Script Canvas Editor Shortcuts

The following table shows the keyboard shortcuts that you can use in the Script Canvas editor.

Key Combination	Action	Description
Arrow Keys	Scroll graph	Scrolls the graph left, right, up, or down.
Ctrl+C	Copy	Copies the selected nodes and their connections to the clipboard.
Ctrl+V	Paste	Pastes copied nodes and their connections from the clipboard into the active graph.
Ctrl+D	Duplicate	Duplicates the selected nodes in the active graph. This is the equivalent of using Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V.
Ctrl+Left Arrow	Select inputs	Selects all nodes that are connected to the input pins of the currently selected node.
Ctrl+Right Arrow	Select outputs	Selects all nodes that are connected to the output pins of the currently selected node.
Ctrl+Up Arrow	Select connected nodes	Selects all nodes that are connected to the currently selected node.
ESC	Clear selection	Deselects any selected nodes.
Ctrl+Shift+P	Screenshot	Creates an image of the area around all selected nodes and adds it to the clipboard. If no nodes are selected, an image of the entire active graph is added to the clipboard.
Shift+Left Arrow	Align left	Aligns all the selected nodes along a left edge.
Shift+Right Arrow	Align right	Aligns all the selected nodes along a right edge.
Shift+Up Arrow	Align top	Aligns all the selected nodes along a top edge.
Shift+Down Arrow	Align bottom	Aligns all the selected nodes along a bottom edge.
Ctrl+Alt+M	Add comment	Adds a new comment using the properties from the default comment preset. For information about presets, see Creating Comment and Group Presets. Note: NVIDIA’s GeForce Experience overlay uses a default setting for turning on/off the microphone that interferes with this hotkey.
Ctrl+Shift+G	Group selection	Groups the selected nodes on the graph using the properties from the default node group preset. For information about presets, see Creating Comment and Group Presets.
Ctrl+Shift+H	Ungroup	Ungroups the currently selected group.
Ctrl+Number_Key	Create bookmark	Creates a bookmark out of the current view and assigns it to the specified number key. If you choose a number that is already assigned to a bookmark or a bookmark-enabled group, you are prompted to reassign the existing bookmark. For more information about bookmarks, see Adding Bookmarks for Script Canvas. For information about enabling groups as bookmarks, see Grouping Nodes.
Number_Key	Jump to bookmark	Jumps to the bookmark location associated with the key that is pressed.
Ctrl+Plus Sign (+)	Zoom in	Zooms the graph in.
Ctrl+Minus Sign (-)	Zoom out	Zooms the graph out.
Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow	Zoom to selection	Centers the view on the nodes that are currently selected.
Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow	Show entire graph	Centers the entire graph into the current display. Zooms out as much as possible to display all nodes.
Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow	Show start of chain	Centers the view on the nodes that do not have any input connections, and are connected to the selected node through their output connections.
Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow	Show end of chain	Centers the view on the nodes that do not have any output connections, and are connected to the selected node through their input connections.
Ctrl+K, Ctrl+C	Comment out selected nodes	Comments out the current selection of nodes and turns them gray. Commented out nodes are not run at runtime, but still exist at edit time.
Ctrl+K, Ctrl+U	Uncomment selected nodes	Uncomments the selected nodes.

Note
If a keyboard shortcut doesn’t appear to work for you, another process running in the background might have bound that key combination. Consider searching the forums to see if others have encountered this issue.

Mouse Shortcuts

The following shortcuts use the mouse or keyboard and mouse.

User Action	Result	Description
Alt+Left Click node	Disconnect and delete a single node or group	Disconnects and deletes the node or group clicked.
Alt+Left Click connection	Delete a connection	Deletes the connection clicked from the active graph.
Alt+Left Click slot	Delete connections	Deletes any connections to the slot from the active graph. Ensure that the connections that you want to delete are highlighted before pressing Alt+Left Click. Otherwise, you might delete the node instead.
Middle Mouse Button (Scroll Wheel) Click graph tab	Close graph	Closes the open graph that corresponds to the tab that you clicked. If the graph has changed and has not been saved, you’re prompted to save it first.
Scroll mouse wheel	Zoom the graph	Zooms the graph in or out.