Keyboard Shortcuts

The table below lists the keyboard shortcuts that are available in ControlDesigner.

Action Shortcut
Open File (Ctrl) + (O)
Close File (Ctrl) + (W)
New Project (Ctrl) + (N)
Save File (Ctrl) + (S)
Undo (Ctrl) + (Z)
Redo (Ctrl) + (Y)
Cut (Ctrl) + (X)
Copy (Ctrl) + (C)
Paste (Ctrl) + (V)
Duplicate Object (Ctrl) + (D)
Rename (F2)
Edit Control Text (Ctrl) + (T)
Scroll Vertically Mouse Wheel
Scroll Horizontally (Shift) + Mouse Wheel
Zoom In (Ctrl) + (Shift) + (+)
Zoom Out (Ctrl) + (-)
Toggle Grid (Ctrl) + (G)
Zoom (Ctrl) + Mouse Wheel
Delete Selected (Del)
Property Editor: Accept Edit then move to next peer (Page Down)
Property Editor: Accept Edit then move to previous peer (Page Up)
Select All (Ctrl) + (A)
Simulate Station (Alt) + (2)
Navigate to Next Open LCD Configuration (Ctrl) + (Tab)
Navigate to Previous Open LCD Configuration (Ctrl) + (Shift) + (Tab)
Editing String Fields: Add Carriage Return (Shift) + (Enter)

In addition to keyboard shortcuts, the following features are available in combination with mouse click actions:

  • Mouse click-and-drag while holding (Shift) moves the selected object orthogonal to the current position.

  • Mouse click-and-drag while holding (Ctrl) duplicates the selected object.

  • Mouse click-and-drag while holding (Shift) + (Ctrl) duplicates the selected object and move the duplicate object orthogonal to the source object position.

  • (Alt) + left mouse click on a popup in the workspace hides all other popups shown on the page.