Spotter Keyboard Shortcuts

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Ctrl+N

New window.

Alt+F4

Close the current window.

Ctrl+Alt+F4

Exit Spotter.

Ctrl+Alt+F5

Log off Spotter

Ctrl+Alt+L

Lock Spotter

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F5

Focus on to first alarm.

Enter

Open the alarm in the alarm view tab.

Space

Acknowledge focused alarm.

Ctrl+Alt+A

Show/Hide Alarm list.

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Enter

Same as clicking the OK button in a dialogue. If the focus is on another button when the Enter key is pressed, then the other button's action is executed.

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F1

Show Help window.

ALT+F1

Show About window.

F2

Reset layout: Set the main window to a normal state (not maximized). 100% zoom. Show profile window, time panel and time slider. The close export panel in the time slider. Focus is not in any component.

F3

Show settings window.

Ctrl + F3

Show control device settings window.

Shift + F3

Show number mappings settings window.

F4

Opens the ”Open media” dialogue.

Ctrl+F5

Show/hide alarm window.

Ctrl+F6

Show/hide profile window.

Ctrl+F8

Show/hide time panel.

Ctrl+F10

Show/hide ribbon (menu items).

Ctrl+Alt+A

Show/Hide Alarm list.

Ctrl+Alt+C

Cycle between Playback panel view modes.

Ctrl+Alt+T

Cycle between Activity panel view modes.

Ctrl+Alt+D

Show/Hide Device tree.

Ctrl+Alt+V

Show/Hide Tabs.

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Tab

Move focus to the next element within the container component.

Shift+Tab

Move focus to the last element within the container component.

F5

Move focus to the first active alarm in the alarm list. If no active alarm, move focus to the first alarm in the list. If the alarm window is hidden, show it first.

F6

Move focus to the first item in the profile tree. If the profile window is hidden, show it first.

Alt + F6

​Move focus to the next device tree item.

​Alt+Shift+F6

Move focus to the previous device tree item.

F7

Move focus to the first camera in the current tab.

F8

Move focus to the time panel. If the time panel is collapsed, open it first.

F10

Move focus to the first ribbon menu item. If the ribbon is closed, open it first.

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F1

Open help plugin.

F2

Reset layout.

F8

Move focus to the time panel.

Ctrl+F8

Show /hide time panel.

Tab

Move focus to follow control (next camera in tab).

Shift+Tab

Move focus to previous control (previous camera in tab).

Ctrl+P

Print video image.

Ctrl+S

Save video image.

Ctrl+Shift+D

Duplicate video view.

Ctrl+Tab

Select the next tab. If the currently selected tab is the last, select the first tab in the window. The addition (+) tab is not selected.

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Select the previous tab. If the currently selected tab is the first tab, select the last tab in the window. The addition (+) tab is not selected.

Ctrl+T

Create a new camera tab. When a new camera is created, move focus to the first item in the device tree (to make it easier to add new cameras).

Ctrl+Shift+W

Close current tab.

F11 or Esc

Restore from full screen to normal state.

Ctrl+D

Date selection.

Ctrl+G

Time selection.

Ctrl+E

Activity selection.

Ctrl+Right

Set playback time +30 seconds.

Ctrl+Left

Set playback time -30 seconds.

Ctrl+Shift+Right

Set playback time +5 minutes.

Ctrl+Shift+Left

Set playback time -5 minutes.

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Left

Set playback time -1 hour.

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Right

Set playback time +1 hour.

Ctrl+Shift+Y

Set playback time +1 day.

Ctrl+Y

Set playback time -1 day.

Ctrl+Enter

Set to the current time.

Ctrl+Space

Pause playback.

Shift+Left

Decrease playback speed.

Shift+Right

Increase playback speed.

Ctrl+0 to Ctrl+9

Camera selection.

Ctrl+W

Close selected camera.

Alt+Enter

Maximize selected camera.

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Ctrl+Tab

Select the next tab. If the currently selected tab is the last, select the first tab in the window. The addition (+) tab is not selected.

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Select the previous tab. If the currently selected tab is the first tab, select the last tab in the window. The addition (+) tab is not selected.

Ctrl+T

Create a new camera tab. When a new camera is created, move focus to the first item in the device tree (to make it easier to add new cameras).

Ctrl+Shift+T

Open tab menu.

Ctrl+Shift+W

Close current tab.

F11

Maximize the current tab to full-screen size.

Esc

Restore maximized tab to a standard size (when no camera is selected).

Ctrl+Shift+C

Automatic image cropping on / off.

Ctrl+Shift+S

Automatic image stretching on / off.

Ctrl+Shift+R

Reset all camera zooms to full zoom.

Ctrl+Shift+B

Bounding box on / off.

Ctrl+Shift+A

Tail on / off.

Ctrl+Alt+V

Show/Hide Tabs.

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Enter (when a camera is selected)

Add a camera to the tab.

Enter (when a folder is selected)

Add all cameras in the selected tab and Expand the folder.

