Viewer shortcuts: keyboard and mouse

The viewer is optimized for heavy use: combining mouse wheel, modifiers and a few keys, you can move very fast without touching the toolbar.

Mouse + wheel

ActionResult
WheelScroll between slices of the viewport under the cursor
Ctrl + Wheel (⌘ on Mac)Zoom in / out
Shift + Click-dragW/L (window / level) on any slice
Right clickOpens the annotation panel for the current slice
Double click on viewportMaximize that viewport. Double click again: back to the grid.
Click + drag (Hand tool active)Pan: move the image inside the viewport

Keyboard

KeyAction
↑ ↓Scroll slices (alternative to the wheel)
MMeasure tool
AArrow tool
CComments panel
NExam annotations panel
RReset view (default framing)
FFullscreen / exit fullscreen
?Opens the help modal with all shortcuts
EscCancel active tool / close open modal
Del / BackspaceDelete the selected annotation/measurement
1 2 3 4Switch between Orthogonal / Panoramic / Oblique / 3D

Touch gestures (iPad / tablet)

  • Vertical swipe on a viewport: scroll slices.
  • Pinch: zoom.
  • Two-finger drag: pan.
  • Long tap: open the contextual menu for the slice.
TipIf you get lost, press ? inside the viewer — a modal opens with the full list of shortcuts, updated with any version change.