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Shortcuts

Posted on: 06/02/2020 (last updated: 14/07/2021) by Kathryn Vargas

Customize Shortcuts

While Studio 3T comes with a range of default shortcuts (see below), you also have the option to create and customize your own shortcuts.

Open Studio 3T > Preferences and navigate to the Keymap tab. Here you can search for functionalities and edit them by right clicking and selecting Add shortcut. 

Here you can assign the desired shortcuts to each action. You can find shortcuts either by browsing through the tree or by utilizing the search. Each action allows you to assign up to three new shortcuts, remove individual or all shortcuts, or reset the action’s shortcuts back to their default values.

You can also remove all shortcuts from all actions or all actions within a category, or reset them to default.

Customize Shortcuts

If you’re moving to a new instance of Studio 3T, you have the option to save your current keymap configuration. Clicking Export keymap will create an XML file which you can import to the new instance by clicking Import keymap. 

Studio 3T Essentials

Switch to Tree View
Ctrl + Alt + 1 (⌥ + ⌘ + 1)
Switch to Table View
Ctrl + Alt + 2 (⌥ + ⌘ + 2)
Switch to JSON View
Ctrl + Alt + 3 (⌥ + ⌘ + 3)
Open Visual Query BuilderCtrl + B (⌘+ B)
Open Aggregation EditorF4
Open IntelliShellCtrl + L (⌘+ L)
Open Query CodeCtrl + G (⌘+ G)
Open SQL Query
Shift + Ctrl + L (Shift + ⌘+ L)
Open Map ReduceCtrl + M (⌘+ M)
Refresh viewCtrl + R (⌘+ R)
Refresh document
Ctrl + Shift + R (Shift + ⌘+ R)
Next tab
Ctrl + PgDn (^ + Fn + Down arrow)
Previous tab
Ctrl + PgUp (^ + Fn + Up arrow)
Close tab
Ctrl + F4 (⌘+ W)
Close tab (no prompt)
Shift + Ctrl + F4 (Shift + ⌘+ W)
Open PreferencesCtrl + P (⌘ + P)
Show/Hide global toolbar
Ctrl + Alt + B (⌘ + Alt + B)

Aggregation Editor

Open Aggregation EditorF4
Execute full pipelineF5
Show input to this stageF6
Show output from this stageF7
Open aggregate queryCtrl + O (⌘+ O)
Save aggregate queryCtrl + S (⌘+ S)
Save aggregate query as
Shift + Ctrl + S (Shift + ⌘+ S)
(Un)comment with line commentCtrl + / (⌘+ /)
Add new stageCtrl + Shift + N (↑ + ⌘ + N)
Add new duplicate stageAlt + K
Explain pipelineF8
Retain previous result tabsAlt + ↑ + P
Raw shell modeAlt + ↑ + R
Format codeCtrl + Alt + L (⌥ + ⌘ + L)

Connection Manager

Open Connection ManagerCtrl + N (⌘ + N)

Connection Tree

Copy collectionCtrl + C (⌘+ C)
Paste collectionCtrl + V (⌘+ V)
Open collectionEnter
Clear collection
Ctrl + Del (^ + Fn + Del)
Drop collectionDel (Fn + Del)
Refresh selected itemCtrl + R (⌘+ R)
Refresh all
Shift + Ctrl + R (Shift + ⌘ + R)
Disconnect
Ctrl + Alt + D (^ +⌥ + D)
Drop database (when a database is chosen)Del (Fn + Del)
Drop index (when an index is chosen)Del (Fn + Del)

Collection Tab

Documents

Copy document
Shift + Ctrl + C (Shift +⌘ + C)
View document (JSON)F3
Insert documentCtrl + D (⌘+ D)
Edit document (JSON)Ctrl + J (⌘ + J)
Remove document
Shift + Del (Shift + Fn + Del)
Refresh document
Ctrl + Shift + R (Shift + ⌘+ R)
Follow reference
Shift + F7

Fields

Copy value as textCtrl + C (⌘+ C)
Copy value
Alt + Shift + C (⌥ + Shift + C)
Add new valueCtrl + K (⌘+ K)
Edit field
Ctrl + E (⌘+ E) or double-clicking (Table and Tree View)
Remove fieldDel (Fn + Del)
Rename fieldShift + F2
Open dialog directlyCtrl + E (⌘ + E)
Update dialogCtrl + U (⌘+ U)
Remove dialogF8
Refresh viewCtrl + R (⌘+ R)

