# Keyboard Shortcuts

> Here is the complete list of keyboard shortcuts for Studio:

Here is the complete list of keyboard shortcuts for Studio:

## File Management

**Ctrl + Shift + N** - Creates a new **Blank Process**.

**Ctrl + C** - Copies a file from the **Explorer** panel to the clipboard. Use **Ctrl + V** to paste it anywhere in the tree.

**Shift + Alt + C** - Copy a file or folder path from the **Explorer** panel to the clipboard.

**Ctrl + O** - Enables you to open a previously created workflow, either the `.xaml` or `project.json` file.

**Ctrl + L** - Opens the folder where the Log files are stored.

**Ctrl + S** - Saves the currently opened workflow.

**Ctrl + Shift + S** - Saves all the workflows that are currently open.

**Ctrl + V** - Pastes a file from the clipboard into the **Explorer** panel.

**Ctrl + Tab** - Moves focus between workflows opened in the **Designer** panel.

**Ctrl + W** - Closes the workflow file that is in focus in the **Designer** panel.

**Alt + Left** or **mouse backward button** - Go to the previous element inside a project file or to the previous project file.

**Alt + Right** or **mouse forward button** - Go to the next element inside a project file or to the next project file.

**Alt + F7** - Moves focus between Studio panels. When you use Ctrl + Tab or Alt + F7 and hold the modifier key (Ctrl or Alt respectively), the following window appears, allowing you to switch between active files and panels in Studio.

![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/studio/studio-docs-image-168937-0403cfde.webp)

## Search

**F3** or **Ctrl + Shift + P** - Opens the **Command Palette**.

**Ctrl + Shift + T** - Opens the **Add an Activity** search bar.

**Ctrl + Shift + F** - Opens the **Go to file** search bar.

**Ctrl + F** - Opens the **Universal Search** bar.

**Ctrl + J** - Opens the **Jump to activity** search bar.

**Ctrl + 1** - Switches to the **Current File** tab in the **Universal Search** bar.

**Ctrl + 2** - Switches to the **All Files** tab in the **Universal Search** bar.

**Ctrl + 3** - Switches to the **Activities** tab in the **Universal Search** bar.

**Ctrl + 4** - Switches to the **Variables** tab in the **Universal Search** bar.

**Ctrl + 5** - Switches to the **Arguments** tab in the **Universal Search** bar.

**Ctrl + 6** - Switches to the **Imports** tab in the **Universal Search** bar.

**Ctrl + 7** - Switches to the **Project Files** tab in the **Universal Search** bar.

**Ctrl + 8** - Switches to the **Dependencies** tab in the **Universal Search** bar.

**Ctrl + 9** - Switches to the **Snippets** tab in the **Universal Search** bar.

**Ctrl + Alt + A** - Opens and focuses the **Properties** panel.

**Ctrl + Alt + F** - Sets the focus to the search box in the **Activities** panel.

**Ctrl + Alt + O** - Sets the focus to the search box in the [UI Objects Browser](https://docs.uipath.com/studio/standalone/latest/user-guide/about-object-repository) panel.

**Ctrl + Alt + P** - Opens and focuses the search bar in the **Explorer** panel.

**Ctrl + Alt + S** - Opens and focuses the search bar in **Snippets** panel.

**Tab** - Navigates to the next item in the panel or the next element in the activity.

A list of useful keyboard shortcuts is displayed in the **Designer** panel, when all project files are closed, as illustrated in the image below:

![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/studio/studio-docs-image-604922-7a4336e1.webp)

