Hop Shortcuts

The table below lists the main shortcuts in Hop. Using them will save you a lot of time while working with Hop.

If you are a Mac user, please be aware that the Mac keys must be used. Most of the times you can replace ctrl with cmd.

General Shortcuts

Shortcut Action

Ctr + n

Create a new work item

Ctrl + o

Open a work item

Ctr + s

Save a work item

Ctrl + Shift + F5

Open the Metadata Exlporer Menu

Ctrl + w

Close a work item

Ctrl + q

Quit Hop

Ctrl + z

Undo last change

Ctrl + Shift + z

Redo last change

Ctrl + a

Select all items in work item

ESC

Unselect all items in work item

Ctrl + f

Search the Hop Gui for something

Ctrl + c

Copy an object

Ctrl + v

Paste an object

Ctrl + x

Cut an object

DEL

Delete an object

Alt + ←

Navigate to the previous file

Alt + →

Navigate to the next file

F8

Execute work item

Pipeline and Workflow Shortcuts

Shortcut Action

Ctrl + HOME

Align all items to the specified grid side

Ctrl + ←

Align all items on the canvas with the left-most selected in the selection.

Ctrl + →

Align all items on the canvas with the right-most selected in the selection.

Ctrl + ↑

Align all items on the canvas with the top-most selected in the selection.

Ctrl + ↓

Align all items on the canvas with the bottom-most selected in the selection.

Alt + →

Distribute the selected items evenly between the left-most and right-most item in your selection.

Alt + ↑

Distribute the selected items evenly between the up-most and down-most item in your selection.

Ctrl + =

Zoom In on your canvas

Ctrl + -

Zoom out on your canvas

Ctrl + 0

Reset the zoom percentage to 100%

Ctrl + click

On hops to quickly enable/disable

Ctr-Shift-Click

Use this shortcut on workflow actions and pipeline transforms that use another workflow or pipeline to open.

mouse over

Hover over a workflow action or pipeline transform that uses another workflow or pipeline to open (similar to option above)

mouse over transform + space

Opens the outgoing fields

Perspective Shortcuts

Shortcut Action

CTRL + Shift + ↑

Switch one perspective up

CTRL + Shift + ↓

Switch one perspective down

CTRL + Shift + d

Open the Data Orchestration Perspective

CTRL + Shift + m

Open the Metadata Perspective

CTRL + Shift + e

Open the File Explorer Perspective

CTRL + f

Open the Search Perspective

none

Open the Plugin Perspective

none

Open the Neo4j Perspective