The Esc Key

The Esc key provides a powerful general-purpose means to “escape from” your current activity. Depending on the activity you’re presently engaged in, Sketchpad’s response to the Esc key varies, but in general, Esc reverts Sketchpad to a less “special” state. Each press of the Esc key performs one of the following actions:

· If a caption is being edited, Esc stops editing the caption.

· If the Arrow tool is not active, Esc activates the Arrow tool.

· If any object is selected, Esc deselects all objects.

· If any object is animating, Esc stops all animations.

· If any traces are visible, Esc erases all traces.

Press Esc repeatedly to revert your document to a “normal” state, with no objects animating, no traces visible, no objects selected, and the Arrow tool active.