Keyboard shortcuts
Many commonly used commands can be accessed quickly through the keyboard. Below is a list of all keyboard shortcuts in InstallMate. For a list of all commands, see Command reference.
| Key combination | Command |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+A | Select all (text, list items) |
| Ctrl+B | Apply bold formatting |
| Ctrl+C | Copy to clipboard (text, project item) |
| Ctrl+F | Find |
| Ctrl+H | Replace |
| Ctrl+I | Apply italic formatting |
| Ctrl+N | Create new project |
| Ctrl+O | Open project from file |
| Ctrl+Shift+O | Open project as copy from file |
| Ctrl+Q | Exit InstallMate (same as Alt+F4) |
| Ctrl+S | Save project |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Save project as |
| Ctrl+U | Apply underline formatting |
| Ctrl+V | Paste from clipboard (text, project item) |
| Ctrl+W | Close project (same as Ctrl+F4) |
| Ctrl+X | Cut to clipboard (text, project item) |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo most recently undone edit |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo most recent edit |
| Del, Delete | Delete (text, project item) |
| Ctrl+Enter | Insert line break (in multiline text fields) |
| Esc, Escape | Cancel without changes (various commands) or close menu |
| Ctrl+Down Alt+Down |
Move item down |
| Ctrl+Up Alt+Up |
Move item up |
| Ctrl+PgDn Ctrl+PageDown |
Next project page |
| Ctrl+PgUp Ctrl+PageUp |
Previous project page |
| F1 | Show context help |
| F2 | Rename object |
| F4 | Next message |
| Alt+F4 | Exit InstallMate (same as Ctrl+Q) |
| Ctrl+F4 | Close project (same as Ctrl+W) |
| Shift+F4 | Previous message |
| F5 | Refresh view |
| Ctrl+F5 | Run default installation package |
| Shift+F5 | Refresh project information |
| Ctrl+Shift+F5 | Run default installation package As... |
| Ctrl+F6 | Next pane |
| Shift+F6 | Previous pane |
| F7 | Build default package |
| Ctrl+F7 | Preflight default package |
| Shift+F7 | Build all selected packages |
| F8 | Next message (same as F4) |
| Shift+F8 | Previous message (same as Shift+F4) |
| F10 | Open main menu |
| Shift+F10 | Open context menu |