Shortcut Keys

Debugging

CTRL+ALT+W - watch window

CTRL+F2 - cancel debugging and edit this logic

CTRL+F8 - run to selected line in Visual Logic

CTRL+M - monitor simulation

F8 - step into in Visual Logic

F9 - stop (debug) at current line at Visual Logic

CTRL+ALT+F9 - clear all stop (debug) points in Visual Logic

SHIFT+CTRL+F8 - step out of this section in Visual Logic

Display

CTRL+ "GRAPHIC ITEMS2 - move 1 or more graphic items simultaneously

CTRL+"VIEW NUMBER" - select view option

CTRL+SHIFT+"MOUSE WHEEL" - scroll simulation window up and down,left and right

SHIFT+CTRL+P - presentation mode

File Options

ALT+TAB - go to excel from Simul8 or from an excel file to Simul8

CTRL+O - open file

CTRL+S - save file

F12 - save as

CTRL+ALT+U - switch On/off "undo" option

F1 - help index

Lists

CTRL+ALT+I - images

CTRL+ALT+L - Label

CTRL+D - distributions

CTRL+I - information store

SHIFT+CTRL+G - groups

SHIFT+CTRL+L - links

CTRL+ALT+D - Custom dialogs

Macros

ALT+F8 - through the tools menu, select macro by using this shortcut to start recording

ALT+F9 - play macro

SHIFT+CTRL+END+DEL - it can be used to replace all "Simul8 library" macro section. go to its tab and by using the shortcut you delete all lines

Objects

CTRL+"OBJECT" - copy an object to the place where released

CTRL+A - select all

CTRL+C - copy

CTRL+V - paste

SHIFT+F11 - Simul8 explorer

CTRL+SHIFT+"CANCEL" OPTION - open component dialog

SHIFT+"WHEEL MOUSE" - drag the mouse with the shift pressed between the source and the destination Activity to remove a work arrow

CTRL+J - jobs matrix

CTRL+K - cycle matrix

F11 - QuickView

Simulation Run

CTRL+ "MAKE MULTIPLE RUNS AND DISPLAY RESULTS" - conduct trial dialog

CTRL+ "TRIALS" BUTTON - set trial options first

CTRL+B - back 1 minute

CTRL+F8 - step clock

CTRL+F9 - run the clock

CTRL+G - go to a specific simulation time

CTRL+H - forward 1 minute

Visual Logic

ALT+C - copies the whole line

ALT+D - disable current line

ALT+D - disables the current line

ALT+RETURN - inserts a new line after the current line

ALT+V - pastes the whole line

ALT+X - cuts the whole line

ALT+ENTER - insert line before current line

ALT+BACKSPACE - on a blank line moves the line up a branch

CTRL+<number> - go to book mark

CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+S - switch Call Stack Tracking on

CTRL+ALT+W - open Watch Window

CTRL+B - back

CTRL+C - copy selected text (or whole line if no text is selected)

CTRL+D - delete current line

CTRL+Del - delete Block

CTRL+F - find

CTRL+F9 - opens spreadsheet is cursor is on a spreadsheet name

CTRL+H - forward

CTRL+I - open Information Store

CTRL+L - open Visual Logic List

CTRL+SHIFT+<number> - set book mark

CTRL+V - paste selected text

CTRL+X - cut selected text

CTRL-END -go to bottom line

CTRL-HOME - go to top line ESC - closes the Visual Logic Editor

F2 - or double left click on a line to open the Visual Logic Builder Command Editor

F3 - find next

F5 - run

F8 - step Into

RETURN - completes editing of the line for validation: the text is changes to red if there is an error in the syntax

RETURN - move to next line

SHIFT+F8 - step Over

SHIFT+F3 - find backwards from current line within this block

TAB - selects command or object from drop-down list

BACKSPACE - deletes line if blank