JMP 17 Quick Reference

Windows and macOS Keyboard Shortcuts

Data Table Actions

Command Shortcut

Windows macOS
Select the left or right cell. If a blinking  and   and 
cursor is inserted in a cell, move one (arrow keys) (arrow keys)
character left or right through the cell
contents.

Select the cell above or below.  and   and 

(arrow keys) (arrow keys)

Select multiple adjacent cells in a row. Shift+ and Shift+ Shift+ and Shift+

Select multiple adjacent cells in a column. Shift+ and Shift+ Shift+ and Shift+
(arrow keys) (arrow keys)

If a blinking cursor is inserted in a cell, Shift+ and Shift+ Shift+ and Shift+
highlight multiple characters to the right or (arrow keys) (arrow keys)
left of the cursor.

If cell contents are selected, select the Press Enter or press Tab to select Press Enter or press Tab to select
contents of the right or left cell. the contents of the cell on the right. the contents of the cell on the right.
Press Shift+Tab to select the Press Shift+Tab to select the
contents of the cell on the left. contents of the cell on the left.

If cell contents are selected, select the Press Enter to select the contents of Press Return to select the contents
contents of cell above or below. the cell below. Press Shift+Enter to of the cell below. Press the  arrow
select the contents of the cell above. to select the contents of the cell
above.

Scroll up or down when all cells in a table Page Up and Page Down keys Page Up and Page Down keys
are not displayed.

Locate and flash previously selected row. F6 +{

Locate and flash next selected row. F7 +}

Scroll to a column. Double-click the column name in Double-click the column name in
the column panel. the column panel.

Access high-level menus. Press Alt and press the underlined not available
letter in the menu item that you
want to select.

Hide and exclude a row. Shift+Ctrl+E not available

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Searching, Finding, and Replacing
Command Shortcut

Windows macOS
Search JMP Ctrl+, (comma) ^+, (comma)

Find Ctrl+F +F

Find Next F3 +G

Find Next (Selected) Ctrl+F3 not available

Find Previous (Selected) in a script Ctrl+Shift+F3 Shift++G

Replace Ctrl+H not available

Replace and Find Next Ctrl+I +L

Use Selection for Find not available +E

Working with Files

Command Shortcut

Windows macOS
New Data Table Ctrl+N +N

New Script Window Ctrl+T Shift++N

New Journal Ctrl+Shift+J +Option+N

New Database Query Ctrl+Shift+D not available

New Project Ctrl+Shift+P +Option+P

New Application Ctrl+Shift+A not available

New Workflow Ctrl+Shift+K Shift++K

Open File Ctrl+O +O

Quick Open Alt+Shift+O not available

Save File Ctrl+S +S

Save As Alt+F then A Shift++S

Save All not available +^+Option+S

Close Multiple Windows not available +Option+W

Exit JMP Ctrl+Q +Q

Print Ctrl+P +P

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Command Shortcut
JMP Help F1 Shift++?

JMP Preferences Ctrl+K +,

Window Commands
Command Shortcut

Windows macOS
Close Active Window Ctrl+W +W

Show JMP Home Window Ctrl+1 +2

Show JMP Starter (also hides on Windows) Ctrl+0 (zero) +0 (zero)

Show Log Window (also hides on Windows) Ctrl+Shift+L +1

Move Window to Back Ctrl+B not available

Redraw Journal or Report Window Ctrl+D +D

Reveal All Open Windows F9 not available

View Associated Data (available in report Ctrl+Alt+D not available

window)

Minimize All Ctrl+Shift+M not available

Bring All Forward Ctrl+Shift+F not available

Increase Font Sizes Ctrl+Shift+Plus +Plus

Decrease Font Sizes Ctrl+Shift+Minus +Minus

Resize Window Click the bottom right border and Click the bottom right border and
drag the window. drag the window.

Editing Files
Command Shortcut

Windows macOS
Cut Ctrl+X +X

Paste Ctrl+V +V

Copy Ctrl+C +C

Copy as Text not available Shift++C

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Command Shortcut
Copy With Full Precision Ctrl+Alt+C +^+C

Copy with Column Names Ctrl+Shift+C Alt++C

Paste with Column Names Ctrl+Shift+V Alt++V

Undo Ctrl+Z +Z

Redo Ctrl+Y Shift++Z

Select All Ctrl+A +A

Select Where Ctrl+Shift+W not available

Exclude/Unexclude Ctrl+E not available

Journal the Report Ctrl+J +J

Edit the Display Box Properties in a Ctrl+Shift+I +Option+I

report

Clear all highlights from the data table Esc Esc

Select multiple options Press Alt, right-click a gray Press ^+Option, click a gray
disclosure icon or red triangle icon, disclosure icon or red triangle icon,
and then select options. and then select options.

