User Guide > UserInterface > Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts

You can also navigate within the AE UserInterfaceThis is the Automation Engine's graphical user interface. [Formerly called the "Rich Client", "RichGUI" and "Dialog Client."] by using shortcuts.

General

Shortcut

Description

F1 Opens the Automation EngineThis component drives an Automation Engine system and consists of different types of server processes. Documentation at the position where it contains information about the active window.
F3 Displays the Quick Access field.
F5 Updates the content of the active window.

Shift key + UP or DOWN ARROW

Highlights several lines in the listShows entities in a grid view view.

CONTEXT MENU (button between "ALT GR" and "CTRL")

Opens the context menu for the highlighted window.

CTRL + A Highlights everything.

CTRL + C

Copies the highlighted text.

CTRL + F

Opens the search window for texts.

CTRL + P

Prints the content of the highlighted window.

CTRL + V

Inserts the copied text at the mouse-pointer position.

CTRL + X Cuts the highlighted text.
CTRL + Y Repeats a previously undone modification in the Process and Documentation tabs.
CTRL + Z Undoes the last modification in the Process and Documentation tabs.
ALT +  space bar Opens the menu of the UserInterface window.
Enter key Confirms the window entry.

Menu Bar

Shortcut

Description

ALT + letter

Opens the menu of the underlined specified letter.

ALT + letter + letter

Opens the menu and executes the command of the menu whose letter is underlined.

Desktop

Shortcut

Description

Caps Lock key + CTRL + TAB

Backward switch between windows.

CTRL  + TAB

Forward switch between windows.

CTRL  + F4

Closes a window.

CTRL  + <

Switches to the left desktop.

CTRL  + Caps Lock key + <

Switches to the right desktop.

Objects

Shortcut

Description

ALT + M Opens the monitor of the superordinate objectAutomation Engine controlled activities and processes are structured in the form of objects. See also: Task.
F2 Opens a dialog box for renaming the highlighted object.

TAB

Switches to the next setting within a tab.

TAB + LEFT ARROW

Switches to the left tab in objects.

TAB + RIGHT ARROW

Switches to the right tab in objects.

CTRL + E

Opens an object for editing.

You can use it in the Explorer, the Activity Window, the System OverviewThe UserInterface window that contains information about the Automation Engine system., the statisticsThis is a list of a task's previous runs. window, the Search window, and for the tasks of workflows and schedules. Note that you cannot use this shortcut does when the Line Tool is active.

CTRL + F Opens the quick search functionPre-defined run book template in the Automation Engine. One single step only, e.g. Start Windows Service, Copy file,… in object lists (such as the Explorer) or workflows.
CTRL + H Opens the statistics.
CTRL + I Opens the Detail Window.
CTRL + M Opens the monitor.
CTRL + N Opens the window containing the templatesPre-defined 'workflows' for specific components/tasks, e.g. Tomcat, SubVersion. for object creation.
CTRL + R Opens the reportA report provides more detailed information about a task's execution or a component..
CTRL + S Stores an object.
CTRL + T Opens the statistics of the superordinate taskThere are various ways of activating objects. The originator of the activation is referred to as the superordinate task (parent)..
CTRL + space bar Opens a code-completion function which completes the names of scriptA particular Automation Engine object type. functions and script statements on windows where scripting is used. A list of possible script elements is displayed if there is more than one possible choice. Use the ESC key to close this list.

 

 


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