Commands

This alphabetical list summarises all the PipeDream commands, with the following information:

Command

This gives the command name as shown on the menu.

This tells you in which menu or sub-menu the command is found. Some PipeDream commands do not appear on menus because they are always given by clicking the mouse or pressing keys or because they are only used in command files.

The Choices sub-menu is available from the Icon menu.

The Function menu is displayed by clicking the Function toolbar button.

L/S

This tells you whether the command is found on long or short menus and applies to the menus reached via the PipeDream main menu. Other menus always show all their menu options.

Key

This gives the function key or other keyboard shortcut to which the command is assigned.

Cmd-sequence

This tells you the classic key sequence combination for the command.
If you are not using Classic menus, press Ctrl-\ (Ctrl-Backslash) followed by cmd. Note that Ctrl need only be held down for the initial backslash.
If you are using Classic menus, press Ctrl-cmd. Note that Ctrl need only be held down for the initial letter of the command.

Section

This gives the name of the section in the Reference Guide in which the command is explained in detail.

As you can see, PipeDream provides several methods of giving commands. It is entirely up to you which method you use. Some people use one method all the time; others use a combination of all of them.

Throughout this Reference Guide and the Tutorial, the various methods will generally be shown as follows and it is up to you which method you use:

Menu Command Tool Key Cmd-sequence
File Save F3 FS

In the above case, for example, you could do one of the following:

Either:

  1. Click Menu to bring up the PipeDream main menu.
  2. Move the pointer onto the File option and then slide it over the arrow to display the File menu.
  3. Click the Save command.

Or:

Or:

Or:

