Keys Help

Function Keys and Function Key Combinations

F1 - Help
Ctrl+F1 - Keys help
Ctrl+Shift+F1 - Hide/Show Action Bar menu toggle


F2 - Select Toolbar window
Ctrl+Shift+F2 - Hide/Show Toolbar window toggle


F3 - FlexEdit
Ctrl+F3 - Directory Synchronization
Alt+Shift+F3 - Loads alternate (not default) viewer
Ctrl+Shift+F3 - Loads alternate (not default) editor


F4 - Select FS/2 or topmost dialog window
Alt+F4 - Close FS/2.


F5 - Select Drives window
Ctrl+F5 - Remap drive list
Shift+F5 - Refresh removable media
Ctrl+Shift+F5 - Toggle Current Directory view


F6 - Select Directories window and scroll to directory
Ctrl+F6 - Set selected directory in opposite window
Shift+F6 - Toggle Auto Seek Directory
Ctrl+Shift+F6 - Toggle Auto Check Directory


F7 - Select File Window 'A' and scroll to file
Ctrl+F7 - Sync window 'B' to 'A' files in details view
Shift+F7 - Files window 'A' Options menu
Alt+F7 - Move FS/2 window


F8 - Select File Window 'B' and scroll to file
Ctrl+F8 - Sync window 'A' to 'B' files in details view
Shift+F8 - Files window 'B' Options menu
Alt+F8 - Size FS/2 window to default


F9 - Select Data Panel window
Ctrl+F9 - Toggle Swap window
Ctrl+Shift+F9 - Toggle Auto Focus


F10 - Activate main menu
Alt+F10 - Maximize active window if expandable


F11/F12 - Last Used Directory ring forward/backward
Shift+F11/F12 - Toggle window style ring forward/backward


Alt+Space - Select System Menu
Shift+F10 - Window popup menu

Alt + Arrow Key Combinations (selection is rotary)

Alt+Up key - Switch to next window up Alt+Down key - Switch to next window down
Alt+Left key - Switch to next window left
Alt+Right key - Switch to next window right

Tab Key (selection is rotary)

Tab - Tab to next window control Shift+Tab - Tab to previous window control
Ctrl+Tab - Switches to next window right
Ctrl+Shift+Tab - Switches to next window left

Single Key Commands

• Refresh active Files wimdow (keypad *) + - Expand selected directory branch (keypad +)
  
• Collapse selected directory branch (keypad -)
  
• Select all files with same extension
  
• Pop up the Change Directory dialog
  Del - Delete files/directories if Single Key Delete enabled
  Ins - Create file or directory

If Single Key Commands is enabled, all asterisked combinations below will function without the use of the Alt or Ctrl key combination. The Files window single key commands correspond with the Alt combinations. The Directories window single key commands correspond with the Ctrl combinations. The input focus must be in the appropriate window, i.e. "a" or "A", with focus in a Files window, opens the dialog to change file attributes but the same keys with focus in the Directories window opens the dialog to change directory attributes.

Shift + Key Combinations

Shift+ ? - Compare files by CRC or get CRC for file Shift+ * - Refresh files in active Files window
Shift+ | - Seek file mode
Shift+ B - Display Subject EA in Message window
Shift+ E - Edit Subject EA
Shift+ Enter - Show directories
Shift+ Space - Show Directory Marks window
Shift+ W - Reset all internal windows in ring

Alt + Key Combinations

Alt+ . - Go to parent directory Alt+ / - Select all files matching *.ext
Alt+ * - Refresh files in inactive Files window
Alt+ + - Filter to only show files with selected file extension
Alt+ = - Filter once to only show files with selected file extension
Alt+ Enter - Open selected WPS object with default action
Alt+ Del - Delete selected file(s)
Alt+ Ins - Open clipboard viewer
Alt+ 1 - Tile Vertical window style
Alt+ 2 - Tile Horizontal window style
Alt+ 3 - Cascade window style
Alt+ 4 - Custom window style
Alt+ 5 - Twin window style
Alt+ A (*) - Change file attributes
Alt+ B (*) - Browse selected file(s)
Alt+ C (*) - Copy selected file(s)
Alt+ D (*) - File Date/Time dialog
Alt+ E (*) - Edit selected file(s)
Alt+ F (*) - File Filter dialog
Alt+ H (*) - Activate Help Toolbar or pulldown menu
Alt+ I - Toggle Icon view
Alt+ L (*) - Last file filter
Alt+ M (*) - Move selected file(s)
Alt+ N (*) - Rename selected file(s)
Alt+ O - Files Options popup menu
Alt+ P (*) - Print selected file(s)
Alt+ Q - Query selected file
Alt+ S - Settings notebook
Alt+ T - Toggle Text view
Alt+ U (*) - Unzip selected file(s)
Alt+ V - View selected zip file(s) contents
Alt+ X (*) - Run dialog
Alt+ Y - Save list of selected files
Alt+ Z (*) - Zip selected file(s)

