FME Workbench Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows/Linux

General Viewing

Action	Shortcut (Windows/Linux)
New (create a new workspace)	Ctrl n
Generate workspace	Ctrl g
Open	Ctrl o
Exit (FME Workbench)	Ctrl q
Close (workspace)	Ctrl w
Change to next tab	Ctrl Tab
Change to previous tab	Ctrl Shift Tab
Tab number	Ctrl [tab number]
Close current tab	Ctrl F4
Open containing folder	Ctrl o
Maximize canvas to current window size	Shift F11
Maximize canvas to full screen	F11
Zoom-in	Ctrl +
Zoom-out	Ctrl -
Zoom 100%	Ctrl 0
Zoom in and out	Ctrl + scroll wheel
Pan	Click scroll wheel (or middle mouse button) and drag cursor.
Return cursor to action arrow.	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
Connection Style	Ctrl Shift C
Print	Ctrl p
Help	Select an object, then F1

Viewing Data in Visual Preview

Task	Shortcut (Windows/Linux)
Toggle automatic inspect on selection	Ctrl Alt A
Toggle Display Control	Ctrl Alt `
Toggle table view	Ctrl Alt 1
Toggle graphics view	Ctrl Alt 2, Ctrl Alt 3, Ctrl Alt 4
Show/hide Feature Information window	Ctrl Alt F
Open in FME Data Inspector	Ctrl Alt D

General Editing

Task	Shortcut (Windows/Linux)
Cut	Ctrl x
Copy	Ctrl c
Paste Paste With Formatting (annotations only)	Ctrl v
Paste Without Formatting (annotations only)	CtrlShiftV
Redo	Ctrl y
Save	Ctrl s
Select All	Ctrl a
Undo	Ctrl z
Smart Delete (repair connections)	Delete
Delete (without repair)	Shift +Delete
Restrict click and drag of objects to vertical or horizontal (depending on direction of initial movement)	Select the object(s), hold Shift and drag.
Temporarily disable Snap to Grid while dragging objects.	Hold Ctrl and drag.

Readers, Writers, and Transformers

Task	Shortcut (Windows/Linux)
Add Reader	Ctrl Alt r
Add Writer	Ctrl Alt w
Show Parameters	Select an object, then Enter.
Connect Inspector	Select the object(s), then Ctrl Shift I
Connect Logger	Select the object(s), then Ctrl Shift L
Create custom transformer	Select one or more transformers, then Ctrl t
Duplicate transformer	Ctrl d Using Quick Add: If you add a transformer and want to add the same transformer again, press /. The Quick Add box will appear showing the last selected transformer. Press Return to include it, then press Return again to edit its parameters.
Rename	Select the object, then F2
Reload transformers	Ctrl Shift R
Search transformers, readers, and writers	/

Other Workspace Authoring

Task	Shortcut (Windows/Linux)
Add bookmark	Ctrl b
Attach annotation	Select the object(s), then Ctrl k
Show summary annotation	Select the object(s), then Ctrl Shift K
Insert Junction	Ctrl Shift J
Enable/disable objects (including links and feature types)	Ctrl e
Compare workspaces and merge differences	Ctrl Alt c

Running Workspaces

Task	Shortcut (Windows/Linux)
Run translation	F5
Rerun entire workspace	Shift F5
Enable Prompt for User Parameters	Ctrl Alt F5
Prompt and run, with feature caching and breakpoints disabled	Ctrl r
Enable feature caching	Ctrl F5
Enable feature caching + "Run From This"	F6
Enable feature caching + "Run To This"	Shift F6
Run with breakpoints	Ctrl Shift F5
Toggle breakpoints	Select connection, then F9

Mac

Action	Shortcut (Mac)
New (create a new workspace)	⌘ n
Generate workspace	Shift ⌘ n
Open	⌘ o
Exit (FME Workbench)	⌘ q
Close (workspace)	⌘ w
Change to next tab
Change to previous tab
Tab number	⌘ [tab number]
Close current tab	⌘ w
Open containing folder	⌘ o
Maximize canvas to current window size	Shift F11
Maximize canvas to full screen	F11
Zoom-in	⌘ +
Zoom-out	⌘ -
Zoom 100%	⌘ 0
Zoom in and out	⌘ + scroll wheel
Pan	Click scroll wheel (or middle mouse button) and drag cursor
Return cursor to action arrow.	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	⌘ f
Connection Style	⌘ Shift C
Print	⌘ p
Help	Select an object, then F1

Viewing Data in Visual Preview

Task	Shortcut (Mac)
Toggle automatic inspect on selection	Option ⌘ A
Toggle Display Control	Option ⌘ `
Toggle table view	Option ⌘ 1
Toggle graphics view	Option ⌘ 2, Option ⌘ 3, Option ⌘ 4
Show/hide Feature Information window	Option ⌘ F
Open in FME Data Inspector	⌘ Shift D

General Editing

Task	Shortcut (Mac)
Cut	⌘ x
Copy	⌘ c
Paste	⌘ v
Paste With Formatting (annotations only)	Ctrlv
Paste Without Formatting (annotations only)	CtrlShiftV
Redo	shift+⌘ z
Save	⌘ s
Select All	⌘ a
Undo	⌘ z
Smart Delete (repair connections)	Delete
Delete (without repair)	Shift Delete
Restrict click and drag of objects to vertical or horizontal (depending on direction of initial movement)	Select the object(s), hold down Shift, then drag.

Readers, Writers, and Transformers

Task	Shortcut (Mac)
Add Reader	Option ⌘ r
Add Writer	Option ⌘ w
Show Parameters	Select an object, then Enter.
Connect Inspector	Select the object(s), then Ctrl Shift I
Connect Logger	Select the object(s), then Ctrl Shift L
Create custom transformer	Select one or more transformers, then ⌘ t
Duplicate transformer	⌘ d
Rename	Select the object, then F2
Reload transformers	⌘ Shift R
Search transformers, readers, and writers	/

Other Workspace Authoring

Task	Shortcut (Mac)
Add bookmark	⌘ b
Attach annotation	Select the object(s), then ⌘ k
Show summary annotation	Select the object(s), then Shift ⌘ K
Insert Junction	Shift ⌘ J
Enable/disable objects (including links and feature types)	⌘ e
Compare workspaces and merge differences	Option ⌘ c

Running Workspaces

Task	Shortcut (Mac)
Run translation	F5
Rerun entire workspace	Shift F5
Enable Prompt for User Parameters	⌘ Alt F5 Note  MacOS Show Accessibility Controls shortcut must be disabled in System Preferences.
Prompt and run, with feature caching and breakpoints disabled	⌘ r
Enable feature caching	⌘ F5
Enable feature caching + "Run From This"	F6
Enable feature caching + "Run To This"	Shift F6
Run with breakpoints	⌘ Shift F5
Toggle breakpoints	Select connection, then F9