Labview 8.2 Keyboard Shortcuts

 

Object/Movement
Shft-click	Selects multiple objects; adds object to current selection.
Arrow keys	Moves selected objects one pixel at a time.
Shft-Arrow keys	Moves selected objects several pixels at a time.
Shft-click (drag)	Moves selected objects in one axis.
Ctrl-click (drag)	Duplicates selected object.
Ctrl-Shft-click (drag)	Duplicates selected object and moves it in one axis.
Shft-resize	Resizes selected object while maintaining aspect ratio.
Ctrl-resize	Resizes selected object while maintaining center point.
Ctrl-drag a rectangle	Inserts more working space on the front panel or block diagram.
Ctrl-A	Selects all items on the front panel or block diagram.
Ctrl-Shft-A	Performs last alignment operation on objects.
Ctrl-D	Performs last distribution operation on objects.
Double-click open space	Places a free label on the front panel or block diagram if automatic tool selection is enabled.
Ctrl-mouse wheel	Scrolls through subdiagrams of a Case, Event, or Stacked Sequence structure.
Spacebar (drag)	Disables preset alignment positions when moving object labels or captions.
Navigating Front Panels and Block Diagrams
Ctrl-E	Displays block diagram or front panel.
Ctrl-#	Enables or disables grid alignment. On French keyboards, press the keys. Mac OS Press the keys.
Ctrl-/	Maximizes and restores window.
Ctrl-T	Tiles front panel and block diagram windows.
Ctrl-F	Finds objects or text.
Ctrl-G	Searches VIs for next instance of object or text.
Ctrl-Shft-G	Searches VIs for previous instance of object or text.
Ctrl-Shft-F	Displays Search Results window.
Ctrl-Tab	Cycles through LabVIEW windows in the order the windows appear onscreen. Linux The order of the windows depends on the window manager you use.
Ctrl-Shft-Tab	Cycles the opposite direction through LabVIEW windows.
Ctrl-Shft-N	Displays the Navigation window.
Ctrl-I	Displays the VI Properties dialog box.
Ctrl-L	Displays the Error List window.
Ctrl-Y	Displays the History window.
Ctrl-Shft-W	Displays the All Windows dialog box.
Navigating the VI Hierarchy Window
Ctrl-D	Redraws the VI Hierarchy window.
Ctrl-A	Shows all VIs in the VI Hierarchy window.
Ctrl-click VI	Displays the subVIs and other nodes that make up the VI you select in the VI Hierarchy window.
Enter	Finds the next node that matches the search string after initiating a search by typing in the VI Hierarchy window.
Shft-Enter	Finds the previous node that matches the search string after initiating a search by typing in the VI Hierarchy window.
Debugging
Ctrl-Down arrow	Steps into node.
Ctrl-Right arrow	Steps over node.
Ctrl-Up arrow	Steps out of node.
File Operations
Ctrl-N	Creates a new VI.
Ctrl-O	Opens an existing VI.
Ctrl-W	Closes the VI.
Ctrl-S	Saves the VI.
Ctrl-Shft-S	Saves all open files.
Ctrl-P	Prints the window.
Ctrl-Q	Quits LabVIEW.
Basic Editing
Ctrl-Z	Undoes last action.
Ctrl-Shft-Z	Redoes last action.
Ctrl-X	Cuts an object.
Ctrl-C	Copies an object.
Ctrl-V	Pastes an object.
Help
Ctrl-H	Displays Context Help window. Mac OS Press the keys.
Ctrl-Shft-L	Locks Context Help window.
Ctrl-? or	Displays LabVIEW Help.
Tools and Palettes
Ctrl	Switches to next most useful tool.
Shft	Switches to Positioning tool.
Ctrl-Shft over open space	Switches to Scrolling tool.
Spacebar	Toggles between two most common tools if automatic tool selection is disabled.
Shft-Tab	Enables automatic tool selection.
Tab	Cycles through four most common tools if you disabled automatic tool selection by clicking the Automatic Tool Selection button. Otherwise, enables automatic tool selection.
Arrow keys	Navigates temporary Controls and Functions palettes.
Enter	Navigates into a temporary palette.
Esc	Navigates out of a temporary palette.
Shft-right-click	Displays a temporary version of the Tools palette at the location of the cursor.
SubVIs
Double-click subVI	Displays subVI front panel.
Ctrl-double-click subVI	Displays subVI block diagram and front panel.
Drag VI icon to block diagram	Places that VI as a subVI on the block diagram.
Shft-drag VI icon to block diagram	Places that VI as a subVI on the block diagram with constants wired for controls that have non-default values.
Ctrl-right-click block diagram and select VI from palette	Opens front panel of that VI.
Execution
Ctrl-R	Runs the VI.
Ctrl-.	Stops the VI, when used while VI is running.
Ctrl-M	Changes to run or edit mode.
Ctrl-Run button	Recompiles the current VI.
Ctrl-Shft-Run button	Recompiles all VIs in memory.
Ctrl-Down arrow	Moves key focus inside an array or cluster, when used while VI is running.
Ctrl-Up arrow	Moves key focus outside an array or cluster, when used while VI is running.
Tab	Navigates the controls or indicators according to tabbing order, when used while VI is running.
Shft-Tab	Navigates backward through the controls or indicators, when used while VI is running.
Wiring
Ctrl-B	Removes all broken wires.
Esc, right-click, or click terminal	Cancels a wire you started.
Single-click wire	Selects one segment.
Double-click wire	Selects a branch.
Triple-click wire	Selects entire wire.
A	While wiring, disables automatic wire routing temporarily.
Double-click (while wiring)	Tacks down wire without connecting it.
Spacebar	Toggles automatic wiring while moving objects.
Shft-click	Undoes last point where you set a wire.
Ctrl-click input on function with two inputs	Switches the two input wires.
Spacebar	Switches the direction of a wire between horizontal and vertical.
Text
Double-click	Selects a single word in a string.
Triple-click	Selects an entire string.
Ctrl-Right arrow	Moves forward in string by one word.
Ctrl-Left arrow	Moves backward in string by one word.
Home	Moves to beginning of current line in string.
End	Moves to end of current line in string.
Ctrl-Home	Moves to beginning of entire string.
Ctrl-End	Moves to end of entire string.
Shft-Enter	Adds new items when entering items in enumerated type controls and constants, ring controls and constants, or Case structures. In string constants, press the keys on the keyboard to disable autosizing if it is enabled. If autosizing is disabled, press the keys on the keyboard to display a scroll bar in the constant.
Esc	Cancels current edit in a string.
Ctrl-Enter	Ends text entry.
Ctrl-=	Increases the current font size.
Ctrl--	Decreases the current font size.
Ctrl-0	Displays the Font dialog box.
Ctrl-1	Changes to the Application font in Font dialog box.
Ctrl-2	Changes to the System font in the Font dialog box.
Ctrl-3	Changes to the Dialog font in the Font dialog box.
Ctrl-4	Changes to the current font in the Font dialog box.

 

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