Keyboard shortcuts

The following table introduces the keyboard shortcuts that apply universally.
Keyboard shortcuts
Name
Keyboard Shortcut
Description
Select all
Ctrl+A
Selects all elements on the current page.
Show/hide bottom panes
Ctrl+Shift+B
Displays or hides the panes that are last pinned at the bottom of the user interface (UI).
Copy
Ctrl+C
Copies the selected element to the clipboard.
Show/hide pane
Ctrl+Shift+C
Displays or hides the selected pane.
Find references
Ctrl+E
Finds all references to the selected variable.
Select variable
Ctrl+L
Opens
Select variable
from the ladder diagram (LD), function block diagram (FBD), or structured text (ST) editor to select a variable for the selected operand.
Show/hide left panes
Ctrl+Shift+L
Displays or hides the panes that are last pinned to the left side of the UI.
Toggle inline value display
Ctrl+M
Displays or hides the values of the variables.
New project
Ctrl+N
Opens
New project
to create a project when no project is opened.
Open project
Ctrl+O
Opens
Open project
to select and open a recently opened project when no project is opened.
Pin/unpin panes
Ctrl+Shift+P
Pins or unpins the selected pane.
Add rung
Ctrl+R
Adds a rung below the selected rung in the LD editor.
Show/hide right panes
Ctrl+Shift+R
Displays or hides the panes that are last pinned to the right of the UI.
Save
Ctrl+S
Saves the controller project.
Save as
Ctrl+Shift+S
Saves a copy of the controller project.
Toggle bit
Ctrl+T
Switches a Boolean variable between on and off states.
Paste
Ctrl+V
Pastes the selected element to the selected position.
New variable
Ctrl+W
Opens
New variable
to create a variable at the current location in the LD, FBD, or ST editor.
Cut
Ctrl+X
Cuts the selected element to the clipboard.
Close pane
Ctrl+Shift+X
Closes the selected pane.
Redo
Ctrl+Y
Redoes the previous command.
Undo
Ctrl+Z
Undoes the previous command.
Show
Connection
Ctrl+Alt+C
  • Displays the
    Connection
    pane if it is hidden.
  • Highlights the
    Connection
    if it is already opened.
Show
Error list
Ctrl+Alt+E
Displays the
Error list
page when the
Output
pane is selected.
Show
Log
Ctrl+Alt+L
Displays the
Log
page when the
Output
pane is selected.
Show/hide
Project Organizer
Ctrl+Alt+P
Displays or hides
Project Organizer
.
Show
Console
Ctrl+Alt+S
Displays the
Console
page when the
Output
pane is selected.
Zoom in
Ctrl++
Zooms in the language editor.
Zoom out
Ctrl+-
Zooms out the language editor.
Previous tab
Ctrl+[
Goes to the previous tab.
Next tab
Ctrl+]
Goes to the next tab.
Close and exit
Ctrl+F4
Closes the controller project and
FactoryTalk Design Workbench
.
Close current tab
Ctrl+Shift+F4
Closes the current tab.
Show tab list
Ctrl+F10
Shows a list of opened tabs to view or close.
Close project
Alt+F4
Closes the current project and returns to the welcome page.
View properties
Alt+Enter
Shows the properties of the selected element in the
Properties
pane.
Highlight
Toolbox
Alt+Insert
Opens and highlights
Toolbox
.
Alt+Insert
has the same effect as
Insert
.
Show/hide FBD grid
Shift+*
Displays or hides the grids in the FBD editor.
Open
Device
menu
Alt+D
Opens the
Device
menu from the menu bar.
Open
Edit
menu
Alt+E
Opens the
Edit
menu from the menu bar.
Open
File
menu
Alt+F
Opens the
File
menu from the menu bar.
Go to rung
Alt+G
Opens
Go to Rung
to enter a rung number to go to.
Open
Help
menu
Alt+H
Opens the
Help
menu from the menu bar.
Open
View
menu
Alt+V
Opens the
View
menu from the menu bar.
Open
Window
menu
Alt+W
Opens the
Window
menu from the menu bar.
Open Help
F1
Opens the context-sensitive Help of
FactoryTalk Design Workbench
.
Edit
F2
Edit the content at the current location.
Delete
Delete
  • Deletes the selected element in the LD or FBD editor.
  • Deletes the selected content or the content to the right of the cursor in the ST editor.
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