Introduction

Numerous actions or commands can be performed with the mouse as well as the keyboard. The shortcuts that you can use in the FBD Editor are described in the table below. Furthermore, most of the general keyboard shortcuts are available in the General Keyboard shortcuts map.

Keyboard Shortcuts

This table describes the FBD Editor keyboard shortcuts.

Action

Menu

Keyboard Shortcut

Select the Function Input Assistant

Edit

Ctrl+I

Create a variable

Edit

Shift+Enter

Select data from a list

Edit

Ctrl+D

Link an item

Edit/New

F6

Add a comment

Edit/New

F8

Open the Inspect window

Edit/New

F9

Select Mode

Edit

Esc

Add a bookmark

Edit/Bookmark

Ctrl+F2

Go to next bookmark

Edit/Bookmark

F2

Go to previous bookmark

Edit/Bookmark

Shift+F2

Delete all bookmarks

Edit/Bookmark

Ctrl+Shift+F2

Zoom to fit

View/Zoom

Ctrl +*

(* = multiplication sign of numeric pad)

Zoom in

View/Zoom

• Ctrl+Plus (+)

• Ctrl+Rotate the mouse wheel

Zoom out

View/Zoom

• Ctrl+Minus (-)

• Ctrl+Rotate the mouse wheel

Show/Hide the Inspect window

View

Shift+F8

Go to the previous section

View

Ctrl+Alt+Pg Up

Go to the next section

View

Ctrl+Alt+Pg Dn

Refine an object

Services

Ctrl+Q

Set breakpoint

Debug

Ctrl+F11

Clear breakpoint

Debug

Ctrl+Shift+F11

Go to the selected breakpoint

Debug

Ctrl+F5

Step over the next action

Debug

F11

Step into the action

Debug

F12

Step out the action

Debug

Shift+F12

Set watchpoint

Debug

Alt+F11

Clear watchpoint

Debug

Alt+Shift+F11

Properties

Edit

Alt+Enter

Data Properties

Edit/New

Ctrl+Enter

Data Selection

Edit/New

Ctrl+D

FFB Input Assistant

Edit/New

Ctrl+I

NOTE: Most of the Edit tab shortcuts are available by selecting Shift+F10.