FME Form: 2024.1

FME Workbench Keyboard Shortcuts

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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