Menus

All menu commands available in the main menus are described below with keyboard shortcuts. Some commands are only available in certain modes. For example, the entire Draw menu is disabled in Run mode.

File Menu
Edit Menu
View Menu
Layout Menu
Draw Menu
Options Menu
Window Menu
Help Menu

File Menu

The File menu contains options for opening, saving, and creating files; printing files; and Workspace options.

Option	Suboption	Description	Shortcut
New		Creates a new file.	Ctrl+N
Open Standard File…		Opens a file saved in the standard file system.	Ctrl+O
Open Standard File for Edit…		Opens a file saved in the standard file system in Edit mode.	Ctrl+Shift+O
Open Blob File…		Opens a file saved on the Blob service.	Ctrl+B
Open Blob File for Edit…		Opens a file saved on the Blob service in Edit mode.	Ctrl+Shift+B
Close		Closes a file.	-
Save		Saves a file.	Ctrl+S
Save As…		Saves a file to a new location or name.	-
Workspace	Open Workspace	Opens a workspace (set of CygNet Studio screens).	Ctrl+W
	Save Workspace	Saves the workspace.	Ctrl+Shift+W
	Save Workspace As	Save the workspace to a new location or name.	-
	Save All	Save all screens in the workspace.	Ctrl+Shift+S
	Close Workspace	Close the workspace.	-
	Workspace Properties	View the properties for the open workspace.	-
Print…		Opens the Print dialog box.	Ctrl+P
Print Preview		Shows a print preview.	-
Print Setup…		Opens the Print Setup dialog box.	-
Properties		Opens the File Properties dialog box for the active file, which displays the following fields: File Path - The Standard or Blob file path from which the file was opened. File Serialization Version - Indicates the CygNet Release with which this file is compatible. Note: The File Properties is also accessible on the View Configuration dialog box (see Configuration on the standard Context Menu for TheView.)
(Recent Files)		A list of the four most recent files opened.	-
Exit		Closes CygNet Studio.	-

Edit Menu

The Edit menu contains options for copying and pasting objects. Be aware that when you copy and paste an object, it is pasted in the exact location as the source. As such, you may want to copy the object, move the original, and then paste the copy to ensure that a copy is not pasted on top of the original. When you paste an object on to TheView, all of the properties of the copy are the same as the original except the ObjectCode.

Option	Description	Shortcut
Undo	Undo the previous action. In Studio you can "undo" the last 11 actions.	Ctrl+Z
Redo	Redo the previously undone action.	Ctrl+Y
Cut	Remove a selection and put it on the clipboard.	Ctrl+X
Copy	Put a selection on the clipboard without removing it.	Ctrl+C
Paste	Insert an object from the clipboard into the current context.	Ctrl+V
Delete	Remove the selection from the context.	Delete
Select All	Select all objects.	Ctrl+A
Select All Similar	Select all objects of the same object type.	Ctrl+Shift+A
Apply Substitutions…	Specify the .xml substitution file to apply to make bulk changes to the screen.	-

View Menu

The View menu contains options for showing toolbars, ruler bars, snap points, switching modes, Full Screen mode, the Default Trend, and the Catalog.

Option	Suboption	Description	Shortcut
Toolbars	Standard Bar	Toggles display of the Standard toolbar.	-
	Font Bar	Toggles display of the Font toolbar.	-
	Format Bar	Toggles display of the Format toolbar.	-
	Layout Bar	Toggles display of the Layout toolbar.	Shift+F2
	Script Bar	Toggles display of the Script toolbar.	-
	Standard Tools	Toggles display of the Standard toolbar.	F2
	Graphics Tools	Toggles display of the Graphics toolbar.	Ctrl+F2
	Command Tools	Toggles display of the Command toolbar.	Shift+Ctrl+F2
Status Bar		Toggles display of the status bar.	-
Catalog		Toggles display of the catalog.	F6
Ruler Bars		Toggles display of the ruler bars on the View.	-
Snap Points		Toggles display of the snap points on the View.	-
Switch to Run/Edit mode		In Run mode, switches to Edit mode. In Edit mode, switches to Run mode.	Ctrl+E
Show/Hide Script Editor		Shows or hides the script editor.	Ctrl+T
Show Preview		Opens a preview window of the current view.	F5
Full Screen		Shows the View in full screen in edit or Run mode.	F11
View Trend		In Run mode, shows the View’s default trend in a new window.	-

Layout Menu

The Layout menu contains options for aligning, spacing, and sizing objects. It also has a Grid Settings option. This option provides a method for determining if objects snap to the grid, the grid spacing (in pixels), and guidelines (margins). To select multiple objects see Selecting Multiple Objects.

