Keyboard

• Keyboard shortcuts are listed in the Online Help, under the "Navigating the Software" topic.
• You can use Ctrl+Page Down and Ctrl+Page Up to move between tabs in a dialog or routine window.
• You can use Ctrl+Tab and Shift+Ctrl+Tab to move between multiple RSLogix 5000 views.
• You can use Ctrl+G to invoke the Go To dialog. The Go To dialog is convenient for navigating the software.
• You can use Alt+Insert to open the Language Element browser in any of the language editors. You can also invoke this browser by pressing the Insert key in the LD, SFC and FBD editors.
• You can use Ctrl+Space to invoke the Tag browser from within the ST editor.
• You can use the Go To dialog (Ctrl+G) to quickly navigate to routines called by the current routine and to routines that call the current routine.
• In the Sequential Function Chart Editor, you can use the Routine Overview (Ctrl+B) tool to view your entire SFC and help navigate to a specific area of your chart.
• Double-clicking on error messages displayed in the Error Window will navigate you to where the error was encountered. F4 and Shift-F4 can be used to move between errors.
• The Language Element browser is a shortcut to adding logic. In the any of the language editors: use Alt+Insert, type the instruction mnemonic, and press Enter. You can also invoke this browser by pressing the Insert key in the LD, SFC and FBD editors. This short cut can be much quicker than using the instruction toolbar.
• As you use the keyboard to move the cursor around grid cells, press Alt+Down arrow to activate any controls that are active for that cell. This works in all grid-based editors, such as the Tag Editor, Data Monitor, etc. This gives you a way to access cell controls via the keyboard, rather than using the mouse.