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Users can customize the key combinations for their specific needs. The CODESYS Development System provides a series of default key combinations. These key combinations can be changed on the “Keyboard” tab of the “Tools” → “Customize” menu item.

For more information, see: ⮫ “Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts ”

The following assignments are automatically set during the installation of the CODESYS Development System.

Category: "View"

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“Devices”

[Alt] + [0]

“Full Screen”

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [F12]

“Messages”

[Alt] + [3]

“POUs”

[Alt] + [1]

Category: "FDB/LD/IL"

Shortcut

“Delete IL line”

[Ctrl] + [Del]

“Edge Detection”

[Ctrl] + [E]

“Insert Box”

[Ctrl] + [B]

“Insert Box with EN/ENO”

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [E]

“Insert Branch”

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [V]

“Insert Coil”

[Ctrl] + [A]

“Insert Contact”

[Ctrl] + [K]

“Insert Contact (right)”

[Ctrl] + [D]

“Insert Contact Parallel (above)”

[Ctrl] + [P]

“Insert Contact Parallel (below)”

[Ctrl] + [R]

“Insert Empty Box”

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [B]

“Insert Network”

[Ctrl] + [I]

“Insert Network (Below)”

[Ctrl] + [T]

“Insert Input”

[Ctrl] + [Q]

“Insert Jump”

[Ctrl] + [L]

“Negation”

[Ctrl] + [N]

“Paste above”

[Ctrl] + [H]

“Paste below”

[Ctrl] + [F]

“Paste right (after)”

[Ctrl] + [G]

“Set Output Connection”

[Ctrl] + [W]

“Set/Reset”

[Ctrl] + [M]

“Toggle Network Comment State”

[Ctrl] + [O]

“Update Parameters”

[Ctrl] + [U]

“View as function block diagram”

[Ctrl] + [1]

“View as instruction list”

[Ctrl] + [3]

“View as Ladder Logic”

[Ctrl] + [2]

Category: "CFC"

Shortcut

“Select All”

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [A]

“Reset Pins”

[Ctrl] + [U]

“Insert Output”

[Ctrl] + [A]

“Insert Box”

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [B]

“Insert box from input assistant”

[Ctrl] + [B]

“Insert box with EN/ENO from input assistant”

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [E]

“Insert Input”

[Ctrl] + [Q]

“Negate”

[Ctrl] + [N]

“Insert Jump”

[Ctrl] + [L]

“Switch S/R/Ref/None”

[Ctrl] + [M]

Category: "File"

Shortcut

“Exit”

[Alt] + [F4]

“New Project”

[Ctrl] + [N]

“Open Project”

[Ctrl] + [O]

“Save Project”

[Ctrl] + [S]

Category: "Declaration

Shortcut

“Insert”

[Ins]

Category: "Window"

Shortcut

“Close Editor”

[Ctrl] + [F4]

“Previous Editor”

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [F6]

“Next Editor”

[Ctrl] + [F6]

“Previous Pane”

[Shift] + [F6]

“Next Pane”

[F6]

“Toggle First Pane”

[Alt] + [F6]

Category: "Breakpoints"

Shortcut

“Toggle Breakpoint”

[F9]

“Step Into”

[F8]

“Step Out”

[Shift] + [F10]

“Step Over”

[F10]

Category: "Help"

Shortcut

“Contents”

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [F1]

Category: "SmartCoding"

Shortcut

“Input Assistant”

[F2]

“Auto Declare”

[Shift] + [F2]

Category: "Ladder"

Shortcut

“Outcommented”

[Ctrl] + [O]

“Insert Block”

[Ctrl] + [B]

“Switch Edge Detection”

[Ctrl] + [E]

“Insert Contact”

[Ctrl] + [K]

“Negate”

[Ctrl] + [N]

“Insert Network”

[Ctrl] + [I]

“Switch Set/Reset Modifier”

[Ctrl] + [M]

“Insert Jump”

[Ctrl] + [L]

Category: "Bookmarks"

Shortcut

“Next Bookmark (Active Editor)”

[F12]

“Previous Bookmark (Active Editor)”

[Shift] + [F12]

“Toggle Bookmark”

[Ctrl] + [F12]

Category "Message View"

Shortcut

Next Message

[F4]

“Previous Message”

[Shift] + [F4]

Category: "Online"

Shortcut

“Force Values”

[F7]

“Login”

[Alt] + [F8]

“Logout”

[Ctrl] + [F8]

“Single Cycle”

[Ctrl] + [F5]

“Start”

[F5]

“Stop”

[Shift] + [F8]

“Unforce Values [active application]”

[Alt] + [F7]

“Write Values [active application]”

[Ctrl] + [F7]

Category: "Undo/Redo"

Shortcut

Undo

[Ctrl] + [Z]

Redo

[Ctrl] + [Y]

Category: "Find/Replace"

Shortcut

“Replace”

[Ctrl] + [H]

“Replace in Project”

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [H]

“Find in Project”

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [F]

“Find”

[Ctrl] + [F]

“Find Previous”

[Shift] + [F3]

“Find Previous (Selected)”

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [F3]

“Find Next”

[F3]

“Find Next (Selected)”

[Ctrl] + [F3]

Category: "Text Editor"

Shortcut

“Toggle Field for Incremental Search”

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [I]

“Make Lowercase”

[Ctrl] + [U]

“Make Uppercase”

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [U]

“Overwrite Mode”

[Ins]

“Comment out selected lines”

[Ctrl] + [O]

“Uncomment selected lines”

[Ctrl] + [I]

Category: "Build"

Shortcut

“Generate Code”

[F11]

Category: "Clipboard"

Shortcut

“Copy”

[Ctrl] + [Ins]

“Cut”

[Ctrl] + [X]

“Delete”

[Del]

“Insert”

[Ctrl] + [V]

“Select All”

[Ctrl] + [A]