3 Functions
3.2 Menu structure
3.2.3 Menu items
You can use the shortcuts listed in the table to call the menu items available in SIMOTION SCOUT.
Table 3- 4 Menu items in SIMOTION SCOUT
Shortcuts Menu item Reaction
Project...
CTRL+N New Creates a new project
CTRL+O Open Opens a project
Ctrl+S Save Saves a project
CTRL+ALT+K Check consistency Checks project consistency CTRL+ALT+B Save and compile
changes Saves the project and compiles the changes made in the project since the last compilation
CTRL+P Print Prints the selected window
ALT+F4 Exit Exits the SIMOTION SCOUT program
Shortcuts Menu item Reaction
Edit...
Ctrl+Z Undo Undoes the last action
Ctrl+Y Redo Redoes the last action
Ctrl+X Cut Cuts the selection
Ctrl+C Copy Copies the selection
Ctrl+V Paste Inserts the clipboard contents
Del Delete contents Deletes the selection
F2 Rename Renames the selected tree object
3.2 Menu structure
Shortcuts Menu item Reaction
Edit...
CTRL+ALT+O Open object Opens a new object of the selected tree object Ctrl+A Select all Selects the entire contents in the ST and MCC
snap-ins
CTRL+F Find Opens the Find window
F3 Find next Continues the search from the current position
CTRL+SHIFT+F Searching in the project Opens the Find window
CTRL+SHIFT+G Replace in the project Opens the Find and Replace window
CTRL+H Replace Opens the Replace window
CTRL+J Display next position
Shortcuts Menu item Reaction
Target system...
CTRL+L Download / target device Downloads to individual target device CTRL+D
Only possible in online mode
Device diagnostics Opens device diagnostics
CTRL+I
Only possible in online mode
Control operating mode Opens the dialog box for control of the operating mode
Shortcuts Menu item Reaction
View...
CTRL+F11 Maximize working area Maximizes and minimizes the view of the working area
CTRL+F12 Maximize detail view Maximizes and minimizes the view of the detail view
CTRL+Num+
(Plus key on the numeric keypad)
Zoom in Magnifies the diagram in MCC
CTRL+Num- (Minus key on the numeric keypad)
Zoom out Reduces the diagram in MCC
F5 Refresh Refreshes the view
Shortcuts Menu item Reaction
Options...
CTRL+ALT+E Settings Opens the Properties window
3.2 Menu structure
Shortcuts Menu item Reaction
Window...
CTRL+SHIFT+F5 Arrange cascading CTRL+SHIFT+F3 Arrange vertically
Arranges the opened windows in the working area
Shortcuts Menu item Reaction
Snap-in menu...
CTRL+F4 Close Closes the selected window
CTRL+B Accept and compile Compiles the active object
CTRL+E Expert list Opens the expert list for the current technology object
Shortcuts Menu item Reaction
ST source file
Ctrl+space Automatic completion
Ctrl+F2 Set and delete bookmarks
Ctrl+F4 ST source file > Close Close ST source file Ctrl+F7 ST source file >
Program status on/off Switches the program status function on or off
Ctrl+Shift+F2 Delete all bookmarks in the ST source file
Ctrl+Shift+F3 Arrange windows, tile horizontally
Ctrl+Shift+F5 Arrange windows, tile vertically
Ctrl+Shift+F8 Format selected area
Ctrl+Shift+F9 Move cursor to the start of the current or
higher-level block
Ctrl+Shift+F10 Move cursor to the end of the current block
Ctrl+Shift+F11 Move cursor to the start of the higher-level block, 1st level
Ctrl+Shift+F12 Move cursor to the start of the higher-level block, 2nd level
Ctrl+Alt+B Display bracket pairs in the current ST source
file
Ctrl+Alt+C Folding: Hide all blocks of the current ST
source file
Ctrl+Alt+D Folding: Display all blocks of the current ST
source file
Ctrl+Alt+F Folding: Display or hide folding information in
the current ST source file
Ctrl+Alt+I Display indentation level in the current ST
source file
3.2 Menu structure
Shortcuts Menu item Reaction
ST source file
Ctrl+Alt+V Folding: Hide all subordinate blocks
Ctrl+Alt+W Display or hide spaces and tabs in the current
ST source file Ctrl+ADD (numeric
keypad) Increase font size in the current ST source file
Ctrl+MINUS
(numeric keypad) Decrease font size in the current ST source file Ctrl+DIV (numeric
keypad) Increase font size in the current ST source file
to 100%
Alt+Shift+arrow key Select text by column
Alt+Shift+L Change selected text to upper case
Alt+Shift+U Change selected text to lower case
Shortcuts Menu item Reaction
MCC
CTRL+F4 Close Closes the MCC unit
ALT+Enter Properties Opens the MCC Unit Properties window CTRL+R Insert MCC chart Insert a new MCC chart
CTRL+F7 Program status Switches monitoring on/off
CTRL+F8 Monitor
CTRL+F9 Single-step CTRL+F10 Next step
Return – Opens the MCC configuration dialog
Arrow keys – Changes within the tab
Shortcuts Menu item Reaction
LAD/FBD (source or program)
CTRL+F4 Close Closes the MCC unit
ALT+Enter Properties Opens the MCC Unit Properties window
CTRL+R LAD/FBD source: Insert
LAD/FBD program LAD/FBD program:
Insert network
Inserts a new LAD/FBD program
CTRL+L Jump label On/Off Switches jump labels on and off CTRL+SHIFT+K Display/comment On/Off Switches comments on and off CTRL+SHIFT+B All box parameters Displays all box parameters
CTRL+T Symbol check and type
update Performs symbol check and type update CTRL+F7 Program status Switches monitoring on/off
3.2 Menu structure
Shortcuts Menu item Reaction
LAD/FBD (source or program) F2 for LAD
F2 for FBD
Insert element / Insert make
contact element / AND box
Inserts a make contact Inserts an AND box
F3 for LAD F3 for FBD
Insert element / Insert break
contact element / OR box
Inserts a break contact Inserts an OR box
F7 for LAD F7 for FBD
Add element/Add coil
Add element/Assignment Adds a coil
Adds an assignment F8 for LAD
F8 for FBD
Insert element / Insert Open branch
element / Insert binary input
Inserts an Open branch
Inserts a binary input F9 for LAD
F9 for FBD
Insert element / Insert Close branch
element / Invert binary input
Inserts a Close branch
Inverts the binary input ALT+F9 Insert element / empty
box Ctrl + 3
Ctrl + 1 Switch to FBD
Switch to LAD Switches the display
Shortcuts Menu item Reaction
Help...
F1 Help topics Opens the entire help available for SIMOTION
SCOUT
SHIFT+F1 Context-sensitive help Opens the context-sensitive help function for the selected object, parameter, etc.
Shortcuts Menu item Reaction
Hardware configuration...
CTRL+U
(In HW Config) Address overview Opens the Address Overview window
F4 Optimize layout
Note
List of all shortcuts
The online help feature includes a complete list of all the shortcuts available in SIMOTION SCOUT.
3.2 Menu structure