MacroSystem Power Key-Option - Manual (Page 11)

10 11
3. New functions
With the keyboard, you can operate any of the
functions that you are already familiar with. Ho-
wever, the Power Key Option does provide many
new functions (described in this chapter) and en-
hances some of the standard functions that you’re
already familiar with.
Copying scenes
You can copy and then insert a scene that’s pre-
sent in the scene bin.
To do so, highlight the required scene in the scene
bin using the arrows, and then press the key com-
bination of Ctrl c. (If you’ve had some experience
with computers, you’ll already be familiar with
this key combination). This will cause the selected
scene to be saved in a hidden clipboard (it will not
be listed in the Special menu’s clipboard).
You can then insert this scene back into the scene
bin using the key combination Ctrl v. The scene
will be inserted behind the scene that is currently
highlighted in blue. If you have not copied another
scene since then (i.e. by pressing the Ctrl and c
keys), you can repeat this procedure as often as
you like. And you can of course insert the scene
each time in a new position, if you wish. Leaving
the Edit screen does not change anything - the
scene remains stored in the clipboard and can
be inserted again if you return to the screen. The
clipboard memory will only be cleared if you
switch off the Casablanca.
If you want to remove a scene from the scene bin,
you can use the key combination of Ctrl x (the
same as on a PC).
This removes the currently active scene from
the scene bin. However, it can be inserted again
straight away behind the scene that is highlighted
in the scene bin by pressing the key combination
Ctrl v. You cannot use the undo button to insert
the scene again.
So the scene is not completely deleted but is like-
wise stored in the clipboard. It can be inserted as
many times as you like until the next time you store
a scene in the clipboard by pressing Ctrl x or Ctrl c.
Tip: You can easily change the order of the stored
scenes to suit your needs by using the Ctrl x and
Ctrl v key combinations.
Inserting a scene / highlighting the next
Even without the keyboard it was possible to
highlight a scene in the scene bin and insert it
in the storyboard. This is also possible with the
help of the keyboard. To do so, use the navigation
arrows to highlight the scene in the scene bin and
press the
key in combination with the Ins key. (You can se-
lect any of the neighboring scenes using the right
and left arrow keys, and you can access other
rows not currently visible on-screen by pressing
the up and down arrow keys.)
The keyboard also gives you the added option of
automatically highlighting the scene that is positi-
oned immediately after the one you just inserted.
This is particularly useful if you want to use the
repeat function (please refer to the „Repeat func-
tion“ section below). In order to insert a scene
and immediately highlight the one after, press the
key in combination with Ctrl and Ins. As you can
see, the selected scene appears in the storyboard
and the following scene is highlighted in blue.
Searching in the storyboard
The keyboard allows you to select a scene in the
scene bin and then search for that same scene
within the storyboard.