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Menu Commands and Shortcuts

See also Workbench Keyboard Shortcuts for an additional list of shortcuts.

File

Command Keyboard Shortcut Function
New Ctrl+n Opens the Create Workspace dialog, which provides different options for creating a new workspace.
Open Ctrl+o Opens a file browser so you can pick an FME workspace (.fmw) file.
Generate Workspace Ctrl+g Opens the Generate Workspace dialog.
Open Recent/Open Recent Template   Opens a recently-opened workspace or workspace template.
Close Ctrl+w Closes the current workspace.
Publish/Republish to FME Server   Publishes a workspace to an FME Server. Note that you must have an FME Server configured as part of your system.
Download from FME Server   Downloads a workspace from an FME Server. Note that you must have an FME Server configured as part of your system.
Save Ctrl+s Saves the current workspace.
Save As   Saves the current workspace to a different name. You can also save a simple workspace to a mapping file (.fme) for use with the FME Quick Translator.
Save As Template   Saves the current workspace as a template (.fmwt).
Export as Custom Transformer   Exports the workspace as a custom transformer.
Export As Custom Format   Exports the workspace as a custom transformer.
Page Setup   Sets page layout for print.
Print/Print Preview   Prints the workspace. See also View > Page Breaks.
Send To   Opens your e-mail client with the current workspace attached to a new e-mail.
Exit Ctrl+q Quits Workbench.

Edit

Command Keyboard Shortcut Function
Undo Ctrl+z Reverses the most recent action in a workspace.
Redo Ctrl+Shift+Z Repeats the most recent action that you reversed in a workspace.
Cut Ctrl+x Cuts a selection and sends it to the clipboard.
Copy Ctrl+c Copies a selection and sends it to the clipboard.
Paste Ctrl+v Pastes a selection from the clipboard.
Delete Del (key) Deletes a selection.
Bring to Front/Send to Back   Brings objects forward on the canvas or sends them behind other objects.
Align   Aligns selected objects on the canvas with one another, according to the specified orientation.
Spread   Evenly spaces selected objects on the canvas from one another, either horizontally vertically.
Select All Ctrl+a Selects all content on the canvas.

View

Command Keyboard Shortcut Function
Windows   Shows/hides various Workbench windows.
Expand All/Collapse All   Expands/collapses all workspace objects.
View Attached Annotations   Shows/hides annotations defined by the user.
Summary Annotations   Shows/hides summary annotations, which display a box that contains information about the feature type or transformer.
Zoom  

Sets default zoom properties.

Locate the corresponding tool Zoom Mini-bar in FME > Options > Toolbar.

The tool has a slider, +/- buttons, and a text entry box so you can enter a zoom value. It also includes a "zoom to extents" button to fit the workspace into the available canvas area.

Grid and Guides

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Displays the Grid and Guides dialog:

  • Show Grid: Displays a grid on the canvas.
  • Snap to Grid: Snaps objects to the nearest top left corner on the grid when dragged.
  • Grid Color: Sets the color of the grid lines.
  • Horizontal Grid Size: The width (horizontal distance) between the vertical lines on the grid, in canvas units.
  • Vertical Grid Size: The height (vertical distance) between the horizontal lines on the grid, in canvas units.
  • Grid Gravity: If Snap to Grid is checked, this is the distance from a grid line at which snapping occurs. To ensure that objects always snap to grid lines, set to at least half the Grid Size.
  • Show Guides:As you drag objects on the canvas, this setting displays vertical and horizontal guide markers on nearby objects to help with alignment.
  • Snap to Guides: Snaps dragged objects to the horizontal or vertical position of a nearby guide marker.
  • Guide Color: Sets the color of guide markers.
  • Guide Sensitivity: The maximum distance between objects, in canvas units, for displaying guide markers.
  • Guide Gravity: The distance from a guide marker at which snapping occurs.
Maximize Canvas Shift+F11 Maximizes the canvas to the size of the current window.
Full Screen F11 Maximizes the canvas to the size of the screen.

Insert

Command Keyboard Shortcut Function
Annotation   Inserts a free-floating annotation. Right-clicking on the annotation allows you to attach it to objects.
Inspector   Adds an Inspector transformer to the canvas.
Bookmark Ctrl+b Adds a new bookmark to the canvas.
Custom Transformer Ctrl+t Adds a custom transformer to the workspace.
Transformer Input, Output, Loop   Adds options onto Custom Transformers (advanced FME).

Readers

Command Keyboard Shortcut Function
Add Reader Ctrl+Alt+r Adds a reader to the workspace.
Import Feature Types   Imports feature types from a different dataset.
Update Feature Types  

Updates feature types if the structure of the data has changed outside the workspace.
Enable/Disable Feature Types   Temporarily disables (or enables) feature types in the workspace.
Remove Feature Types   Removes the specified feature types.
Remove Readers   Removes the specified readers.
Add Reader as Resource   Inserts a reference to a dataset to be used in the workspace.

Transformers

Command Keyboard Shortcut Function
Remove Transformers   Removes the specified transformers from the workspace.
Enable/Disable Transformers   Disables (or enables) transformers in the workspace.
Enable/Disable Inspectors   Disables (or enables) any Inspectors in the workspace.
Embed All Transformers   Changes the status of any linked custom transformers in the workspace to embedded.

Writers

Command Keyboard Shortcut Function
Add Writer Ctrl+Alt+w Adds a writer to the workspace.
Add Feature Type   Adds a new feature type to the workspace.
Import Feature Type   Imports a feature type from a different dataset.
Update Feature Types   Updates feature types if the structure of the data has changed outside the workspace.
Enable/Disable Feature Types   Temporarily disables (or enables) feature types in the workspace.
Remove Feature Types   Removes a feature type.
Remove Writers   Removes the specified writer.
Move Feature Types   Moves feature types between datasets.
Redirect to FME Data Inspector   Redirects the output to the FME Data Inspector.

Run

Command Keyboard Shortcut Function
Run Workspace F5 Runs the workspace with existing parameters.
Run With Prompt Ctrl+r Runs the workspace and prompts you to change parameters (for example, if you want to use different source data).
Run With Full Inspection Shift+F5 Runs the workspace in inspection mode. All links and ports display feature counts.
Run With Breakpoints Ctrl+Shift+F5 Runs the translation using the Feature Inspector, after you define a breakpoint.
Remove All Breakpoints   Removes all defined breakpoints from the workspace.
Enable All Breakpoints   Enables all disabled breakpoints.
Disable All Breakpoints   Disables all breakpoints.
Batch Deploy   Runs the translation in batch mode.

Tools

Command Keyboard Shortcut Function
Remove Unattached   Removes any unattached objects from the workspace.
Edit Parameters   Displays all reader and writer parameters in a dialog. This is useful especially if you have a large workspace or multiple readers/writers.
Edit Header   Allows you to add format directives into the workspace (Advanced user task)
Purge Temporary Files   Purge temporary Workbench-related files.
Browse Coordinate Systems   Opens the Coordinate System Gallery.
Browse Geographic Transformations   Opens the Geographic Transformation Gallery.
Browse Readers and Writers   Opens the Reader and Writer (supported formats) Gallery.
License Borrowing   Allows floating license holders to temporarily use another floating license.
FME Options   Sets default options.