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This section lists all the keys you can use to control Abel and the ringing.
| Function Keys | Description |
| F1 | Display help system |
| F2 | Silence: leave all bells ringing, but stop them making a noise; also silences prompts |
| F3 | Pause |
| F4 | Reset external connections |
| F5 | Bob |
| F6 | Single |
| F7 | Call X |
| Ctr+F7 | Call Y |
| F8 | Plain |
| F9 | Start the bells ringing rounds |
| F10 | Auto start. Abel (optionally) fits in to the speed the bell is ringing. |
| F11 | Go next time |
| F12 | Back to start (if you started from a row other than rounds) |
| Control Keys | Description |
| Ctrl+B | Rotate the bell circle to put a specified bell at bottom right (left if anticlockwise ring) |
| Ctrl+L | Save a striking file in "Lowndes" format, for analysis by CAS striking analysis software. It is saved in an "AbelSim\Striking" folder in My Documents. |
| Ctrl+M | Select a method from the current method collection and composition |
| Ctrl+N | Create a new, empty, method collection file |
| Ctrl+O | Open a method collection file |
| Ctrl+P | Print the contents of the blue line window |
| Ctrl+R | Reset striking statistics, clear striking records |
| Ctrl+S | Save the current method collection file |
| Ctrl+T | Select a composition (touch) from the current method collection |
| Ctrl+U | User Starts Bell Movement. This applies only when you have moving bells pictures selected: see Screen and Print Options for full details |
You can change many of the keys in the table below, by clicking Options/Keyboard Mappings. The table shows Abel's standard mappings.
| Key | Description |
| Esc | Stops Abel from performing the current action: in a method, it forces rounds; in rounds, it calls stand. In a dialog, it exits the dialog. If the ringing is paused, Esc will restart it. |
| G | A multi-function key. Does "Start" if the bells are not ringing; "Go" if the bells are in rounds; "Bob" if the bells are ringing a method. |
| W | Pause (Wait) |
| Q | Silence (Quiet) |
| K | Faster ("Kwicker") |
| D | Slower ("Slow Down") |
| A | Bob |
| ; | Single |
| P | Plain |
| X | Call X |
| Y | Call Y |
| . (dot) | Stop at rounds (toggle) |
| < | Lower pitch of bells |
| > | Raise pitch of bells |
| L | Blue line on/off |
| J | First manual bell |
| F | Second manual bell |
| R | Third manual bell |
| U | Fourth manual bell |
| S | Show striking review |
| 1 .. 8 | Change method |
See also:
File menu Edit menu View menu Options menu Ringing menu Help menu Keyboard mappings