Use the keyboard to navigate the Logix Designer application

Use the following keystrokes to navigate the Logix Designer application without a pointing device.
Key
Action
Delete
Delete the character after the caret.
Enter
Edit the current field.
Esc
Cancel the current action, including a mouse drag.
Right or Left arrow
Open or close the current folder (+ or - folder toggle) in the Controller Organizer, or navigate to the left or right in the editors or browsers.
Space
Display context-sensitive menus (this is the same as a right mouse click) in the Controller Organizer.
Tab
Advance the cursor forward through fields or buttons of a dialog box
Up or Down arrow
Navigate up and down in the various editors or browsers.
F1
Launch help.
F2
Edit the current field.
F3
Find the next search result.
F4
Navigate to the next error in the Output window's error list. This is an alternative to double-clicking on the errors in the Output window. Press
F4
repeatedly to navigate through all errors in the list. You can hide the Output window to gain screen space, and press
F4
to navigate through the errors. You can fix the errors as you scroll, or press
F4
and
shift-F4
to move back and forward through the list. The current error message is displayed on the status bar.
F6
Toggle between ladder editor panes.
Alt + Down Arrow
Access drop-down browsers or editors.
Alt + F
Locate the cursor on the
File
option on the main menu.
Alt + E
Locate the cursor on the
Edit
option on the main menu.
Alt + V
Locate the cursor on the
View
option on the main menu.
Alt + S
Locate the cursor on the
Search
option on the main menu.
Alt + L
Locate the cursor on the
Logic
option on the main menu.
Alt + C
Locate the cursor on the
Communications
option on the main menu.
Alt + T
Locate the cursor on the
Tools
option on the main menu.
Alt + W
Locate the cursor on the
Window
option on the main menu.
Alt + H
Locate the cursor on the
Help
option on the main menu.
Alt + Enter
Display the properties for the active routine.
Alt + Insert
Display the appropriate
Add Language Element
dialog box.
Alt + Tab
Switch between all running applications.
Alt + - (hyphen)
Open the
Control
menu for a child window from which you can move or resize the dialog box.
Alt + Space
Open the
Control
menu.
Alt + Drag
1
Move a copy of the value to another field or a copy of an object in the Controller Organizer.
Alt + 0
Toggle the
Controller Organizer
window.
Alt + 1
Toggle the
Output
window.
Alt + F4
Close the application in focus.
Ctrl + Enter
Apply modifications to element comment in the Ladder Editor and the tag description in the Tag Editor.
Ctrl + PageDown
Move to the next tab in a dialog box or routine window.
Ctrl + PageUp
Move to the previous tab in a dialog box or routine window.
Ctrl + Tab
Move between multiple views--for example, Ladder Editor, Tag Editor.
Ctrl + Drag
1
Move a copy of the value or an object in the Controller Organizer to another field.
Ctrl + Home
Select the element at the top left of the editor.
Ctrl + End
Select the element at the bottom right of the editor.
Ctrl + C
Perform a copy.
Ctrl + D
Edit a description.
Ctrl + E
Navigate to cross reference.
Ctrl + F
Display the
Find
dialog box.
Ctrl + G
Display the
Go To
dialog box.
Ctrl + H
Display the
Replace
dialog box.
Ctrl + I
Toggle between insert and append modes.
Ctrl + N
Create a new controller.
Ctrl + O
Open a controller.
Ctrl + P
Open the
Print
dialog box.
Ctrl + R
Insert a rung.
Ctrl + S
Save a controller project.
Ctrl + T
Toggle the bit.
Ctrl + V
Perform a paste.
Ctrl + W
Open the
New Tag
dialog box, where you can add a new tag.
Ctrl + X
Perform a cut.
Ctrl + Y
Perform a redo.
Ctrl + Z
Perform an undo.
Ctrl + F4
Close the window in focus.
Ctrl + F6
Toggle between multiple views--for example,
Ladder Editor
,
Tag Editor
.
Shift + Tab
Move the cursor backward through a the fields or buttons of a dialog box
Shift + F3
Find the previous search result.
Shift + F4
Navigate to the location in which the previous error occurred in the ladder, or navigate to the previous error in the Output window's error list.
Shift + F10
Display context-sensitive menus (this is the same as a right mouse click).
Shift + Ctrl + Tab
Move between multiple views in the opposite direction from
Ctrl+Tab
.
1
For
Ctrl + Drag
and
Alt + Drag
, a mouse or other pointing device is required.
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