Icon

Tool

Description

Shortcut

New PPD

Creates a new PPD document. You can open an existing document with the Open command.

Ctrl+N

Open

Opens an existing document in a new window.  You can open multiple documents at once.  Use the Window menu to switch among the multiple open documents.

Ctrl+O

Save

Saves an opened document using the same file name. save the active document to its current name and directory.  When you save a document for the first time, Cobwebb Designer displays the Save As dialog box so you can name your document.  

If you want to change the name and directory of an existing document before you save it, choose the Save As command.

Ctrl+S

Export PPD

Exports the current PPD to the Server

Ctrl+E

Cut

Deletes the currently selected elements from the document and moves it to the clipboard. This command is unavailable if there are no elements currently selected.

Cutting data to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there.

Ctrl+X

Copy

Copies the selected elements from the document to the clipboard.

Ctrl+C

Paste

Pastes the selected elements from the clipboard into the document. This command is unavailable if the clipboard is empty.

Ctrl+V

Previous Spooled File Page

Displays the Previous page of the spooled file (if any)

Page Up

Next Spooled File Page

Displays the Next page of the spooled file (if any)

Page Down

Print

Prints a copy of your Output or Explorer windows depending upon the active window.  

This command presents a Print dialog box, where you may specify the range of pages to be printed, the number of copies, the destination printer, and other printer setup options.

Ctrl+P

Help

Displays the opening screen of Help.  From the opening screen, you can jump to step-by-step instructions for using Cobwebb Designer and various types of reference information.  

Once you open the Help, you can click the Contents button whenever you want to return to the opening screen.

F1

Help Context

Use the Context Help command to obtain help on some portion of the Cobwebb Designer.  When you choose the Toolbar's Context Help button, the mouse pointer will change to an arrow and question mark.  Then click somewhere in the Cobwebb Designer window, such as another Toolbar button.  The Help topic will be shown for the item you clicked.

Shift + F1

View Input Pane

Displays only the Input pane (left).

Ctrl+Right

View Both Panes

Displays both panes.

Ctrl+Down

View Output Pane

Displays only the Output pane (right).

Ctrl+Left

Explorer Window

Use this to show / hide the Explorer Window which allows the browsing of elements and element hierarchy within a document.