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Keyboard Shortcuts

Annotation Viewer

Key Modifier Function
Del, x Delete selected annotation
Escape Cancel drawing / deselect
Enter Confirm / save annotation
Ctrl+Z Undo last vertex (polygon)
c Toggle annotation mode (draw ↔ select)
y Toggle annotation visibility
b Push active annotation type to background
Ctrl+F Find a file in the image list
Ctrl+A Draw on top of existing annotation
0–4 Change label of selected local annotation
0–4 Shift Change label of selected global annotation
q Previous image
q Shift Previous frame (z-stack / volume)
e Next image
e Shift Next frame (z-stack / volume)
r Rotate image (annotations not affected)
f Flip image (annotations not affected)
'^' Continue screening
Arrow keys Move viewport
Mouse wheel Shift Adjust paint brush size

Polygon Edit Tools

These keys activate special edit tools when a polygon annotation is selected:

Key Tool Function
s Scissor Subtract a drawn area from the polygon
g Glue Add a drawn area to the polygon
d Knife Draw a line to split the polygon into two

Screening Viewer

The screening viewer divides a WSI into a grid and lets you systematically scan every tile.

Key Function
a Mark and move to left tile
d Mark and move to right tile
w Mark and move to up tile
s Mark and move to down tile
j Navigate to left tile (no marking)
l Navigate to right tile (no marking)
i Navigate to up tile (no marking)
k Navigate to down tile (no marking)

Sync Plugin

Key Function
o Toggle sync plugin visibility