Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts

Tip:
If you are looking for shortcuts for sending commands to the RMC, see the Shortcut Commands topic.

Use the keyboard and mouse shortcuts listed in this topic to use RMCTools.

General

Key	Action
F1	Help
Tab	Next Item
Shift Tab	Previous Item
F4	Go to next line in Find Results or Verify Results window.
Ctrl+F4	Close Window
Wheel button	Click a window tab with the wheel button to close.
Alt+F4	Close Application
Arrow Key	Move selection in tables
Ctrl+W	Opens the dialog or wizard in any cell or box that has one, for example, the Command Selection Dialog in the Command box in the Command Tool.
Mouse Wheel	Vertical scrolling (supported in many areas)
Shift+Mouse Wheel or Mouse Wheel Tilt or Horizontal Mouse Wheel	Horizontal scrolling (supported in many areas)

File Menu Commands

Key	Action
Ctrl+N	Create a New Project
Ctrl+O	Open an existing Project, Plot, or Event Log file
Ctrl+S	Save the Project

Edit Menu Commands

Key	Action
Ctrl+C	Copy
Ctrl+V	Paste
Ctrl+X	Cut
Ctrl+A	Select All
F2	Rename
Ctrl+F	Find
Ctrl+H	Replace
Ctrl+Shift+F	Find All
F3	Find Next

View Menu Commands

Key	Action
Alt+0	Open Project pane
Alt+1	Open Output window
Alt+2	Open Verify Results window
Alt+3	Open Discrete I/O Monitor
Alt+4	Open Find Results window
Alt+5	Open Task Monitor
Alt+8	Open Command Tool
Alt+9	Bring focus to current editor
Ctrl+T	Open Axis Tools
Ctrl+E	Open Event Log Monitor
Alt+Enter	View Properties of selected item

Controller Menu Commands

Key	Action
Ctrl+Shift+O	Go Online
Ctrl+Shift+D	Download All to Controller
Ctrl+Shift+U	Upload All to Controller
Ctrl+R	RUN Mode
Ctrl+Shift+R	PROGRAM Mode
Ctrl+I	Enable Controller
Ctrl+K	Fault Controller
Ctrl+Shift+C	Clear All Faults - attempts to clear all error bits on all axes

Programming Menu Commands

Key	Action
F7	Verify Programs
Ctrl+Shift+L	Browse Labels

Plots Menu Commands

Key	Action
Ctrl+Shift+P	Open Plot Manager

Editor Menu Commands (Step Editor for User Programs)

This menu is available when the Step Editor is open.

Key	Action
Insert	Add Step Before
Alt+Insert	Add Step After
Ctrl+Shift+Z	Append Step
Ctrl+Insert	Add Command Before
Alt+Ctrl+Insert	Add Command After
Alt+Ctrl+Z	Append Command
Ctrl+Q	Edit Comment
Ctrl+L	Edit Label
Ctrl+P	Print Current User Program

Editor Menu Commands (User Function Editor)

This menu is available when the User Function Editor is open.

Key	Action
Insert	New User Function
Delete	Delete Selected User Function
Ctrl+P	Print Current User Function

Editor Menu Commands (Curve Tool)

This menu is available when the Curve Tool is open.

Key	Action
Insert	Create New Curve
Delete	Delete Selected Curve
Ctrl+D	Download Curves to Controller
Ctrl+U	Upload Curves to Controller

Window Menu Commands

Key

Action

Ctrl+Tab or

Ctrl+F6

Next Window

Ctrl+Shift+Tab or

Ctrl+Shift+F6

Previous Window

Help Menu Commands

Key	Action
F1	Open Help

Project Pane

Key	Action
Alt+0	Open Project pane
Right Arrow or Keypad Plus Sign	Expand an Item
Left Arrow or Keypad Minus Sign	Collapse an item
Up Arrow	Move up one item
Down Arrow	Move down one item
Enter	Open an item
Alt+Enter	Properties
Shift+F10	Shortcut menu

