| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| S | Add a 9V Straight track |
| L | Add a 9V Left curved track |
| R | Add a 9V Right curved track |
| Y | Add a 9V rail point track extending to the left like the top left stroke of the Y |
| K | Add a 9V rail point track extending to the right like the top stroke of the K |
| X | Add a 9V cross track, crossed as a X |
| F | Add a Flex track |
| ↑ | Move the selection up |
| ↓ | Move the selection down |
| ← | Move the selection left |
| → | Move the selection right |
| Page Up | Bring the selection to the front |
| Page Down | Send the selection to the back |
| Numpad 0 | Rotate the selection to the left (counter-clockwise) |
| Numpad . or space | Rotate the selection to the right (clockwise) |
| ↵ | Change the active connection point of the selected part to the next connection point (of the same part) |
| Backspace or Delete | Delete the current selection |
The button 1 let you restore all the preferences to their default values, as when you installed BlueBrick for the first time. The button 2 let you restore only the preferences displayed on the current visible category.
Adding Shortcut Keys can be done using the four drop down menus at the bottom of the Shortcut list. Choose each the Key on you keyboard to which you would like to assign the function 3, then which function this key is supposed to perform 4, the part or set number which it will use 5 if needed, and the connection type that should be used during the action 6 if needed. To complete the addition Press the "Add Shortcut" button 7.
Note that a short cut can not be edited once it has been created. You must delete the shortcut you want to change, and create a new one. To delete a shortcut, select it and press the "Remove Shortcut" button 8. You can also delete or reassign the default shortcuts if you don't like them.
These changes will be permanent once you press the "OK" button. If you press "Cancel" the changes will be discarded.