ORCAD ShortCuts

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Schematic page editor


CTRL+A  Select All
SHIFT+A  Ascend hierarchy
SHIFT+D  Descend hierarchy
SHIFT+<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />B  Place bus
SHIFT+E  Place bus entry
SHIFT+J  Place junction
SHIFT+N  Place net alias
SHIFT+P  Place part
SHIFT+T  Place text                                      
SHIFT+W Place wire
SHIFT+Y  Place polyline

 
F7          Record macro
F8          Play macro
F9          Configure macro

 
Part editor


CTRL+B  Previous part
CTRL+N  Next part

 
Property editor


CTRL+B  Gives focus to the Filter by drop-down list
CTRL+D  Opens the Display Properties dialog box to edit properties for a selected cell
CTRL+E  Edit properties
CTRL+F  Finds a character or search string
CTRL+L  Deletes a property (cell value)
CTRL+N  Adds a new column or row
CTRL+P  Applies a change made
DELETE  Delete a character

 
Schematic page and part editors

 
CTRL+C  Copy
CTRL+E  Edit properties
CTRL+F  Find
CTRL+G  Go to
CTRL+P  Print
CTRL+R  Rotate
CTRL+S  Save
CTRL+T  Cursor snap to grid (identical to the Preferences dialog box Grid display tab option).
CTRL+U  Ungroup
CTRL+V  Paste
CTRL+X  Cut
CTRL+Y  Redo
CTRL+Z  Undo

F4          Repeat

DEL        Delete (Design and Edit menus)
DELETE     Delete (Design and Edit menus)
BACKSPACE  Delete (Design and Edit menus)
ENTER      Double-click left mouse button

 
ESCAPE Deselect all and switch to selection tool (arrow pointer)
SPACE   Click left mouse button


UP ARROW           Move 1 grid up (grid on) or 0.1 grid up (grid off)
DOWN ARROW      Move 1 grid down (grid on) or 0.1 grid down (grid off)
LEFT ARROW        Move 1 grid left (grid on) or 0.1 grid left (grid off)
RIGHT ARROW      Move 1 grid right (grid on) or 0.1 grid right (grid off)
CTRL+UP ARROW  Snap pointer to nearest grid and then move 5 grids up

CTRL+DOWN ARROW          Snap pointer to nearest grid and then move 5 grids down
CTRL+LEFT ARROW            Snap pointer to nearest grid and then move 5 grids left
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW          Snap pointer to nearest grid and then move 5 grids right
PAGE UP             Pan up
PAGE DOWN         Pan down
CTRL+PAGE UP    Pan left
CTRL+PAGE DOWN            Pan right


F5          Redraw

C           Center the view at the pointer's current position
H           Mirror horizontally
I             Zoom in
O           Zoom out
R           Rotate
V           Mirror vertically
 

SHIFT+B  Begin a wire, bus, or polyline (corresponding tool active)
SHIFT+E  End a wire, bus, or polyline (corresponding tool active)