Left (when the selected folder is expanded)

Close the folder.

Left (when a selected node is not expanded)

Select parent folder.

Proper (when the selected folder is not expanded)

Open the folder.

Up and Down

Move selection up or down. When a camera is active, the buttons for that camera are shown in the tab (that camera becomes selected).

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Ctrl+D

Open date selection panel. Select a date with arrow keys and accept selection with entering. Both Enter and Esc close date selection panel.

Ctrl+G

Open time selection panel. Select time with arrow keys and accept selection with entering. When pressing a button, the panel stays open. Esc closes the time selection panel.

Ctrl+Right

Set playback time +30 seconds.

Ctrl+Left

Set playback time -30 seconds. If in real-time mode, switch to playback mode first, and set 1x speed.

Ctrl+Shift+Right

Set playback time +5 minutes.

Ctrl+Shift+Left

Set playback time -5 minutes. If in real-time mode, switch to playback mode first, and set 1x speed.

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Left

Set playback time -1 hour.

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Right

Set playback time +1 hour.

Ctrl+Shif+Y

Set playback time +1 day.

Ctrl+Y

Set playback time -1 day.

Ctrl+Enter

Go to real-time mode. No action is already in real-time mode.

Ctrl+Space

Pause / play.

Shift+Right

Increase playback/fast forward speed—no action in real-time mode.

Shift+Left

Decrease playback/fast forward speed (when speed = 0, start to playback/fast rewind). If in real-time mode, switch to playback mode and start playback at 0.5x speed.

Ctrl+Alt+Right

OR

Ctrl+Alt+P

Display the next video frame in playback mode.

Ctrl+Alt+Left

OR

Ctrl+Alt+O

Display previous video frame in playback mode.

Ctrl + Alt +[number key 1..0]

Direct access to forwarding play speeds.

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + [number key 1..0]

Direct access to backward play speeds.

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Ctrl+E

Open activity list. Use arrow keys + Enter to select an activity. Esc closes the activity list without selecting the activity. Tab closes the menu and sets focus to the next element.

Ctrl+L

Open layout menu (layout name selection can be changed with arrow keys, Esc closes menu without selecting layout).

Ctrl+M

New layout.

Ctrl+Up

Load previous layout (same order as in layout menu).

Ctrl+Down

Load following layout (same order as in layout menu).

Numpad number + numbad x

Load layout with this number (layout numbering configured under Layouts – Layout numbering)

Ctrl + B

Open bookmarks folder in Spotter device tree.

Ctrl + Alt + B

Create a quick bookmark.

Ctrl + Alt + M

Create a quick storyboard clip

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Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+0

Set focus to n:th camera in tab (0=10th).

Tab

Next camera.

Shift+Tab

Previous camera.

Esc

Remove camera selection.

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Alt + I

Zoom time slider to show export period ultimately.

Alt + Y

Moves playback position to current export start time.

Alt + CTRL + Y

Sets current playback time to be the export start time.

Alt + U

Moves playback position to current export end time.

Alt + CTRL + U

Sets current playback time to be the export start time.

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Ctrl+W

Close current camera.

Alt+Enter

Maximize camera in tab.

Double enter

Maximize/minimize camera in tab. (if the focus is on camera)

Esc

Restore camera average size (when maximized). When in a standard size, remove focus.

Ctrl+P

Print camera image.

Ctrl+S

Save (export) camera image.

Ctrl+Shift+D

Duplicate video view.

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + D

Duplicate the camera and move it to mixed playback mode.

Numpad number + Enter

Add camera (device number).

Numpad number + plus

Activate monitor/window (monitor number).

Numpad number + minus

Close the camera (device number).

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Arrow keys

Moving the camera left, right, up, down (also intermediate directions).

Page Up

Zoom out.

Page Down

Zoom in.

Home

Full un-zoom.

End

Maximum zoom in.

Double enter

Maximize camera and assume PTZ control for selected camera number. (if the focus is on the PTZ camera)

Ctrl + H

Home position / program

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F12

The toggle camera tour starts and pauses state.

Ctrl + F12

Steps to next camera tour view.

Ctrl+Shift+F12

Steps to previous camera tour view.

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Arrow keys

Change focus between action button, content popup button and close button when focusing in the component panel.

Space

Performs default action when the item is selected from the profile tree.

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Ctrl + Alt + T

Toggle time slider state (Large, Minimized, Hidden).

Ctrl + Alt + C

Toggle playback panel state (Large, Normal, Minimized, Hidden).  

​Ctrl + Alt + D​

​Toggle device tree panel state (Visible, AutoHide, Hidden). 

​Ctrl + Alt + V

​Toggle tab panel state (Visible, Hidden). 

​Ctrl + Alt + A 

Toggle alarm panel state (Visible, AutoHide, Hidden). 

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Alt + I

Toggle selected views automatic crop on / off

Alt + R

​Reset selected views digital zoom