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Overview of Shortcut Keys

Key combinations can be used to call up commands particularly quickly in EPLAN. In the Shortcut keys dialog, you can change the key combinations and create your own, and also reset the key combinations back to the standard settings if needed.

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.

In the graphical editor, the following keyboard shortcuts are available by default:

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

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]

Select all

[Ctrl] + [A]

Moving Property Texts

[Ctrl] + [B]

Copy elements into the EPLAN clipboard

[Ctrl] + [C]

Edit object properties

[Ctrl] + [D]

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]

Select a page

[Ctrl] + [M]

Creating a page

[Ctrl] + [N]

Print a project

[Ctrl] + [P]

Open / close Edit in table

[Ctrl] + [Q]

Rotate graphic

[Ctrl] + [R]

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]

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]

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]

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]

See also