Keyboard accelerators are keyboard shortcuts for actions in FlowJo v11. These controls are also available as menu options from the top menu. The associated accelerators are noted next to each command, as shown in Figure 1 for the navigate tools.

Figure 1 Navigate menu with keyboard accelerators listed next to each context
The accelerators are contextual, so the actions that a specific keystroke incurs are specific to each context in the program. A list of all keyboard accelerators is provided below, divided by context.
| Navigation | ||
|---|---|---|
Action | Mac | PC |
Metadata Manager | CMD 1 | CTRL 1 |
Quality Control | CMD 2 | CTRL 2 |
Compensation | CMD 3 | CTRL 3 |
Graphs | CMD 4 | CTRL 4 |
Tables | CMD 5 | CTRL 5 |
Charts | CMD 6 | CTRL 6 |
Reports | CMD 7 | CTRL 7 |
| General | ||
|---|---|---|
Action | Mac | PC |
Prefs | CMD , | CTRL , |
Minimize | CMD M | CTRL M |
Undo | CMD Z | CTRL Z |
Redo | CMD + SHIFT + Z | CTRL + SHIFT + Z |
Cut | CMD X | CTRL X |
Copy | CMD C | CTRL C |
Paste | CMD V | CTRL V |
Select All | CMD A | CTRL A |
New Workbench | CMD N | CTRL N |
Open Workbench | CMD O | CTRL O |
Save Workbench | CMD S | CTRL S |
Save Workbench As | CMD + SHIFT + S | CTRL+ SHIFT + S |
Export as FlowJo v10 (.wsp) | CMD + SHIFT + E | CTRL+ SHIFT + E |
| Analysis Tree | ||
|---|---|---|
Action | Mac | PC |
Add samples | CMD \ | CTRL \ |
Add statistic | CMD ] | CTRL ] |
Add keyword | CMD [ | CTRL [ |
Toggle see all | CMD ; | CTRL ; |
Toggle VCP | CMD ‘ | CTRL ‘ |
Apply to group | OPT G | ALT G |
Apply to group and resync | OPT +SHIFT + G | ALT +SHIFT + G |
| MetaData Manager | ||
|---|---|---|
Action | Mac | PC |
Pivot Keywords Table | OPT P | ALT P |
New Parameter Set | OPT + Shift + N | ALT + Shift + N |
Keywords | OPT + Shift + 1 | ALT + Shift + 1 |
Parameters | OPT + Shift + 2 | ALT + Shift + 2 |
Parameter Sets | OPT + Shift + 3 | ALT + Shift + 3 |
Toggle Properties panel | OPT + Shift + 0 (zero) | ALT + Shift + 0 (zero) |
| QC | ||
|---|---|---|
Action | Mac | PC |
Toggle Properties panel | OPT + Shift + 0 (zero) | ALT + Shift + 0 (zero) |
| Compensation | ||
|---|---|---|
Action | Mac | PC |
Create Matrix | OPT + M | ALT M |
View Comp Wizard | OPT + Shift + 1 | ALT + Shift + 1 |
View Comp Preview | OPT + Shift + 2 | ALT + Shift + 2 |
Toggle Properties panel | OPT + Shift + 0 (zero) | ALT + Shift + 0 (zero) |
Compensation/Spillover | OPT + Shift + C | ALT + Shift + C |
Unmixing or Compensation correction | OPT U | ALT U |
Spillover Spread | OPT S | ALT S |
Total Spread | OPT T | ALT T |
Similarity | OPT + Shift + I | ALT + Shift + I |
Toggle Heatmap | OPT+ Shift + H | ALT+ Shift + H |
toggle Overlay | OPT O | ALT O |
Traditional | OPT T | ALT T |
Spectral | OPT S | ALT S |
Toggle Autospill | OPT A | ALT A |
Reset | OPT R | ALT R |
| Graphs | ||
|---|---|---|
Action | Mac | PC |
Transpose Axes | OPT T | ALT T |
Toggle VCP | OPT C | ALT C |
Go to Next Sample | OPT Right Arrow | ALT Right Arrow |
O Go to Previous Sample | OPT Left Arrow | ALT Left Arrow |
Go to Parent Population | OPT Up Arrow | ALT Up Arrow |
Go to Child Population | OPT Down Arrow | ALT Down Arrow |
X Axis: Next Parameter | OPT X | ALT X |
X Axis: Previous Parameter | OPT + Shift + X | ALT + Shift + X |
Y Axis: Next Parameter | OPT Y | ALT Y |
Y Axis: Previous Parameter | OPT+ Shift + Y | ALT+ Shift + Y |
Z Axis: Next Parameter | OPT Z | ALT Z |
Z Axis: Previous Parameter | OPT+ Shift + Z | ALT+ Shift + Z |
Place Graph in Current Report | OPT L | ALT L |
Open Graph in Current Report | OPT + Shift + L | ALT + Shift + L |
Settings | OPT 1 | ALT 1 |
Parameters | OPT 2 | ALT 2 |
Transforms | OPT 3 | ALT 3 |
Image wall | OPT 4 | ALT 4 |
Toggle Properties panel | OPT 0 (zero) | ALT 0 (zero) |
| Tables | ||
|---|---|---|
Action | Mac | PC |
New Table | OPT + Shift + N | ALT + Shift + N |
Place Table in Report Editor | OPT R | ALT R |
Open Table in Report Editor | OPT + Shift + R | ALT + Shift + R |
Export Table | OPT E | ALT E |
Properties | OPT + Shift + 1 | ALT + Shift + 1 |
Settings | OPT + Shift + 2 | ALT + Shift + 2 |
Statistics | OPT + Shift + 3 | ALT + Shift + 3 |
Keywords | OPT + Shift + 4 | ALT + Shift + 4 |
Toggle Properties panel | OPT + Shift + 0 (zero) | ALT + Shift + 0 (zero) |
| Reports | ||
|---|---|---|
Action | Mac | PC |
New Report | OPT + Shift + N | ALT + Shift + N |
Toggle View (Batch/Source) | OPT B | ALT B |
Group Selection | CMD G | CTRL G |
Ungroup Selection | CMD + Shift + G | CTRL + Shift + G |
Open Original Object | OPT O | ALT O |
Duplicate Selection | OPT D | ALT D |
Align Top | OPT + Shift + T | ALT + Shift + T |
Align Bottom | OPT + Shift + B | ALT + Shift + B |
Align Left | OPT + Shift + L | ALT + Shift + L |
Align Right | OPT+ Shift + R | ALT+ Shift + R |
Distribute Vertical | OPT + Shift + V | ALT + Shift + V |
Distribute Horizontal | OPT+ Shift + H | ALT+ Shift + H |
Manage | OPT + Shift + 1 | ALT + Shift + 1 |
Settings | OPT + Shift + 2 | ALT + Shift + 2 |
Assets | OPT + Shift + 3 | ALT + Shift + 3 |
Batch Options | OPT + Shift + 4 | ALT + Shift + 4 |
Toggle Properties panel | OPT + Shift + 0 (zero) | ALT + Shift + 0 (zero) |
| Help | ||
|---|---|---|
Action | Mac | PC |
Engine info | OPT + Shift + H | ALT + Shift + H |
Reference manual | OPT + Shift + I | ALT + Shift + I |