List of shortcuts
The keyboard shortcuts available in CLC Main Workbench are listed below.
Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
Adjust selection | Shift + arrow keys | Shift + arrow keys |
Back to Navigation Area | Alt + Home | + Home |
or Alt + fn + left arrow | or + fn + left arrow | |
BLAST | Ctrl + Shift + L | + Shift + L |
BLAST at NCBI | Ctrl + Shift + B | + Shift + B |
Close | Ctrl + W | + W |
Close all views | Ctrl + Shift + W | + Shift + W |
Copy | Ctrl + C | + C |
Create alignment | Ctrl + Shift + A | + Shift + A |
Create track list | Ctrl + L | + L |
Cut | Ctrl + X | + X |
Delete | Delete | Delete or + Backspace |
Exit | Alt + F4 | + Q |
Export | Ctrl + E | + E |
Export graphics | Ctrl + G | + G |
Find Next Conflict | '.' (dot) | '.' (dot) |
Find Previous Conflict | ',' (comma) | ',' (comma) |
Help | F1 | F1 |
Import | Ctrl + I | + I |
Launch tools | Ctrl + Shift + T | + Shift + T |
Maximize/restore View size | Ctrl + M | + M |
Move gaps in alignment | Ctrl + arrow keys | + arrow keys |
New Folder | Ctrl + Shift + N | + Shift + N |
New Sequence | Ctrl + N | + N |
Panning Mode | Ctrl + 4 | + 4 |
Paste | Ctrl + V | + V |
Ctrl + P | + P | |
Redo | Ctrl + Y | + Y |
Rename | F2 | F2 |
Save | Ctrl + S | + S |
Save As | Ctrl + Shift + S | + Shift + S |
Scrolling horizontally | Shift + Scroll wheel | Shift + Scroll wheel |
Search local data | Ctrl + Shift + F | + Shift + F |
Search via Side Panel | Ctrl + F | + F |
Search NCBI | Ctrl + B | + B |
Search UniProt | Ctrl + Shift + U | + Shift + U |
Select All | Ctrl + A | + A |
Select Selection Mode | Ctrl + 1 (one) | + 1 (one) |
Show folder content | Ctrl + O | + O |
Show/hide Side Panel | Ctrl + U | + U |
Sort folder | Ctrl + Shift + R | + Shift + R |
Split Horizontally | Ctrl + T | + T |
Split Vertically | Ctrl + J | + J |
Switch tabs in View Area | Ctrl + PageUp/PageDown | Ctrl + PageUp/PageDown |
or Ctrl + fn + arrow up/down | or Ctrl + fn + arrow up/down | |
Switch views | Ctrl + Shift + PageUp | Ctrl + Shift + PageUp/arrow up |
Ctrl + Shift + PageDown | Ctrl + Shift + PageDown/arrow down | |
Translate to Protein | Ctrl + Shift + P | + Shift + P |
Undo | Ctrl + Z | + Z |
Update folder | F5 | F5 |
User Preferences | Ctrl + K | + , |
Scroll and Zoom shortcuts
Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
Vertical scroll in reads tracks | Alt + Scroll wheel | Alt + Scroll wheel |
Vertical scroll in reads tracks, fast | Shift+Alt+Scroll wheel | Shift+Alt+Scroll wheel |
Vertical zoom in graph tracks | Ctrl + Scroll wheel | + Scroll wheel |
Zoom | Ctrl + Scroll wheel | + Scroll wheel |
Zoom In Mode | Ctrl + 2 | + 2 |
Zoom In (without clicking) | '+' (plus) | '+' (plus) |
Zoom Out Mode | Ctrl + 3 | + 3 |
Zoom Out (without clicking) | '-' (minus) | '-' (minus) |
Zoom to base level | Ctrl + 0 | + 0 |
Zoom to fit screen | Ctrl + 6 | + 6 |
Zoom to selection | Ctrl + 5 | + 5 |
Reverse zoom mode | press and hold Shift | press and hold Shift |
Workflows related shortcuts
Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
Adjust workflow layout | Shift + Alt + L | + Shift + Alt + L |
Workflow, add element | Alt + Shift + E | Alt + Shift + E |
Workflow, collapse if its expanded | Alt + Shift + '-' (minus) | Alt + Shift + '-' |
Workflow, create installer | Alt + Shift + I | Alt + Shift + I |
Workflow, execute | Ctrl + enter | + enter |
Workflow, expand if its collapsed | Alt + Shift + '+' (plus) | Alt + Shift + '-' |
Workflow, highlight used elements | Alt + Shift + U | Alt + Shift + U |
Workflow, remove all elements | Alt + Shift + R | Alt + Shift + R |
Combinations of keys and mouse movements
Action | Windows/Linux | macOS | Mouse movement |
Maximize View | Double-click the tab of the View | ||
Restore View | Double-click the View title | ||
Reverse zoom mode | Shift | Shift | Click in view |
Select multiple elements not grouped together | Ctrl | Click elements | |
Select multiple elements grouped together | Shift | Shift | Click elements |
Select Editor and highlight the corresponding element in the Navigation Area | Alt or Ctrl | Click tab |
"Elements" in this context refers to elements and folders in the Navigation Area selections on sequences, and rows in tables.