This page lists the keyboard shortcuts available from various windows of the Workbench Studio.

Common shortcuts

Shortcut

Command

Alt + Return

Edit properties

CTRL + A

Select All

CTRL + Alt + E

Open an Explorer window on the project

CTRL + C

Copy

CTRL + F

Find

CTRL + F3

Find next assignment

CTRL + F4

Close

CTRL + F7

Build program

CTRL + G

Display / hide grid

CTRL + Insert

Copy

CTRL + L

List of windows

CTRL + N

New

CTRL + O

Open

CTRL + P

Print

CTRL + S

Save

CTRL + SHIFT + F6

Previous tab

CTRL + F6

Next tab

CTRL + V

Paste

CTRL + X

Cut

CTRL + Y

Redo

CTRL + Z

Undo

Del

Delete

F1

Display the help

F2

Rename

F3

Find next

F6

Next window

F7

Build project

SHIFT + Del

Cut

SHIFT + F6

Previous window

SHIFT + Insert

Paste

Debugging

Shortcut

Command

CTRL + Alt + F4

Online change

CTRL + F5

Debug

CTRL + F8

Step Out

F4

Pause/resume

F5

Simulation

F8

Step In

F9

Set/Remove breakpoint

F11

Download

SHIFT + CTRL + F4

Start/stop application

SHIFT + F8

Step Over

FBD Editor (common)

Shortcut

Command

Arrows

Scroll window

CTRL + d

Display FBD execution order

CTRL + F2

Toggle bookmark

CTRL + page UP/DOWN

Go to previous/next section

Escape

Cancel linking/resizing/dragging

if selection: deselect

if no selection: select

Page UP/DOWN

Scroll page up/down

Return

Equivalent to double-click

SHIFT + CTRL + End

Select all items from mouse to end of document

SHIFT + CTRL + Home

Select all items from begin to mouse position

SHIFT + F2

Go to next bookmark

Tab

Select next position item

Tab + SHIFT

Select previous position item

FBD Editor (when editing)

Shortcut

Command

char

Start editing a symbol (variable, constant, instance...)

On jump/comment/break: open dialog box to enter text

CTRL + arrows

Align selected items

Del

Delete selection

SHIFT + arrows

Move selection

SHIFT + page UP/DOWN

Move selection (4 cells)

space

Swap item style

SHIFT + CTRL + down

Insert blank lines at the position of the mouse

FBD Editor (during debug)

Shortcut

Command

space

Swap TRUE/FALSE boolean value

*

Lock var

/

Unlock var

LD Editor (common)

Shortcut

Command

arrows

Move caret

CTRL + F2

Toggle bookmark

Page UP/DOWN

Scroll up/down

Return

Equivalent to double-click

SHIFT + arrows

Multiselect cells

SHIFT + Home

Select all items form left to caret

SHIFT + Page Up/Down

Selection Up/Down

SHIFT + F2

Go to next bookmark

LD Editor (when editing)

Shortcut

Command

char

Start editing a symbol

CTRL + D

Comment

CTRL + F8

Function block parallel

CTRL + R

Rung

CTRL + Shift + F4

Contact parallel

Del

Delete Selection

F4

Contact after

F8

Function block after

F9

Coil

Shift + F4

Contact before

Shift + F8

function block before

Shift + F9

Jump

Shift + Space

Horizontal line

space

swap item style

LD Editor (during debug)

Shortcut

Command

space

Swap TRUE/FALSE boolean value

*

Lock var

/

Unlock var

SFC Editor

Shortcut

Command

?

Show/Hide notes

arrows

Move caret

Page UP/DOWN

Scroll page up/down

Return

Equivalent to mouse double-click

SHIFT + arrows

Select multiple cells

SHIFT + Home

Select from left to caret

SHIFT + Page Up/Down

Selection Page Up/Down

c or C

Insert convergence

CTRL + return

Edit reference

d or D

Insert divergence

Del

Delete selection

i or I

Insert step initial

j or J

Insert jump

s or S

Insert Step

space

Swap item style

t or T

Insert Transition

x or X

Insert the left side corner of a divergence/convergence

ST Editor (common)

Shortcut

Command

Arrows

Move caret

CTRL + F2

Toggle bookmark

CTRL + left/right arrow

Go to previous/next word

SHIFT + arrows

Selection

SHIFT + F2

Go to next bookmark

SHIFT + CTRL + left/right arrow

Select previous/next word

ST Editor (when editing)

Shortcut

Command

.

Select member of a structure or instance

CTRL + space

Auto completion / select a variable

SHIFT + CTRL + space

Select a function or keyword

ST Editor (during debug)

Shortcut

Command

*

Lock variable

/

Unlock variable

Shift + double-click

Force a variable

Space

Toggle boolean value

Variable Editor (common)

Shortcut

Command

-

Collapse

+

Expand

Arrows

Move selection

CTRL + Home/End

Go to previous/next group

F12

Show/Hide columns

Page Up/Down

Scroll Page up/down

SHIFT + Tab

Move selection

Space

Line Selection/cell selection

Tab

Move selection to the right

Variable Editor (when editing)

Shortcut

Command

char

Start entering the contents of a cell

Del

Delete item

Insert

Inser new variable

Return

Enter new cell value

Variable Editor (during debug)

Shortcut

Command

*

Lock variable

/

Unlcok variable

Return

Open Control dialog box

Graphic Editor

Shortcut

Command

-

Zoom out

+

Zoom in

Arrow

Scroll

CTRL + F2

Toggle bookmark

CTRL + Page UP/DOWN

Resize selected items

CTRL + arrow

Align on main selected item

Del

Delete selection

escape

Cancel resizing/dragging

if selection: unselect

if no selection: select

SHIFT + CTRL + End

Select all items from mouse to end of document

SHIFT + CTRL + Home

Select all items from begin to mouse position

SHIFT + F2

Go to next bookmark

SHIFT + Page UP/DOWN

Offset selection

SHIFT + Arrow

Move selection

SHIFT + CTRL + Arrow

Resize selected items

Tab

Select next position item

Tab + Shift

Select previous position item

Keyboard shortcuts

IEC 61131-3 Automation platform > Keyboard shortcuts

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