Toggles between two most common tools if automatic tool selection is disabled

Toggles automatic wiring while moving objects

Switches the direction of a wire between horizontal and vertical

Cancels current edit in a string

Navigates out of a temporary palette

Cancels a wire you started

Navigates the controls or indicators according to tabbing order, when used while VI is running

Cycles through four most common tools if you disabled automatic tool selection by clicking the automatic tool selection button. Otherwise, enables automatic tool selection

Rotates the selected user layer in a clockwise direction. If you do not select a layer, this tool rotates all user layers

Horizontally flips the selected user layer

While wiring, disables automatic wire routing temporarily

While dragging an object on the block diagram, this momentarily toggles on or off the automatic wiring

Finds the next node that matches the search string after initiating a search by typing in the VI Hierarchy window

Navigates into a temporary palette

While dragging a selection on the block diagram into or out of a structure, turns off auto-wiring across structure boundaries

Displays LabVIEW Help

Copies an object

Copies the selection to the clipboard

Saves the VI

Undoes last action

Pastes the selection from the clipboard

Pastes an object

(click on wire or block diagram space) In run mode place a breakpoint

(click terminal) Cancels a wire you started

(click wire) Selects one segment

Selects everything

Shows all VIs in the VI Hierarchy window

Selects all front panel or block diagram items

While dragging an object with the mouse, this momentarily toggles on or off the alignment grid

Cancels a wire you started

Finds objects or text

Opens the Icon Editor Properties dialog to the Text Tool page

Cuts an object

Cuts the selection to the clipboard

Deselects everything

Redraws the VI Hierarchy window

Performs last distribution operation on objects

Opens a new, blank VI

Creates a new user layer

Opens an existing VI

Prints the window

Opens the Icon Editor Properties dialog box

Displays the VI Properties dialog box

Runs the VI

Displays the History window

Deletes all broken wires in a VI

Displays block diagram or front panel window

Displays the Error List window

Toggles visibility of the Layers page

Moves to beginning of current line in string

Searches for next instance of object or text

Tiles front panel and block diagram windows

Toggles visibility of a overlay on the Icon Edit Area showing the current connector pane pattern

Deletes all User Layers

Moves selected objects one pixel at a time

Navigates temporary Controls and Functions palettes

Moves to end of current line in string

Closes the Icon Editon

Closes the VI

(resize) Resizes selected object while maintaining aspect ratio

Switches to Positioning tool

Changes to run or edit mode

Displays Context Help window

Toggles visibility of the Context Help window

Saves all open files

Quits LabVIEW

Ends text entry

Navigates backward through the controls or indicators, when used while VI is running

Enables automatic tool selection

Changes to the Application font in Font dialog box

Switches to next most useful tool

(resize) Resizes selected object while maintaining center point

Displays Search Results window or the Find Project Items dialog box with the previous search results

Moves backward in string by one word when using text that has characters that use single bytes, such as Western character sets. Moves backward in string by one character when using text that has characters that use multiple bytes, such as Asian character sets

Moves forward in string by one word when using text that has characters that use single bytes, such as Western character sets. Moves forward in string by one character when using text that has characters that use multiple bytes, such as Asian character sets

Steps over node

Cycles through LabVIEW windows in the order the windows appear onscreen. The order of the windows depends on the window manager you use

Changes to the System font in the Font dialog box

Performs last alignment operation on objects

Redoes last action

Displays the Font dialog box

Displays the Quick Drop dialog box. On Chinese keyboards, press the Ctrl-Shift-Space keys. (Mac OS X) Press the Command-Shift-Space keys

Steps into node

Moves key focus inside an array or cluster, when used while VI is running

Locks Context Help window

Locks visibility of the Context Help window

Steps out of node

Moves key focus outside an array or cluster, when used while VI is running

Decreases the current font size

Changes to the Dialog font in the Font dialog box

Adds new items when entering items in enumerated type controls and constants, ring controls and constants, or Case structures. In string constants, press the Shift-Enter keys on the keyboard to disable autosizing if it is enabled. If autosizing is disabled, press the Shift-Enter keys on the keyboard to display a scroll bar in the constant

Finds the previous node that matches the search string after initiating a search by typing in the VI Hierarchy window

Displays the Navigation window

Selects multiple objects; adds object to current selection

Undoes last point where you set a wire

Searches for previous instance of VIs, object, or text

Moves to beginning of entire string

(click input on function with two inputs) Switches the two input wires

(click Run button) Recompiles the current VI

Toggles a single object to join or leave the current selection

(click VI) Displays the subVIs and other nodes that make up the VI you select in the VI Hierarchy window

(click on wire) In run mode place a probe

Changes to the current font in the Font dialog box

Moves to end of entire string

Displays the Class Browser window

Maximizes and restores window

Deletes the selected user layers on the Layers page

Cycles the opposite direction through LabVIEW windows

Displays the All Windows dialog box

Aborts the VI, when used while VI is running

Moves selected objects several pixels at a time. If the Alignment Grid is enabled, the object will move to align with the grid and thereafter will move in grid increments

(while wiring) Tacks down wire without connecting it

(click wire) Selects a branch

Selects a single word in a string

Duplicates the current case structure frame while editing the name of the current frame

(Drag VI icon to block diagram) Places that VI as a subVI on the block diagram

(drag VI icon to block diagram) Places that VI as a subVI on the block diagram with constants wired for controls that have non-default values

(drag) Moves selected objects in one axis

(drag) Duplicates selected object

(drag a rectangle) Adds more working space to the front panel or block diagram

Deletes everything. This includes removing the Template, deleting all Icon Text, and deleting all User Layers

(click Run button) Recompiles all VIs in memory

Increases the current font size

(drag) Disables preset alignment positions when moving object labels or captions

(resize) Resizes selected object while maintaining center point and aspect ratio

(over open space) Switches to Scrolling tool

(drag a rectangle) Removes space from the front panel or block diagram

(drag) Duplicates selected object and moves it in one axis

(click wire) Selects entire wire

Selects an entire string

Displays LabVIEW Help

Opens the LabVIEW Help

Scrolls through subdiagrams of a Case, Event, or Stacked Sequence structure

Enables or disables grid alignment. On French keyboards, press the Ctrl-" keys. (Mac OS) Press the Command-* keys

(click open space) Adds a free label to the front panel or block diagram if automatic tool selection is enabled

Displays a temporary version of the Tools palette at the location of the cursor

(click block diagram and select VI from palette) Opens front panel of that VI

(click subVI) Displays subVI front panel

(click subVI) Displays subVI block diagram and front panel