Option	Suboption	Description	Shortcut
Align Objects	Left	Aligns selected objects on the left.	Ctrl+Left Arrow
	Right	Aligns selected objects on the right.	Ctrl+Right Arrow
	Top	Aligns selected objects on the top.	Ctrl+Up Arrow
	Bottom	Aligns selected objects on the bottom.	Ctrl+Down Arrow
	Vert. Center	Aligns the midpoints of the selected objects on the vertical axis.	F9
	Horz. Center	Aligns the midpoints of the selected objects on the horizontal axis.	Shift+F9
Space Evenly	Across	Evenly spaces selected objects on the horizontal axis.	Ctrl+Right Arrow
Space Evenly	Down	Evenly spaces selected objects on the vertical axis.	Alt+Up Arrow
Center in View	Vertical	Vertically aligns the midpoint of the selected objects with the midpoint of the View.	Ctrl+F9
Center in View	Horizontal	Horizontally aligns the midpoint of the selected objects with the midpoint of the View.	Ctrl+Shift+F9
Make Same Size	Width	Sets all selected object widths to the width of the dominant object in the selection.	-
	Height	Sets all selected object heights to the height of the dominant object in the selection.	-
	Both	Sets all selected object widths and heights to the width and height of the dominant object in the selection.	-
Objects…		Displays objects sheet.	F3
Layers…		Displays layers sheet.	F4
Properties…		Toggles visibility of the property sheet.	F7
Grid Settings…		Displays the Grid Settings dialog box.	-
Check Mnemonics		Checks for name duplicates.	-

Draw Menu

The Draw menu contains options to order objects on TheView, to zoom, group, and rotate. For open-ended polyline objects you can edit the points that compose the object using the Contour option.

Option	Suboption	Description	Shortcut
Order	Bring to Front	Brings an object to the front of overlapping objects.	Ctrl+F
	Send to Back	Sends an object to the back of overlapping objects.	Ctrl+B
	Bring Forward	Brings an object forward in the object order.	-
	Send Backward	Sends an object backwards in the object order.	-
Zoom	Zoom In	Magnifies the screen (affects viewing only, not actual screen size).	F8
	Zoom Out	Zooms out of the screen (affects viewing only, not actual screen size).	Shift+F8
	Zoom 1:1	Shows the screen at the regular size.	Ctrl+F8
Group	Group	Groups selected objects.	-
	Ungroup	Ungroups selected objects.	-
	Regroup	Regroups selected objects.	-
Rotate	Free Rotate	Enables free rotation handles around the selected object.	Ctrl+R
	Unrotate	Undoes the previous rotation.	Ctrl+Shift+R
	Rotate Right	Rotates the selected object 90 degrees clockwise.	Ctrl+.
	Rotate Left	Rotates the selected object 90 degrees counter-clockwise.	Ctrl+,
Contour	Edit Points	Enables editing of points on a selected points-based object (such as a polyline control).	-
Contour	Open/Close	Opens or closes a points-based object.	-

Options Menu

Option	Description	Shortcut
Settings	Opens the Settings dialog box.	-

Window Menu

The Window menu contains options for arranging TheViews. It also shows the Title of each open view.

Option	Description	Shortcut
Cascade	Shows all open screens in an overlapping cascade.	-
Tile	Tiles all open screens evenly across the screen.	-
Arrange Icons	Aligns minimized screen icons along the bottom of the screen.	-
(Currently open screens)	A numbered list of the currently opened files by Title. Select a screen name to bring it to the front.	-

Help Menu

The Help menu contains options to link to application help and application version information.

Option	Description	Shortcut
Help	Displays a help window.	F1
About CygNet Studio	Displays an About CygNet Studio Application dialog box to view application information. Available information includes the following: The application name, version, and release date Copyright information The CygNet Software website address, including a hyperlink to the website The log file location, including a hyperlink to the log file The location of the application's file executable In addition to information about the application, the About box includes the following buttons: Client Settings — opens the Client Settings dialog box to view and modify client log settings for the application on an ad hoc basis. See Client Log Settings in the Logging section for more information. Diagnostics — access the following options for additional analysis from the drop-down menu: Loaded Modules — use this option to view and search file information for modules loaded in your system. Double-click any result row to view properties for that module. See Loaded Modules for more information. Gather Logs — accesses the Windows file directory where the open log files are located. Double-click to select and view an application log file. User Local Crash Dumps — Local crash dumps are not enabled. See Generating Crash Dumps for more information. Close — click to close the About box.	-

Option

Description

Shortcut

Help

Displays a help window.

About CygNet Studio

Displays an About CygNet Studio Application dialog box to view application information.

Available information includes the following:

The application name, version, and release date
Copyright information
The CygNet Software website address, including a hyperlink to the website
The log file location, including a hyperlink to the log file
The location of the application's file executable

In addition to information about the application, the About box includes the following buttons:

Client Settings — opens the Client Settings dialog box to view and modify client log settings for the application on an ad hoc basis. See Client Log Settings in the Logging section for more information.
Diagnostics — access the following options for additional analysis from the drop-down menu:

Loaded Modules — use this option to view and search file information for modules loaded in your system. Double-click any result row to view properties for that module. See Loaded Modules for more information.
Gather Logs — accesses the Windows file directory where the open log files are located. Double-click to select and view an application log file.
User Local Crash Dumps — Local crash dumps are not enabled. See Generating Crash Dumps for more information.

Close — click to close the About box.