each calculation |
Ctrl+V | pastes text. |
Ctrl+W | copies the current molecular weight. |
Ctrl+X | cuts text. |
Ctrl+Z | undo feature to restore the currently selected formula or text box to the value it had when first entered |
The up and down arrow keys are used to move among the formulas
Page Up, Page Down, and Tab may be used to navigate to the percents
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