Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts — Keyboard shortcuts in the graphical user interface
Description
The GMAT graphical user interface (GUI) offers many keyboard shortcuts for easy access to common commands. See the tables below for details.
General shortcuts
These keyboard shortcuts are available any time when using GMAT.
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+<number> | Open recent script <number> (1–5). |
| Ctrl+N | Create a new mission. |
| Ctrl+Shift+N | Create a new empty script. |
| Ctrl+O | Open the Open dialog box. |
| Ctrl+S | Save the current mission. |
| F1 | Open the Help documentation. |
| Ctrl+F1 | Open the Welcome Page. |
| F5 | Run the current mission. |
| F9 | Animate the current graphics window. |
| F12 | Open the Save As dialog box. |
Tree view shortcuts
These keyboard shortcuts are available when navigating the Resources, Mission, and Output trees.
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Enter | Open. |
| Space | Open. |
| Delete | Delete. |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Clone (only available for resources). |
| F2 | Rename. |
| Ctrl+Page Up | View the next tab. |
| Ctrl+Page Down | View the previous tab. |
Dialog box shortcuts
These keyboard shortcuts are available when interacting with dialog boxes, such as the property windows for the Spacecraft resource or the Propagate command.
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Tab | Move to the next item. |
| Shift+Tab | Move to the previous item. |
| Ctrl+C | Copy. |
| Ctrl+V | Paste. |
| Ctrl+W | Close. |
| F1 | Open feature-specific help. |
| F7 | Show script. |
Script editor shortcuts
These keyboard shortcuts are available when using the script editor.
| Tab |
Insert a tab character. |
| Shift+Tab |
Remove a tab character on the current line. |
| Ctrl+Tab |
Move to the next editor button. |
| Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
Move to the previous editor button. |
| Ctrl+A |
Select all. |
| Ctrl+C |
Copy. |
| Ctrl+F |
Open the Find and Replace dialog box. |
| Ctrl+G |
Open the Go To dialog box. |
| Ctrl+H |
Open the Find and Replace dialog box. |
| Ctrl+I |
Indent more. |
| Ctrl+Shift+I |
Indent less. |
| Ctrl+R |
Comment the current line. |
| Ctrl+Shift+S |
Save,Sync. |
| Ctrl+T |
Uncomment the current line. |
| Ctrl+V |
Paste. |
| Ctrl+W |
Close. |
| Ctrl+X |
Cut. |
| Ctrl+Y |
Redo. |
| Ctrl+Z |
Undo. |
| F3 |
Find next (after using Find and Replace).. |
| Ctrl+Shift+F5 |
Save,Sync,Run. |
| Ctrl+Shift+F12 |
Save As. |
Additionally, the following mouse controls are available:
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Hold down Ctrl while rotating the wheel button to increase or decrease the font size.