A keyboard shortcut is a single keystroke or combination of keys that you can use to launch a function in Abaqus/CAE; for example, [Ctrl] + S saves the current model. Several keyboard shortcuts are defined by default for common functions. You can use the Customize toolset to edit these default shortcuts, to add new shortcuts for other functions in Abaqus/CAE, and to display a list of all currently defined shortcuts. Select Tools
Customize from the main menu bar; display the Functions tabbed page of the dialog box that appears to access the Keyboard editor.
Tip: Keyboard shortcuts are active only when their function is allowed in the current module and only when the application's focus is not in the Model Tree, Results Tree, message area, or command line interface. If a shortcut does not appear to work, confirm that the function is allowed in the current module or shift focus to the viewport by clicking the viewport title bar.
Abaqus/CAE allows the following keys and key combinations to be specified as keyboard shortcuts:
Any function key except the F1 key,
[Alt] + [Shift] + any key, or
[Ctrl] + any key. You can also add [Alt] or [Shift] to any keyboard shortcut that includes the [Ctrl] key.