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Overview of Shortcut Keys

Key combinations can be used to call up commands particularly quickly in EPLAN. In the Settings: Shortcut keys dialog, you can change the shortcut keys and create your own ones, as well as reset the shortcut keys back to the default settings if required.

Note:

Please note that there are key combinations which are internally used by EPLAN or Windows. If you try to assign such an internal key combination to a menu command, a corresponding message is displayed.

In EPLAN, for example, the Input box functionality uses the keys [+], [-] as well as numeric values. For this reason these keys cannot be used as exclusive key combinations any more.
Windows, for example, uses the key combination [Ctrl] + [F6] to switch to the next document window or the key combination [Shift] + arrow key [Right] to mark a character to the right of the cursor.
In addition, combinations of the keys [F1], [F4], [F6] with [Ctrl], [Shift], [Alt] cannot be assigned.

The following shortcut keys are available by default in the user interface:

Command

Key combination

Define window (selection area)

[Space bar]

Jump to the element points of the selected elements

[Tab]

Insert symbol: change variant

[Tab], [Ctrl] + mouse rotation

Insert macro: Change variant

[Tab], [Ctrl] + mouse rotation

Change handle in 3D mounting layout navigator

[A]

Create macro

[B]

Duplicate window (selection area)

[D]

Insert ellipse

[E]

Search function: Jump to counterpiece

[F]

Group elements

[G]

Adopt length of mounting rail

[H]

Turn display of insertion points on/off

[I]

Centered mounting rail placement

[J]

Insert circle

[K]

Insert polyline

[L]

Insert window macro / symbol macro

[M]

Jump to next function (when placing and assigning functions)

[N]

Move base point on/off

[O]

Coordinate input

[P]

Quick snap on / off

[Q]

Insert rectangle

[R]

Set increment

[S]

Insert text

[T]

Show / hide invisible elements

[U]

Move

[V]

Activate orthogonal function

[x], [X]

Insert macro: Set cursor to horizontal start position

[X]

Activate orthogonal function

[y], [Y]

Insert macro: Set cursor to vertical start position

[Y]

Open zoom

[Z]

Activate / deactivate orthogonal function in the horizontal / vertical direction, deactivate enabled orthogonal function

[<], [>]

Call up context help

[F1], [Ctrl] + [F1]

Call processing mode (in specific displays in tables, such as the Multilingual input dialog)

[F2]

Direct editing (temporary)

[F2]

Insert angle (down, right)

[F3]

Insert angle (down, left)

[F4]

Update view ("Redraw")

[F5], [Ctrl] + [Input]

Insert angle (up, left)

[F6]

Insert T-node (down)

[F7]

Insert T-node (up)

[F8]

Insert T-node (right)

[F9]

Insert T-node (left)

[F10]

Open / close page navigator

[F12]

Insert symbol

[Ins]

Delete the contents of a window (selection area)

[Del]

Move cursor to left edge of screen

[Home]

Move cursor to right edge of screen

[End]

Next page

[Page down]

Previous page

[Page up]

Jump in grid

Arrow keys

Cancel action

[Esc]

Jump to element points lying at the same height / in the same path

[Shift] + [Alt] + arrow key

Insert device connection points

[Shift] +[F3]

Insert interruption points

[Shift] +[F4]

Insert cable definition

[Shift] +[F5]

Insert shield

[Shift] +[F6]

Insert connection definition point

[Shift] +[F7]

Insert jumper (double junction connection)

[Shift] +[F8]

Insert black box

[Shift] +[F11]

Move image section left

[Shift] +arrow key [left]

Activate / deactivate orthogonal function

[Shift] + [<]

Move image section right

[Shift] +arrow key [right]

Move image section up

[Shift] + arrow key [Up]

Move image section down

[Shift] + arrow key [Down]

Enter relative coordinates

[Shift] +[R]

Jump to element points

[Shift] +[Ctrl] + arrow key

Insert macro: Change representation type

[Shift] + [Tab]

Jump to lower edge of screen

[Ctrl] + [End]

Jump to upper edge of screen

[Ctrl] + [Home]

Insert line break

[Ctrl] + [Enter]

