EnvisioKnit User's Manual

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Table of Contents

• Getting Started
• The Chart Editor
  • Overview
  • Drawing with Yarns and Stitches
  • Drawing Chart Motifs
  • Drawing Borders and Text
  • Chart Instructions
  • Previewing the Chart
  • Other Chart Editing Features
• The Pattern Editor
• The Yarn Studio
• Stitches
  • Stitch Palettes
  • Customizing Stitches
• Printing and Exporting
• Settings
  • Default Settings
  • Font Settings
  • Pattern Text Settings
  • Page Settings
  • EnvisioKnit Preferences
• Tools
  • Importing Charts, Yarns and Stitches
  • Creating Picture Charts
  • Creating Charts from Written Stitch Instructions
• Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys
• Other Features

Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts

Hotkeys and keyboard shortcuts can speed up your workflow and make EnvisioKnit faster and easier to use. They can be particularly helpful if you frequently repeat a particular task, such as exporting patterns, or switching between charts. EnvisioKnit currently supports the hotkeys that are listed below.

Note that hotkeys are case-sensitive, so the same key may have different functions for upper and lower case.

This listing shows the hotkey mapping for the Mac version. The keys are nearly the same for Windows And Mac, but use different modifier keys (Alt vs Option, Ctrl vs Command). Click here to see the hotkeys for the Windows version.

• Commands

  • Export

    Command + E

    Exports the current pattern or chart.
  • Print

    Command + P

    Prints the current pattern or chart.

• Navigation

  • Edit Chart

    Ctrl + (1-9)

    Opens the chart given by the number key. E.g.: Command+1 opens the first chart in the design.
  • Edit Pattern

    Command + Enter

    Opens the pattern editor.
  • Edit Previous

    ⌘ + / CTRL + TAB

    Returns to the previous editor.

• Settings

  • Font Settings

    Ctrl + T

    Opens the Pattern Font Settings

• Chart Editor

  • Changing Modes

    • Stitch Mode

      Alt + 1

      Open Stitch Editing mode.
    • Chart Mode

      Alt + 2

      Switch to Chart mode.
    • Border Mode

      Alt + 3

      Border mode.
    • Instruction Mode

      Alt + 4

      Instruction mode.
    • Preview Mode

      Alt + 5

      Preview mode.

  • Selecting Yarns

    • Select Yarn

      (1-9)

      Selects the yarn given by the number key. E.g.: The number key 1 selects the first yarn in the palette.

  • Selecting Stitches

    The following lowercase keys select frequently used stitches in the Chart Editor's stitch palette:

    • Knit

      k

      Selects the knit stitch in the stitch palette.
    • Purl

      p

      Selects the purl stitch in the stitch palette.
    • Yarn Over

      y

      Selects the yarn-over stitch.
    • K2tog

      / d

      Selects the k2tog decrease stitch.
    • Ssk

      \

      Selects the ssk decrease stitch.
    • Double Decrease

      c

      Selects the centered double decrease stitch.
    • no-stitch

      x

      Selects the background (invisible) no-stitch.
    • no-stitch (visible)

      n

      Selects the visible no-stitch.

  • Activating Tools

    The following uppercase keys activate various used Chart Editor tools:

    • Stitch Select

      S

      Activates the Stitch selection tool.
    • Draw Freehand

      D

      Activates the Freehand Drawing tool.
    • Draw Line

      L

      Activates the Line Drawing tool.
    • Draw Filled Rectangle

      R

      Activates the Filled Rectangle drawing tool.
    • Fill

      F

      Activates the Fill tool (paintbucket).
    • Border Rectangle

      B

      Activates the Rectangular Border drawing tool.
    • Border Text

      T

      Activates the Border Text drawing tool.
    • Zoom In

      Ctrl + Scroll Up

      Zoom in, increasing the magnification of the Chart Editor view.
    • Zoom Out

      Ctrl + Scroll Down

      Zoom out, decreasing the magnification of the Chart Editor view.