Listed Below are several common McIDAS-X commands, followed by a brief description of the corresponding method used in McIDAS-V.

• DATALOC ADD - Enter server and dataset information in the chooser, or use the ADD ADDE Servers... button in the ADDE Servers tab of the User Preferences window.
• DATALOC LIST - Select server in chooser and use Dataset pull down menu to view available datasets.
• DSINFO - Select the chooser with the data you want to view (Image, Point, etc.), connect to the server and view "Data" type list to see available descriptors.
• DSSERVE ADD - Open the Local ADDE Data Manager and select File -> New Local Dataset.
• DSSERVE DEL - Open the Local ADDE Data Manager and select which dataset to delete by clicking on the dataset and then selecting Edit -> Remove Selection.
• DSSERVE LIST - Open the Local ADDE Data Manager, which lists all of the remote datasets.

• A, B, L - Use the Time Animation Widget above the 3D display to control the looping.
• D - Use the middle mouse button click option to probe the data in the Main Display window.
• E - Move the mouse anywhere over the image, and the lat/lon readout will be displayed at the bottom of the Main Display window.
• K, W - Use the Layer Visibility checkboxes in the Legend to control the visibility status of images, maps, and other layers in the Main Display window.
• O - Use Layer checkboxes in the Legend to control visibility, or right-click on the item in the Legend, and use the View->Bring View to Front option to reorganize layers.

• GRDDISP - Use the Gridded Data Chooser to select a Catalog and Data Source.
• GRDIMG - Once the gridded data is loaded in the Field Selector, select which field to display, and select Color-Shaded Plan View in the Displays panel.

• IMGDISP - Use the Satellite Imagery chooser to select dataset, add the data, and load the image(s).
• IMGFILT - Once the data is loaded in the Field Selector, select Formulas->Imagery->Image Filters.
• IMGLIST - After the Image Type is chosen, select the Absolute Times tab to view the list of available times of the data.
• IMGOPER - Many formulas are built into McIDAS-V, which can be accessed in the Field Selector tab of the Data Explorer. You can also create and edit formulas and Jython methods.
• IMGPLOT - Use the Transect/Probe displays.
• IMGPROBE - Click the middle mouse button over the image or use Data Probe/Time Series display.
• IMGREMAP - Use the Projections menu to create or change projections.

• COMBINE - Once the data source is loaded into the Field Selector, select Formulas->Imagery->RGB in the Data Sources panel. When you click Create Display, a second Field Selector window will pop-up for selecting the red, green, and blue fields. After the fields are selected, the image will be displayed.
• EB - Change the range of the data being display by interactively modifying the color bar, or click the Change button next to Contour in the Layer Controls tab to open the Contour Properties Editor.
• EU LIST - Right-click on the color table in the Legend or Layer Controls to get a list of available color tables.
• EU MAKE - Use the Tools->Color Table Editor menu item.
• EU REST - Right-click on the color table in the Legend or Layer Controls and select a new enhancement.
• EU SAVE - Use the Tools->Color Table Editor menu item. Here, you can create/modify an existing color bar. To save, click File -> Save As.

• PTDISP - Use the Point Observations->Plot/Contour chooser to select data, and display Point Data as a Point Data Plot and choose your layout model for how to plot your point data. Use the Tools->Layout Model Editor menu item to create/edit a new layout model.
• PTCON - Use the Point Observations->Plot/Contour chooser to select data. In the Field Selector, select a parameter under Gridded Fields, and select which Display and Level to use.
• SFCCON - Use the Point Observations->Plot/Contour chooser to select surface data. Select a parameter under Gridded Fields, and choose Contour Plan View.
• SFCLIST - Use the Point Observations->Plot/Contour chooser to select surface data. Select Point Data as your field. Display the Point Data as a Point Data List. The chart of surface data will be listed in the Layer Controls tab of the Data Explorer.
• SFCPLOT - Use the Point Observations->Plot/Contour chooser to select surface data. Display Point Data as a Point Data Plot, and choose layout model for how to plot the point data. Use the Tools->Layout Model Editor menu item to create/edit a new layout model.
• SFCRPT - Weather Text Products Display (Tools->Text Data->Weather Text Products (from server)). Select Observed Data->Sounding Data, and the station in the Locations tab.

• HODO - Use the Point Observations->Soundings chooser to select upper air data. Create a Skew-T in the Field Selector tab. Once the Skew-T is created in the Layer Controls tab, select the Hodograph tab above the image.
• PTDISP - Use the Point Observations->Plot/Contour chooser to select data, and display Point Data as a Point Data Plot and choose your layout model for how to plot your point data. Use the Tools->Layout Model Editor menu item to create/edit a new layout model.
• PTCON - Use the Point Observations->Plot/Contour chooser to select data. In the Field Selector, select a parameter under Gridded Fields, and select which Display and Level to use.
• RAOBCON - Use the Point Observations->Soundings chooser to select upper air data. Use the Gridded Fields to display contours in the Plan View Display.
• RAOBPLOT - Use the Point Observations->Soundings chooser to select upper air data. Display Point Data as a Point Data Plot, and choose a layout model for how to plot the point data. Use the Tools->Layout Model Editor to create/edit a new layout model.
• RAOBPRT - Weather Text Products Display (Tools->Text Data->Weather Text Products (from server)). Select Observed Data->Sounding Data, and the station in the Locations tab).
• UAEDIT - Use the Point Observations->Soundings chooser to select upper air data. Create a Skew-T in the Field Selector tab of the Data Explorer. Once the Skew-T is displayed, it can be interactively modified by clicking and dragging on the temperature and dew point temperature profiles.
• UALIST - Use the Point Observations->Plot/Contour chooser, and select upper air data from the Server/Dataset chosen. In the Field Selector, select Point Data as the Field, Point Data List as the display, and the Level for the data to be displayed.
• UAPLOT - Use the Point Observations->Soundings chooser to select upper air data. Create a Skew-T in the Field Selector tab of the Data Explorer.

• EG - Click the Remove all layers button in the Main Display window, select Edit->Remove->All Layers in the Main Display window, or click the trash can icon next to the item in the Legend.
• HELP - Click the Help menu in the Main Display window and select User's Guide or Getting Started. Also, you can click on the question mark icon in the bottom right corner of the Data Explorer to open the User's Guide to the section appropriate to what is being viewed.
• Scheduler (SKED, SKE, SKL, SKU) - Set up polling options in data sources (right-click on the Data Source in the Field Selector and select Properties), or run background scripts through cron. Active polling can be used to automatically reload data at a set interval.
• WWDISP - Shape files from the General->Catalogs chooser.
• NAVDISP - TLE files from the Satellite->Orbit Tracks chooser. The TLE files can be loaded via a local file, ADDE, or a URL.
• ZA - Text option in the Drawing Controls (Display->Draw Freely).
• ZLM, CW - Shape options in the Drawing Controls (Display->Draw Freely).