JMP 15 Quick Reference

Windows and Macintosh Keyboard Shortcuts

Data Table Actions

Command Shortcut

Windows Macintosh
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 ENTER on the numeric keypad or ENTER on the numeric keypad or
contents of the right or left cell. TAB selects the contents of the cell TAB selects the contents of the cell
on the right. SHIFT + TAB selects on the right. SHIFT + TAB selects
the contents of the cell on the left. the contents of the cell on the left.

If cell contents are selected, select the ENTER selects the contents of the RETURN on the keyboard selects
contents of cell above or below. cell below. SHIFT + ENTER selects the contents of the cell below. 
the contents of the cell above. arrow key selects 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. Hold down the ALT key and press not available
the underlined 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 Macintosh
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 Macintosh
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 not available

New Application CTRL + SHIFT + A not available

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  + CTRL + OPTION + S

Close Multiple Windows not available  + OPTION + W

Exit JMP CTRL + Q +Q

Print CTRL + P +P

JMP Help F1 SHIFT +  + ?

JMP Preferences CTRL + K +,

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Window Commands
Command Shortcut

Windows Macintosh
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 Macintosh
Cut CTRL + X +X

Paste CTRL + V +V

Copy CTRL + C +C

Copy as Text not available SHIFT +  + C

Copy With Full Precision CTRL+ ALT + C not available

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

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Command Shortcut
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 Hold down the ALT key, right-click a Hold down the CTRL and OPTION
gray disclosure icon or red triangle keys, click a gray disclosure icon or
icon, and then select options. red triangle icon, and then select
options.

Common Clicks
Command Shortcut

Windows Macintosh
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 Hold down the CTRL key, click in the
graphics. Row Legend. graphic, and then select Row Legend.

Select multiple category values Hold down the SHIFT key and click each Hold down the  key and click each
(levels) in a Row Legend. category. category.

Deselect category values (levels) Hold down the CTRL key and click each Hold down the  key and click each
in a Row Legend. category. category.

Select points in rectangular Click and drag the arrow tool in a plot. Click and drag the arrow tool in a plot.
regions. Extend selection by holding down the Extend selection by holding down the
SHIFT key. SHIFT key.

In certain reports, apply a Hold down the CTRL key, click the red Hold down the  key, click the red
command to all similar reports in triangle icon, and then select the triangle icon, and then select
that window. command. the command.

Change axis specifications in Double-click or hold down the ALT key Double-click or hold down the OPTION
most graphs. and click the axis to open the Axis key and click the axis to open the Axis
Specification window. Specification window.

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Command Shortcut
Resize all similar graphs in a Hold down the CTRL key and resize Hold down the  key and resize
report. one graph. one graph.

Select multiple bars in a Hold down the SHIFT or CTRL key and Hold down the SHIFT or  key and click
Distribution graph. click the bars. the bars.

Deselect multiple bars in a Hold down the CTRL key and click Hold down the  key and click the bars.
Distribution graph. the bars.

Create a subset of the data table Double-click a single bar, or hold down Double-click a single bar, or hold down
from a histogram. the SHIFT key and double-click for the SHIFT key and double-click for
multiple bars. Or select bar(s), right-click, multiple bars.
and then select Subset.

Select or deselect non-adjacent Hold down the CTRL key and click the Hold down the  key and click the bars.
bars in a Pareto plot. bars.

Select a range of adjacent bars in Hold down the SHIFT key and click the Hold down the SHIFT key and click the
a Pareto plot. outer bars of the range. outer bars of the 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, hold down the CTRL non-adjacent bars, hold down the  key,
key, click the non-adjacent bars, and then click the non-adjacent bars, and then
double-click one bar. For adjacent bars, double-click one bar. For adjacent bars,
hold down the SHIFT key and hold down the SHIFT key and
double-click the right-most bar. double-click the right-most bar.

Select or deselect a range of Hold down the SHIFT key and click the Hold down the SHIFT key and click the
adjacent rows or columns. first and last row or column in the range. first and last row or column in the range.

Select or deselect non-adjacent Hold down the CTRL key and click each Hold down the <WingdingsMac>z key
rows or columns. row or column. and click each row or column.

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 Hold down the CTRL key and click on
values in a column. and the appropriate command. selected cells. Select Fill and the
appropriate command.

Special Functions
Command Shortcut

Windows Macintosh
Change the scale of a slider in the Right-click the slider. Hold down the CTRL key and click
Contour Profiler. the slider.

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Command Shortcut
Select multiple report options. Hold down the ALT key and Hold down the CTRL key and
right-click a disclosure icon. OPTION keys and click a
disclosure icon.

Select multiple analysis options. Hold down the ALT key and click a Hold down the OPTION key and
red triangle icon. click a red triangle icon.

Specify or lock a factor value in the Hold down the ALT key and click Hold down the OPTION key and
Prediction Profiler. inside one of a factor’s panes. click inside one of a factor’s panes.

Transpose the factors in a two-factor Hold down the SHIFT key and select Hold down the SHIFT key and select
interaction LSMeans plot. the LS Means Plot command. the LS Means Plot command.

Specify the alpha level when saving mean Hold down the SHIFT key, click the Hold down the SHIFT key, click the
or individual confidence intervals. red triangle icon, and then select the red triangle icon, and then select the
command. command.

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

Script Editor
Command Shortcut

Windows Macintosh
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

Indent selection right or left TAB and SHIFT + TAB  + ] and  + [

Display list of valid commands CTRL + SPACEBAR or CTRL + OPTION + ESC

ENTER

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 Hold down the Alt key and drag the Hold down the Option key and drag
cursor over the text. the cursor over the text.

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Command Shortcut
Select multiple rectangular blocks of Hold down the Ctrl key and drag the Hold down the  key and drag the
text cursor over a non-rectangular block of cursor over a non-rectangular block of
text. Move the cursor to a new location text. Move the cursor to a new location
and repeat. Copying, cutting and then and 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
braces, and brackets (or “fences”) are left of the opening fence or to the right left of the opening fence or to the right
matched in a script of the closing fence. of the closing fence.

Projects
Command Shortcut

Windows Macintosh
Save the project CTRL + SHIFT + S COMMAND + OPTION + S

Close the currently selected tab CTRL + W COMMAND + W

Save the project with a different name not available COMMAND + SHIFT + OPTION + S

Return the focus to the current tab SHIFT + ESC SHIFT + ESC

Formula Editor
On-Screen
Command Shortcut
Appearance

Windows Macintosh
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)

Edit the parameter in the ALT + SHIFT + Click ALT + SHIFT + Click
Parameters list

Insert a new argument before the ALT + ALT +

selected field

Subscript [ [

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On-Screen
Command Shortcut
Appearance
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. Hold down the Columns list. Hold down the
SHIFT key and select Match SHIFT key and select Match
from Conditional formula list. from Conditional formula list.

JMP Tools
Tool Shortcut Description

Windows Label Macintosh

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. Hold down the SHIFT key and select
the scroller to retain it for multiple clicks.

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.

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Tool Shortcut Description
Brush B Selects points when you brush over them. Hold down the
SHIFT or CTRL key and drag to select several groups of
points. To change the size of the selection rectangle and select
more points, hold down the ALT key and click and drag
(Windows); hold down the OPTION key and click and drag
(Macintosh).

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

also select one area of points, hold down the SHIFT or CTRL
key, 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 hold down the
Simple Shape CTRL key and click (Macintosh) for a menu of options to
customize.

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