## Comment

**Ctrl + D** - Ignores the activity that is currently selected by placing it into a **Comment Out** container.

**Ctrl + E** - Removes the activity from the **Comment Out** container it was placed in.

## Debugging

**F9** - Marks the selected activity with a breakpoint.

**Ctrl + Shift + B** - Opens the **Markers** panel.

**Ctrl + Alt + E** - Opens the **Error List** panel.

**F10** - When debugging, steps over the execution of a block of activities in the currently selected workflow.

**F11** - When debugging, enables you to step into a block of activities and executes the first one.

**Shift + F11** - When debugging, steps out of the current container after its last activity is executed.

## Recording

**Ctrl + Alt + B** - Opens the **Basic Recording** toolbar.

**Ctrl + Alt + C** - Opens the **Citrix Recording** toolbar.

**Ctrl + Alt + D** - Opens the **Desktop Recording** toolbar.

**Ctrl + Alt + W** - Opens the **Web Recording** toolbar.

**F2** - Adds delay during a recording activity.

**F3** - Lets you specify a custom recording region.

**F4** - Lets you choose the UI Framework to record, which can be **Default, AA,** and **UIA**.

## Workflow Analysis and Execution

**F5** - Runs the current project in debugging mode, starting with the `.xaml` file set as Main.

**Ctrl + F5** - Runs the current project.

**F6** - Runs the currently opened `.xaml` file in debugging mode.

**Ctrl + F6** - Runs the currently opened `.xaml` file.

**F7** - Checks the file for validation errors and **Workflow Analyzer** violations.

**Shift + F7** - Checks the whole project for validation errors and **Workflow Analyzer** violations.

**F8** - Checks the currently opened workflow for validation errors.

**Shift + F8** - Checks all project files for validation errors.

**Pause** - Pauses the execution of the current workflow, in both normal and debug mode.

**F12** - Stops the execution of the current workflow, in both normal and debug mode.

## Selected Activity

**Ctrl + T** - Places the activity inside the **Try** section of a **Try Catch** activity.

**Ctrl + N** - Creates a new **Sequence Diagram** in the current project.

**Ctrl + C** - Copies the selected activity or activities to the clipboard.

**Ctrl + V** - Pastes the copied activity or activities inside the selected item.

**Ctrl + K** - Creates a variable of the same type as the required type of the activity when used in an input field or the **Expression Editor**. If an expression already exists in the field, before pressing CTRL + K, you can select that expression or a part of it to use the selected text as the name of the new variable.

**Ctrl + M** - Creates an **In** argument of the same type as the required type of the activity when used in an input field or the **Expression Editor**. If an expression already exists in the field, before pressing CTRL + M, you can select that expression or a part of it to use the selected text as the name of the new argument.

**Ctrl + Shift + M** - Creates an **Out** argument of the same type as the required type of the activity when used in an input field or the **Expression Editor**. If an expression already exists in the field, before pressing CTRL + Shift + M, you can select that expression or a part of it to use the selected text as the name of the new argument.

**Ctrl + Shift + E** - Opens the **Expression Editor** when used inside activity input fields.

**Ctrl + Space** - Opens the IntelliPrompt window.

**Ctrl + 1**... **Ctrl + 6** - When the IntelliPrompt window is open, enables/disables displaying each item type in the code completion window, the same as using the buttons at the bottom of the window: Ctrl + 1 Methods, Ctrl + 2 Properties, Ctrl + 3 Classes, Ctrl + 4 Namespaces, Ctrl + 5 Constants, Ctrl + 6 Keywords.

**F2** - Allows for renaming the selected activity.

**Shift + F2** - Adds an annotation to a selected activity.

**Enter** - Saves the data added in the activity input field.

**Shift + Enter** - Adds a new line in the activity input field.

**Tab** - Moves through the fields and buttons in the activity, including the ![](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/studio/studio-image-plus_sign-8e9127b9.png) menu displayed when you hover the mouse over an input field.

**Ctrl + Shift + M** - Enable or disable a bookmark.

**Ctrl + Period (.)** - Go to the next bookmark.

**Ctrl + Comma (,)** - Go to the previous bookmark.

## Code editor

**Alt + Down** - Open drop-down lists in the code editor header, that serve as navigational breadcrumbs. This shortcut allows you to navigate to other coded automations within the project, as well as to all methods and classes within the opened coded automation.

## Test Automation

**Ctrl + Alt + T** - Open **Test Explorer** panel. You can use this anywhere within the **Designer** panel.

**Alt + Down Arrow** - Open the **Run All in View** menu from the **Test Explorer**.

**Alt + T** - Open **Test Results** sub-panel in **Test Explorer**. You can use this only in the **Test Explorer** panel.

