Chapter 3 Ladder Diagram (LD) elements
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The following keyboard shortcuts are available for use with the LD language.
Shortcut Description
Ctrl+0 Inserts a rung after a selected rung.
1
Ctrl+Alt+0 Inserts a rung before a selected rung.
1
Ctrl+ 1 Inserts a branch after a selected element.
Ctrl+Alt+ 1 Inserts a branch before a selected element.
Ctrl+2 Inserts an instruction block after a selected element.
2
Ctrl+Alt+2 Inserts an instruction block before a selected element.
2
Ctrl+3 Inserts a contact after a selected element.
2
Ctrl+Alt+3 Inserts a contact before a selected element.
2
Ctrl+4 Inserts a coil after a selected element**.
Ctrl+Alt+4 Inserts a coil after a selected element**.
Ctrl+5 Inserts a jump after a selected element**.
Ctrl+Alt+5 Inserts a jump after a selected element**.
Ctrl+6 Inserts a return after a selected element**.
Ctrl+Alt+6 Inserts a return after a selected element**.
Space bar For coils or contacts, toggles between the available types.
Shift+Ctrl+Alt+G Selects/clears the grid in the Language Editor workspace.
Ctrl+Down Arrow Moves to the next rung. When an element is selected on a rung, moves to the next rung
containing the selected element.
Ctrl+R Opens the block selector.
Ctrl+Up Arrow Moves to the previous rung. When an element is selected on a rung, moves to the
previous rung containing the selected element.
Down, Up, Right, Left Moves between branches and sub-.
Delete Removes a selected rung or element.
Enter Calls the Variable/ Block Selector (depending on the selected element).
Shift+Enter Inserts a line break
Ctrl+Enter Opens a line above the current line
Ctrl+Shift+Enter Opens a line below the current line
Ctrl+Shift+L Removes the current line
Ctrl+Delete Removes the next word in the current line
Backspace Removes the character on the left
Ctrl+Backspace Removes the previous word in the current line
Ctrl+C Copies the selected text to the clipboard
Ctrl+Insert Copies the selected text to the clipboard
Ctrl+L Cuts the current line to the clipboard
Ctrl+X Cuts the selected text to the clipboard
Shift+Delete Cuts the selected text to the clipboard