FME 1994 - 2020 Workbench Keyboard Shortcuts

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Task Shortcut (PC) Shortcut (Mac)
New (create a new workspace) Ctrl+n command (key)+n
Generate workspace Ctrl+g Shift+command (key)+n
Open Ctrl+o command (key)+o
Exit (workbench) Ctrl+q command (key)+q
Close (workspace) Ctrl+w command (key)+w
Change to next tab Ctrl+Tab  
Change to previous tab Ctrl+Shift+Tab  
Select tab number Ctrl+number_key  
Close current tab Ctrl+F4 command (key)+w
Open containing folder Ctrl+o command (key)+o
Maximize canvas to current window size Shift+F11 shift+F11
Maximize canvas to full screen F11 F11
Zoom-in Ctrl+ command (key)+
Zoom-out Ctrl- command (key)-
Zoom 100% Ctrl+0 command (key)+0
Zoom in and out Ctrl+scroll wheel command (key)+scroll wheel
Zoom to next/previous bookmark

Space/Ctrl+Space

Note: Show Bookmark Navigator must be enabled on the toolbar.

  
Pan Click scroll wheel (or middle mouse button) and drag cursor.  
Return cursor to action arrow. Right-click anywhere on the canvas. Right-click anywhere on the canvas.

Search:

  • Workspace if the focus is in the workspace or the Navigator
  • Log if the focus is in the Log window

Ctrl+f

F3

 command (key)+f
Connection Style Ctrl+Shift+C command(key)+Shift+C
Print Ctrl+p command (key)+p
Help Select an object, then F1 Select an object, then F1
Task Shortcut (PC) Shortcut (Mac)
Toggle automatic inspect on selection Ctrl+ Alt+A option (key)+command (key)+A
Toggle Display Control Ctrl+Alt+` option (key)+command (key)+`
Toggle Table View Ctrl+Alt+1 option (key)+command (key)+1
Toggle graphics View Ctrl+Alt+2, Ctrl+Alt+3, Ctrl+Alt+4

option (key)+command (key)+2, option (key)+command (key)+3, option (key)+command (key)+4
Show/hide Feature Information window Ctrl+Alt+F option (key)+command (key)+F
Open in Data Inspector Ctrl+Alt+D command (key)+Shift+D
Task Shortcut (PC) Shortcut (Mac)
Cut Ctrl+x command (key)+x
Copy Ctrl+c command (key)+c
Paste Ctrl+v command (key)+v
Redo Ctrl+y shift+command (key)+z
Save Ctrl+s command (key)+s
Select All Ctrl+a command (key)+a
Undo Ctrl+z command (key)+z
Smart Delete (repair connections) Delete key delete key
Delete (without repair) Shift+Delete key Shift+delete key
Task Shortcut (PC) Shortcut (Mac)
Add Reader Ctrl+Alt+r option (key)+command (key)+r
Add Writer Ctrl+Alt+w option (key)+command (key)+w
Show Parameters Select an object, then Enter. Select an object, then enter.
Connect Inspector Select the object(s), then Ctrl+Shift+I Select the object(s), then control+shift+i
Connect Logger Select the object(s), then Ctrl+Shift+L Select the object(s), then control+shift+l
Create custom transformer Select one or more transformers, then Ctrl+t Select one or more transformers, then command (key)+t
Duplicate transformer

Ctrl+d

Using Quick Add: If you add a transformer and want to add the same transformer again, press the slash "/" key. The Quick Add box will appear showing the last selected transformer. Press Return to include it, then press Return again to edit its parameters.

 command (key)+d
Rename Select the object, then F2 Select the object, then F2

Search transformers, readers, and writers

 Slash "/" key. Slash "/" key.
Task Shortcut (PC) Shortcut (Mac)
Add bookmark Ctrl+b command (key)+b
Attach annotation Select the object(s), then Ctrl+k Select the object(s), then command (key)+k
Show summary annotation Select the object(s), then Ctrl+Shift+K Select the object(s), then shift+command (key)+k
Insert Junction Ctrl+Shift+J shift+command (key)+j
Enable/disable objects (including links and feature types) Ctrl+e command (key)+e
Task Shortcut (PC) Shortcut (Mac)
Run translation F5 F5
Rerun entire workspace Shift+F5 Shift+F5
Enable Prompt for User Parameters Ctrl+Alt+F5  
Prompt and run Ctrl+r command (key)+r
Enable feature caching Ctrl+F5 command (key)+F5
Run with feature caching + "Run From This" F6 F6
Run with breakpoints Ctrl+Shift+F5 command (key)+Shift+F5
Toggle breakpoints Select connection, then F9