Keyboard Shortcuts Reference

10 min

A consolidated reference of keyboard shortcuts available in AMICS Process and Investigator.

Process — General

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+O	Open measurement file
Ctrl+S	Save current changes
Ctrl+Z	Undo (Manual Touchup)
Ctrl+Y	Redo (Manual Touchup)

Process — TMQ (Target Mineral Quantification)

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+E	Export TMQ data to CSV/TSV
Previous / Next	Navigate between grains
Focus	Center view on selected grain
Toggle Mark	Mark or unmark current grain
Pick / Unpick	Select or deselect current grain

Note: TMQ keyboard shortcuts are active when the TMQ context tab is displayed on the ribbon.

Process — Feature Selection

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+A	Toggle select all / deselect all

Investigator — General

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Shift+N	Add specimen (open Add Sample dialog)

Investigator — Stage Controller

Shortcut	Action
Arrow keys	Move stage (when Stage Controller has focus)

Investigator — Measurement Run Order

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Up	Move selected measurement up in order
Ctrl+Down	Move selected measurement down in order

Process — Ribbon Command Search

Shortcut	Action
Alt+R	Focus the command search field (find any ribbon command by name)

Shortcut	Action
Alt+F	Open File menu
S	Save (in backstage)
O	Open (in backstage)
C	Close (in backstage)
R	Recent documents (in backstage)
X	Exit (in backstage)

Tip: Use Alt+R → type a command name to quickly find any ribbon button without navigating tabs. This is the fastest way to access rarely-used features.