Multisim Default Keyboard Shortcuts

Updated Mar 31, 2021

Overview

This article lists the default keyboard shortcuts for a Multisim application. It also explains how to change the defaults.

Command	Keyboard Shortcut
Edit
90 Degrees Clockwise	Ctrl+R
90 Degrees CounterCW	Ctrl+Shift+R
Cancel	Esc
Copy	Ctrl+C
Cut	Ctrl+X
Delete	Delete
Find	Ctrl+F
Flip Horizontal	Alt+X
Flip Vertical	Alt+Y
Paste	Ctrl+V
Redo	Ctrl+Y
Select All	Ctrl+A
Undo	Ctrl+Z
Help
Contents	F1
Place
Arc	Ctrl+Shift+A
Bus	Ctrl+U
Ellipse	Ctrl+Shift+E
HB/SC Connector	Ctrl+I
Hierarchial Block from File...	Ctrl+H
Junction	Ctrl+J
Line	Ctrl+Shift+L
New Subcircuit	Ctrl+B
Place Component	Ctrl+W
Place Wire	Ctrl+Q
Polygon	Ctrl+Shift+G
Replace by Hierarchical Block	Ctrl+Shift+H
Replace by Subcircuit	Ctrl+Shift+B
Text	Ctrl+T
Simulation
Pause	F6
Run	F5
Standard
New File	Ctrl+N
Open File	Ctrl+O
Print	Ctrl+P
Save File	Ctrl+S
Tools
File Information	Ctrl+Alt+I
View
Circuit Description Box	Ctrl+D
Zoom Area	F10
Zoom Fit To Page	F7
Zoom In	F8
Zoom Out	F9
Zoom Selection	F12
Zoom To Magnification	F11

Choose Options»Customize User Interface from the Multisim menu bar.
In the Customize window select the Keyboard tab.

Figure 1: Changing the default keyboard shortcut
Select the command you want to change/add the keyboard shortcut from the Commands window. If necessary, change the Category to choose from different lists of commands.
Once you have selected the command you want to change the keyboard shortcut for select the Press New Shortcut Key selection box and press the desired shortcut key.
After the correct shortcut key is visible, click Assign to change the current shortcut key to the new shortcut key.
When you are done changing your shortcut keys, click Close to exit out.

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