PACS Desktop Viewer


Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts can be referred to as shortcut keys or hotkeys.

To see assigned keyboard shortcuts:

  1. Expand the Tools menu

  2. Select Macro

  3. Select Shortcuts

The Shortcut Manager page will appear, showing two columns:  Shortcuts and Commands.  In the Shortcut Manager a keyboard shortcut can be assigned to a viewer function. All available viewer and user commands are located in the right panel of the Shortcut Manager . It is possible to filter user generated macros by using the dropdown as well as a search box to locate viewer functions quickly.  

The left panel shows the assigned shortcuts in four groups:

Shortcuts Description

Base

Shortcuts in this group are available at any time in the Desktop Viewer

Main frames

All main viewer

Patient folder panel

Available only when a patient folder panel is open

Report panel

Available only when a patient report is open

Making a unique shortcut name will be necessary when assigning shortcuts of the same name to more than one group.

Creating Keyboard Shortcuts

To assign a new shortcut to a default viewer command:

  1. Expand the Tools menu

  2. Select Macro, then Shortcuts

  3. Select the group into which you want to place the shortcut.

  4. Select the command on the right column

  5. Click the Insertion icon  to add it to the Shortcuts list

  6. Click Change Keyboard at the bottom

You will then be asked to define a key combination for the shortcut. Key in a combination and click OK. If the combination is available, it will be assigned. If it is already assigned to another command, you will have to select another.

Record Macro

There are some instances in which the Record Macro option will be used to assign a shortcut to a custom command.

These include:

Note: Macros that have been created by the user are able to be deleted. This does not include default viewer functions or inherited functions from system level profiles.

To record a macro:

  1. Select Tools/Macro/Record Macro
  2. Select the viewer function(s)
  3. Select Tools/Macro/Record Macro to end recording
  4. Enter a name, description, and location  
  5. Click the ... to define a key combination for the shortcut

Factory Default Shortcuts

Section Viewer Command Keyboard Assignment
Base Bookmark Ctrl+Alt+B
Close study Ctrl+Shift+X
Customize Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C
Next study Ctrl+Alt+Right
Options Ctrl+Alt+Shift+O
Patient folder Shift+F8
Previous study Ctrl+Alt+Left
Quit Ctrl+Q
Toggle Report panel F8
Restore Ctrl+Alt+R
Shortcuts Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S
Main Frames Actual size Ctrl+Alt+A
AUTO WL 7
Bone WL 2
BRAIN WL 4
Copy to clipboard Ctrl+Shift+C
Create key image K
Cropping Ctrl+Shift+R
Cut series Alt+Div
Default mode Ctrl+N
DICOM info F7
Enhanced ROI Ctrl+Alt+M
Exit Progression Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Delete
Fit to breast Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F
Fit to window Ctrl+0
Fit to window Ctrl+F
Fit to window Ctrl+Num 0
Flip image horizontally Ctrl+H
Flip image vertically Ctrl+U
Free region Ctrl+Shift+F
Fullscreen F5
hounsfield value H
INITIAL WL 6
Invert breast image Ctrl+Alt+I
Join series backwards Alt+Sub
join series forwards Alt+Add
Jump to first image Home
Jump to last image End
Liver WL 3
Lung WL 1
Magic X T
Measure angle A
Measure distance Ctrl+Shift+M
Measure distance M
Next HP page Ctrl+Right
Next HP page Right
Next prior same modality Ctrl+PgDn
Next view Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Dot
Previous HP page Ctrl+Left
Previous HP page Left
Previous prior same modality Ctrl+PgUp
Previous view Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Comma
Remove image frame Delete
Reset window/level Ctrl+Shift+L
Rotate image left Ctrl+L
Rotate image right Ctrl+R
Save image Ctrl+Shift+I
Save series Ctrl+Shift+S
Select annotation Ctrl+Shift+P
Show all has marks Alt+F12
Show all localizer F12
Show print panel Ctrl+P
SOFT TISSUE 5
Spine labeling S
Step to next tile page PgDn
Step to next tile row Down
Step to previous tile page PgUp
Step to previous tile row Up
Text Ctrl+Shift+T
Toggle backlight processing Alt+B
Toggle CAD Ctrl+Alt+8
Toggle CAD Ctrl+Alt+Num 8
Toggle pointer Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P
Toggle region of interest Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R
Toggle show annotation F9
Toggle show image info F10
Toggle show orientation cube Alt+F11
Toggle show orientation info F11
Toggle show overlays Ctrl+F9
Toggle show scout overlay Ctrl+F11
Toggle skin line Ctrl+Alt+S
Toggle thumbnail panel Alt+T
Zoom Ctrl+M
Patient folder  Empty
Plugins Empty
Report panel Empty