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⤢ MATLAB KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 42 ESSENTIAL 1 ⌘ Activate… 2 3 ⌘ Activate… 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ⌘ Activate… Q W ⌘ Close Fi… E R T ⌘ ⇧ Reopen C… Y U ⌃ ⇧ Undock E… I ⌘ Smart In… O ⌘ Open File P A S ⌘ Save File D ⌃ ⇧ Dock Edi… F ⌘ Find G ⌘ Find Next H J K L ⌘ Go to Li… Z ⌘ Undo X C ⌘ ