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Overview of Keyboard Commands

Key combinations can be used to call up commands particularly quickly in EPLAN. In the Keyboard
shortcuts dialog, you can change the key combinations and create your own, as well as reset the key
combinations back to the standard settings if needed.
In the graphical editor, the following key commands are available by default:
Command Key combination
Define window (selection area) [Blank]
Jump to the element points of the selected elements [Tab]
Increase the zoom level by one step [+]
Decrease the zoom level by one step [-]
Show whole page [3]
Create symbol macro [B]
Duplicate window (selection area) [D]
Insert ellipse [E]
Search function: Jump to counterpiece [F]
Group elements [G]
Turn display of insertion points on/off [I]
Insert circle [K]
Insert polyline [L]
Insert window macro [M]
Move base point on/off [O]
Coordinate input [P]
Insert rectangle [R]
Set increment [S]
Insert text [T]
Show / hide invisible elements [U]
Moving [V]
Open zoom [Z]
Call up context help [F1], [Ctrl] +[F1]
Insert angle (bottom, right) [F3]
Insert angle (bottom, left) [F4]
Update view ("Redraw") [F5]
Insert angle (top, left) [F6]
Insert T-node (bottom) [F7]
Insert T-node (top) [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]
Cancel action [Esc]
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]
Draw black box [Shift] + [F11]

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Move image section left [Shift] + [Cursor key]

Move image section right [Shift] + [Cursor key]
Move image section up [Shift] + [Cursor key]
Move image section down [Shift] + [Cursor key]
Enter relative coordinates [Shift] + [R]
Insert symbol macro [Ctrl] + [Ins]
Jump to lower edge of screen [Ctrl] + [End]
Jump to upper edge of screen [Ctrl] + [Home]
Insert line break [Ctrl] + [Enter]
Select all [Ctrl] + [A]
Move 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]
Select a page [Ctrl] + [M]
Create page [Ctrl] + [N]
Printing Pages [Ctrl] + [P]
Edit in table [Ctrl] + [Q]
Graphic: Rotate [Ctrl] + [R]
Insert a path function text [Ctrl] + [T]
Insert elements from the EPLAN clipboard [Ctrl] + [V]
Cut elements and copy into the EPLAN clipboard [Ctrl] + [X],[Shift] +
[Del]
Undo last step [Ctrl] + [Z],[Alt] +
[Back]
Insert a line [Ctrl] + [F2]
Close graphical editor [Ctrl] + [F4]
Create window macro [Ctrl] + [F5]
Create page macro [Ctrl] + [F10]
Insert location box [Ctrl] + [F11]
Switch between open windows, like the graphical editor, navigators, [Ctrl] + [F12]
page navigator, etc.
Jump to left path [Ctrl] + [Cursor key]
Jump to right path [Ctrl] + [Cursor key]
Jump to insertion point above on current path [Ctrl] + [Cursor key]
Jump to insertion point below on current path [Ctrl] + [Cursor key]
Insert linear dimension [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [A]
Global editing: Edit project data from report [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [D]
Open / close message management [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [E]
Search function: jump to next entry [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [F]
Open / close panel layout navigator [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [M]
Interrupt connections [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [U]
Search function: jump to previous entry [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [V]
Grid display on/off [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [F6]
Insert device [Alt] + [Ins]
Jump to left insertion point at the same height [Alt] + [Cursor key]
Jump to right insertion point at the same height [Alt] + [Cursor key]
Jump to top insertion point in the same path [Alt] + [Cursor key]
Jump to lower insertion point in the same path [Alt] + [Cursor key]
Jump to nearest element point; this can also be the endpoint of an [Alt] + [Home]
element.
Jump to element points lying at the same height [Shift] + [Alt] + [Cursor
key]

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Jump to element points [Shift] + [Ctrl] + [Cursor

key]

See also
Graphical Editor
Defining the Cursor Display
Defining Increment Sizes
Controlling the Cursor with the Keyboard
Dialog Keyboard shortcuts

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