How to Bind a Keyboard Button to a LabVIEW Control

Updated Sep 5, 2025

Environment

Software

  • LabVIEW

How can you change the value of a front-panel control in LabVIEW by pressing a keyboard key?

A good way to change a control value in LabVIEW using your keyboard is by binding a key to it.

To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click on the control you want to modify in the front panel.
  2. Hover over Advanced, then click on Key Navigation.
  3. In the Key Navigation window, choose the keyboard key you want to bind to the control.

For example, in the image below, the F1 key has been associated with the Boolean control.