DW Spectrum Keyboard Shortcuts

DW Spectrum Keyboard Macro List

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Affected Roles: All Users

Related Digital Watchdog VMS Apps: DW Spectrum

Last Edit: August 20, 2020

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Keyboard Shortcuts

By using keyboard shortcuts, users can quickly navigate around DW Spectrum IPVMS without having to route through various menus.

These keyboard shortcuts are for Windows and Ubuntu/Linux, but most will also work for MacOS by replacing “CTRL” with the “Command” key.

Supported/Affected Devices:

To download the technical bulletin that lists these shortcut keys, Click Here.

Shortcut	Command
CTRL+Left (arrow)	Previous Frame
CTRL+Right (arrow)	Next Frame
Z	Jump to Start of Segment
X	Jump to Next Segment
CTRL+Up (arrow)	Volume Up
CTRL+Down (arrow)	Volume Down
M	Toggle Mute
L	Jump to Live
S	Toggle Stream Synchronization
Enter	Maximize Selected Item
Alt+I	Show Information of Selected Item
Alt+G	Start Smart Search
Alt+C	Check File Signature
Alt+S	Take Snapshot
Alt+J	Adjust Video; Image Enhancement
F2	Rename Resource (Resource Tree)
Alt+T	Toggle Showreel Mode
CTRL+W	Close Layout
CTRL+Tab	Switch Layout (similar to using Tab in a web browser)
Alt+R	Toggle Screen Recording
Esc	Close Current Dialogue
Alt+Enter	Full Screen (DW Spectrum window)
CTRL+Alt+A	Open System Administration Dialogue
CTRL+B	Open Bookmarks Search
CTRL+E	Open Alarm/Event Rules Dialogue
F1	About DW Spectrum (current instance)
Alt+F4	Exit DW Spectrum (current instance)
[	Start Time Selection (on Timeline over recorded segment)
]	End Time Selection (on Timeline if time selection has been started)

Below are additional shortcut keys that are not listed in the technical bulletin.

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