Shortcut Keys

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Shortcut Keys

Several E3 Studio functions can be accessed directly using shortcut keys. The next tables list all available shortcut keys.

Shortcut keys for Screen objects on Views

Shortcut Key

Description

CTRL + Plus sign (+)

Increases zoom. This shortcut key also works at run time

CTRL + Minus sign (-)

Decreases zoom. This shortcut key also works at run time

CTRL + Zero (0) or CTRL + Asterisk (*)

Returns to a 100% zoom

CTRL + Five (5) or CTRL + CLEAR

Toggles between resizing the Screen to fit in the visible area and restoring the previous zoom level and scroll bar position. NOTE: The shortcut key CTRL + Five (5), on the keypad, is available only when the NUM LOCK option is disabled

CTRL + Mouse wheel

Increases or decreases zoom. This shortcut key also works at run time

CTRL + HOME

Applies the smallest zoom allowed. This shortcut key also works at run time

CTRL + END

Applies the largest zoom allowed. This shortcut key also works at run time

CTRL + Comma (,)

Applies the previous zoom available on the Zoom menu. This shortcut key also works at run time

CTRL + Period (.)

Applies the next zoom available on the Zoom menu. This shortcut key also works at run time

CTRL + ENTER

Allows editing an object inside a group, a Linear Rotation, or a Rotation Slider, as long as this object is not locked

ESC

Passes the context of a selection to the parent object of the selected object inside a group, a Linear Rotation, or a Rotation Slider

Mouse wheel

Scrolls a Screen vertically, or horizontally if only its horizontal scroll bar is visible. This shortcut key also works at run time

SHIFT + Mouse wheel

Scrolls a Screen horizontally, or vertically if only its vertical scroll bar is visible. This shortcut key also works at run time

ALT + ENTER

Opens the Properties Window

SHIFT + F10

Opens the contextual menu of the selected object

TAB

Moves the selection to the next object in the tab order of objects, regardless of the value of the Visible property. NOTE: If the object is in an invisible layer, it is not selected, regardless of the value of the Visible property

SHIFT + TAB

Moves the selection to the previous object in the tab order of objects, regardless of the value of the Visible property. NOTE: If the object is in an invisible layer, it is not selected, regardless of the value of the Visible property

Application or menu key Application or menu key

Opens the contextual menu of the selected object

DELETE

Deletes the selected object

Up arrow

Moves the selected object up

ALT + Up arrow

Moves the selected object up in a ten times faster step

CTRL + Up arrow

Moves the selected Screen down

CTRL + ALT + Up arrow

Moves the selected Screen down in a ten times faster step

SHIFT + Up arrow

Decreases the size of the selected object vertically up

SHIFT + ALT + Up arrow

Decreases the size of the selected object vertically up in a ten times faster step

Down arrow

Moves the selected object down

ALT + Down arrow

Moves the selected object down in a ten times faster step

CTRL + Down arrow

Moves the selected Screen up

CTRL + ALT + Down arrow

Moves the selected Screen up in a ten times faster step

SHIFT + Down arrow

Increases the size of the selected object vertically down

SHIFT + ALT + Down arrow

Increases the size of the selected object vertically down in a ten times faster step

Left arrow

Moves the selected object to the left

ALT + Left arrow

Moves the selected object to the left in a ten times faster step

CTRL + Left arrow

Moves the selected Screen to the right

CTRL + ALT + Left arrow

Moves the selected Screen to the right in a ten times faster step

SHIFT + Left arrow

Decreases the size of the selected object horizontally to the left

SHIFT + ALT + Left arrow

Decreases the size of the selected object horizontally to the left in a ten times faster step

Right arrow

Moves the selected object to the right

ALT + Right arrow

Moves the selected object to the right in a ten times faster step

CTRL + Right arrow

Moves the selected Screen to the left

CTRL + ALT + Right arrow

Moves the selected Screen to the left in a ten times faster step

SHIFT + Right arrow

Increases the size of the selected object horizontally to the right

SHIFT + ALT + Right arrow

Increases the size of the selected object horizontally to the right in a ten times faster step

F2

Edits the Caption or Value property of the selected object

CTRL + Spacebar

Adjusts the size or position of an object's selection to the nearest pixel

SHIFT + Drag

Selects multiple objects or adds objects to a previous selection

SHIFT + Click

Adds or removes an object from a selection

 

Shortcut keys for E3 Studio windows

Shortcut Key

Description

ESC

Returns the keyboard focus to the last opened View, if available

CTRL + SHIFT + O

Opens or moves the keyboard focus to the Organizer

CTRL + SHIFT + G

Opens or moves the keyboard focus to the Gallery

CTRL + SHIFT + P

Opens or moves the keyboard focus to the Properties List

CTRL + SHIFT + C

Opens or moves the keyboard focus to the Domain's Object Counting window

CTRL + SHIFT + V

Opens or moves the keyboard focus to the Domain Verifier window

CTRL + SHIFT + F

Opens or moves the keyboard focus to the Find window

CTRL + SHIFT + H

Opens or moves the keyboard focus to the Replace window

CTRL + SHIFT + W

Opens or moves the keyboard focus to the WatchWindow window

 

Shortcut keys for grid cells in E3 Studio

Shortcut Key

Description

Spacebar

Opens a contextual menu with types of Links on the Link column of the Links tab of the Properties Window or on the Edit Links window

F4, SHIFT + F4, CTRL + F4, or ALT + Up arrow

Opens or closes a combo box on cells that allow selecting a value from a list of values

ALT + Up or down arrows

Opens a combo box on cells that allow selecting a value from a list of values

ALT + Period (.)

Opens a window to edit a value on cells that contain the Seleção option

CTRL + ENTER or ALT + Down arrow

Moves the keyboard focus to the configuration window of values from Digital, Analog, Table and Multiple Links

ESC or ENTER

Closes the option opened by the previous shortcut keys

Arrow keys

Moves through cells of a grid

 

Shortcut keys for script Views

Shortcut Key

Description

CTRL + A

Selects all text from the current script

CTRL + SHIFT + A

Opens the AppBrowser

CTRL + E

Creates a Run Application Pick

CTRL + F

Opens the Find window on the text of the current script

CTRL + H

Opens the Replace window on the text of the current script

CTRL + L

Creates a Load Value Pick

CTRL + M

Creates an Open Modal Screen Pick

CTRL + T

Creates a Toggle Value Pick

CTRL + R

Creates a Print Report Pick

CTRL + Plus sign (+)

Creates a new script on the selected object and event

CTRL + SHIFT + Plus sign (+)

Creates an Open Screen Pick

F3

Moves to the next occurrence on the Find or Replace windows

SHIFT + F3

Moves to the previous occurrence on the Find or Replace windows

F7

Compiles the selected script

ALT + F7

Compiles all scripts from the selected event

CTRL + ALT + F7

Compiles all events from the selected object

CTRL + Up or down arrows

Moves the selected script up or down, respectively, on the list with the execution order of scripts of an object

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