Introduction

Numerous actions or commands can be performed with the mouse as well as the keyboard. The shortcuts that you can use in the LD 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 LD Editor keyboard shortcuts.

Action

Menus

Keyboard Shortcut

Add a normally open contact

  • Edit > New

  • Objects

F3

Add a closed contact

  • Edit > New

  • Objects

Shift+F3

Add a positive transition-sensing contact

  • Edit > New

  • Objects

Ctrl+F3

Add a negative transition-sensing contact

  • Edit > New

  • Objects

Ctrl+Shift+F3

Add a coil

  • Edit > New

  • Objects

F5

Add a negated coil

  • Edit > New

  • Objects

Shift+F5

Add a set coil

  • Edit > New

  • Objects

Alt+F5

Add a reset coil

  • Edit > New

  • Objects

Shift+Alt+F5

Add a call coil

  • Edit > New

  • Objects

F4

Add a boolean connection

  • Edit > New

  • Objects

F7

Add a vertical connection

  • Edit > New

  • Objects

Shift+F7

Add a boolean link

  • Edit > New

  • Objects

Alt+F6

Add a link

  • Edit > New

  • Objects

F6

Add an operate block

  • Edit > New

  • Objects

Alt+F7

Add a compare block

  • Edit > New

  • Objects

Ctrl+F7

Add a comment

  • Edit > New

  • Objects

F8

Select mode

  • Edit

  • Objects

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

Modify the properties of the selected item

Edit

Alt+Enter

Show or hide the status bar

View

Alt+0

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

Display the mixed mode

View

Ctrl+E

Go to the previous section

View

Ctrl+Alt+Pg Up

Go to the next section

View

Ctrl+Alt+Pg Dn

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

Inspect Window

  • Edit

  • Objects

F9

Data Selection

Edit

Ctrl+D

FFB Input Assistant

Edit

Ctrl+I

Properties

Edit

Alt+Enter

Data Properties

Edit > New

Ctrl+Enter

Refine

Services

Ctrl+Q

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