400+ Shortcuts for Altium Designer (Windows)

Environment Shortcuts F2 Edit Selected Cell

F1 Access Documantation Library(In Context With Enter(schematic) Finish Editing Current Cell
Object Under Cursor) Enter(PCB) Finish Editing Current Cell and Enter Edit Mode for
Ctrl+O Access Choose Document to Open Dialog Cell Beneath

Ctrl+F4 Close Active Document Ctrl+C(or Ctrl+Inse Copy

rt)
Ctrl+S Save Current Document
Ctrl+V(or Shift+Ins Paste
Ctrl+P Print Current Document ert)
Alt+F4 Close Altium Designer Page Up Jump Selection to Top of Visible List Area
Ctrl+Tab Cycle Through OPen Documents(to the Right) Page Down Jump Selection to Bottom of Visible LIst Area
Shift+Ctrl+Tab Cycle Through Open Document(to the Left) Mouse-Wheel Pan UP or Down
Deag&Drop Open Document as a Free Document
From Windows
Common Schematic and PCB Editor Shortcuts
Explorer Into
Altium Designer Shift While autopanning to pan at higher speed
F4 HIde/Display all Floating Panels Y While placing an object to flip it along the Y-axis
Shift+F4 Tile Open Document X While placing an object to flip it along the X-axis
Shift+F5 Toddle Brtween Active Panel and Workspace Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Move selection ten grid increments in direction of
Keys arrow key
Shift+F1 Access Natural Language Search Facility(Smart
Search) Shift+Arrow Keys Move cursor ten grid increments in direction of
arrow key
Hold Ctrl While Prevent Automatic Docking</sc>ThenDrouping or
Moving a Panel Snapping Ctrl+Arrow Keys Move selection one grid increment in direction of
arrow key
Project Shortcuts Arrow Keys Move cursor one grid increment in direction of
arrow key
CThenC Compile The Current Design Project
Esc Escape from current process
CThenR Recimpile The Current Design Project
End Redraw the screen
CThenD Compile Document
Home Redraw screen with center at the cursor point
CThenO Open The OpTions For Project Dialog For The Current
Project Ctrl+Home Jump to absolute origin (lower left corner of
workspace)
Ctrl+Alt+O Access The Open Project Document Dialog For The
Current Project Ctrl+Mouse-wheel Zoom out
down/Page Down
CThenL Close All Document Belonging To Active Project
Ctrl+Mouse-wheel Zoom in around cursor (zooms around
CThenTThenM Access Storage Manager Panel up/Page Up cursor</sc>thenposition the cursor first)
CThenTThenL Access Local History For The Current Project Mouse-wheel Pan up/down
CThenP Access TheProject Packager Wizard Shift+Mouse-wheel Pan left/right
A Display Align sub-menu
Project Panel Shortcuts
B Display Toolbars sub-menu
Double Left Click Edit Document Under Cursor
J Display Jump sub-menu
Drg &amp; Drop Move Selected Document
From One PRoject K Display Workspace Panels sub-menu
to Another M Display Move sub-menu
Ctrl+Deag &amp; Link Selected Document Into Secound Project O Pop-up right Click Options menu
drop From one
S Display Select sub-menu
project to another
X Display DeSelect sub-menu
CAM Panel Shortcuts Z Pop-up menu with zoom commands

Select Layer Turn All Layers Off Except Selected One Ctrl+Z Undo

Select Layer Turn All Layer On Ctrl+Y Redo

Double Left Click Make That Layer the Current Layer Ctrl+A Select all
On a Layer Ctrl+C/Ctrl+Insert Copy
Select Two LayerT Access Compare Layer Dialog Ctrl+X/Shift+Delete Cut
henC
Ctrl+V/Shift+Insert Paste
Select LayerThenD Delete Layer
elete Ctrl+R Copy to clipboard and repeat paste selected objects
(Rubber Stamp)

List Panel Shortcuts [Ctrl]+[Rthen[Esc] Re-enters Rubber Stamp mode using the current
clipboard content
Left Click &amp; Multi-select in direction of mouse movement
Ctrl+Q Access the Selection Memory dialog
Drag
Alt Constrain object movement horizontally or vertically
Ctrl+Click Multi-select (non-sequential)
Delete Delete selection
Shift+Click Multi-select (sequential)
VthenD View document
Spacebar(Schemati Edit Selected Cell
c) VthenF View fit placed objects
Spacebar(PCB) Flush Current Entry for Cell Currently Being Edited XthenA De-select all

