Keyboard commands

A bare key name presses that key by itself. A modifier followed by a key combines them into one chord (e.g., holding CTRL while pressing c).

Modifiers

Modifiers are special keys used in combination with other keys to perform shortcuts.

Modifier	Meaning
`CTRL` / `CONTROL`	Control key
`SHIFT`	Shift key
`ALT`	Alt key
`GUI` / `WINDOWS` / `COMMAND`	The Windows key on Windows/Linux, Command key on macOS
`CTRL SHIFT`, `ALT SHIFT`, `COMMAND CTRL`, `COMMAND OPTION`, `COMMAND CTRL SHIFT`	Pre-combined modifier chords, used the same way as a single modifier
`CTRL ALT DELETE`	Built-in three-key Secure Attention Sequence shortcut

Modifiers in Action

Below are examples of how to use each modifier key to trigger common operating system shortcuts.

REM Set typing speed for injected strings
SET_SPEED $Human

REM Select all text and copy it to the clipboard
CTRL a
DELAY 100
CTRL c

ctrl-example.mantis

1REM Set typing speed for injected strings
2SET_SPEED $Human
3
4REM Select all text and copy it to the clipboard
5CTRL a
6DELAY 100
7CTRL c

REM Set typing speed
SET_SPEED $Human

REM Open the Windows Run dialog
GUI r
DELAY 500

REM Type a command and execute
STRINGLN calc.exe

gui-example.mantis

1REM Set typing speed
2SET_SPEED $Human
3
4REM Open the Windows Run dialog
5GUI r
6DELAY 500
7
8REM Type a command and execute
9STRINGLN calc.exe

REM Use ALT to cycle through open windows (Alt-Tab)
ALT TAB

alt-example.mantis

1REM Use ALT to cycle through open windows (Alt-Tab)
2ALT TAB

REM Set typing speed
SET_SPEED $Human

REM Open Task Manager on Windows using a 3-key chord
CTRL SHIFT ESCAPE
DELAY 1000

REM Built-in command for the Windows Security screen
CTRL ALT DELETE

combinations.mantis

1REM Set typing speed
2SET_SPEED $Human
3
4REM Open Task Manager on Windows using a 3-key chord
5CTRL SHIFT ESCAPE
6DELAY 1000
7
8REM Built-in command for the Windows Security screen
9CTRL ALT DELETE

These keys allow you to move the cursor, select text, and manage UI menus without a mouse.

Keys
`UPARROW`, `DOWNARROW`, `LEFTARROW`, `RIGHTARROW`
`PAGEUP`, `PAGEDOWN`, `HOME`, `END`
`INSERT`, `DELETE` / `DEL`, `BACKSPACE`, `TAB`, `SPACE`, `ENTER`, `ESCAPE`
`PAUSE_BREAK`, `PRINTSCREEN`, `MENU APP`
`CAPSLOCK`, `NUMLOCK`, `SCROLLOCK`

Editing Example

You can combine navigation keys with modifiers to perform complex text editing very quickly.

REM Set typing speed
SET_SPEED $Human

REM Type out a sentence
STRING This is a mistake.
DELAY 200

REM Jump to the start of the current line
HOME
DELAY 100

REM Hold SHIFT and jump to the end to highlight the whole line
SHIFT END
DELAY 100

REM Delete the highlighted text
DELETE

editing.mantis

1REM Set typing speed
2SET_SPEED $Human
3
4REM Type out a sentence
5STRING This is a mistake.
6DELAY 200
7
8REM Jump to the start of the current line
9HOME
10DELAY 100
11
12REM Hold SHIFT and jump to the end to highlight the whole line
13SHIFT END
14DELAY 100
15
16REM Delete the highlighted text
17DELETE

Function keys

F1 through F12 are all available as bare key presses to trigger application-specific shortcuts.

REM Refresh the current web page
F5
DELAY 500

REM Toggle full-screen mode in browsers
F11

function-keys.mantis

1REM Refresh the current web page
2F5
3DELAY 500
4
5REM Toggle full-screen mode in browsers
6F11

Keyboard commands

Modifiers

Modifiers in Action

Navigation & editing keys

Editing Example

Function keys