Keyboard shortcuts for the Data Workbench Client
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Use these shortcut keys for workspaces and configuration files.
Keyboard shortcuts from the workbench thumbnail view
Ctrl + N
Opens a new workspace.
If you are limited to creating a single type of blank workspace, then the new workspace will open immediately.
If your have rights to open multiple types of workspaces based on your implementation, then Ctrl + N displays a menu allowing you to choose the type of workspace to be created.
Ctrl + O
Imports a workspace
Resize and refit workspaces between window and full page views
Commands
Quick Keys
Combined menu commands
Full screen view. Workspace fills the screen and refits to the new size.
Ctrl plus
Ctrl + (on keypad)
or
Ctrl Shift + (on keyboard)
-
File > Page Size > Fill Screen
followed by
-
File > Refit Workspace
Window view. Workspace displays in a standard window view and refits to the new size.
Ctrl minus
Ctrl -
-
File > Page Size > Standard
followed by
-
File > Refit Workspace
Action
Result
Ctrl + X
Cuts text
Ctrl + Z
Undo action for previously typed characters
Ctrl + Shift + Z
Redo action for typed characters
Ctrl + A
Selects all
Action
Result
Ctrl + P
Prints a workspace.
Ctrl + W
Closes a workspace without saving.
Ctrl + S
Saves a workspace.
Ctrl + O
Open a visualization file within a workspace. This is the same feature accessed by clicking Add > Open from the workspace menu.
Ctrl + E
Open a configuration (.cfg) file in a workspace. By default the .cfg files appear, but you can also open other .dim, .metric or .vw files as needed (when you select the All Files option).
Add > Open and Add > Edit quickly open recently opened or pinned files in a workspace.
Open files recently accessed (the last ten files are save) or files saved or "pinned" to the new menu. You can click the pin icon next to the menu item to save the link in the menu.
Action
Result
Right-click a node and click Paste
Pastes a node into a .cfg file
Right-click the vector and click Paste as child
Pastes a vector into a .cfg file at a vector level
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