FME Form: 2024.2
FME Workbench Keyboard Shortcuts
- Windows/Linux
- Mac
General Viewing
| Action | Shortcut (Windows/Linux) |
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Open this help page |
Ctrl / |
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New (create a new workspace) |
Ctrl n |
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Generate workspace |
Ctrl g |
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Open |
Ctrl o |
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Exit (FME Workbench) |
Ctrl q |
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Close (workspace) |
Ctrl w |
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Change to next tab |
Ctrl Tab |
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Change to previous tab |
Ctrl Shift Tab |
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Tab number |
Ctrl [tab number] |
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Close current tab |
Ctrl F4 |
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Open containing folder |
Ctrl o |
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Maximize canvas to current window size |
Shift F11 |
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Maximize canvas to full screen |
F11 |
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Zoom-in |
Ctrl + |
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Zoom-out |
Ctrl - |
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Zoom 100% |
Ctrl 0 |
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Zoom in and out |
Ctrl + scroll wheel |
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Pan |
Click scroll wheel (or middle mouse button) and drag cursor. |
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Return cursor to action arrow. |
Right-click anywhere on the canvas. |
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Search:
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Ctrl f F3 |
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Connection Style |
Ctrl Shift C |
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Ctrl p |
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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 |
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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 |
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Restrict click and drag of objects to vertical or horizontal (depending on direction of initial movement) |
Select the object(s), hold Shift and drag. |
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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.
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| Rename | Select the object, then F2 |
| Reload transformers | Ctrl Shift R |
| Search transformers, readers, and writers | / |
Other Workspace Authoring
| Task | Shortcut (Windows/Linux) |
|---|---|
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Add bookmark |
Ctrl b |
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Attach annotation |
Select the object(s), then Ctrl k |
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Show summary annotation |
Select the object(s), then Ctrl Shift K |
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Insert Junction |
Ctrl Shift J |
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Enable/disable objects (including links and feature types) |
Ctrl e |
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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 |
General Viewing
| Action | Shortcut (Mac) |
|---|---|
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Open this help page |
⌘ / |
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New (create a new workspace) |
⌘ n |
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Generate workspace |
Shift ⌘ n |
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Open |
⌘ o |
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Exit (FME Workbench) |
⌘ q |
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Close (workspace) |
⌘ w |
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Change to next tab |
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Change to previous tab |
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Tab number |
⌘ [tab number] |
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Close current tab |
⌘ w |
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Open containing folder |
⌘ o |
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Maximize canvas to current window size |
Shift F11 |
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Maximize canvas to full screen |
F11 |
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Zoom-in |
⌘ + |
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Zoom-out |
⌘ - |
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Zoom 100% |
⌘ 0 |
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Zoom in and out |
⌘ + scroll wheel |
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Pan |
Click scroll wheel (or middle mouse button) and drag cursor |
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Return cursor to action arrow. |
Right-click anywhere on the canvas. |
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Search:
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⌘ f |
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Connection Style |
⌘ Shift C |
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⌘ p |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
|---|---|
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Add bookmark |
⌘ b |
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Attach annotation |
Select the object(s), then ⌘ k |
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Show summary annotation |
Select the object(s), then Shift ⌘ K |
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Insert Junction |
Shift ⌘ J |
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Enable/disable objects (including links and feature types) |
⌘ e |
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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.
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| 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 |