Keyboard Shortcuts

Speed up your workflow in the Quantlens workspace with these keyboard shortcuts.


Canvas

Shortcut

Action

Ctrl + Z

Undo last action.

Ctrl + Shift + Z

Redo.

Ctrl + Y

Redo (alternative).

Delete or Backspace

Delete selected block(s).

Ctrl + A

Select all blocks on the canvas.

Ctrl + C

Copy selected block(s).

Ctrl + V

Paste copied block(s).

Ctrl + X

Cut selected block(s).

Ctrl + D

Duplicate selected block(s).


Canvas navigation

Shortcut

Action

Scroll wheel

Zoom in / out on the canvas.

Ctrl + Scroll

Fine zoom in / out.

Middle mouse drag

Pan the canvas.

Space + drag

Pan the canvas (alternative).

Ctrl + Shift + F

Fit all blocks into view (zoom to fit).

Ctrl + =

Zoom in.

Ctrl + -

Zoom out.


Blocks

Shortcut

Action

? (on selected block)

Open built-in help tooltip for that block.

Right-click on block

Open context menu (duplicate, delete, help, collapse).

Ctrl + click

Select multiple blocks.

Escape

Deselect all / close open menus.


Workspace

Shortcut

Action

Ctrl + S

Save the current workspace.

Ctrl + Enter

Run backtest.

F11

Toggle full-screen canvas mode.



Browser shortcuts that also apply

These standard browser shortcuts work in the Quantlens workspace as expected:

Shortcut

Action

F5

Reload the page (prompts to save if there are unsaved changes).

Ctrl + Shift + I

Open browser developer tools (useful for reporting bugs).

Ctrl + + / -

Zoom the entire browser UI (not just the canvas).

Ctrl + 0

Reset browser zoom to 100%.