The following keyboard shortcuts can be used to perform different tasks in Newlook.
DEVELOPER | DESIGNER | IDENTIFY | MACRO & SCRIPT EDITOR | RUNTIME CLIENT | EMULATOR
| Ctrl+O | Open an existing Solution (.ini file). |
| Ctrl+P | Print the current macro or script (only enabled when the macro or script editor is open). |
| Ctrl+S | Save changes to the current item. |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Save changes to all modified items. |
| Ctrl+Shift+F | Search for the specified string in all macros or scripts. |
| Ctrl+F5 | Launch your current solution in the runtime client and execute the startup macro/script. Breakpoints and stepping are not enabled in this mode. |
| F1 | Open Newlook online Help. |
| F5 | Launch your current solution in the runtime client and execute the startup macro/script. Breakpoints and stepping are enabled in this mode. |
| Alt+left mouse click | Cycle through the selection of overlapping controls. |
| Ctrl+A | Select all items on the screen. |
| Ctrl+C | Copy the selected item to the clipboard |
| Ctrl+J | Change the z-order of the selected control so that it is the top most control. |
| Ctrl+K | Change the z-order of the selected control so that it is the bottom most control. |
| Ctrl+R | Toggles the display of horizontal and vertical rulers. |
| Ctrl+S | Save changes to the current form. |
| Ctrl+T | Display the tab order panel to the left of the workspace. |
| Ctrl+V | Paste the most recent item in the clipboard. |
| Ctrl+X | Remove the selected item and store it in the clipboard. |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo the last action reversed by the undo command. |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo the last action in Newlook Developer. |
| Ctrl+left/right/up/down | In control selection mode, move selected control/s 10 pixels. In edit-mode, position cursor to far right/left of text. |
| Ctrl+mouse click | Add/remove clicked control to/from the current selection group. |
| Ctrl+Num minus | Zoom the screen out. (Ctrl + mouse wheel down) |
| Ctrl+Num plus | Zoom the screen in. (Ctrl + mouse wheel up) |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Save changes to all modified items. |
| Del | Delete the selected item. |
| Esc | Exit out of insert mode. |
| Left/Right/Up/Down | In control selection mode, move the selected control/s by 1 pixel. In edit-mode, move the cursor one character. |
| Shift+mouse click | Add/Remove clicked control to/from the current selection group. |
| Shift+left/right/up/down | In control selection mode, increase/decrease the width of selected control/s by 1 pixel. In edit-mode, increase/decrease character selection by one character. |
| Tab | In control selection mode, select the next control/object. |
| Property Grid Keyboard Shortcuts | |
| Esc | Switch to property selection mode (to allow you to scroll through property list). |
| Left/Right | In property selection mode, got to previous/next property and collapse/expand category. |
| Tab | Switch to property edit mode for selected property. |
| Up/Down | In property selection mode, go to previous/next property or navigate to next category, if categories are collapsed. |
| Enhanced control sizing/moving keys | |
| Alt | While sizing a control with the mouse, pressing Alt will size height and width proportionally. |
| Ctrl | While sizing or moving a control with the mouse, pressing Ctrl will prevent the control from snapping to guidelines. |
| Shift | While sizing or moving a control with the mouse, pressing Shift will size or move the control only in the direction of greatest movement. |
| Ctrl+A | Insert attribute byte. |
| Ctrl+C | Copy the selected text to the clipboard. |
| Ctrl+S | Save changes to the current item. |
| Ctrl+V | Paste the most recent text in the clipboard. |
| Ctrl+X | Remove text and store it in the clipboard. (Note: only inserted characters can be removed) |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Save changes to all modified items. |
| Del | Delete the selected text. (Note: only inserted characters can be deleted) |
| Alt+F5 | Run the current macro/script with debugging options enabled. If not already open, this option will launch the runtime client and execute the startup macro before running the current macro or script. If the current script execution has been paused previously then this menu item will continue execution. |
| Ctrl+A | Select all lines of the macro/script. |
| Ctrl+C | Copy the selected item to the clipboard |
| Ctrl+F | Search for the specified string in the current macro or script. |
| Ctrl+H | Replace the specified string in the current macro or script. |
| Ctrl+S | Save changes to the current item. |
| Ctrl+V | Paste the most recent item in the clipboard. |
| Ctrl+X | Remove the selected item and store it in the clipboard. |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo the last action reversed by the undo command. |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo the last action in Newlook Developer. |
