GGP includes a range of keyboard shortcuts to speed up repetitive tasks.
These generally use the CTRL key (similar to the Shift key) – press and hold CTRL, then press the other key.
📜 Scripts and Overlays
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + O | Open an existing script (File → Open Script) |
| Ctrl + S | Save the current script (File → Save) |
| Ctrl + A | Save As (File → Save As) |
| Ctrl + F4 | Close the currently active script |
| Ctrl + Z | Synchronise scripts (Zoom → Change Map View) |
| Ctrl + F | Select Foreground Overlay dialog |
| Ctrl + M | Open Options → Overlays dialog |
| Ctrl + L | Open Last Gazetteer or Map Sheet Reference dialog (or Gazetteer Enquiry if none selected) |
🖥️ Display (Maps, Toolbars, Settings)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + B | Toggle Basemap (Landline, MasterMap, Raster etc.) |
| Ctrl + R | Toggle Raster overlay (Options → Raster) |
| Ctrl + G | Toggle Grid On/Off |
| Ctrl + Alt + G | Toggle Greyscale MasterMap On/Off |
| Ctrl + H | Show Horizontal toolbar |
| Ctrl + V | Show Vertical toolbar |
| Ctrl + T | Show Floating toolbar |
| Ctrl + N | Hide all toolbars |
| Ctrl + K | Toggle Key On/Off |
| Ctrl + D | Display Settings (Options → Current Script → Display) |
| Ctrl + I | Options → Raster (Images) |
🔎 Data and Queries
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + J | Open Search → View Table |
| Ctrl + Q | Open Search → Database Query |
🛠 Other Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + P | Open Print dialog |
| Ctrl + C | Copy map image to Clipboard |
| Ctrl + Y | Copy cursor position National Grid Ref to Clipboard |
| Alt + F4 | Close GGP |
🌍 Zoom and Scroll
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + X | Centre map on cursor |
| Ctrl + W | Zoom to All Extents |
| Numeric - | Zoom Out |
| Numeric + | Zoom In |
| Numeric 5 | Zoom to Original |
| Numeric 0 | Reset to Original View |
| Mouse wheel (forward) | Zoom In |
| Mouse wheel (backward) | Zoom Out |
| Hold Mouse wheel + move | Drag map |
| Spacebar + mouse drag | Pan map |
➡️ Numeric keypad arrows scroll half a screen in the arrow’s direction.
➡️ Other keys mirror numeric keypad:
Home = 7 (NW)
End = 1 (SW)
Page Up = 9 (NE)
Page Down = 3 (SE)
Arrow keys = 2,4,6,8 (South, West, East, North)
🎨 Drawing Tools & Function Keys
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| F1 | Context-specific help |
| F2 | Snap |
| F3 | Undo |
| F4 | Finish |
| F6 | Toggle MasterMap and Landline Simulation |
📂 Menu Shortcuts with ALT
You can also use the ALT key to go directly to menu items, which is especially useful for frequently used functions.
Press ALT and characters will appear underlined on the main menu bar.
Example: Alt + F opens the File menu.
Each item on a submenu also has an underlined character you can press.
Example: In the File menu, pressing U selects Print Setup.
This can be continued to drill down into lower levels of the menu structure.
🔹 Examples
To go to Edit → Foreground Overlay → Edit Attributes
Press:Alt + E + F + ATo go to Options → Basemap → OS MasterMap
Press:Alt + O + B + M
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