# Talend Studio shortcuts

## Keyboard shortcuts available in Talend Studio

The following keyboard shortcuts are available in Talend Studio.

| Shortcut | Operation | Context |
| --- | --- | --- |
| F1 | Show context-sensitive help information in the Help tab<br>view. | Global application |
| F2 | Show the Component settings view of the selected<br>component | Global application |
| F4 | Show the Run Job view | Global application |
| F6 | Run the current Job or shows the Run Job view if no Job is<br>open | Global application |
| Ctrl + F2 | Show the Module view | Global application |
| Ctrl + F3 | Show the Problems view | Global application |
| Ctrl + H | Show the Designer view of the current Job | Global application |
| Ctrl + G | Show the Code view of the current Job | Global application |
| Ctrl + Shift + F3 | Synchronize components javajet code | Global application |
| Ctrl + Shift + R | Open the Open Resource dialog | Global application |
| Ctrl + Shift + J | Open the Find a Job dialog | Global application (on Windows) |
| F7 | Switch to Debug mode | From the Run Job view |
| F8 | Kill the current Job | From the Run Job view |
| F5 | Refresh the Repository view | From the Repository view |
| Ctrl + R | Restore the initial Repository view | From the Repository view |
| F5 | Refresh the Modules install status | From the Modules view |
| F5 | Open the New Context Parameter dialog to create a context<br>variable | From the Components view |
| Ctrl + L | Execute SQL queries | Talend<br>commands (on Windows) |
| Ctrl + Space bar | Access global and user-defined variables. They can be error messages or line<br>numbers for example, depending on the component selected. | From any component field in Job or<br>Component views |

## Drag and drop shortcuts available in Talend Studio

You can drag and drop database connections and tables from the Metadata node of the Repository tree view to the design workspace.

The following drag and drop shortcuts are available in Talend Studio:

| Drag and drop shortcut | Action performed |
| --- | --- |
| Drag and drop a connection | Open the Components dialog to select the component you<br>want to create. |
| Drag and drop a table or a connection + Ctrl<br><br>Drag and drop a table or a connection + fn (on<br>MacOS) | Create the output component, for example<br>tMysqlOutput.<br><br>This shortcut is not available in all<br>wizards. |
| Drag and drop a table or a connection + Ctrl +<br>Shift<br><br>Drag and drop a table or a connection + Ctrl (on<br>MacOS) | Create the input component, for example, tMysqlInput.<br><br>This<br>shortcut is not available in all wizards. |