{"id":2634,"date":"2008-06-02T16:01:05","date_gmt":"2008-06-02T23:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Siemens-PLM-Corporate-Blog\/New-UI-for-Solid-Edge-with-Synchronous-Technology\/ba-p\/333636"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:22:16","slug":"new-ui-for-solid-edge-with-synchronous-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/news\/new-ui-for-solid-edge-with-synchronous-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"New UI for Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>I am a keyboard short-cut kind of user. My favorite command in Microsoft Word was Alt+I, I which would allow me to add a hyperlink to text. When I switched to Microsoft Office 2007, it took me several frustrated tries to find my favorite command. Microsoft changed it to Alt+N, I. As mentioned earlier today in Dan Staples presentation, Siemens PLM Software licensed the Microsoft interface for Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology. In an afternoon session Kyle Aruda provided users a deep-dive on the new UI. Unlike Microsoft, Solid Edge elected to move to a gray\/silver color versus the traditional blue.<BR \/><BR \/><A href=\"http:\/\/siemens.pmhclients.com\/images\/uploads\/WindowsLiveWriterNewUIforSolidEdgewithSynchronousTechnolo_C851UI_2.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><\/A><A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2008\/06\/WindowsLiveWriterNewUIforSolidEdgewithSynchronousTechnolo_C851UI_thumb.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2445\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2008\/06\/WindowsLiveWriterNewUIforSolidEdgewithSynchronousTechnolo_C851UI_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"WindowsLiveWriterNewUIforSolidEdgewithSynchronousTechnolo_C851UI_thumb\" width=\"404\" height=\"304\" \/><\/A>&nbsp;<BR \/><BR \/>I know the software is not yet available, however here are a <STRONG>few tips for Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology users:<\/STRONG><BR \/><UL><BR \/>\t<LI>For anyone that likes keyboard shortcuts like me, hit the Alt button and it will show you what key is used for each tab<\/LI><BR \/>\t<LI>Find ANY favorite command, right click and add to the Quick Access toolbar<\/LI><BR \/>\t<LI>If you create a keyboard shortcut, Solid Edge will put it in the interface for you<\/LI><BR \/>\t<LI>Esc Key and Space bar will become your friends<\/LI><BR \/>\t<LI>You are going to love Fence-select<\/LI><BR \/><\/UL><BR \/>&nbsp;<BR \/><\/P><DIV id=\"scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:b7a36858-84b5-4b4e-b6a9-b53c3dc79e9d\" class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" style=\"padding-right: 0px;padding-left: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;margin: 0px;padding-top: 0px\">Technorati Tags: <A rel=\"tag nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Siemens PLM Software\">Siemens PLM Software<\/A>,<A rel=\"tag nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Siemens\">Siemens<\/A>,<A rel=\"tag nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Solid Edg\">Solid Edg<\/A>,<A rel=\"tag nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Synchronous Technology\">Synchronous Technology<\/A>,<A rel=\"tag nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/plmconam08\">plmconam08<\/A><\/DIV><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am a keyboard short-cut kind of user. My favorite command in Microsoft Word was Alt+I, I which would allow me to add a hyperlink to text. 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