What are the Shortcut Keys (Hotkeys) for TestStand?

Updated Oct 23, 2025

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  • TestStand

Issue Details

What are the Shortcut Keys (Hotkeys) for TestStand?

Solution

TestStand is a flexible framework that allows users to build custom test automation applications. Because of this flexibility, keyboard shortcuts can vary depending on the specific application a user is working with.

 

For example, users may develop their own TestStand-based applications—such as a custom Operator Interface—and define shortcuts that are unique to their implementation. Therefore, shortcuts are not standardized across all TestStand applications.

 

Our documentation focuses specifically on the TestStand Sequence Editor, which is the default and flagship TestStand application used for editing sequence files. While users can customize shortcuts in the Sequence Editor, this document only covers the default keyboard shortcuts provided by the application.

 

 

CommandKeyboard ShortcutCategory
BreakCtrl+F9Debug
ResumeF5Debug
Step IntoF8Debug
Step OutShift+F8Debug
Step OverF10Debug
Terminate ExecutionCtrl+Shift+F9Debug
Toggle BreakpointF9Debug
CopyCtrl+CEdit
CutCtrl+XEdit
DeleteDelEdit
Diff Against Saved VersionCtrl+KEdit
Diff Sequence File Against...Ctrl+Shift+DEdit
EditCtrl+EEdit
Find NextCtrl+GEdit
Find PreviousCtrl+Shift+GEdit
Find/Replace in Files...Ctrl+Shift+FEdit
Find/Replace...Ctrl+FEdit
PasteCtrl+VEdit
RedoCtrl+YEdit
RenameF2Edit
Select AllCtrl+AEdit
Smart RenameCtrl+F2Edit
Specify ModuleCtrl+MEdit
UndoCtrl+ZEdit
First Execution Entry PointF5Execute
Go (Run, Restart, and Resume)F5Execute
Second Execution Entry PointCtrl+F5Execute
CloseCtrl+WFile
New Sequence FileCtrl+NFile
Open File...Ctrl+OFile
Save AllCtrl+Shift+SFile
Save Sequence File 1Ctrl+SFile
Unload All ModulesCtrl+Shift+UFile
Help Topic...F1Help
NI TestStand Help...Ctrl+F1Help
TypesCtrl+TView
User ManagerCtrl+UView
Close Completed ExecutionsCtrl+DWindow

Additional Information

TestStand also supports the creation of custom step types and custom step settings panes. These components may include user-defined controls with their own shortcuts. Since these shortcuts are specific to the user's implementation and not part of the standard TestStand environment, we cannot document them.