Find macOS shortcuts for switching views, navigating history, opening Inspector tabs, and working with observation tables. Availability depends on the active view or table.
Main views
Command
Shortcut
Result
View › Real Time
⌘1
Opens Real Time
View › Historical
⌘2
Opens Historical
View › Observations
⌘3
Opens Observations
View › Map
⌘4
Opens Map
View › Dashboard View › Large or Compact
—
Switches the dashboard layout
Periods
These View menu commands change the period in the active Historical or Observations view.
Command
Shortcut
Available in
View › Last 24 Hours
⌃⌘1
Historical
View › Day
⌃⌘2
Historical and Observations
View › Last 7 Days
⌃⌘3
Historical
View › Week
⌃⌘4
Historical and Observations
View › Month
⌃⌘5
Historical and Observations
View › Year
⌃⌘6
Historical and Observations
View › All
⌃⌘7
Observations
Historical navigation
Command
Shortcut
Result
View › Previous Day, Previous Week, Previous Month, or Previous Year
⌘←
Moves to the previous available historical period
View › Next Day, Next Week, Next Month, or Next Year
⌘→
Moves to the next available historical period
The exact label follows the current calendar period. The View menu also provides date selection and Jump To commands for stored periods.
Inspectors
Command
Shortcut
Result
View › Show Inspector / Hide Inspector
⌃⌘I
Shows or hides the Inspector
View › Inspectors › Observation
⌘⌥1
Opens the Inspector and selects Observation
View › Inspectors › Weather Station
⌘⌥2
Opens the Inspector and selects Weather Station
View › Inspectors › Data
⌘⌥3
Opens the Inspector and selects Data
Windows and files
Command
Shortcut
Result
File › New Window
⌘N
Opens another window
File › New Window With…
—
Opens a new window for a chosen station
File › Save Snapshot…
—
Saves an image of the active dashboard
File › Back Up Database…
—
Backs up the selected station database
File › Restore Backup…
—
Opens a station backup for review and restore
Window › Activity Progress
—
Shows current activity
Window › Show Main Window
—
Opens or brings forward a main window
Station and data
The Station menu contains Weather Station, Add Station…, Rename Station…, Update Station Location…, and Refresh Stations.
The Data menu contains the active view’s refresh command, history downloads, Recalculate Summaries, and Optimize Storage…. Airport history uses Download All Available History; other providers use Download Older Data. Stopped resumable work can show Resume.
Command
Shortcut
Result
Data › Refresh Real Time
⌘R
Refreshes data while Real Time is active
Data › Refresh Historical
⌘R
Refreshes data while Historical or Observations is active
Data › Refresh Stations
⌘R
Refreshes station metadata while Map is active
Table actions
Command
Shortcut
Result
Edit › Copy
⌘C
Copies the selected observation rows as CSV
Edit › Select All
⌘A
Selects all rows in the active table
Edit › Deselect All
⇧⌘A
Clears the current table selection
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