Shortcut Keys

Navigation and editing via Ladder Editor, Screen Editor, or IEC Editor can be accomplished with Shortcut Keys.

Shortcut Advanced Ladder IEC Editor Screen Editor
<F1> Context-Sensitive Help
<SHIFT><F1> Click for Help
<F2>

Select Normally Open

(N/O) Contact

NA NA
<F3>

Select Normally Closed

(N/C) Contact

NA NA
<F4> Select Branch Element LD: Insert Contact After NA
<F5> Select Comment Element NA NA
<F8> NA Insert Function Block After NA
<F9>

Select Normally Open

(N/O) Coil

Insert Coil NA
 
<SHIFT><SPACE>

Changes selected coil to

Normally Open

LD: Insert Horizontal Line NA
<SHIFT></>

Changes selected coil to

Normally Closed

NA NA
<SHIFT><P>

Changes selected coil to

Positive Transition

NA NA
<SHIFT><N>

Changes selected coil to

Negative Transition

NA NA
<SHIFT><S>

Changes selected coil to

Set Coil

NA NA
<SHIFT><R>

Changes selected coil to

Reset Coil

NA NA
 
<SHIFT><F4> NA Insert Contact Before NA
<SHIFT><F8> NA Insert Function Block After NA
<SHIFT><F9> NA FBD: Insert Jump NA
<ESC> Select the Select/Edit Tool Select the Select/Edit Tool

Escape without changes

from Editor Menu

<CTRL><SHIFT><F4> NA Insert Contact Parallel NA
<CTRL><F8> NA

Insert Function

Block Parallel

NA
 
<CTRL><N> Open New File NA
<CTRL><O> Open Existing File NA
<CTRL><S> Save File NA
<CTRL><P> Print NA
<CTRL><X> Cut Selected Elements
<CTRL><C> Copy Selected Elements
<CTRL><V> Paste Selected Items
<CTRL><H> Replace a Register for all Advance ladder, IEC and screen editor
<CTRL><Y> Redo Last Undo NA
<CTRL><Z> Undo Last Edit
<CTRL><A> Select All Elements
<CTRL><F> Find a Register Find a Variable NA
<CTRL><G> Goto Rung or Line NA Goto Screen
 
<CTRL><Mouse Drag>

Create a copy of the

logic selection to drag

FBD: Create a copy of the

selection to drag

NA
<LEFT>

Move selection from

element to element

FBD: Scrolls screen left

Other: Move cursor left

Move selected

Item Left

<RIGHT>

Move selection from

element to element

FBD: Scrolls screen right

Other: Move cursor right

Move selected

Item Right

<UP>

Move selection from

element to element

FBD: Scrolls screen up

Other: Move cursor up

Move selected

Item Up

<DOWN>

Move selection from

element to element

FBD: Scrolls screen down

Other: Move cursor down

Move selected

Item Down

 
<DEL> Deletes selected element
<ENTER> Edits selected element NA
<SHIFT><LEFT>

Scrolls screen

(Ladder Working Area) left

FBD: Move Selected Element

Left Scrolls screen

(Ladder Working Area) left

NA
<SHIFT><RIGHT>

Scrolls screen

(Ladder Working Area) right

FBD: Move Selected Element

Right Scrolls screen

(Ladder Working Area) right

NA
<SHIFT><UP>

Scrolls screen

(Ladder Working Area) up

FBD: Move Selected Element

Up Scrolls screen

(Ladder Working Area) up

NA
<SHIFT><DOWN>

Scrolls screen

(Ladder Working Area) down

FBD: Move Selected Element

Down Scrolls screen

(Ladder Working Area) down

NA
<CTRL><SPACE> NA ST: Variable Selection NA
<SPACE> NA

LD: Toggle through selected

contact/coil types

NA