Data Compare and Sync

Refresh allCtrl + R (⌘ +R)
Refresh difference
Ctrl + Shift + R (⌘ + Shift + R)
Copy document to targetCtrl + I (⌘ + I)
Delete document
Shift + Del (Shift + Del)
Add field/valueCtrl + K (⌘ +K)
Remove fieldDel
Rename field
Shift + F2 (Shift + F2)
Edit value/typeCtrl + E (⌘ + E)
Copy value as textCtrl + C (⌘ +C)
Copy value
Shift + Alt + C (Shift+ Alt + C)
Copy field
Ctrl + Alt + C (⌘ + Alt + C)
Copy Field Name
Ctrl + Shift +Alt + C (⌘ + Shift+ Alt + C)

GridFS

Edit metadataCtrl + E (⌘ + E)
Rerun QueryCtrl + R (⌘ + R)
View fileF3
Rename fileF2
Save to diskCtrl + S (⌘+ S)
Add file(s)Ctrl + O (⌘+ O)
Remove fileDel (Fn + Del)

IntelliShell

Open IntelliShellCtrl + L (⌘+ L)
Trigger autocompletion
Ctrl + Space (^ + Space)
FindCtrl + F (⌘+ F)
Replace
Ctrl + H (Shift + ⌘ + F)
Comment with line commentCtrl + / (⌘+ /)
Open scriptCtrl + O (⌘+ O)
Save scriptCtrl + S (⌘+ S)
Save script as
Shift + Ctrl + S (Shift + ⌘+ S)
Execute entire scriptF5
Execute statement at cursorF6
Execute selectionF9
Format code
Alt + L (Option + ⌘ + L)

JSON View

FindCtrl + F (⌘+ F)
Find nextF3 (⌘+ G)
Find previous
Shift + F3 (Shift + ⌘+ G)

Map Reduce

Open Map ReduceCtrl + M (⌘+ M)

Query Code

Generate query codeCtrl + G (⌘+ G)

Query Manager

Query History

Search query historyCtrl + F (⌘+ F)
Select queryEnter
Remove selected queryDelete (Fn + Backspace)
Clear query historyShift + Delete (Shift + Fn + Backspace)

Bookmarks

Search bookmarksCtrl + F (⌘+ F)
Select bookmarkEnter
Edit selected bookmarkCtrl + E (⌘ + E)
Remove from query historyDelete (Fn + Backspace)
Clear query historyShift + Delete (Shift + Fn + Backspace)

SQL Query

Open SQL Query
Shift + Ctrl + L (Shift + ⌘+ L)
Execute SQL statement at cursorF5
Open SQL QueryCtrl + O (⌘+ O)
Save SQL QueryCtrl + S (⌘+ S)
Save SQL Query as
Shift + Ctrl + S (Shift + ⌘+ S)
(Un)comment with line commentCtrl + /
Deletes fieldDel
EditEnter
Add childAlt + K
Add siblingAlt + J
Include in exportCtrl + I (⌘+ I)
New mappingCtrl + T (⌘+ T)

SQL to MongoDB Migration

Deletes fieldDel
EditEnter
Add ChildAlt + K
Add SiblingAlt + J
Include in ExportCtrl + I (⌘+ I)
New MappingCtrl + T (⌘+ T)

Table View

Step into columnEnter
Step into cell
Shift + Enter OR Shift + Double
Step out
Backspace (Delete)
Show/hide embedded fields
Ctrl + Enter (⌘ + Enter)
Hide/show columnsCtrl + T (⌘ + T)

Tasks

Execute selected taskF5
Create New TaskCtrl + N (⌘ + N)
Edit selected taskCtrl + E (⌘ + E)
Clone selected taskCtrl + C (⌘ + C)
Delete selected task
Delete
Schedule selected taskCtrl + S (⌘ + S)
Unschedule selected taskCtrl + U (⌘ + U)

Tree View

ExpandRight arrow
CollapseLeft arrow

Visual Query Builder

Open Visual Query BuilderCtrl + B (⌘+ B)

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About The Author

Kathryn Vargas

When she's not writing about working with MongoDB, Kathryn spends her free time exploring Berlin's food scene, playing the drums, learning languages (current mission: German), and hiking.

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