Keyboard Shortcuts for FinishLynx Software

FinishLynx is a powerful software application used to capture photo-finish results for a number of sports and high-speed applications. It interfaces with many database programs and supports a variety of plug-ins and third-party hardware. As a result, the software menus and interface can be intimidating for some new users. That’s why we’ve created keyboard shortcuts.

These FinishLynx shortcuts allow users to quickly perform some of the most common commands found during event captures, such as arming or saving an event. The software also allows users to program their own custom shortcuts called “hot-keys.” A list of pre-programmed commands can be found in the table below. See the video for more information about how to program your own hot-keys in the FinishLynx software using the Hidden Settings feature.

Modifier	Key	Command	Explanation	Menu
CTRL +	A	Arm	Arms the current event to accept the next Start Signal	Event
CTRL +	C	Copy	Copies currently highlighted text to the clipboard	Edit
ALT +	C	Crop	Crops a right-mouse-button-defined area of the image window	Image
ALT +	E	Refresh All	Refreshes data to ALL scoreboards	Scoreboard
CTRL +	F	Full Screen	Displays the Image data from Camera 1 full screen	Image
ALT +	F	Finish	Uses next beam break from photo cell to stop running time	Scoreboard
CTRL +	G	Full Screen #2	Displays the Image data from Camera 2 full screen	Image
ALT +	H	Hold Results	Pauses sending results outputs to connected scoreboards	Scoreboard
ALT +	I	Initialize	Sends an initialization string to clear all data from scoreboards	Scoreboard
CTRL +	L	Reload	Use this feature to load the latest information that the capture computer has stored in the .evn file. Useful when using Reader mode & Time Trial mode together, because starts can come in after the Reader mode computer opens the event.	File
ALT +	L	Use Current Event	When multiple event windows are open simultaneously, this command will connect the scoreboard the currently active window	Laptime
CTRL +	N	New	Opens a new event and Arms it to receive the next Start Signal	File
CTRL +	O	Open	Opens a previously saved event	File
ALT +	O	Open Recent	Displays a list of the most recently accessed events	File
ALT +	P	Pause	Pauses the Running Time on active scoreboards	Scoreboard
CTRL +	R	Remove Overlays	Removes all overlays currently visible in the image window	Image
ALT +	R	Run	Forces display of the current Running Time	Scoreboard
CTRL +	S	Save	Saves the currently active event	File
ALT +	S	Stop	Stops the current Running Time on active scoreboards	Scoreboard
CTRL +	T	Set Current Start	(Time Trial Mode) Set the current start time for on-screen running time, scoreboard running time, and LapTime event generation	Event
ALT +	T	Toggle Capture	Switches Capture on or off dependent on current state	Event
CTRL +	V	Paste	Pastes the contents of the clipboard	Edit
CTRL +	W	Close Window	Closes the current event window – will prompt for save	File
ALT +	W	Manual Wind	Forces FinishLynx to get the current wind reading	Event
CTRL +	X	Cut	Cuts currently highlighted text to the clipboard	Edit
CTRL +	Z	Undo	Undoes last editing action.	Edit

Add Custom Keyboard Shortcuts to FinishLynx under the Hidden Settings

Backup Language Files (.lng) for FinishLynx

Any changes made inside the Hidden Settings menu will be saved to your language file inside the FinishLynx software directory. If for some reason you need to download a new language file (to replace or restore the system defaults), you can find the files for each language below. English-language users should download the en_US file.