**Alt + A** - Open **Activity** sub-panel in **Test Explorer**. You can use this only in the **Test Explorer** panel.

## Arguments Dialogs

The following keyboard shortcuts are available in Arguments dialog boxes available in activities such as **Invoke Workflow File** and **Inject.NET Code**:

**Tab** - Moves through the items in the grid.

**Delete** - Deletes the item selected in the grid.

**F2** - Highlights the current cell for editing, positioning the cursor at the end of the line.

**Ctrl + Tab** - Moves through the options available in the window for the selected item in the grid (Delete, Move up, Move Down).

## Status Bar

**Alt + D** - Access the Source Control, Orchestrator folders, and Orchestrator/Cloud Connection menus in the status bar, and then use **Shift + Tab** to cycle through the menus. Once a menu is selected, press **Enter** to open it.

## Backstage View

**CTRL + Tab** - Moves focus between tabs. This also applies to the sub-tabs inside the **Tools** and **Settings** tabs.

**Tab** - Moves focus between the content inside tabs.

## Miscellaneous

**F1** - Enables you to access a help topic associated with the currently selected element.

**Alt + F4** - Closes the current window.

**Alt + -** - Opens the Options context menu in the title bar of the currently selected panel. Please note that this works with the hyphen key above the character keys, not with the minus key in the numpad.

**Windows key + Up Arrow** - Maximizes the current window.

**Windows key + Down Arrow** - Restores down the current window.

**Ctrl + P** - Opens the **Manage Packages** window.

**Esc** - Closes the **Publish**, **Manage Packages**, **File Diff** windows.

**Ctrl + F1** - Pins or unpins the ribbon.

**Ctrl + Shift + R** - Removes all unused project dependencies.

**Shift + Tab** - Navigates to the previous activity or node in the **Activities** panel.

**Ctrl + Z** - Undo the last action.

**Ctrl + Y** - Redo the last action you've undone.

**Shift + F10** - Open the context menu for the selected item (right-click).

**Ctrl + Tab** - Moves the focus out of multiline text boxes where pressing the **Tab** key inserts a tab.

**Ctrl + Shift + F10** - Dismisses the tooltip content for the selected item.

**Ctrl + B** - Show/hide left panels.

**Ctrl + `** - Show/hide bottom panels.

**Ctrl + Alt + B** - Show/hide right panels.

**Ctrl + Alt + Z** - Show/hide all panels.

## Ribbon and Home Tab Shortcut Keys

You can quickly get to most of the options in the **Home** tab (Studio Backstage View) and the ribbons in the **Design** and **Debug** tabs by pressing and releasing the **Alt** key, and then pressing one or more keys.

When you press and release the Alt key, one or more letters or digits appear over the options in the current view. To use an option, press the corresponding key or keys. For some options, additional keys are available after you press the initial key combination.

![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/studio/studio-docs-image-551483-4a71bb8a.webp)

For a list of shortcuts, see the following sections.

### Design Tab Ribbon Keys

If you are in the Design tab or Debug tab, press **Alt+D** to access the shortcut keys for the Design tab ribbon.

| Key(s) | Action Performed | Additional Keys and Actions |
| --- | --- | --- |
| N | Open the **New** drop-down | – |
| S | Open the **Save** drop-down | S - **Save as**  L - **Save all** |
| EA | Open the **Export As** drop-down | ET - Open the **Export as Template** window  EL - Open the **Export as Library** window |
| R1 | Open the **Debug File** drop-down | C - **Run file**  B - **Debug project**  D - **Run project** |
| X | **Cut** the selected activities | – |
| C | **Copy** the selected activities | – |
| V | **Paste** the copied activities | – |
| U | Undo an action | – |
| R2 | Redo an undone action | – |
| MP | Open the **Manage Packages** window | – |
| ME | Open the **Manage Entities** window | – |
| T | Open the **Test Manager** drop-down | T - **Test Manager Settings** |
| A1 | Open the **App/Web Recorder** | – |
| C2 | Open the **Computer Vision Recorder** | – |
| U2 | Open **User Events** drop-down | C - **On Click Element**  K - **On Keypress Element**  A - **On Application Event** |
| T2 | Open the **Table Extraction** window | – |
| U3 | Open the **UI Explorer** window | – |
| IU | Open the **Remove Unused** drop-down | F - Remove Unused **Workflows**  A - Remove Unused **Variables**  B - Remove Unused **Arguments**  C - Remove Unused **Dependencies**  D - Remove Unused **Imports**  E - Remove Unused **Screenshots**  G - Remove Unused **Project Cache** |
| A2 | Open the **Analyze File** drop-down | B - **Analyze Project**  C - **Validate File**  D - **Validate Project**  S - **Workflow Analyzer Settings** |
| EX | Open the **Export to Excel** window | – |
| P | Open the **Publish** window | – |