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Right Click &amp; Display slider hand &amp; slide view Left Click in Cross probe to object on schematic document
hold Navigator panel
Left Click Select/deselect object under cursor Alt+Left Click in Cross probe to object on both schematic document
Navigator panel and PCB
Right Click Pop-up floating menu</sc>thenor Escape from
current operation Alt+Left Click on Highlight all elements in net on sheet
net object
Right Click on Load object under cursor into Find Similar Objects
objectthenselect dialog Ctrl+Double Left On sheet symbol to dEscEnd hierarchy
Find Similar Click
Left Clickthenhold Select inside area Ctrl+Double Left On port to ascEnd hierarchy
&amp; drag Click
Left Click &amp; Move object/selection under cursor + Numeric keypad Enlarge IEEE symbol size during placement or
hold movement
Left Double Click Edit object - (Numeric keypad) Reduce IEEE symbol size during placement or
movement
Shift+Left Click Add/remove object from selection set
Ctrl+F Find text
TAB Edit attributes while placing
Ctrl+H Find and replace text
Shift+C Clear current Filter
F3 Find next occurrence of searched text
Shift+F Click on object to display Find Similar Objects dialog
Insert Copy attributes of object under the cursor while
Y Pop-up Quick Queries menu
placing an object of the same type
F11 Toggle Inspector panel on/off
S Swap sheet entry side while moving one or more
F12 Toggle Filter panel on/off selected sheet entries
Shift+F12 Toggle List panel on/off V Reverse sheet entry order while moving two or more
Alt+F5 Toggle full screen mode selected sheet entries

Shift+Ctrl+T Align selected objects by top edges T Toggle sheet entry IO type while moving one or more
selected sheet entries
Shift+Ctrl+L Align selected objects by left edges
T Toggle all sheet entry IO types while resizing selected
Shift+Ctrl+R Align selected objects by right edges sheet symbol
Shift+Ctrl+B Align selected objects by bottom edges TthenP Access Schematic ? General page of Preferences
Shift+Ctrl+H Distribute selected objects equally in horizontal dialog
plane
Shift+Ctrl+V Distribute selected objects equally in vertical plane PCB Editor Only Shortcuts

Shift+Ctrl+D Align selected objects to grid Shift+R Cycle through three routing modes
Ctrl+N (n=1 to 8) Store current selection in memory location n Shift+E Toggle electrical grid on/off
Alt+N (n=1 to 8) Recall selection from memory location n Shift+B Build Query
Shift+N (n=1 to 8) Add current selection to selection already stored in Shift+Page Up Zoom-in in small increments
memory location n Shift+Page Down Zoom-out in small increments
Shift+Alt+N (n=1 to Recall selection from memory location n and add it Ctrl+Page Up Zoom-in to 400%
8) to current selection in workspace
Ctrl+Page Down Fit document into view
Shift+Ctrl+N (n=1 Apply filtering based on selection set in memory
to 8) location n. Ctrl+End Jump to defined relative origin for the workspace
Alt+End Redraw current layer only
Schematic Editor Only Shortcuts Alt+Insert Paste on current layer
G Cycle through snap grid settings Ctrl+G Pop up Snap Grid dialog
F2 Edit in-place G Pop up Snap Grid menu
Ctrl+Page Down Fit all objects into view N Hide the ratsnest while moving a component
Spacebar Rotate counterclockwise by 90 degrees while moving L Flip component being moved to other side of board
an object
Shift+F1 Pressed while routing</sc>thendisplays the
Spacebar Toggle start/End mode while placing a wire/bus/line appropriate interactive routing shortcut keys
Shift+Spacebar Rotate clockwise by 90 degrees while moving an F2 Display Board Insight and Heads Up display options
object
Ctrl+Left Click Highlight routed net under cursor (repeat in free
Shift+Spacebar Cycle Step through placement modes while placing a space to clear)
wire/bus/line
Ctrl+Spacebar Cycle through connection lines modes during
Ctrl+Spacebar Rotate counterclockwise by 90 degrees while interactive routing
dragging an object
Backspace Remove last track corner during interactive routing
Shift+Ctrl+Spaceba Rotate clockwise by 90 degrees while dragging an
Shift+S Toggle single layer mode on/off
r object
OthenDthenDthen Set all primitives to display in draft mode
Shift+Ctrl+C Clear all highlighting applied by highlighting pens
Enter
Backspace Remove the last vertex when placing a
OthenDthenFthenE Set all primitives to display in final mode
wire/bus/line/polygon
nter
Left Clickthenhold When a wire is selected to Delete a vertex
OthenD/Ctrl+D Access Show/Hide page of View Configurations dialog
+Delete
L Access Board Layers And Colors page of View
Left Clickthenhold When a wire is selected to add a vertex
Configurations dialog
+Insert
Ctrl+H Select connected copper
Ctrl+Left Click Drag object
&amp; drag

