This alphabetical list summarises all the PipeDream commands, with the following information:
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
sub-menu is available from the menu.The
menu is displayed by clicking the toolbar button.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.
This gives the function key or other keyboard shortcut to which the command is assigned.
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.
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 |
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File | Save | ![]() |
F3 | FS |
In the above case, for example, you could do one of the following:
Either:
Or:
Or:
Or:
Command | Menu | L/S | Key | Cmd-sequence | Section |
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About | Files | L | FA | Help | |
Add column | Edit | S | EAC | Editing | |
Add to chart | Chart | L | CHA | Charts | |
Alternate font | 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 | 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 | L | PGD |
PipeDream printer driver editing |
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End of cell | Ctrl- → | CES | Caret movements | ||
Enter | Return↵ | CEN | Editing | ||
Extended sequence | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | L | PM |
PipeDream printer driver editing |
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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 | 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 |
S | PO | Printing | |||
Printer config | 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 | 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 | S | PL | Highlights | ||
Superscript | 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 | S | PU | Highlights | ||
Unlock dictionary | Spell | L | SK | Spell - checking | |
User defined | L | PE | Highlights | ||
User dictionary options | Spell | L | SQ | Spell - user dictionaries | |
Word count | Blocks | S | BWC | Word count |
For information on | See |
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Toolbar button commands | Toolbar |