Keyboard shortcuts
Following are keyboard shortcuts for the Helix ALM desktop client. Use these shortcuts to quickly open dialog boxes and perform actions on items.
| Action | Windows/Linux shortcut | Mac shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Add issue | Ctrl+D | Command+D |
| Add requirement | Ctrl+R | Command+R |
| Add tab to list window | Ctrl+Shift+T | Command+Shift+T |
| Add test case | Ctrl+T | Command+T |
| Add workbook task | Ctrl+K | Command+K |
| Advanced find | Ctrl+Shift+F | Command+Shift+F |
| Bold text | Ctrl+B | Command+B |
| Change user to customer and vice versa | Ctrl+. | Command+. |
| Clear matching text in type ahead search | Esc | Esc |
| Clear search results | Ctrl+Shift+- | Command+Shift+- |
| Clear selected text | Delete | Delete |
| Close all other tabs | Ctrl+Shift+A | Command+Shift+A |
| Close current tab | Ctrl+Shift+C | Command+Shift+C |
| Close current window | Ctrl+W | Command+W |
| Connect to server | Ctrl+N | Command+N |
| Copy | Ctrl+C | Command+C |
| Cut | Ctrl+X | Command+X |
| Delete selected item | Alt+Delete | Option+Delete |
| Edit item fields inline in list window | Ctrl+Shift+E | |
| Edit selected item | Ctrl+E | Command+E |
| Enter full screen mode | Control+Command+F | |
| Find item | Ctrl+F | Command+F |
| Find next match in type ahead search | Ctrl+] | Command+] |
| Find previous match in type ahead search | Ctrl+[ | Command+[ |
| Go to item number | Ctrl+, | Command+Shift+, |
| Hide Helix ALM | Command+H | |
| Hide other applications | Option+Command+H | |
| Insert stamp | Ctrl+Shift+M | Command+Shift+M |
| Italicize text | Ctrl+I | Command+I |
| Merge selected items | Ctrl+M | Command+M |
| Move to next window | Alt+→ | Command+Shift+~ |
| Move to previous window | Alt+← | Command+~ |
| Paste | Ctrl+V | Command+V |
| Paste as plain text | Ctrl+Shift+V | Command+Shift+V |
| Preferences | Command+, | |
| Print |
Ctrl+P | Command+P |
| Quit Helix ALM | Command+Q | |
| Redo last action | Ctrl+Y | Command+Y |
| Refresh | F5 | F5 |
| Rename current tab | Ctrl+Shift+R | Command+Shift+R |
| Select all | Ctrl+A | Command+A |
| Set background color | Ctrl+Shift+H | Command+Shift+H |
| Set font | Ctrl+Shift+T | Command+Shift+T |
| Set font color | Ctrl+Shift+C | Command+Shift+C |
| Show logged in users | F8 | F8 |
| Show numeric column totals in list windows | Ctrl+Shift+N | Command+Shift+N |
| Spell check | Ctrl+L | Command+L |
| Undo last action | Ctrl+Z | Command+Z |
| Underline text | Ctrl+U | Command+U |
| View help | F1 | F1 |
| View selected item | Alt+Enter | Option+Enter |