| Ctrl+Alt+Break | Pause the script or macro execution at the current location. |
| Ctrl+F10 | Execute the macro/script to the point at which your cursor is placed. |
| Ctrl+Shift+F | Search for the specified string in all macros or scripts. |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Save changes to all modified items. |
| Ctrl+Shift+F9 | Clears all previously inserted breakpoints. |
| Del | Delete the selected item. |
| F3 | Find the next instance of the specified Find string in the current macro or script. |
| F9 | Inserts a new breakpoint at the cursor point, or removes the existing breakpoint if one already exists. |
| F10 | Begin execution at the next line in the script and execute one line at a time. Calls to other procedures will not be stepped into. |
| F11 | Begin execution at the next line in the script and execute one line at a time. This option also enables you to step into every line of all procedures called. |
| Shift+F3 | Find the previous instance of the specified Find string in the current macro or script. |
| Shift+F5 | Stop the current script or macro execution. |
| Shift+F11 | Exit out of the current procedure and return to the calling procedure. |
| Ctrl+A | Select the contents of the current field. |
| Ctrl+C | Copy the selected item to the clipboard |
| Ctrl+D | Open the current screen in Newlook Developer's Design tool. |
| Ctrl+E | Toggle between Emulator and GUI mode. |
| Ctrl+I | Open the current screen in Newlook Developer's Identify tool. |
| Ctrl+O | Open a Newlook screen or batch file (.nl or .nll). |
| Ctrl+P | Print the current screen (in Emulator mode the screen is printed as text, in GUI mode the screen is printed as an image). |
| Ctrl+S | Save the current screen as a Newlook screen file (.nl file). |
| Ctrl+V | Paste the most recent item in the clipboard. |
| Ctrl+X | Remove item and store it in the clipboard. (Note only characters in editable fields can be removed.) |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo the last action reversed by the undo command. |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo the last action in the Runtime Client. |
| Ctrl+Shift+I | Open Inspector. |
| Ctrl+Shift+R | Open Transaction Recorder. |
| Del | Delete the selected item. (Note only characters in editable fields can be deleted.) |
| F1 | Open Newlook online help. |
| Shift+Tab | Move to previous entry-capable field on the screen. |
| Tab | Move to next entry-capable field on the screen. |
| DataGrid specific shortcuts | |
| Ctrl+A | Select the contents of the current cell. |
| Ctrl+C | Copy the selected text or cell/s to the clipboard |
| Ctrl+V | Paste the most recent text or cell/s in the clipboard. |
| Ctrl+X | Remove selected text or cell/s and store it in the clipboard. |
| Del | Delete the selected text or cell/s. |
| Shift+Left/Shift+Right | Select individual characters within a cell or multiple cells once the cursor extends past the end of a single cell's contents. |
| Tab | Move to next entry-capable cell in the grid. |
| Shift+Tab | Move to previous entry-capable cell in the grid. |
| Alt+Print Screen | Issue host System Request key. |
| Ctrl+A | Select the screen. |
| Ctrl+C | Copy the selected text to the clipboard |
| Ctrl+D | Open the current screen in Newlook Developer's Design tool. |
| Ctrl+E | Toggle between Emulator and GUI mode. |
| Ctrl+I | Toggle Insert/Overwrite mode. |
| Ctrl+O | Open a Newlook screen or batch file (.nl or .nll). |
| Ctrl+P | Print the current screen (in Emulator mode the screen is printed as text, in GUI mode the screen is printed as an image). |
| Ctrl+S | Save the current screen as a Newlook screen file (.nl file). |
| Ctrl+V | Paste the most recent text in the clipboard. |
| Ctrl+X | Remove text and store it in the clipboard. (Note only characters in editable fields can be removed.) |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo the last action reversed by the undo command. |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo the last action in Emulator. |
| Ctrl+Home | Position the cursor in the home field. |
| Del | Delete the selected text. (Note only text in editable fields can be deleted.) |
| End | Position the cursor at the start of the current field. |
| Esc | Issue host Reset key. |
| Home | Position the cursor at the end of the current field. |
| Num minus | Issue host field minus key. |
| Num plus | Issue host field plus key. |
| Right Ctrl | Issue host field exit key. |
| Shift+Alt+Print Screen | Issue host Print key. |
| Shift+Enter | Generate host new line character (tab to the first entry position in the next row). |
| Shift+Esc | Issue host Attention key. |
| Shift+Tab | Move to previous entry-capable field on the screen. |
| Tab | Move to next entry-capable field on the screen. |
Runtime client | Developer Menu Options