Keyboard Help

You may use keyboard shortcuts that make it easier and more efficient to navigate to different areas of the product. Typically, a shortcut is shown on the tooltip when you move the pointer to the options.

Single-Line Text Fields

Description	Keyboard Shortcut
Move to prev/next word	Ctrl+Left, Ctrl+Right
Move to start/end of field	Home/End
Select all	Ctrl+A
Deselect all	Arrow keys
Extend selection left/right	Shift+Left, Shift+Right
Extend selection to start/end	Shift+Home, Shift+End
Extend selection to prev/next word	Ctrl+Shift+Left, Ctrl+Shift+Right
Copy selection	Ctrl+C
Cut selection	Ctrl+X
Paste from clipboard	Ctrl+V
Delete next character	Delete
Delete previous character	Backspace

Multi-Line Text Fields

Description	Keyboard Shortcut
Move to start/end of line	Home, End
Move to prev/next word	Ctrl+Left/Right
Move to start/end of text	Ctrl+Home/End
Block move up/down	PgUp, PgDn
Block move left	Ctrl+PgUp
Block move right	Ctrl+PgDn
Select all	Ctrl+A
Copy selection	Ctrl+C
Cut selection	Ctrl+X
Paste Selected Text	Ctrl+V
Delete next character	Delete
Delete previous character	Backspace
Insert line break	Enter

Buttons

Description	Keyboard Shortcut
Activate	Spacebar

Drop-Down Menus

Description	Keyboard Shortcut
Toggle menu up or down	Alt+Up/Down

Multi-Line Text Fields

Description	Keyboard Shortcut
Expand entry	Right
Collapse entry	Left
Toggle expand/collapse for entry	Enter
Move up/down one entry	Up, Down
Move to first entry	Home
Move to last visible entry	End
Block move vertical	PgUp, PgDn
Block move left	Ctrl+PgUp
Block move right	Ctrl+PgDn
Block extend vertical	Shift+PgUp, Shift+PgDn
Select all	Ctrl+A
Single select	Ctrl+Spacebar

Lists

Description	Keyboard Shortcut
Move within list	Up, Down
Move to beginning of list	Home
Move to end of list	End
Select all entries	Ctrl+A
Cut	Ctrl+X
Copy	Ctrl+C
Copy all entries	Ctrl+Shift+C
Paste	Ctrl+V

Tables

Description	Keyboard Shortcut
Move to next cell	Right Arrow
Move to previous cell	Left Arrow
Move to first cell in row	Home
Move to last cell in row	End
Move to first cell in table	Ctrl+Home
Move to last cell in table	Ctrl+End
Select all cells	Ctrl+A

In some cases, the shortcuts do not appear as tooltips. See the tables below for the list of such shortcuts.

Any open editor in the Main View

Description	Keyboard Shortcut
Select current file in the Project View	Alt+F1

Browser Tracer

Description	Keyboard Shortcut
Search in the focused view	Ctrl+F
Go to the next search result	F3
Go to the specific line	Ctrl+G

Data Table Views (Excel, CSV, database results)

Description	Keyboard Shortcut
Change the selection rectangle	Arrow keys
Change the selection rectangle to the top	Page Up or Ctrl+Home
Change the selection rectangle to the bottom	Page Down or Ctrl+End
Change the selection rectangle to the first column	Home
Change the selection rectangle to the last column	End

Editable Text Area (Long Text variable value and similar)

Description	Keyboard Shortcut
Search	Ctrl+F
Go to the next search result	F3
Undo	Ctrl+Z
Redo	Ctrl+Y
Cut	Ctrl+X
Copy	Ctrl+C
Paste	Ctrl+P
Change selection	Up or Down

Project View, with a selected file

Description	Keyboard Shortcut
Open the selected file	Return

Robot View

Description	Description
Change selection	Arrow keys
Reset zoom to 100%	Ctrl+0 or Ctrl+Numpad 0
Clear selection	Escape
Execute to the selected edge (not the step)	Return
While editing the Step name or Iteration: Confirm the changes	Return
While editing the Step name or Iteration: Discard the changes	Escape
In the Search bar: Search	Return
In the Search bar: Clear search results	Escape

Robot Editor

Description	Description
Zoom in	Ctrl+'+' (some keyboards) or Ctrl+Numpad Plus
Zoom out	Ctrl+'-" or Ctrl+Numpad Minus
Reset zoom to 100%	Ctrl+0 or Ctrl+Numpad 0
Clear search results	Escape
In the State View, while editing a value: Accept changes	Return
While the autocompletion popup window is open: Change selection	Up or Down
While the autocompletion popup window is open: Accept selection	Return, or Tab, or Space
While the autocompletion popup window is open: Discard autocompletion	Escape
During Local Desktop Automation: Pause streaming	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+P (global)
During Local Desktop Automation: Switch to the next tab in the Streaming View	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T (global)
While editing an autocompletion-enabled field (Expression, Catch clause, and more): Open an autocompletion popup window	Ctrl+Space
While a popup text editor window is open (Step Name, Expression, Variable, and more): Accept the changes and close the editor window	Tab (any modifiers) or Escape
In the Search bar: Search	Return
In the Streaming View: Zoom in	Ctrl+'+" (some keyboards) or Ctrl+Numpad Plus
In the Streaming View: Zoom out	Ctrl+'-' or Ctrl+Numpad Minus
In the Streaming View: Reset zoom to 100%	Ctrl+0 or Ctrl+ Numpad 0
In the Streaming View: Move view	Arrow keys
In the Streaming View: Select the next sibling	Ctrl+Alt+Down
In the Streaming View: Select the previous sibling	Ctrl+Alt+Up
In the Streaming View: Select the innermost tag	Ctrl+Alt+End
In the Streaming View: Select the outermost tag	Ctrl+Alt+Home
In the Streaming View: Select the tag one level in	Ctrl+Alt+Right
In the Streaming View: Select the tag one level out	Ctrl+Alt+Left