Keyboard Shorcuts in the Store Editor
In this manual you will find an overview of the shortcuts used in the Store Editor. Working with these shortcuts will considerably speed up your work in Quant.
What keyboard shortcuts can be found in this manual?
- Menu - functions, which you will find in the upper menu of the Store Editor.
- Toolbar - important functions that are used directly for store editing (inserting blocks, fixtures, resizing, etc.)
For easier orientation, the top shortcuts are marked in the table with the symbol .
Quant shortcuts use basic keyboard elements for both Apple and Windows.
Menu
Name | Shortcut for Mac | Shortcut for Windows | Description |
Hide Quant | ⌘ + H | — | Minimizes Quant as well as all other windows related to Quant. |
Hide others | ⌥ + ⌘ + H | — | Minimizes all opened windows with the exception of those related to Quant. |
Quit Quant | ⌘ + Q | — | Exits Quant and closes all relevant windows. |
Quant Explorer | ⌥ + ⌘ + E | Ctrl + Alt + E | Opens the window of the Quant Explorer. |
Save | ⌘ + S | Ctrl + S | Saves all changes made in the store. |
Import | ⌘ + I | Ctrl + I | A new window opens where you can select a file (drawing) from the AutoCAD system that is then imported to Quant. |
Select All | ⌘ + A | Ctrl + A | Selects all fixtures placed on the floor plan in the active version of the layer. |
Copy | ⌘ + C | Ctrl + C | Copies the selected fixture. |
Paste | ⌘ + V | Ctrl + Z | Pastes the fixture that you have copied. |
Undo | ⌘ + Z | Ctrl + S | Undoes the change that has just been made in the floor plan. |
Redo | ⌘ + Y | Ctrl + Y | Repeats the change that has just been made in the floor plan. |
Sales Data Settings | ⌥ + ⌘ + W | Ctrl + Alt + W | A new window opens where sales data for a given project can be set. |
Name | Shortcut for Mac | Shortcut for Windows | Description |
3D Floor Plan | ⌘ + D | Ctrl + D | A new window appears where the 3D preview of a given store can be seen. |
Name | Shortcut for Mac | Shortcut for Windows | Description |
Photo Viewer | ⌘ + L | Ctrl + L | If some fixture is selected, this shortcut opens a new window where photos of the given fixture can be viewed. |
Name | Shortcut for Mac | Shortcut for Windows | Description |
Zoom In | ⌘ + = | Ctrl + = | Zooms in the floor plan of a given store. |
Zoom Out | ⌘ + — | Ctrl + — | Zooms out the floor plan of a given store. |
Fit to Screen | ⌘ + 0 | Ctrl + 0 | Customizes the floor plan size to the window size. |
Published Planograms | ⌥ + ⌘ + P | Ctrl + Alt + P | If some fixture is selected, this shortcut opens a new window where planograms published to the given fixture can be seen. |
Toolbar
Name | Icon | Shortcut for Mac | Shortcut for Windows | Description |
Select | ||||
- Select Objects | Esc | Esc | Activates the object selection tool. | |
- Focus | F | F | Activates a tool that can target several components. It is used, for example, for the Floor Plan Overview, where you only want to analyze targeted fixture. | |
- Activate Layer Version | L | L | Clicking on a component activates the version of the layer in which the component is located. | |
Blocks | ||||
- Insert Component Block | I | I | Activates the component block insertion tool. To insert, you must then select a block in the Component Blocks tab. | |
- Create Component Block | B | B | For example, if you have an fixture group selected, use this keyboard shortcut to activate a tool that allows you to create a block from the fixture group and add it to the library. | |
Insert | ||||
- Fixture | E | E | Inserts the default fixture or fixture marked in the Fixtures Library table below. | |
- Wall | W | W | Activates the wall drawing tool. | |
- Text | T | T | Activates the text box insertion tool. | |
- Photo | P | P | Activates the camera insertion tool, to which photos of the store can then be uploaded. | |
- Dimension | D | D | Activates the tool for measuring the distance between two located dimension points, which you must then enter by clicking on the floor plan. | |
Modify | ||||
- Move | M | M | Activates the tool for moving selected objects. | |
- Copy | C | C | Activates the tool for copying selected objects. | |
- Rotate | R | R | Activates the tool for rotating selected objects. | |
- Align | A | A | Activates the tool to align the selected component according to the two selected points. | |
- Bring to Front | ⌥ + [ | Alt + [ | Brings the selected object to the front. | |
- Bring Forward | [ | [ | Brings the selected object forward. | |
- Send Backward | ] | ] | Sends the selected object backward. | |
- Send to Back | ⌥ + ] | ⌥ + ] | Sends the selected object to the back. | |
Fixture | ||||
- Set Category | K | K | Opens a new window in which you can select a category for the selected fixtures. | |
- Set Category Variants | J | J | Activates the tool for bulk setting of category variants. | |
- Set Name | N | N | Activates the tool for bulk setting of fixture names. | |
- Section Setup | S | S | Activates the tool for section setup. | |
Canvas | ||||
- Change Floor Plan Size | ⌘ + F | Ctrl + F | Opens a new window in which you can change floor plan size. |
The tools for inserting components into the floor plan are described in more detail in the manual Inserting a Component into Floor Plan.
Tools for editing the floor plan layout (copying, rotating, moving ...) are described in more detail in the manual Floor Plan Layout Changes.
Other useful shortcuts
Name | Shortcut for Mac | Shortcut for Windows | Description |
Copy Cell | ⌥ + left-click | Alt + left-click | This combination allows a cell to be copied in any table in Quant and pasted via Cmd (Ctrl)+V where you need it. |
Deselect | Space bar | Space bar | Selects the highlighted rows in the table (several rows can be selected by holding Cmd (Ctrl) pressed and clicking on a given rows). This feature can be used, for example, for selecting more than one shelf. |