LD Keyboard Shortcuts
Use these keyboard shortcuts in Ladder Diagram (LD) POUs to perform many editing operations and navigate the elements making up a diagram. When navigating an LD diagram, the arrow keys enable moving up and down and left and right from rung to rung and from element to element. Enable navigating in a diagram by clicking in the language container.
These keyboard shortcuts are available for use with the LD language. Some shortcuts do not apply or may differ while debugging.
Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl+A | Selects all rungs (not available while debugging) |
Ctrl+C | Copies the selected elements to the clipboard (not available while debugging) |
Ctrl+V | Pastes elements saved on the clipboard to the insertion point (not available while debugging) |
Ctrl+X | Cuts the selected elements to the clipboard (not available while debugging) |
Ctrl+Y | Redoes the previous command (not available while debugging) |
Ctrl+Z | Undoes the previous command (not available while debugging) |
Shift+Ctrl+Alt+G | Enables/disables the grid in rungs (only available when the Display Grid property is set to True) |
Shift+Alt+Enter | Toggles between full-screen and windowed modes |
Ctrl+R | Toggles between Auto-Input and Manual-Input. Auto-Input automatically opens the Block Selector and Variable Selector (not available while debugging). |
Ctrl+B | Bolds selected comment text (not available while debugging) |
Ctrl+I | Italicizes selected comment text (not available while debugging) |
Ctrl+U | Underlines selected comment text (not available while debugging) |
Enter | Calls the Variable/Block selector depending on the selected element (not available while debugging) |
Space Bar | For coils or contacts, toggles between the available types (not available while debugging) |
Ctrl+0 | Inserts a rung below a selected rung. When no rung is selected, a rung is added at the end of the rung list (not available while debugging). |
Ctrl+Alt+0 | Inserts a rung above a selected rung. When no rung is selected, a rung is added at the end of the rung list (not available while debugging). |
Ctrl+1 | Inserts a branch after a selected element (not available while debugging) |
Ctrl+Alt+1 | Inserts a branch before a selected element (not available while debugging) |
Ctrl+2 | Inserts a block after a selected element. When a branch is selected, a block is inserted on the branch (not available while debugging). |
Ctrl+Alt+2 | Inserts a block before a selected element. When a branch is selected, a block is inserted on the branch (not available while debugging). |
Ctrl+3 | Inserts a contact after a selected element. When a branch is selected, a contact is inserted on the branch (not available while debugging). |
Ctrl+Alt+3 | Inserts a contact before a selected element. When a branch is selected, a contact is inserted on the branch (not available while debugging). |
Ctrl+4 | When a rung or the last element on a rung is selected, inserts a coil at the end of the rung. When the last element selected on a rung is a branch, a coil is inserted on the branch (not available while debugging). |
Ctrl+5 | When a rung or the last element on a rung is selected, inserts a jump at the end of the rung. When the last element selected on a rung is a branch, a jump is inserted on the branch (not available while debugging). |
Ctrl+6 | When a rung or the last element on a rung is selected, inserts a return at the end of the rung. When the last element selected on a rung is a branch, a return is inserted on the branch (not available while debugging). |
Ctrl+7 | When an element is selected, surrounds the element with a branch (not available while debugging). |
Ctrl+Page Up | Jumps to the top of the language container |
Ctrl+Page Down | Jumps to the bottom of the language container |
Ctrl+Up Arrow | Slowly scrolls up. |
Ctrl+Down Arrow | Slowly scrolls down. |
Ctrl+Left Arrow | Slowly scrolls left. |
Ctrl+Right Arrow | Slowly scrolls right. |
Up Arrow | Moves up the elements. |
Down Arrow | Moves down the elements. |
Left Arrow | Moves to the left across the elements. |
Right Arrow | Moves to the right across the elements. |
Alt+Up Arrow | Selects the previous rung. When no element or rung is selected, selects the last rung. |
Alt+Down Arrow | Selects the next rung. When no element or rung is selected, selects the first rung. |
Alt+Left Arrow | Selects the rung of the selected element. When no element is selected, selects the first rung. |
Alt+Right Arrow | Selects the rung of the selected element. When no element is selected, selects the first rung. |
Shift+Up Arrow | Scrolls up |
Shift+Down Arrow | Scrolls down |
Shift+Left Arrow | Scrolls left |
Shift+Right Arrow | Scrolls right |
Delete | Removes a selected rung or element (not available while debugging) |
Ctrl+D | Edits the comment of the selected rung (not available while debugging) |
Ctrl+T | Only available in debug mode for the Boolean data type. Toggles the logical value of a selected contact, coil or block input. |
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