Common Clicks
Command Shortcut

Windows macOS
Change the number of displayed Double-click a numeric column, select Double-click a numeric column, select
decimal places. Fixed Dec from the Format list, and enter Fixed Dec from the Format list, and enter
the number of decimal places in the Dec the number of decimal places in the Dec
field. field.

Turn numeric report output into Right-click in the report and select Make Right-click in the report and select Make
a data table. into Data Table. into Data Table.

Display Row Legend in most Right-click in the graphic and select Press ^, click in the graphic, and then
graphics. Row Legend. select Row Legend.

Select multiple category values Press Shift and click each category. Press  and click each category.
(levels) in a Row Legend.

Deselect category values (levels) Press Ctrl and click each category. Press  and click each category.
in a Row Legend.

Select points in rectangular Click and drag the arrow tool in a plot. Click and drag the arrow tool in a plot.
regions. Extend the selection by pressing Shift. Extend selection by pressing Shift.

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Common Clicks (Continued)
Command Shortcut
In certain reports, apply a Press Ctrl, click the red triangle icon, and Press , click the red triangle icon, and
command to all similar reports in then select the command. then select the command.
that window.

Change axis specifications in Double-click or press Alt and click the Double-click or press Option and click
most graphs. axis to open the Axis Specification the axis to open the Axis Specification
window. window.

Resize all similar graphs in a Press Ctrl and resize one graph. Press  and resize one graph.
report.

Select multiple bars in a Press Shift or Ctrl and click the bars. Press Shift or  and click the bars.
Distribution graph.

Deselect multiple bars in a Press Ctrl and click the bars. Press  and click the bars.
Distribution graph.

Create a subset of the data table Double-click a single bar or press Shift, Double-click a single bar, or press Shift
from a histogram. select the bars that you want to subset, and double-click for multiple bars.
and then double-click. Or select one or
more bars, right-click, and then select
Subset.

Select or deselect non-adjacent Press Ctrl and click the bars. Press  and click the bars.
bars in a Pareto plot.

Select a range of adjacent bars in Press Shift and click the outer bars of the Press Shift and click the outer bars of the
a Pareto plot. range. range.

Create a subset of the data table For a single bar, double-click the bar. For For a single bar, double-click the bar. For
from a Pareto plot. non-adjacent bars, press Ctrl, click the non-adjacent bars, press , click the
non-adjacent bars, and then double-click non-adjacent bars, and then double-click
one bar. For adjacent bars, press Shift and one bar. For adjacent bars, press Shift and
double-click the right-most bar. double-click the right-most bar.

Select or deselect a range of Press Shift and click the first and last row Press Shift and click the first and last row
adjacent rows or columns. or column in the range. or column in the range.

Select or deselect non-adjacent Press Ctrl and click each row or column. Press z and click each row or column.
rows or columns.

Deselect rows and columns. Click the top triangular region in the Click the top triangular region in the
upper left corner of the data grid to upper left corner of the data grid to
deselect columns. Click the bottom deselect columns, click the bottom
triangular region to deselect rows. triangular region to deselect rows.

Repeat values or a sequence of Right-click on selected cells. Select Fill Press ^ and click on selected cells. Select
values in a column. and the appropriate command. Fill and the appropriate command.

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Special Functions
Command Shortcut

Windows macOS
Change the scale of a slider in the Right-click the slider. Press ^ and click the slider.
Contour Profiler.

Select multiple report options. Press Alt and right-click a disclosure Press ^ and Option and click a
icon. disclosure icon.

Select multiple analysis options. Press Alt and click a red triangle Press Option and click a red triangle
icon. icon.

Specify or lock a factor value in the Press Alt and click inside one of a Press Option and click inside one of
Prediction Profiler. factor’s panes. a factor’s panes.

Transpose the factors in a two-factor Press Shift and select the LS Means Press Shift and select the LS Means
interaction LS Means plot. Plot command. Plot command.

Specify the alpha level when saving mean Press Shift, click the red triangle Press Shift, click the red triangle
or individual confidence intervals. icon, and then select the command. icon, and then select the command.

Specify theta (for exponential), beta (for Press Shift and select Exponential, Press Shift and select Exponential,
Weibull), or sigma (for lognormal) Weibull, or Lognormal Fit from the Weibull, or Lognormal Fit from the
parameters for WeiBayes analysis. Product-Limit Survival Fit red Product-Limit Survival Fit red
triangle menu. triangle menu.