Jump from cross-reference to counterpiece

[Ctrl] + mouse click, [Ctrl] + [Space bar]

Jump from cross-reference to counterpiece and open a new window of the graphical editor at the same time

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + mouse click, [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Blank]

Select all

[Ctrl] + [A]

Move property texts

[Ctrl] + [B]

Copy elements into the EPLAN clipboard

[Ctrl] + [C]

Edit object properties

[Ctrl] + [D]

Generate reports

[Ctrl] + [E]

Call up search function

[Ctrl] + [F]

Insert arc through center

[Ctrl] + [G]

Insert element into search results list

[Ctrl] + [I]

Go to (graphic)

[Ctrl] + [J]

Generate macros from a macro project

[Ctrl] + [K]

Use existing PLC connection points blockwise

[Ctrl] + [L]

Select a page

[Ctrl] + [M]

Create a page

[Ctrl] + [N]

Address PLC

[Ctrl] + [O]

Print a project

[Ctrl] + [P]

Open / close Edit in table

[Ctrl] + [Q]

Rotate graphic

[Ctrl] + [R]

Search function: Synchronize selection

[Ctrl] + [S]

Insert a path function text

[Ctrl] + [T]

Insert elements from the EPLAN clipboard

[Ctrl] + [V]

Set options for placement of parts in 3D mounting layout navigator

[Ctrl] + [W]

Cut elements and copy into the EPLAN clipboard

[Ctrl] + [X], [Shift] + [Del]

Redo last step

[Ctrl] + [Y]

Undo last step

[Ctrl] + [Z], [Alt] + [Backspace]

Insert line

[Ctrl] + [F2]

Close graphical editor

[Ctrl] + [F4]

Create window macro / symbol macro

[Ctrl] + [F5]

Switch between the windows such as graphical editors, navigators etc., that are docked as a tab

[Ctrl] + [F6]

Switch between the tabs for navigators, editors, etc., that are arranged on top of each other in a dockable windows

[Ctrl] + [F7]

Create page macro

[Ctrl] + [F10]

Add structure boxes

[Ctrl] + [F11]

Switch between open windows, like the graphical editor, navigators, etc.

[Ctrl] + [F12]

Update reports

[Ctrl] + [<]

Jump left to the next insertion point

[Ctrl] +arrow key [left]

Jump right to the next insertion point

[Ctrl] +arrow key [right]

Jump up to the next insertion point

[Ctrl] + arrow key [Up]

Jump down to the next insertion point

[Ctrl] + arrow key [Down]

Insert linear dimension

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [A]

Global editing: Edit data from report

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [D]

Open / close message management

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [E]

Search function: Jump to next entry

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [F]

Open / close 2D panel layout navigator

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [M]

Check project

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [P]

Modify rotation angle of 3D macro

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [R]

Interrupt connections

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [U]

Search function: Jump to previous entry

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [V]

Grid display on/off

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [F6]

Generate project reports

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [<]

Show whole page

[Alt] + [3]

Exit EPLAN

[Alt] + [F4]

Search function: Jump to next cross-referenced function, forward

[Alt] + [Page down]

Search function: Jump to next cross-referenced function, backward

[Alt] + [Page up]

Insert device

[Alt] + [Ins]

Delete placement

[Alt] + [Del]

Jump to left insertion point at the same height

[Alt] +arrow key [left]

Jump to right insertion point at the same height

[Alt] +arrow key [right]

Jump to top insertion point in the same path

[Alt] + arrow key [Up]

Jump to bottom insertion point in the same path

[Alt] + arrow key [Down]

Jump to nearest element point; this can also be the end point of an element

[Alt] + [Home]

Edit workspace

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [A]

3D viewpoint top

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [T]

3D viewpoint bottom

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [D]

3D viewpoint left

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [L]

3D viewpoint right

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [R]

3D viewpoint front

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [F]

3D viewpoint back

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [B]

3D viewpoint SW Isometric

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [1]

3D viewpoint SE Isometric

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [2]

3D viewpoint NE Isometric

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [3]

3D viewpoint NW Isometric

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [4]

See also