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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Control your Revit Project Browser Display with Keyboard Shortcuts

Use standard Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts to control the tree display of views in the Revit Project Browser.

Windows XP Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

  • END - Display the bottom of the active window
  • HOME - Display the top of the active window
  • NUM LOCK+Asterisk (*) - Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder
  • NUM LOCK+Plus (+) - Display the contents of the selected folder
  • NUM LOCK+Minus (-) - Collapse the selected folder
  • LEFT ARROW - Collapse the current select if it is expanded or select the parent folder
  • RIGHT ARROW - Display the current selection if it is collapsed or select the first subfolder

Or, simply use the *, +, and - keys on your Numeric Keypad if you have one

  • Asterisk (*) Expands everything under the current selection
  • Plus (+) Expands the current selection
  • Minus (-) Collapses the current selection

Windows Vista Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
Theoretically, the following should work as well, but I don't have Vista to verify their functions. Perhaps someone could comment?

  • RIGHT ARROW - Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first subfolder
  • LEFT ARROW - Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent folder

Numeric keypad functions for *, +, and - should be the same in Vista as Windows XP.