Shortcuts

Parent page: HelpAdvisor Panels

With no document open for editing, the panel shows the basic shortcuts.

Summary

The Shortcuts panel presents a list of available shortcuts for the currently open document and process.

Panel access

The Shortcuts panel can be accessed by clicking the Shortcuts button at the bottom-right of the Altium Designer screen.

The Shortcuts panel can also be opened through the main View menu: View » Workspace Panels » Help » Shortcuts. Note that panels can be configured to be floating in the editor space or docked to sides of the screen. If the Shortcuts panel is currently in the group of docked Workspace panels on the left, use its associated Shortcuts tab to expose the panel.

Panel content

The Shortcuts panel is populated with the list of shortcuts that apply to the currently open and focused document in Altium Designer. By keeping the panel visible on your desktop, the most relevant set of shortcut commands will be available as you work on different types of documents.

Examples of the Shortcuts panel content with a Schematic document open (left) and a PCB document open (right).

While editing a document, the panel will also display a list of shortcuts that apply to a current interactive command in the Schematic or PCB editor. When a command is running, for example Place Wire (P, W), the panel will list all of the valid shortcuts for that stage of the interactive command.

The Shortcuts panel listing during the Schematic interactive Place-Wire command.

To find a shortcut key by its name or keystrokes rather than its function, use the list configuration options at the top of the panel to sort the content as required. The shortcut list can be sorted by descriptive name, function category or literal shortcut keys.

Sort shortcuts by Name, Category or Shortcut keys.

Notes

• Shortcut key assignments can be edited and added to commands using Altium Designer's editor customization features. See Shortcut Keys for more information.
   
• Altium Designer provides a floating context-sensitive shortcut menu that can be used from within all interactive Schematic and PCB commands. When a command is running, use the Shift+F1 shortcut (or the ~ (tilde) key) to expose the menu. See Shortcut Keys for more information.