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Codesys V3 keyboard shortcuts
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First published at 12/15/2023 on https://defkey.com/codesys-v3-shortcuts

Codesys is an integrated development environment for programming controller
applications according to the international industrial standard IEC
61131-3. It was developed by the Germany-based firm Codesys Group.

Codesys V3 has 85 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below.



View
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Alt + 0                 View devices
Ctrl + Shift + F12      Full screen
F3                      Messages
Alt + 1                 POU
Ctrl + F4               Close editor
Ctrl + F6               Next editor
F6                      Next pane
Ctrl + Shift + F6       Previous editor
Shift + F6              Previous pane
Alt + F6                Toggle first pane


Breakpoints
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F9                      Toggle breakpoint
F8                      Step in (breakpoint)
Shift + F10             Step out (breakpoint)
F10                     Step over (breakpoint)
Ctrl + F10              Activate breakpoints to next step
Ctrl + F11              Center view to breakpoint


General
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F11                     Build
Ctrl + Insert           Copy
Ctrl + X                Cut
Del                     Delete
Ctrl + V                Paste
Ctrl + A                Select all
Shift + F5              Generate (Application Composer only)
Alt + 2                 Composer modules
Shift + F7              Scan
Insert                  Insert declaration
Ctrl + F                Find
F3                      Find next
Ctrl + F3               Find next (selected)
Shift + F3              Find previous
Ctrl + Shift + F3       Find previous (selected)
Ctrl + H                Replace
Ctrl + Shift + F1       Help
Ctrl + Shift + F2       INDEX
F4                      Message View
Shift + F4              Previous message
Shift + F2              Auto declare
F2                      Open input assistant
Ctrl + Z                Undo
Ctrl + Y                Redo


FBD/LD/IL-Editor
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Ctrl + Del              Delete line
Ctrl + E                Detect edge
Ctrl + A                Insert assign
Ctrl + B                Insert box
Ctrl + Shift + E        Insert box with EN/ENO
Ctrl + Shift + V        Insert branch
Ctrl + A                Insert coil
Ctrl + K                Insert contact
Ctrl + D                Insert contact right
Ctrl + P                Insert contact above
Ctrl + R                Insert contact below
Ctrl + Shift + B        Insert empty box
Ctrl + I                Insert network
Ctrl + T                Insert network below
Ctrl + Q                Insert input
Ctrl + L                Insert jump
Ctrl + N                Negation
Ctrl + H                Paste above
Ctrl + F                Paste below
Ctrl + G                Right after
Ctrl + W                Set output connection
Ctrl + M                Set/reset
Ctrl + O                Toggle network comment state
Ctrl + U                Update parameters
Ctrl + 1                View as FBD
Ctrl + 3                View as IL
Ctrl + 2                View as LD


Online
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F7                      Force values
Alt + F8                Login
Ctrl + F8               Logout
Ctrl + F5               Single cycle
F5                      Start
Shift + F8              Stop
Alt + F7                Unforce values
Ctrl + F7               Write values


Text editor
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Ctrl + U                Lowercase
Ctrl + Shift + U        Capitalize
Insert                  Override modus


Files
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Alt + F4                Exit
Ctrl + N                New project
Ctrl + O                Open project
Ctrl + S                Save project


Bookmarks
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F12                     Next bookmark
Shift + F12             Previous bookmark
Ctrl + F12              Toggle bookmark

Source: Codesys 3 manual


Last modified on (UTC): Friday, December 15, 2023
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