Axis Tools and Indirect Data Map

Key	Action
Ctrl+D	Download Parameters
Ctrl+U	Upload Parameters
F6	Switch between Axis Status Registers and Axis Parameter Registers
Right Arrow or Keypad Plus Sign	Expand a section
Left Arrow or Keypad Minus Sign	Collapse a section
Shift+Plus Sign	Expand all sections
Shift+Minus Sign	Collapse all sections

Command Tool

Key	Action
Ctrl+H	Open Command History
Ctrl+Shift+Number	Store current command (number = 0-9)
Enter	Issue a command. If editing a cell, press Enter once to accept the value, then press Enter again to issue the command.

Commands (Global)

Key	Action
Ctrl+I	Initialize all axes
Ctrl+K	Disable all axes
Ctrl+Shift+C	Clear All Axis Faults on all axes
Ctrl+Number	Issue a Stored Command (number = 0-9)

Curve Tool

Key	Action
Insert	Create a new curve
Delete	Delete selected curve
In graph pane:
Ctrl+Mouse Wheel	Zoom
Ctrl+Plus Sign	Zoom in
Ctrl+Minus Sign	Zoom out
Shift+Mouse Wheel or Mouse Wheel Tilt or Horizontal Mouse Wheel	Pan left and right
Arrow Keys	Move selection between points
Delete	Delete selected point

Plot Manager

Key	Action
Insert	Upload Captured Plot
Ctrl+P	Print Current Plot
Delete	Delete Plot (on History tab)
Ctrl+Page Down	Open the next tab in the Plotting, History, Tuning pane
Ctrl+Page Up	Open the previous tab in the Plotting, History, Tuning pane
In plot pane:
Ctrl+Mouse Wheel	Horizontal zoom
Ctrl+Plus Sign	Horizontal zoom in
Ctrl+Minus Sign	Horizontal zoom out
Shift+Mouse Wheel or Mouse Wheel Tilt or Horizontal Mouse Wheel	Pan left and right
Ctrl+Shift+Mouse Wheel	Vertical zoom
Ctrl+Shift+Plus Sign	Vertical zoom in
Ctrl+Shift+Minus Sign	Vertical zoom out
Arrow Keys	Move cursor
Page Up	Move cursor to left
Page Down	Move cursor to right
Home	Move cursor to beginning of plot
End	Move cursor to end of plot
Shift+Click	Place second cursor
Ctrl+W	Closed selected plot file

Plot Template Editor

Key	Action
Ctrl+N	Add a new plot template
Delete	Delete a plotted data quantity in a custom plot
Ctrl+Down Arrow	Move the selected quantity down in the Plotted Data table
Ctrl+Up Arrow	Move the selected quantity up in the Plotted Data table
Enter	Apply the edits and close the Plot Template Editor

Program Trigger Editor

Key	Action
Ctrl+P	Print Program Trigger

Step Editor

See the Editor Menu section above.

User Programs

See the Editor Menu section above.

Expression Editor

Key	When Focus is in...	Action
Enter	Multi-line expressions*	Inserts a new line.
	Single-line expressions	Accepts the expression and closes the Expression Editor.
	A list in the Expression Browser	Inserts the selected item in the list.
Shift+Enter	Multi-line expressions*	Accepts the expression and closes the Expression Editor.
Esc	Multi-line expressions*	Accepts the expression and closes the Expression Editor.
	Single-line expressions	Discards the changes and closes the Expression Editor.
	The Expression Browser	Moves the focus to the Expression Editor.
F6		Changes focus between the editor to the Expression Browser.
Ctrl+Tab	The Expression Browser	Opens the next tab.

*Multiline expressions include the Expression (113) command and Link Type conditions.

Variable Table

Key	Action
Ctrl+D	On Edit tab: Download Variable Definitions On Monitor tab: Download Current Values
Ctrl+P	On Edit tab only: Print Variable Table
Ctrl+Page Down	Open the next tab
Ctrl+Page Up	Open the previous tab
Plus Sign	Expand an array or DWORD
Minus Sign	Collapse an array or DWORD