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Ctrl+Shift+Left Break track 8 Rotate 3D body clockwise around it's X-axis

Click &amp; hold
9 Decrease 3D body standoff height (Z-axis) by one
Shift+Ctrl+Left Highlight additional routed net under cursor Snap Grid increment
Click
Left Arrow Move 3D body left along X-axis by one Snap Grid
+ (Numeric Next layer increment
keypad)
Shift+Left Arrow Move 3D body left along X-axis by 10x Snap Grid
- (Numeric keypad) Previous layer increment
Ctrl+Click Highlights layer content on layer tabs Right Arrow Move 3D body right along X-axis by one Snap Grid
increment
Ctrl+Shift+Click Increments highlighting on layer tabs
Shift+Right Arrow Move 3D body right along X-axis by 10x Snap Grid
Ctrl+Alt+Mouse Hovers highlight layer on layer tabs
increment
* (Numeric Next routing layer
Up Arrow Move 3D body backward along Y-axis by one Snap
keypad)
Grid increment
M Display Move sub-menu
Shift+Up Arrow Move 3D body forward along Y-axis by 10x Snap Grid
Alt Hold to temporarily switch from avoid-obstacle to increment
ignore-obstacle mode
Down Arrow Move 3D body forward along Y-axis by one Snap Grid
Ctrl Hold to temporarily disable electrical grid while increment
routing
Shift+Down Arrow Move 3D body forward along Y-axis by 10x Snap Grid
Ctrl+M Measure distance increment
Spacebar (in Rotate object anti-clockwise (define rotation step on
interactive PCB Editor ? General page of Preferences dialog) PCB3D (Legacy 3D) Editor Shortcuts
process)
Page Up Zoom in
Spacebar (during Toggle start/End mode
interactive routing) Page Down Zoom out

Shift+Spacebar (in Rotate object being moved clockwise Alt+B Fit board
interactive Arrow Keys Pan in direction of arrow
process)
Insert Pan In
Shift+Spacebar Step through corner modes during interactive
(during interactive routing Delete Pan Out
routing) TthenE Access Export dialog for IGES/STEP format
[[] Decrease mask level for permanent filter TthenP Access PCB Editor ? PCB Legacy 3D page of
[]] Increase mask level for permanent filter Preferences dialog

Alt Left Arrow View previous component for active library

document PCB3D Library Editor Shortcuts

Alt Right Arrow View next component for active library document Page Up Zoom in
Q Toggle units (metric/imperial) Page Down Zoom out
TthenB Access 3D Body Manager dialog Alt+M Fit model
TthenP Access Preferences dialog Arrow Keys Pan in direction of arrow
Shift+Mouse-wheel Pan left/right Insert Pan in
Ctrl+Mouse-wheel Zoom in/out incrementally Delete Pan out
Ctrl+Right drag Zoom in/out smoothly F2 Rename model
Ctrl+C Create clipboard bitmap (.bmp) image of current 3D Shift+Delete Delete mode
view Ctrl+T Set rotation and translation
Page Up / Page Zoom in/out incrementally TthenI Import 3D model
Down
TthenE Export model in IGES format
TthenP Access PCB Editor ? Display page of Preferences
dialog TthenP Access Preferences dialog

L Access Physical Materials (3D) page of View

Configurations dialog Output Job Editor Shortcuts
Ctrl+X/Shift+Delete Cut
3D Body Placement Shortcuts Ctrl+C/Ctrl+Insert Copy
+ (plus) Next layer Ctrl+V/Shift+Insert Paste
- (minus) previous layer Ctrl+D Duplicate
L Flip 3D body to paired mechanical layer Delete Clear
X Flip 3D body around X-axis Alt+Enter Configure
Y Flip 3D body around Y-axis Ctrl+F9 Run Focused Output Generator
Spacebar Rotate 3D body counter-clockwise Shift+Ctrl+F9 Run Selected Output Generators
Shift+Spacebar Rotate 3D body clockwise F9 Run all Batch-enabled Output Generators
2 Rotate 3D body counter-clockwise around it's X-axis Shift+Ctrl+O Access Output Job Options dialog
3 Decrease 3D body standoff height (Z-axis) by one
Snap Grid increment
4 Rotate 3D body counter-clockwise around it's Y-axis
6 Rotate 3D body clockwise around it's Y-axis

