Hotkeys: Quick Editing

VisiLogic offers keyboard shortcuts for a number of tasks, including Ladder editing. You can also assign certain tasks to keys F3 and F4 via Program Properties.

Note

Selected Ladder elements can be moved within a net via the keyboard arrows.

Task

   Hotkeys

Ladder

 

Insert Direct ( N.O.) Contact

<F5>

Insert Indirect      N.C.) Contact

<F6>

Insert Positive Transition Contact

<F7>

Insert Negative Transition Contact

<F8>

Insert Direct Coil

<Shift> + <F5>

Insert Indirect Coil

<Shift> + <F6>

Insert Set Coil

<Shift> + <F7>

Insert Reset Coil

<Shift> + <F8>

Within Operand Address Box

Get Next Address

<Ctrl> + <N>

Symbolic Search

<Ctrl> + < L>

Toggle to Hex (when entering Constant value)

<Ctrl> + <H>

Go to Label

Next Label

<Alt> + <Right Arrow>

 

Previous Label

<Alt> + <Left Arrow>

 

Open Label Navigation

<Alt> + < L>

Help

Open Help

<F1>

Project

New Project

<Ctrl> + <N>

 

Open Project

<Ctrl> + <O>

 

Print Project

<Ctrl> + <P>

 

Exit Project

<Alt> + < Q>

Edit

Select All

<Ctrl> + <A>

 

Find

<Ctrl> + <F>

View Toggles

Show/Hide Project Explorer

<Ctrl> + <R>

 

Show/Hide Ladder

<Ctrl> + <Alt> + < L>

 

Show/Hide HMI Display Editor

<Ctrl> + <Alt> + <H>

 

Show/Hide Output Window

<Ctrl> + <W>

 

Show/Hide Comments

<Alt> + <C>

Connection

Online Test

<F9>

 

Download

<Ctrl> + <D>

 

Upload

<Ctrl> + <U>

 

Verify

<Ctrl> + < Y>

 

Remote Access (During Online Test)

<Shift> + <F9>

HMI

Show Grid

<Ctrl> + <G>

 

Zoom

<Ctrl> + <I>

HMI Variables

Approve a Variable (when required links are filled)

<Ctrl> + <Enter>  + <Enter>