Command Menu L/S Key Cmd-sequence Section
About Files L FA Help
Add column Edit S EAC Editing
Add to chart Chart L CHA Charts
Alternate font Print L PA Highlights
Anagrams Spell S SG Spell - checking
Auto check Choices SA Spell - checking
Auto recalc Choices FO Recalculation
Auto width Layout LAW Width of text
Bold Print S Ctrl-B PB Highlights
Bottom of column Ctrl- or End CBC Caret movements
Browse Spell S SB Spell - checking
Caret down CCD Caret movements
Caret left CCL Caret movements
Caret right CCR Caret movements
Caret up CCU Caret movements
Centre align Layout S LAC Alignment
Centre window Caret S CWI Caret movements
Change menus Choices FGM Menus
Check document Spell S SC Spell - checking
Clear markers Blocks Q Blocks
Clear protection Blocks L BPC Protection
Close user dictionary Spell L SZ Spell - user dictionaries
Close window Files L FQ
Colours Choices FR Colours
Copy block Blocks S BC Blocks - operations
Copy block to paste list Blocks BF Paste
Create user dictionary Spell L SN Spell - user dictionaries
Decimal places Layout S LDP Number formats
Default format Layout L LDF Number formats
Define command Caret L CDC Keyboard definition
Define function key Caret L CDF Keyboard definition
Define key Caret L CDK Keyboard definition
Define name Function Names
Delete block Blocks S BD Blocks - operations
Delete character Edit L G Editing
Delete chart Chart S CHD Charts
Delete column Edit S EDC Editing
Delete row Edit S F8 Y Editing
Delete row in column Edit L EDRC Editing
Delete to end of cell Edit L F11 D Editing
Delete word Edit L F10 T Editing
Delete word from user dictionary Spell L SD Spell - user dictionaries
Dictionaries Choices SE Spell - user dictionaries
Do command file Files L FZ Command files
Dump dictionary Spell SU Spell - user dictionaries
Edit chart Chart S CHE Charts
Edit formula Edit S F2 Number cells
Edit formula in window Edit L EFW Number cells
Edit name Function Names
Edit printer driver Print L PGD PipeDream printer
driver editing
End of cell Ctrl- CES Caret movements
Enter Return↵ CEN Editing
Extended sequence Print PX Highlights
First column Caret S Ctrl-Shift-Tab CRC Caret movements
Fix column Layout S LFC Fixing rows and columns
Fix row Layout LFR Fixing rows and columns
Flush dictionaries Spell L SF Spell - user dictionaries
Font Print S PFG Fonts
Format block Edit L EPB Reformatting text
Format paragraph Edit S R Reformatting text
Free align Layout S LAF Alignment
Full screen FGF Command files
Go to cell Caret L CGS Caret movements
Help Files S F1 FH Help
Highlight block Print S PHB Highlights
Info Icon Icon menu
Insert Choices V Editing
Insert column Edit S EIC Editing
Insert page Edit EIP Page breaks
Insert reference Edit L K Number cells
Insert row Edit S F7 N Editing
Insert row in column Edit L EIRC Editing
Insert space Edit L U Editing
Insert word in user dictionary Spell L SI Spell - user dictionaries
Italic Print S Ctrl-I PI Highlights
Join lines Edit L EJL Editing
Last column Caret S Ctrl-Tab CLC Caret movements
LCR align Layout L LLCR Alignment
Leading characters Layout S LCL Number formats
Left align Layout S LAL Alignment
Link columns Layout S LCO Width of text
Load Files S FL File operations
Load template file FGL Template files
Local font Print S PFL Fonts
Lock dictionary Spell L SL Spell - checking
Mark block Blocks L Z Blocks
Mark document FGZ Blocks
Merge file with user dictionary Spell L SM Spell - user dictionaries
Microspace pitch Print L PM PipeDream printer
driver editing
Move block Blocks S BM Blocks - operations
Move margin left Layout L LML Width of text
Move margin right Layout L LMR Width of text
New chart Chart S CHN Charts
New cell contents ESC Command files
New window Files L BNEW
Next column Tab CNC Caret movements
Next match Blocks S F6 BNM Search and replace
Next window Files L FQ
Next word Caret S Shift- CNW Caret movements
Number <> Text Blocks S BNT Number formats
Options Files S O Options
Open user dictionary Spell L SO Spell - user dictionaries
Pack user dictionary Spell L SP Spell - user dictionaries
Page down Page Down CPD Caret movements
Page layout Print S PY Page layout
Page left CPL Caret movements
Page right CPR Caret movements
Page up Page Up CPU Caret movements
Paste Edit S F9 I Paste
Paste depth Choices BPD Paste
Pause CCP Command files
Previous column Shift-Tab CPC Caret movements
Previous match Blocks BPM Search and replace
Previous word Caret S Shift- CPW Caret movements
Print Print S Print PO Printing
Printer config Print S PD Printing
Quit Icon FX Icon menu
Recalculate Files L A Recalculation
Record command file Files L FY Command files
Remove chart Chart L CHR Charts
Remove highlights Print L PHR Highlights
Rename file Files L FC File operations
Repeat command Files S F5 J Editing
Replicate Blocks L BRE Replication
Replicate down Blocks S BRD Replication
Replicate right Blocks S BRR Replication
Restore position Caret L CRP Caret movements
Right align Layout S LAR Alignment
Rubout Backspace CRB Editing
Files Save S F3 FS File operations
Save choices Icon FGI Saving choices
Save template file Files S FI Template files
Save position Caret L CSP Caret movements
Save (no dialogue box) FGS Command files
Scroll down CSD Caret movements
Scroll left CSL Caret movements
Scroll right CSR Caret movements
Scroll up CSU Caret movements
Search Blocks S F4 BSE Search and replace
Select chart Chart S CHS Charts
Set column width Layout L W Width of text
Set protection Blocks L BPS Protection
Set right margin Layout L H Width of text
Short menus Choices M Menus
Sign brackets Layout L LSB Number formats
Sign minus Layout L LSM Number formats
Snapshot Blocks S BSS Number formats
Sort Blocks S BSO Sorting
Split line Edit L ESL Editing
Start of cell Ctrl- CBS Caret movements
Subgrams Spell S SH Spell - checking
Subscript Print S PL Highlights
Superscript Print S PR Highlights
Swap case Edit L SS Editing
Swap position and caret Caret L CWC Caret movements
Top of column Ctrl- or Home CTC Caret movements
Trailing characters Layout S LCT Number formats
Transpose block Blocks L BT Blocks - operations
Underline Print S PU Highlights
Unlock dictionary Spell L SK Spell - checking
User defined Print L PE Highlights
User dictionary options Spell L SQ Spell - user dictionaries
Word count Blocks S BWC Word count
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