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Keyboard Shortcuts

Complete CAT Studio keyboard shortcuts list.

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Global

These work regardless of what page is active:

Shortcut Action Condition
Ctrl+S Saves the active project Open project
Ctrl+Shift+E Open the active project in editor Open project
Ctrl+Shift+F4 Close current project Open project
Ctrl+Shift+F6 Reloads current project Open project
Esc Close wizard dialog window Wizard dialog is open
Ctrl+, Open settings
F10 Show variables Variables usage is allowed on Settings page
Ctrl+D Show new data sources dialog Open project

All the other keyboard shortcuts work only when you are on a specific page:

Project page

Shortcut Action Condition
Ctrl+O Open existing project - shows open project dialog. Works also from Welcome page No open project
Ctrl+N Creates a new blank project. Works also from welcome page. No open project
Ctrl+D Shows “Add data source” dialog Open project
Ctrl+O Shows “Add output” dialog (works only when you have an open project) Open project

Data Sources

Shortcut Action Condition
Ctrl+D Shows new data source dialog
Ctrl+N Shows new data source dialog

Tests

Shortcut Action Condition
F4 Runs the currently displayed test There is a displayed test
F5 Run query Cursor is in query editor window
F7 Toggle side-by-side or tabs view There is a displayed test
Ctrl+N or Ctrl+T Add a Test
F8 Run selected tests
F9 Run all tests
Ctrl+Shift+D Duplicate the displayed test There is a displayed test
Alt+Shift+Delete Remove the displayed test

Queries

Shortcut Action Condition
Ctrl+N or Ctrl+T New query
Ctrl+Shift+D Duplicate query
Ctrl+Shift+T Make it a Test
F5 Run
Alt+Shift+Delete Remove the displayed query