Shortcut Keys

The following tables list the shortcut keys that you can use in the Main Window of the Sysmac Studio.
You can change the keyboard mapping of some shortcut keys.

Basic Operations

Default key/shortcut key

Operation Menu command
setting
Displaying help information F1 Help − Help Contents
Inserting Insert None
Deleting Delete Edit − Delete
Moving the cursor up one cell ↑ None
Moving the cursor down one cell ↓ None
Moving the cursor right one cell → None
Moving the cursor left one cell ← None
Moving the cursor to the beginning of the row Home None
Moving the cursor to the end of the row End None
Placing the cursor in Edit Mode F2 None
Confirming Edit Mode Enter None
Moving the cursor to and from the menus Alt None
Moving the cursor to the next category Tab None
Moving the cursor to the previous category Shift + Tab None
Moving the cursor to the next lower level at an → None
expanded item
Expanding the lower level at a collapsed item → None
Collapsing the lower level at an expanded ← None
item
Moving the cursor to the next higher level at a ← None
collapsed item
Displaying/hiding the Output Tab Page Alt + 3 View − Output Tab Page
Displaying the Watch Tab Page Alt + 4 View − Watch Tab Page
Displaying/hiding the Cross Reference Tab Alt + 5 View − Cross Reference Tab Page
Page
Displaying/hiding the Build Tab Page Alt + 6 View − Build Tab Page
Displaying/hiding the Search and Replace Alt + 7 View − Search and Replace Results
Results Tab Page Tab Page
Opening the Simulation Pane Alt + 8 View − Simulation Pane
Displaying the Differential Monitor Tab Page Alt + 9 View − Differential Monitor
Displaying the Smart Project Search Dialog Ctrl + Shift + F View − Smart Project Search
Box
Displaying a thumbnail index of recently Ctrl + Shift + H View − Recently Closed Windows
closed windows
Jumping to the Multiview Explorer Shift + Alt + L Edit − Jump to Multiview Explorer
Enlarging the display Alt + → View − Zoom − Zoom In
Reducing the display Alt + ← View − Zoom − Zoom Out
Zooming the display to fit the window width Alt + ↑ View − Zoom − Zoom to Fit
 Default key/shortcut key
Operation Menu command
setting
Restoring the default zoom setting Alt + ↓ View − Zoom − Zoom Reset
Moving to the next page PageDown None
Moving to previous page PageUp None
Selecting a menu command Alt + First underlined letter of the None
command
Saving a project Ctrl + S File − Save
Printing Ctrl + P File − Print
Undoing Ctrl + Z Edit − Undo
Redoing Ctrl + Y Edit − Redo
Cutting Ctrl + X Edit − Cut
Copying Ctrl + C Edit − Copy
Pasting Ctrl + V Edit − Paste
Selecting everything Ctrl + A Edit − Select All
Deleting to the left of the cursor BackSpace None
Inverting an input or output to a NOT input or / None
NOT output
Copying with dependents Ctrl + Shift + C None
Deleting a global variable (including external Ctrl + Shift + Delete None
variable)

Editing Programs

Default key/shortcut key

Operation Menu command
setting
Showing/hiding variable tables Ctrl + Shift + V View − Variable Table
Inserting a line below the cursor R None
Inserting a line above the cursor Shift + R None
Entering an N.O. input C None
Entering an N.C. input / None
Entering an OR with an N.O. input W None
Entering an OR with an N.C. input X None
Entering an output O None
Entering a NOT output Q None
Setting upward differentiation for an input Ctrl + Shift + U or @ None
Setting downward differentiation for an input Ctrl + Shift + D or % None
Calling a function block F None
Calling a function I None
Calling inline ST S None
Displaying the contents of a user-defined Ctrl + Shift + L None
function or function block
Restoring the previous display from a user- Ctrl + Shift + P None
defined function or function block
Editing variable comments Ctrl + Enter None
Jumping from the Ladder or ST Editor to a Ctrl + Alt + J None
variable table
Adding new members in the Data Type Editor Ctrl + I None
Checking all programs F7 Project − Check All Programs
 Default key/shortcut key
Operation Menu command
setting
Checking the selected programs Shift + F7 Project − Check Selected Programs
Building the project file F8 Project − Build
Aborting building Shift + F8 Project − Abort Build
Show Tooltip Shift + T None
Enter Element Comment Alt + Enter None

Searching and Replacing

Default key/shortcut key

Operation Menu command
setting
Searching and replacing Ctrl + F Edit − Search and Replace
Next Variable N None
Previous Variable B None
Next Input Ctrl + Shift + I None
Next Output Ctrl + Shift + O None
Retrace Search Space None
Specified Rung G Edit − Jump
Specified Comment L None
Search Next Alt + N, or F3 None
Search Previous Shift + F3 None

Online

Operation Default key/shortcut key setting Menu command

Going online Ctrl + W Controller − Online
Going offline Ctrl + Shift + W Controller − Offline
Changing to PROGRAM mode Ctrl + 1 Controller − Mode − PROGRAM
Changing to RUN mode Ctrl + 3 Controller − Mode − RUN
Synchronizing Ctrl + M Controller − Synchronization
Transferring Controller data from com- Ctrl + T Controller − Transfer − To Controller
puter to Controller
Transferring Controller data from Con- Ctrl + Shift + T Controller − Transfer − From Controller
troller to computer
Changing the selected program input or Ctrl + Shift + J Controller − Set/Reset − Set
output to TRUE
Changing the selected program input or Ctrl + Shift + K Controller − Set/Reset − Reset
output to FALSE
Forcing a selected input or output to Ctrl + J Controller − Forced Refreshing −
TRUE TRUE
Forcing a selected input or output to Ctrl + K Controller − Forced Refreshing −
FALSE FALSE
Canceling a selected input or output Ctrl + L Controller − Forced Refreshing −
that was forced to TRUE or FALSE Cancel
Starting online editing Ctrl + E Project − Online Edit − Start
 Operation Default key/shortcut key setting Menu command
Transferring changes made during Ctrl + Shift + E Project − Online Edit − Transfer
online editing
Canceling online editing Ctrl + U Project − Online Edit − Cancel
Jumping to the current online Edit Pane Ctrl + Shift + G Project − Online Edit − Go to Edit Pane

Simulation

Operation Default key/shortcut key setting Menu command

Executing a simulation F5 Simulation − Run
Pausing Ctrl + Alt + Break Simulation − Pause
Stopping Shift + F5 Simulation − Stop
Stepping in F11 Simulation − Step In
Step execution F10 Simulation − Step Execution
Stepping out Shift + F11 Simulation − Step Out
Displaying the Breakpoint Window Alt + F9 Simulation − Breakpoint Window
Setting/clearing a breakpoint at the cur- F9 Simulation − Set/Clear Breakpoints
sor position
Clearing all breakpoints Ctrl + Shift + F9 Simulation − Clear All Breakpoints

SD Memory Card

Operation Default key/shortcut key setting Menu command

Going back Alt + ← None
Going forward Alt + → None
Moving up Backspace None
Refreshing F5 None
Displaying properties Alt + Enter None
Formatting Ctrl + Alt + A None
Deleting Delete None
Copying Ctrl + C None
Pasting Ctrl + V None
Creating a folder Ctrl + Alt + F None
Renaming F2 None
Ending Alt + F4 None