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MPI Main Keyboard Shortcuts

• ctrl-tab : toggles pointer/browse tools
• ctrl-opt-drag drags the window
• ctrl-click or right button opens the contextual menu
• ctrl-C : edits the script of the current card of the topwindow
• ctrl-B : edits the script of the current background of the topwindow
• ctrl-W : edits the script of the topwindow
• ctrl-P : edits the script of the current project
• ctrl-S : edits the script of the sharedfile
• cmd-E : edits the script(s) of the selected object(s)
• cmd-? : opens the LG

You can also edit scripts of card, background, window and project by clicking on a blank bit of card with the following keys:

• Command and Option: Edits the script of the card.
• Command and Shift: Edits the background script.
• Control and Shift: Edits the window script.
• Option and Shift: Edits the Project script.

These are especially useful for dealing with palette windows.