Setting Keyboard Shortcuts for Controls

You can assign keyboard shortcuts to controls so users can navigate the front panel without a mouse. You can assign modifiers, such as the <Shift> and <Ctrl> keys, to some shortcut keys. You cannot assign the same key combination to more than one control.

Complete the following steps to set key navigation for a control and to set a control so it is not included when the user tabs from control to control while running the VI.

  1. From the front panel, right-click a control and select Advanced»Key Navigation. The Key Navigation dialog box appears.

    Note  The Advanced»Key Navigation shortcut menu item is dimmed for indicators because you cannot enter data in an indicator.

  2. Select the shortcut key you want to assign to the control in the Key Assignment section.

    If the Modifiers section is available, select the Shift Key and/or the Control Key checkboxes, if you want a keyboard shortcut to include the <Shift> key and/or <Ctrl> key. This section is available if you select a function key, such as <F1>, <F2>, and so on, in the Key Assignment pull-down menu. You can select multiple modifiers.
  3. To prevent users from accessing a control using the <Tab> key while the VI is running, place a checkmark in the Skip this control when tabbing checkbox.