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# Keyboard shortcuts

The following tables describe the TruClient shortcut keys on Windows keyboards.

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## File menu shortcuts

The File menu has the following shortcuts:

Action | Shortcut keys | Description
--- | --- | ---
Open | Alt + O | Open an existing script.
New | Alt + N | Create a new script.
Save | Ctrl + Alt + S | Save a script.
Save As | Ctrl + Alt + A | Save a script with a new name or location.

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## Search bar shortcuts

The following table lists the shortcuts for the search bar:

Action | Shortcut keys | Description
--- | --- | ---
Search | Ctrl + F F3 Shift + F3 Ctrl + Shift + G / (forward slash) ' (single quote) | Open the Search bar.

When the search bar is open:

Action | Shortcut keys | Description
--- | --- | ---
Hide search bar | Escape | Hide the search bar.
Next result | F3 | Move to the next search result.
Previous result | Shift + F3 Ctrl + Shift + G | Move to the previous search result.
Shift focus to text search | Ctrl + F | Move the focus to the text search bar and to matching results (if text was entered).
Shift focus to text search (search whole script) | Ctrl + Shift + F | Set search scope to Whole Script and move the focus to the search bar and to matching results (if text was entered).

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## Context menu shortcuts

The following table lists the context menu shortcuts:

Action | Shortcut keys | Description
--- | --- | ---
Play this step | l (F7) | Replay the selected step.
Play from this step | F | Replay the script starting from the selected step.
Play until this step | U | Replay the script from the beginning until the selected step.
Record | R | Begin recording a script.
Record > Before step | B | Begin recording before the selected step.
Record > Into step | I | Begin recording into the selected step.
Record > After step | A | Begin recording after the selected step.
Toggle breakpoint | B (F9) | Insert a breakpoint into the script.
Start transaction | i (Ctrl + Alt + T) | Insert a start transaction.
Surround with transaction | w | Surround selected steps with a transaction.
End transaction | o |
Group steps | G | Group selected steps into a group.
Group into | u | Open the group into action.
Group into > If clause | I | Group selected steps into an If Clause.
Group into > For loop clause | F | Group selected steps into a For loop clause.
Group into > New function | N | Group selected steps into a new function.
Group into > Action | A | Group selected steps into a new Action.
Cut | t (Ctrl + X) | Cut selected steps.
Copy | C (Ctrl + C) | Copy selected steps.
Paste | P (Ctrl + V) | Paste selected steps.
Paste > Paste before | B | Paste before selected step.
Paste > Paste into | I | Paste into a selected step.
Paste > Paste after | A | Paste after a selected step.
Export steps | x (Ctrl + Alt + Q) | Export selected steps.
Import steps | m (Ctrl + Alt + W) | Paste selected steps, that have been exported, into a second script.
Delete | D | Delete a step from the script.
Enable/Disable | / (Ctrl + /) | Toggles between enabling and disabling the selected step.
Enable | n (Shift + /) | Enables the selected steps.
Disable | s (Alt + /) | Disables the selected steps.
Edit step | E (Ctrl + Alt + O) | Expand the step to display step, argument and transaction properties.
Show | h |
Show > Step number | N | Display step numbers.
Show > Animations | t | Enable/Disable step animation in the Development window.
Fold all steps | (Alt + 0) | Minimize all steps and groups.
Unfold all steps | (Alt + Shift + 0) | Display all steps and groups.
Reset Auto End Event | (Ctrl + Alt + B) | Enables you to reset the selected step or steps to Automatic: Not Yet Set.
Change Object Identification Method | I | Enables changing the object identification method to Automatic, XPath, JavaScript, or Descriptors.

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## Toolbar shortcuts

The following table lists the toolbar shortcuts:

Action | Shortcut keys | Description
--- | --- | ---
Step | Ctrl + Alt + K | Opens the Steps box, enabling you to add steps to a TruClient script.
Record | Ctrl + Alt + R | Begin recording a script.
Play/Pause | Ctrl + Alt + F5 | Replay/pause the script.
Play selected step | F7 | Replay the selected step.
Replay step by step | F8 | Replay the script step by step, pausing the replay after each step.
Stop | Ctrl + Alt + X | Stop recording or replaying the script.
Toggle breakpoint | F9 | Toggle breakpoint on the selected step.
Toggle step state | Ctrl + / | Toggle the selected steps state (Disable/Enable).
Transaction editor | Ctrl + Alt + F7 | Open the Transaction editor.
Snapshot viewer | Ctrl + Alt + V | Open the snapshot viewer.
Cut | Ctrl + X | Cut the selected step or steps.
Copy | Ctrl + C | Copy the selected step or steps.
Paste before | Ctrl + Alt + P | Paste before the selected step.
Paste after | Ctrl + V | Paste after the selected step.
Paste into | Ctrl + Alt + I | Paste into the selected step.
Delete | Del | Delete the selected step.
Search | Ctrl + F | Open the Search bar.
Goto | Ctrl + G | Go to the specified step.
Undo | Ctrl + Z | Undo last action.
Redo | Ctrl + Y | Redo last undo.

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