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Spacebar. Selects the VariableFile node.
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Ctrl+Enter. Addsth e VariableFile node to the stream can vas. This key combination also keeps
selection on the VariableFile node s o that the next node added will be connected to it.
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Tab. Movesfo cus back to the node palette.
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Right Arrow 4 times. Moves t o the Derive node.
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Spacebar. Selects the Derive node.
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Alt+Enter. Addsthe Derive node to the canvas and moves selection to the Derive node. This no de
is now ready to be connected to the next added node.
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Tab. Movesfo cus back to the node palette.
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RightArrow 5times. Moves focus to the Histogram node in the palette.
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Spacebar. Selects the Histogram node.
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Enter. Addsthe node to the stre am and moves focus to the stream canvas.
Continue with the next example, or save the stream if you want to try the next example at a
later time.
Shortcut Keys Example: Editing Nodes
In this example, you will use the stream built in the earlier example. The stream consists of a
VariableFile node, a Derive node, and a Histogram no de. The instructions begin with focus on the
third node in the stream, the Histogram node.
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Ctrl+LeftArr ow 2 times. Moves focu s back to the VariableFile node.
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Enter. Opensthe Variable File dialog box. Tab through to the File field and type a text file path
and name to select that ���le. Press C trl+Tabto navigate to the lo wer part of the dialog box, tab
through to the OK button and press Enter to close the dialog box.
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Ctrl+Right Arrow. Gives focus to the second nod e, a Derive node.
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Enter. Opens the Derive node dialog box. Tab through to select fields and specify derive
conditions. Press Ctrl+Tab to navigate to the OK button and press Enter to close the dialog box.
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Ctrl+Right Arrow. Gives focus to the third node, a Histog ram node.
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Enter. Opensthe Histogram node dialog b ox. Tab through to select fields and specify graph options.
For drop-down lists, press Down Arrow to open the list and to highlight a list item, the n press
Enter to select the list item. Tab through to the OK button and press Enter to close the dialog box.
At this point, you can add additional nodes or run the current stream. Keep in m ind the following
tips when you are building streams:
When manually connecting nodes, use F2 to create the start point of a connection, tab to m ove
to the end point, then use Shift+Spacebar to finalize the connection.