### Debug Tab Ribbon Keys

If you are in the Design tab or Debug tab, press **Alt+E** to access the shortcut keys for the Debug tab ribbon.

| Key(s) | Action Performed | Additional Keys and Actions |
| --- | --- | --- |
| R | Open the **Debug File** drop-down | C - **Run file**  B - **Debug project**  D - **Run project** |
| B | **Break** execution | – |
| T | **Stop** execution | – |
| S | **Step Into** | – |
| V | **Step Over** | – |
| O | **Step Out** | – |
| ER | **Retry** | – |
| EI | **Ignore** | – |
| ES | **Restart** | – |
| F | **Focus** | – |
| P1 | Open the **Breakpoints** drop-down | T - **Toggle Breakpoints**  P - **Show Markers Panel** |
| LS | Set **Slow Step** speed | – |
| LE | Enable / disable **Execution trail** | – |
| LH | Enable / disable **Highlight Elements** | – |
| LA | Enable / disable **Log Activities** | – |
| LC | Enable / disable **Continue on Exception** | – |
| LP | Enable / disable **Picture in Picture** | – |
| LR | Open the **Remote Debugging** drop-down | C - **Configure Remote Debugging** |
| P2 | Open the **Profile Execution** drop-down | O - **Open Profiling Panel**  I - **Import Profiling Session** |
| LO | Open the **Logs** folder | – |

### Title Bar Keys

To access keys for the buttons in the Studio title bar, press the **Alt** key.

| Key(s) | Action Performed | Additional Keys and Actions |
| --- | --- | --- |
| L | Open the **New** drop-down |  |
| F1 | Open the **Save** drop-down |  |
| D | Open the **Export As** drop-down |  |
| E | Open the **Debug File** drop-down |  |
| F2 | Open the **Send feedback** window, |  |
| I | Open the **Sign in** / **Sign out** menu |  |

### Home Tab Keys

If you are in the Design tab or Debug tab, press **Alt+H** to open the Home tab (Studio Backstage View) and access the shortcut keys for the Home tab. If you are already in the Home tab, all you need to do is press the **Alt** key.

| Key(s) | Action Performed | Additional Keys and Actions |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Z | Go back to the previous tab, if a project is open | – |
| O | Open a project | – |
| C | Close the currently open project | – |
| S | Open the **Start** tab | O - **Open a Local Project**  C - **Clone or Check Out a Project**  P - **Create a Process**  L - **Create a Library**  A - **Create a Test Automation**  T - **Create a Template**  R1...R9 - Open one of the nine most recent projects |
| L | Open the **Tools** tab | A - Open the **Apps** tab  E - Open the **UiPath Extensions** tab  T - Open the **Plugins** tab  U - Open the **UI Explorer**  M - Open the **Project Dependencies Mass Update Tool**  R - Open the **Repair Tool for Microsoft Office** |
| T | Open the **Templates** tab | – |
| M | Open the **Team** tab | – |
| E | Open the **Settings** tab | G - Open the **General** tab  D - Open the **Design** tab  L1 - Open the **Locations** tab  M - Open the **Manage Sources** tab  C - Open the **Code Editor** tab  L2 - Open the **Language** drop-down  T - Open the **Reset Settings** window |
| H | Open the **Help** tab | D - Open the **Product Documentation** link  F - Open the **Community Forum** link  H - Open the **Help Center** link  A - Open the **Academy** link  R - Open the **Release Notes** link  T - Open the **Quick Tutorial** link  C - Copy the license information |