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CAM Editor Shortcuts Ctrl+X/Shift+Delete Cut waveform

Ctrl+Z/Alt+Backspa Undo Ctrl+V/Shift+Insert Paste waveform

ce Left Click &amp; Relocate focused waveform
Ctrl+Y/Ctrl+Backsp Redo drag
ace J Display Jump sub-menu
Ctrl+X Cut Shift+Ctrl+F Jump to first transition for focused waveform
Ctrl+C/Ctrl+Insert Copy Shift+Ctrl+N Jump to next transition for focused waveform
Ctrl+V/Shift+Insert Paste Shift+Ctrl+P Jump to previous transition for focused waveform
Ctrl+E Clear Shift+Ctrl+L Jump to last transition for focused waveform
Ctrl+M Mirror TthenP Access Preferences dialog
Ctrl+R Rotate
Ctrl+L Align Selective SimData Editor Shortcuts
Alt+C Select using crossing window Ctrl+X/Shift+Delete Cut
Alt+P Select previous selection Ctrl+C Copy
Ctrl+F Toggle Flash selection mode On/Off Ctrl+V/Shift+Insert Paste
Ctrl+T Toggle Trace selection mode On/Off Delete Clear
Ctrl+A Array objects + (Numeric Next chart
keypad)
Ctrl+D Modify/change objects
- (Numeric keypad) Previous chart
Ctrl+I Set origin
Page Up Zoom in
Ctrl+U Scale objects
Page Down Zoom out
Home View all
Ctrl+Page Down Fit document
Shift+P View around specified point
End Refresh
Ctrl+Mouse-wheel Zoom in
up/Page Up Esc/Shift+C Clear filter
Ctrl+Mouse-wheel Zoom out Up Arrow/Down Scroll through chart</sc>thenone wave plot at a time
down/Page Down Arrow in direction of arrow
Mouse-wheel up Pan up Shift+Up Arrow Scroll upwards through chart</sc>thenone page at a
time
Mouse-wheel down Pan down
Ctrl+Up Arrow/Ctrl Jump to top of chart
Shift+Mouse-wheel Pan left
+Home
up
Shift+Down Arrow Scroll downwards through chart</sc>thenone page at
Shift+Mouse-wheel Pan right
a time
down
Ctrl+Down Arrow/ Jump to bottom of chart
Shift+V Zoom last
Ctrl+End
End Refresh
Left Arrow Right Scroll through chart</sc>thenone major division on
D Dynamic panning mode Arrow X-axis at a time in direction of arrow
Shift+B View Film Box Shift+Left Arrow Scroll left through chart</sc>thenone page at a time
Ctrl+Home Zoom Film Box Ctrl+Left Arrow Jump to start of X-axis
Alt+Home Zoom current DCode Shift+Right Arrow Scroll right through chart</sc>thenone page at a time
Shift+E Toggle view of Extents Box On/Off Ctrl+Right Arrow Jump to End of X-axis
Shift+F Toggle Fill Mode On/Off
Shift+H Toggle highlight of current objects using current D Common Shortcuts
code Ctrl+Z Undo
N Toggle negative view Ctrl+X/Shift+Delete Cut
Shift+T Toggle translucent view Ctrl+C/Ctrl+Insert Copy
Shift+G Access CAM Editor ? Drawing Modes page of Ctrl+V/Shift+Insert Paste
Preferences dialog
Enter Insert carriage return
Q Query object
Ctrl+N Insert new line
Shift+N Query net
Tab Insert tab
Shift+M Measure point-to-point
Shift+Tab Tab backwards
Shift+A Access apertures table
Insert Toggle text Insertion mode between Insert and
K Access Set Layers Off dialog Overwrite
Alt+K Access Set Layers On dialog Shift+Ctrl+C Clear Filter Marks
Shift+S Toggle Object Snap mode Ctrl+F Find text
Esc Cancel action Ctrl+H/Ctrl+R) Find and replace text
Shift+Ctrl+R Repeat last action F3/Ctrl+L Find next instance of searched text
+ (Numeric Display next layer only Shift+Ctrl+F Find next selected instance of searched text
keypad)
Ctrl+A Select all
- (Numeric keypad) Display previous layer only
Page Up Scroll one Page Up
* (Numeric Display next signal/plane layer only
keypad)