Ctrl + Key Combinations

Ctrl+ * - Refresh directory tree (Keypad *) Ctrl+ ? - Compare directories using internal function
Ctrl+ + - Expand selected directory (all levels)
Ctrl+ - - Collapse selected directory (all levels)
Ctrl+ = - Compare Directories dialog
Ctrl+ . - Go to previous directory
Ctrl+ / - Select all files in active window
Ctrl+ \ - Deselect all files in active window
Ctrl+ Enter - Scan and add selected directory
Ctrl+ Del - Delete selected directory
Ctrl+ Ins - Copy file name of selected file(s) to clipboard
Ctrl+ Backspace - Last used window style
Ctrl+ 0 - Close all debug logs
Ctrl+ 1 - Open general debug log (turns on all debug logging)
Ctrl+ 2 - Open scan debug log (scan functions only)
Ctrl+ 3 - Open copy debug log (copy/move/delete functions)
Ctrl+ 4 - Open device debug log (device determination)
Ctrl+ 5 - Open draw debug log (window drawing functions)
Ctrl+ 6 - Open object windows debug log (object window commands)
Ctrl+ 7 - Open windows debug log (window procedures)
Ctrl+ 8 - Open LAN debug log (LAN functions)
Ctrl+ 9 - Open special test log (as coded/may be nothing)
Ctrl+ A - Directory Attributes dialog
Ctrl+ B - Browse subject in message window
Ctrl+ C - Copy selected directory
Ctrl+ D - Toggle show dirs in Files window
Ctrl+ E - Edit subject of selected file
Ctrl+ F - Find file or text
Ctrl+ H - Toggle primary window bubble help
Ctrl+ L - Directory Filter dialog
Ctrl+ M - Move selected directory
Ctrl+ N - Rename selected directory
Ctrl+ O - Directories Options popup menu
Ctrl+ P - Print selected file(s)
Ctrl+ Q - Query selected directory
Ctrl+ R - Refresh directory
Ctrl+ S - Settings notebook
Ctrl+ T - Toggle multiple trees
Ctrl+ U - Update the Frequent Directories List
Ctrl+ W - Reset current internal windows
Ctrl+ Y - Save file data of selected file(s) to clipboard
Ctrl+ Z - Zip selected directory

Multiple Key Combinations

Alt+Shift+ Del - Delete all directory branch files Alt+Shift+ ? - Compare files using external program
Alt+Shift+ * - Toggle load SUBJECT EAs
Alt+Shift+ D - Open DOS command window
Alt+Shift+ O - Open OS/2 command window
Alt+Shift+ W - Reset all windows in window ring


Ctrl+Alt+ * - Filter active Files window to show all files
Ctrl+Alt+ \ - Hide all selected files
Ctrl+Alt+ / - Hide all not selected files
Ctrl+Alt+ ? - Compare directories using external program
Ctrl+Alt+ 1 - Toggle info message log
Ctrl+Alt+ 2 - Toggle operations log
Ctrl+Alt+ 3 - Toggle navigation log
Ctrl+Alt+ 4 - Toggle details Icons column
Ctrl+Alt+ 5 - Toggle details Titles column
Ctrl+Alt+ 6 - Toggle details Subjects column
Ctrl+Alt+ 7 - Toggle details EA Size column (EAS)
Ctrl+Alt+ 8 - Toggle details date Last Accessed column
Ctrl+Alt+ 9 - Toggle details date Created column
Ctrl+Alt+ B - Toggle auto browse
Ctrl+Alt+ C - Create Desktop object for selected executable file
Ctrl+Alt+ D - Delete LONGNAME EA from selected file(s)
Ctrl+Alt+ I - Delete ICON EA from selected file(s)
Ctrl+Alt+ L - Reapply last file filter
Ctrl+Alt+ M - Display session message history
Ctrl+Alt+ O - Display object properties for selected file
Ctrl+Alt+ P - Print with external print program
Ctrl+Alt+ Q - Open Extended Attributes dialog
Ctrl+Alt+ S - Delete SUBJECT EA from selected file(s)
Ctrl+Alt+ T - Load all drive trees
Ctrl+Alt+ U - Go to DELETE directory
Ctrl+Alt+ W - Reset all windows to default


Ctrl+Shift+ Enter - Scan and add selected directory branch
Ctrl+Shift+ Del - Delete all files in selected directory
Ctrl+Shift+ Ins - Copy file spec of selected file(s) to clipboard
Ctrl+Shift+ ~ - Toggle main thread exception handling
Ctrl+Shift+ ! - Toggle secondary thread exception handling
Ctrl+Shift+ & - Check memory heap and stack
Ctrl+Shift+ % - Find duplicate files with same CRC
Ctrl+Shift+ $amp. - Environment info
Ctrl+Shift+ * - Toggle load LONGNAME EAs (titles)
Ctrl+Shift+ + - Expand all trees
Ctrl+Shift+ - - Collapse all trees
Ctrl+Shift+ ? - Compare directories
Ctrl+Shift+ A - Open available drives dialog window
Ctrl+Shift+ B - Toggle auto-browse moding
Ctrl+Shift+ C - Open LAN Connect dialog window
Ctrl+Shift+ F - Frequently Used Directories popup menu
Ctrl+Shift+ I - Toggle mini icons
Ctrl+Shift+ L - Last Directories popup menu
Ctrl+Shift+ O - Window options menu for active window
Ctrl+Shift+ Q - Query selected drive
Ctrl+Shift+ R - Rescan drive
Ctrl+Shift+ T - Restore last used drive trees
Ctrl+Shift+ W - Reset frame window to default
Ctrl+Shift+ Y - Sync select in inactive Files window


Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ ~ - Force main window exception
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ ! - Force exception in an object window
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ @ - Force exception in current thread
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ ( - Toggle timing of startup, drive and directory scans
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ ) - Dump debug log
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ ? - Compare directories using an external program
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ G - General help
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ H - Help content
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ I - Help index
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ K - Help for keys
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ S - Save all settings

File Window Sort

Ctrl+Shift+ N - Sort by file name Ctrl+Shift+ E - Sort by file name extension
Ctrl+Shift+ S - Sort by file size
Ctrl+Shift+ D - Sort by file date/time
Ctrl+Shift+ > - Sort ascending
Ctrl+Shift+ < - Sort descending