Function Description Menu Shortcut 1 Shortcut 2
File Menu
Open File Opens SM, DS, MP3, WAV, OGG File->Open Ctrl+O Alt...F...O
Close File Closes Opened File File->Close   Alt...F…C
Save File Saves the File File->Save Ctrl+S Alt…F…S
Save As… Saves the file as another name File->Save As…   Alt…F…A
File Properties Displays Foot Rating, Music Title, etc. File->Properties…   Alt…F…I
Exit Quits Program File->Exit   Alt…F…X
         
Edit Menu
Cut Cuts selected arrows or beats to clipboard Edit->Cut Ctrl+X Alt…E…T
Copy Copies selected arrows or beats to clipboard Edit->Copy Ctrl+C Alt…E…C
Paste Pastes selected arrows or beats at current position Edit->Paste Ctrl+V Alt…E…P
Delete Deletes selected arrows and beats Edit->Delete Delete  
Rewind Rewinds Song Edit->Rewind W  
Skip Skips to last played section Edit->Skip S  
Play/Pause Plays/Pauses song Edit->Play/Pause Space  
Record Set ddream to record on the fly at current snap (arrow keys=arrows) Edit->Record R  
Go To Go To particular sample in the song Edit->Go To Ctrl+G  
Insert Beat Inserts a beat marker at current position Edit->Insert->Beat B (high speed) or M (low speed) Middle Click
Insert Sub-Beat Insert Sub beat marker Edit->Insert->Sub beat Shift+B Shift+Middle Click
Insert Next Beat Inserts next beat marker at end of beat list Edit->Insert->Next Beat N  
Insert Prev. Beat Inserts prev. beat marker at beginning of beat list Edit->Insert->Prev Beat Shift +N  
Insert Pause Inserts BPM stop (will make arrows stop in SM gameplay) Edit->Insert->Pause Alt+V  
Select All Selects All Arrows and/or Beats (on current layer) Edit->Select->All Ctrl+A  
Select All of Type Selects notes by type Edit->Select->All By Type    
Select None Deselects All Edit->Select->None Esc  
Select Inverse Invert Selection Edit->Select->Invert Ctrl+Shift+A  
Region Begin/End Selects all items on current layer between a start and end marker Edit->Select->Region Begin/End Ctrl+Space  
Select White Beats Selects All White Beats (must be on beat layer) Edit->Special->White Ctrl+Shift+1  
Make Beat Blue Selects All Blue Beats (must be on beat layer) Edit->Special->Blue Ctrl+Shift+2  
Lock/Unlock Beat Selects All Locked Beats (must be on beat layer) Edit->Special->Locked Ctrl+Shift+3  
Sub Beat Fraction Sets fractional part for sub beat Edit->Special->Fraction F  
Song Preview Sets song preview short clip Edit->Special->Song preview    
Change Note Type Changes selected freezes to rolls and selected mines to lifts Edit->Special->Change Note Type [~]  
Quantize Snaps recorded notes to nearest timing Edit->Quantize   Alt…E…Q
Turn Rotates selected arrows by 90 degrees, etc. Edit->Turn    
Scale Notes Expands/Compresses selected arrows, leaves beats untouched Edit->Scale Notes    
Undo Undo Previous Operation Edit->Undo Ctrl+Z  
Redo Redo Undone Operation Edit->Redo Ctrl+Y  
View Menu
Show Waveform Enables Waveform Layer View->Show Waveform Shift+F1  
Show Beats Enables Beat Layer View->Show Beats Shift+F2  
Show Pauses Enables Pause Layer View->Show Pauses Shift+F3  
Show Arrows Enables Arrow Layer View->Show Arrows Shift+F4  
Show stepcharts Displays current stepchart for a certain difficulty View->Arrows->dance-single… Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right F5/F6
Show Status Bar Shows Status Bar (time, BPM, etc) View->Show status Shift+F5  
Toggle Time Format Sets Status Bar Time Format to Seconds View->Time Format->Seconds T (cycles through all time formats)  
  Sets Status Bar Time Format to elapsed audio samples View->Time Format->Samples T  
  Sets Status Bar Time Format to elapsed beats:fraction of beats View->Time Format->Beats T  
Change Snap b View->Snap->[No Snap…192nd Notes] Left/Right  
Zoom Zooms the stepchart In/Out View->Zoom->[In Full…Out Full] Plus/Minus or Right Click/Shift+Right Click Ctrl+Down/Up
Quick Level Manager Chooses a stepchart, or go to the Sync Mode for that chart View->Level->[level/sync mode]    
Note Size Change Note Size View->Note Size Ctrl+Left/Right  
         
Tools Menu
Level Manager Opens the main simfile control panel and Sync Mode Tools->Level Manager L  
Adjust Music Volume Louder or Softer Tools->Music/Sound->Music Volume Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down  
Adjust Song Speed Faster or Slower Tools->Music/Sound->Playback Speed Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right  
Assist Tick - Beats Plays tick sound on each beat marker Tools->Music/Sound->Assist Tick->beats F3  
Assist Tick - Arrows Plays tick sound on each arrow Tools->Music/Sound->Assist Tick->arrows F4  
Autofill Beats BPM and Gap Finder and Editor, advanced beat insertion Tools->Autofill Beats A  
Nudge Beats Moves beat markers back and forth Tools->Nudge->Away/Closer F11/F12 or F7/F8 Shift+MWHEEL
Grow Beats Slightly expands/shrinks beats from current location to given BPM Tools->Grow->[quick/region] G Ctrl+MWHEEL
Wave Filter DSP to remove noise from wave and emphasize beats Tools->Wave Filter I  
Grid Draws grid and displays individual beat stats Tools->Grid->Enable Shift+TAB  
Options Opens Options Menu Tools->Options…   Alt…T…O
Clear History Clear Undo/Redo History Tools-> Clear History Ctrl+Shift+Delete  
         
Help Menu
About Box Displays About Box and Version Info Help->About    
         
Keyboard/Mouse Functions
Music Seek Scrolls to any part of the music   Mouse Scroll  
Music Seek 2 Scrolls to next page or measure   PgUp/PgDn  
Music Seek 3 Scrolls to beginning/End   Home/End  
Drag Object Drags selected beats   Mouse Drag  
Select Object Selects Object (if trying to select beat, arrows need to be disabled)   Left Click  
Select Multiple Selects objects   Ctrl+Left Click  
Box Select Selects Objects within the box   Mouse Drag in the shape of a box  
Insert Arrows Inserts LDUR Arrows at current position (default: toggle insert)   1, 2, 3, 4  
Insert Freeze Inserts freeze arrow   1, 2, 3, 4 + [down/up] or [MWHEEL]  
Insert Mine Inserts mine bomb   Shift+ 1, 2, 3, 4  
Nudge 2 Nudge beats from selected beat   Select Beat then follow instructions for nudge  
Grow 2 Grows beat from selected beat   Select Beat then follow Instructions for Grow  
Grow 3 Grows beats at selection only   Select beats, then follow instructions for Grow