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 . |
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