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Page Down Scroll one Page Down Embedded Software Editor (.c]then[.asm) Shortcuts
Ctrl+Up Arrow Scroll one line up F9 Run the program being debugged
Ctrl+Down Arrow Scroll one line down Ctrl+F9 Run to cursor
Ctrl+Page Up Move cursor to top of window F5 Toggle breakpoint for current line
Ctrl+Page Down Move cursor to bottom of window Left Click in gutter Toggle breakpoint for line
Home Move cursor to beginning of current line Ctrl+F5 Add Watch
End Move cursor to End of current line F7 Step into the current source line
Ctrl+Home Move cursor to Beginning of File Ctrl+F7 Evaluate
Ctrl+End Move cursor to End of File Shift+F7 Step into the current instruction
Up Arrow Down Move cursor one line in direction of arrow Shift+F8 Step to the next instruction
Arrow
Ctrl+F2 Reset the current debug session
Left Arrow Right Move cursor one character in direction of arrow
Arrow Ctrl+F3 Finish the current debug session

Ctrl+Left Arrow Move cursor one word left Left Click on code expand/contract segment of code
outline +/-
Ctrl+Right Arrow Move cursor one word right
Ctrl+Double Left expand/contract all code segments
Shift+Ctrl+Home ExtEnd Selection to Beginning of File Click on code
Shift+Ctrl+End ExtEnd selection to End of File outline +/-

Shift+Page Up ExtEnd selection one Page Up

VHDL Editor Shortcuts
Shift+Page Down ExtEnd selection one Page Down
Ctrl+F9 Compile source HDL documents
Shift+Ctrl+Page Up ExtEnd selection to top of window
F9 Run Forever
Shift+Ctrl+Page ExtEnd selection to bottom of window
Down Ctrl+F5 Run simulation for the last time step
Shift+Home ExtEnd selection to beginning of current line Ctrl+F8 Run simulation to a specified time
Shift+End ExtEnd selection to End of current line Ctrl+F11 Run simulation to next debug point
Shift+Left Arrow ExtEnd selection left one character Ctrl+F7 Run simulation for a time step
Shift+Right Arrow ExtEnd selection right one character F6 Run simulation for a Delta step
Shift+Up Arrow ExtEnd selection to same column in previous line F7 Run simulation</sc>thenstepping into
procedures/functions
Shift+Down Arrow ExtEnd selection to same column in next line
F8 Run simulation</sc>thenstepping over
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+Ho ExtEnd selection column to Beginning of File
procedures/functions
me
Ctrl+F2 Reset current simulation session
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+End ExtEnd selection column to End of File
Ctrl+F3 End current simulation session
Alt+Shift+Page Up ExtEnd selection column one Page Up
Left Click in gutter Toggle breakpoint for line
Alt+Shift+Page ExtEnd selection column one Page Down
Down Left Click on code expand/contract segment of code
outline +/-
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+Page ExtEnd selection column to top of window
Up Ctrl+Left Click on expand/contract all code segments
code outline +/-
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+Page ExtEnd selection column to bottom of window
Down
Scripting Editor Shortcuts
Alt+Shift+Home ExtEnd selection column to beginning of current line
Alt+Shift+End ExtEnd selection to End of current line F9 Run the script

Alt+Shift+Left ExtEnd selection column to the left by one column Ctrl+F9 Run to cursor
Arrow F5 Toggle breakpoint for current line
Alt+Shift+Right ExtEnd selection column to the right by one column Left Click in gutter Toggle breakpoint for line
Arrow
Ctrl+F7 Evaluate
Alt+Shift+Up ExtEnd selection column up by one line
Arrow F7 Step into the current source line

Alt+Shift+Down ExtEnd selection column down by one line F8 Step to the next source line
Arrow Ctrl+F3 Stop script execution
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+Left ExtEnd selection column one word left
Arrow
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+Righ ExtEnd selection column one word right
t Arrow
Alt+Left Click Define selection column using mouse
&amp; drag
Delete Delete character to the right of cursor position
Backspace Delete character to the left of the cursor position
Ctrl+Backspace Delete to beginning of previous word
Ctrl+T Delete to beginning of next word
Ctrl+Y Redo or restore the changes by the Undo.
Ctrl+Q+Y Delete to End of current line
Alt+TthenP Access Text Editors ? General page of Preferences
dialog

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