Script Editor
Command Shortcut

Windows macOS
Run Script (submit to JSL parser) Ctrl+R +R

Debug Script Ctrl+Shift+R not available

Reformat Script Ctrl+M +M

Shift Left not available +[

Shift Right not available +]

Submit to SAS F8 Shift++R

Balance Ctrl+] +B

Comment Block Ctrl+/ +/

Uncomment Block Ctrl+Shift+/ +Alt+/

Indent selection right or left Tab and Shift+Tab +] and +[

Display list of valid commands Ctrl+Spacebar or Ctrl+Enter Option+Esc

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Command Shortcut
Run current line Enter on numeric keypad. Enter on numeric keypad.

Select a non-rectangular block of text Click and drag the cursor. Click and drag the cursor.

Select a rectangular block of text Press Alt and drag the cursor over the Press Option and drag the cursor over
text. the text.

Select multiple rectangular blocks of Press Ctrl and drag the cursor over a Press  and drag the cursor over a
text non-rectangular block of text. Move non-rectangular block of text. Move
the cursor to a new location and the cursor to a new location and
repeat. Copying, cutting and then repeat. Copying, cutting and then
dragging the cursor collects the text in dragging the cursor collects the text in
the order in which each block was the order in which each block was
selected. selected.

Check that parentheses, Place the cursor to the Place the cursor to the left of the
braces, and brackets (or “fences”) are left of the opening fence or to the right opening fence or to the right of the
matched in a script of the closing fence. closing fence.

Projects
Command Shortcut

Windows macOS
Save the project Ctrl+Shift+S +Option+S

Close the currently selected tab Ctrl+W +W

Save the project with a different name not available +Shift+Option+S

Return the focus to the current tab Shift+Esc Shift+Esc

Formula Editor
On-Screen
Command Shortcut
Appearance

Windows macOS
Enter arithmetic expressions +, -, *, / +, -, *, /

Insert new argument or repeat , (comma) , (comma)

operation

Delete expression or DELETE or BACKSPACE DELETE

Enter an exponent ^ (Shift+6) ^ (Shift+6)

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On-Screen
Command Shortcut
Appearance
Edit the parameter in the Alt+Shift+Click Alt+Shift+Click
Parameters list

Insert a new argument before the Alt+^ Alt+^

selected field

Subscript [ [

Insert a set of parentheses ( (

Unary sign change Shift+Minus Sign (-) Shift+Minus Sign (-)

And, Or, Not &, |, ! &, |, !

Less than, greater than, or equal <, >, = <, >, =

to

Build Match function Select a column from Table Select a column from Table
conditionals Columns list. Press Shift and Columns list. Press Shift and
select Match from Conditional select Match from Conditional
formula list. formula list.

JMP Tools
Tool Shortcut Description

Windows Label macOS

Arrow A The default tool.
• Lets you select points in plots and analysis options.
Drag the cursor to select multiple points.
• Rotates 3D plots.

Help ? Opens context-sensitive help when you click in any part of

a display or report.

Selection S Selects rows or regions of rows when you click and drag.
Selects portions of graphical output or analysis results.

Scroller R Scrolls a window in any direction with more precision than

when using scroll bars. The scroller is active only in report
and journal windows. Press Shift and select the scroller to
retain it for multiple clicks.

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Tool Shortcut Description
Grabber H • Rescales an axis when you click and drag the axis.
• Rescales both axes when you click and drag in the
middle of a report.
• In a histogram, adjusts histogram bars when you click
and drag the bars.
• In any report table, rearranges columns.
• Rotates 3D plots.

Brush B Selects points when you brush over them. Press Shift or
Ctrl and drag to select several groups of points. To change
the size of the selection rectangle and select more points,
press Alt and click and drag (Windows); press Option and
click and drag (macOS).

Lasso L In many reports, selects an irregular area of points. You can

also select one area of points, press Shift or Ctrl, and then
select another area. This keeps both areas of points selected
at once.

Magnifier Z Zooms into many reports when you click them.

• To zoom in farther on data points in a Scatterplot 3D,
click and drag instead of only clicking.
• To restore a graph to its original dimensions,
double-click the graph.

Crosshairs C In many reports, displays a moveable set of axes to locate

points and estimate distances on plots.

Annotate T Adds editable text notes to JMP reports and journals.

Line, not Draws lines, polygons, and shapes on JMP reports and
Polygon, and available journals. Right-click a line (Windows), or press Ctrl and
Simple Shape click (macOS) for a menu of options to customize.

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