Keyboard Shortcuts
Opening the Keyboard Shortcuts editor
Press Ctrl+K, Ctrl+S (press Ctrl+K, release, then press Ctrl+S) anywhere in the application to open the Keyboard Shortcuts editor. It lists every command and the key binding assigned to it, with a search box at the top that filters by command name or by keystroke.
This is where you customize shortcuts: find a command, double-click its row (or use the pencil icon) to record a new key combination, and the binding takes effect immediately. The same editor is reachable from the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P → Preferences: Open Keyboard Shortcuts).
Because AnyAutomation Studio is built on the VS Code keybinding system, every binding below can be reassigned, removed, or scoped to a specific view from that editor. The defaults shipped by the editor (open file, save, find, multi-cursor, and so on) all apply unchanged.
Frequently used shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+P | Open the Command Palette (run any command) |
| Ctrl+P | Quick Open (jump to a file by name) |
| Ctrl+, | Open Settings |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+S | Open this Keyboard Shortcuts editor |
| Ctrl+` | Toggle the integrated terminal panel |
| F11 | Toggle full-screen window |
To go to a live TIA Portal block, data type, or tag, open Quick Open with Ctrl+P and type the tia prefix — see Quick Open.
TIA Portal
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| F7 | Go to a block or item by name (while the Project Explorer tree has focus) |
| Shift+F12 | Find References on the selected block and show them in the TIA References view (while the Project Explorer tree has focus and TIA Portal is connected) |
| Shift+F12 | Show where the selected interface member is used in the block's code (while the interface table of an open block has focus) |
| F2 | Rename the selected WinCC Unified object, plant view or plant view node (while the Project Explorer tree has focus and TIA Portal is connected); the items that can be renamed are listed in Context Menus |
PLC Online
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+G | Show the PLC Online view in the side bar |
| Ctrl+Enter | Connect (while the PLC Online pane has focus) |
| Ctrl+D | Disconnect (while the PLC Online pane has focus and a connection is active) |
| F5 | Refresh (while a connection is active and the PLC Online pane or the PLC Online side bar has focus) |
| Alt+W | Write a new value to the selected Watch Table row (while the PLC Online pane has focus); see OPC UA |
CODESYS
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| F5 | Reload the object tree from CODESYS (while the CODESYS view has focus and a project is open) |
Unit Testing
These shortcuts are two-step: press Ctrl+;, release, then press the letter. They work while the Test Suites view has focus.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+;, T | Run All Test Suites |
| Ctrl+;, S | Run Test Suite (a suite is selected) |
| Ctrl+;, G | Run Single (a test case is selected) |
| Ctrl+;, D | Re-run Failed Tests |
| Ctrl+;, Q | Stop Test Run (while a run is in progress) |
| Ctrl+;, H | Refresh Test Suites |
Forge
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Delete | Delete the selected project graphs (while the Project Graphs list has focus) |
| Delete | Delete the selected block type (while the Block Type Library has focus) |
| Delete | Remove the selected node from the project graph open in the editor (not while you type in a field) |
| Delete | Delete the selected profile (while the Profiles view has focus) |
On macOS, Cmd+Backspace does the same as Delete in all four places.
Where a shortcut applies
If a key combination resolves differently in two places, the binding that fires depends on which view or editor currently has keyboard focus. The Keyboard Shortcuts editor shows each binding's when condition so you can see where it applies.
Most TIA Portal, PLC Online, and editor actions are run from the Command Palette or from a view's context menu rather than from a dedicated default key. Assign your own bindings to the ones you use most through the Keyboard Shortcuts editor.
Partially accepting AI code suggestions
While the AI shows a code suggestion as dimmed text in the editor, press Tab to accept all of it — or take only part:
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Right | Accept only the next word of the suggestion |
| Ctrl+Down | Accept only the next line of the suggestion (on macOS: Cmd+Down) |
These keys act only while a suggestion is showing; otherwise they keep their usual behavior. Both can be reassigned in the Keyboard Shortcuts editor.