File Operations
Shortcut | Action |
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Ctrl-N | Open a new document and add it to the existing project. |
Ctrl-Shift-N | Open a new project. |
Ctrl-O | Open an existing project. |
Ctrl-W | Close the current document. |
Ctrl-S | Save the current file. |
Ctrl-Shift-S | Save all open files. |
Ctrl-P | Print the current document. |
Alt-F4 | Quit. |
Basic Editing
Shortcut | Action |
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Ctrl-X Shift-Delete |
Cut. |
Ctrl-C Ctrl-Insert |
Copy. |
Ctrl-V Shift-Insert |
Paste. |
Ctrl-Z Alt-Backspace |
Undo. |
Ctrl-Y Alt-Shift-Backspace |
Redo. |
Shift-F10 Application Key |
Open shortcut menu for selected item. |
Delete | Delete. |
Ctrl-Delete | Delete and rewire. |
Selecting and Moving Objects
Shortcut | Action |
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Shift-Click | Select multiple objects. Add object to the current selection. |
Ctrl-A | Select all objects. |
Arrow keys | Move selected objects in grid-sized increments. |
Shift-Arrow keys | Move selected objects four grid units. |
Ctrl-Drag | Copy and drag selected object. |
Ctrl-Shift-Drag | Copy selected object and move it along one axis. |
Shift-Resize | Resize selected object while maintaining aspect ratio. |
Ctrl-Resize | Resize selected object while maintaining center point. |
Shift-Ctrl-Resize | Resize selected object while maintaining both aspect ratio and center point. |
Ctrl-Drag open area | Create additional blank space along the axis you drag the mouse. |
Double-click open area | Add free label or comment to panel or diagram. |
Spacebar-Drag | Pan across panel or diagram. |
Navigating the Environment
Shortcut | Action |
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Ctrl-F | Find and replace text or objects within a document. |
Ctrl-Shift-F | Find and replace text or objects within a project. |
Enter F3 Ctrl-G |
Search document for next instance of text or an object. This command is only available when in Find mode. |
Shift-Enter Shift-F3 Shift-Ctrl-G |
Search document for previous instance of text or an object. This command is only available when in Find mode. |
Ctrl-Tab | Cycle through document tabs in the order in which they appear onscreen. |
Ctrl-Shift-Tab | Cycle through document tabs in the opposite order in which they appear onscreen. |
Ctrl-Shift-Spacebar | Shift focus to the application-wide search bar. |
Ctrl-|Hide and show all tabs. Hide and show all panes. |
Navigating the Panel and Diagram
Editor Command | Shortcut | Action |
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Panel and diagram selectors | Ctrl-E | Toggle between the panel and diagram view. If the icon view is active, switch to the panel view. |
Search | Ctrl-Spacebar (Chinese keyboards) Ctrl-Alt-Spacebar |
Shift focus to the palette search bar. |
— | Ctrl-’ | Toggle the diagram grid on/off. |
— | Shift-Ctrl-; | Toggle Smart Guides on/off. Smart Guides help you align objects on the panel. |
Vertical scroll bar | Mouse wheel | Scroll the document vertically. |
Horizontal scroll bar | Shift-Mouse wheel | Scroll the document horizontally. |
— | Tab | Shift focus from one control to another in tabbing order while the code is running. |
— | Shift-Tab | Shift focus from one control to another in reverse tabbing order while the code is running. |
— | Ctrl-Alt-I | Open and close the icon editor. |
Debugging Commands
Editor Command | Shortcut | Action |
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Step In | Ctrl-Down arrow F10 |
Open a node and pause. |
Step Over | Ctrl-Right arrow F11 |
Execute a node without stepping into the node and pause at the next node. |
Step Out | Ctrl-Up arrow Shift-F11 |
Complete execution of the current node and pause. |
Set Breakpoint | Ctrl-[ | Set or delete a breakpoint on the selected node or wire to pause execution at that breakpoint. |
Set Probe | Ctrl-] | Set or delete a probe on the selected wire, which allows you to view intermediate values on the selected wire as the code runs. |
Help Commands
Shortcut | Action |
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Ctrl-H | Display the Context Help . |
F1 | Access additional information on ni.com. |
Running Code
Editor Command | Shortcut | Action |
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Run | Ctrl-R | Execute this code. |
Abort | Ctrl-. | Stop the code immediately, before it finishes executing. |
Ctrl- Run button | Recompile the code in the current document. | |
Ctrl-Shift- Run button | Recompile the code in all documents in memory. |
Wiring
Editor Command | Shortcut | Action |
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Remove Broken Wires | Ctrl-B | Delete all broken wires from the diagram. |
— | Esc Right-click Ctrl-Z |
Delete a wire you are in the process of creating. |
— | Single-click wire | Select one wire segment. |
— | Double-click wire | Select a wire branch. |
— | Triple-click wire | Select the entire wire. |
— | Ctrl-click wire | Create a new wire branch from an existing wire. |
— | Single-click while wiring | Tack down the wire segment and start a new wire segment. |
— | Double-click while wiring | End the wire without connecting it to a node. |
— | Tap spacebar while wiring | Switch the direction of a wire between horizontal and vertical. |
Clean Up Diagram Clean Up Selection |
Ctrl-U | Organize the diagram or the selected code to make it easier to understand. |
Clean Up Wire | Select Clean Up Wire from the shortcut menu | Route a selected wire to decrease the number of bends in the wire and avoid crossing objects on the diagram. |
Editing Text
Shortcut | Action |
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Double-click text | Select a single word in a string. |
Triple-click text | Select the entire string. |
Ctrl-Right arrow Ctrl-Left arrow |
Move the cursor within a string by one word in the direction of the arrow. |
Home | Move the cursor to the beginning of the current line. |
End | Move the cursor to the end of the current line. |
Ctrl-Home | Move the cursor to the beginning of the string. |
Ctrl-End | Move the cursor to the end of the string. |
Esc | Cancel text entry. |
Ctrl-Enter | Submit text entry. |
Capturing Data
Editor Command | Shortcut | Action |
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Capture panel data button | Ctrl-D | Save current data values on the panel to the Captured Data tab. |
Navigating the Project Files and Captured Data Tabs
Shortcut | Action |
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* (Numeric keypad) | Expand everything under the selected folder. |
+ (Numeric keypad) | Expand the selected folder. |
- (Numeric keypad) | Collapse the selected folder. |
Right arrow | Expand the selected folder if it is closed. Otherwise, this keyboard shortcut selects the first child. |
Left arrow | Collapse the selected folder if it is open. Otherwise, this keyboard shortcut selects the parent. |
Ctrl-up arrow Ctrl-down arrow |
Scroll through the pane without changing the current selection. |
Any printable key(s) | Select the item beginning with the entered letter(s). |
Enter | Open the selected document. |
F2 | Rename the selected item. |
Page Up Home |
Move the selection to the first item in the tree. |
Page Down End |
Moves the selection to the last item in the tree. |
Zooming
Shortcut | Action |
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Ctrl-Mouse wheel | Zoom. |
Ctrl-+ | Zoom in. |
Ctrl– | Zoom out. |
Ctrl-0 | Zoom to fit. |
Ctrl-9 | Zoom to fit the selection. |