Script Workspace keyboard shortcuts (macOS)

Use these keyboard shortcuts in the Script Workspace to work with scripts.

Create and edit scripts

To	Press
Create a new script	Command-N
Save a script	Command-S
Open the selected script in a new tab	Command-T
Open the selected script in a new window	Command-Shift-T
Run the selected script	Command-R
Save and run the selected script	Command-Option-R
Debug the selected script (when Use advanced tools is selected)	Command-Shift-R
Save all scripts and debug the selected script (when Use advanced tools is selected)	Command-Shift-Option-R
Close the current tab	Command-W
Close all tabs	Command-Option-W
Close the Script Workspace	Command-Shift-W
Move to the next tab in the script editing pane	Command-Shift-}
Move to the previous tab in the script editing pane	Command-Shift-{
Move the selected script step up or down in the script	Command-Control-Up Arrow, Command-Control-Down Arrow
Add a comment on a blank line	#
Display script step options	+ (plus)
Move through the options between brackets in the script editing pane	Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Tab, Shift-Tab
Select a script step option when it is in focus	Space bar
Remove focus from all script step options	Esc
Delete the selected script or script step	Delete, Backspace
Duplicate the selected script or script step	Command-D
Disable the selected script step (when Use advanced tools is selected)	Command-/
Print the selected script	Command-P

To select a block of control script steps, select the block's first step.

To	Press
Collapse the selected block of steps	Command-Left Arrow
Expand the selected block of steps	Command-Right Arrow
Collapse the selected block of steps and its substeps	Option-Command-Left Arrow
Expand the selected block of steps and its substeps	Option-Command-Right Arrow
Collapse all steps and substeps in the current script	Option-Shift-Command-Left Arrow
Expand all steps and substeps in the current script	Option-Shift-Command-Right Arrow