Shortcut quick reference
Find shortcuts by task and distinguish tools, dialogs and text input.
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Before you start
These are defaults; after customization use button labels and tooltips.
What you will achieve
Find shortcuts by task and distinguish tools, dialogs and text input.
Basic controls
In Settings → Mouse and shortcuts, configure wheel slice direction, right- and middle-button dragging, and windowing/zoom sensitivity. Defaults: W window/level, S scroll, P pan, Z zoom, M measure, Space play/pause. In the open segmentation panel, B selects paint and E selects erase. Only tools available in the current view respond.
Active tool menus
With a submenu open, J / K step to the previous or next slice in Scroll, or sample in CPR. In Measure, press L for length, A for angle, R for rectangle, E for ellipse, V for curve and F for freehand ROI. Press R on the active tool to restore its state, such as pan, color map or fusion opacity. In Settings, R activates the Restore defaults button marked with the key. Change this shared binding here. Use the Clear buttons to remove measurements, annotations, crops or analysis results. Switching or closing the menu releases its keys. The button shows its name and shortcut on one line when they fit. Hover for the full hint if the sidebar is collapsed or the key combination is too long.
Bindings and scope
Click a binding and press a new key combination. Duplicates within a menu and reserved keys leave the original binding unchanged. Esc or clicking elsewhere cancels recording; × clears a binding. Changes save immediately and update toolbar hints. Standard file and editing shortcuts are listed separately. Tool keys do not run while typing, inside popups, during mouse dragging, or while the application is inactive. VoxPlane does not register global hotkeys. If the system, an input method, or another app intercepts a combination, choose a different key.
Lists and layouts
Press C to open color maps. In the window preset or color map list, 1–9 selects the corresponding entry in the current order. In Scroll, H / L goes to the first or last slice. In Zoom, press 1–9 for the matching magnification or 0 for 10×. Press G to open Layout, then 1–9 to choose one of the first nine options in panel order.
Dialogs and typing
While a popup is open, keyboard shortcuts act on the topmost popup. Press Enter for its default action, or move to another button with Tab and press Enter. In a multiline editor, Enter inserts a new line. Esc dismisses the popup or requests cancellation of an active task.
Annotation, export and full reset
Press A to open Annotation and E to open the Export panel. Within Annotation, A selects Arrow and T selects Text; these menu keys are released when leaving the menu. Typing annotation text keeps normal keyboard input. Q performs the current view’s full reset, matching its reset button, including clearing that view’s measurements, annotations and analysis results. R still resets only the tool represented by the current menu. Full reset does not affect other tabs. These general actions are inactive during playback, pointer dragging or other popups. Bindings can be changed or cleared in Settings. An active secondary menu has priority over overlapping keys: A and E still select Angle and Ellipse in Measurement. The export shortcut only opens its panel; choose format, scope and save there.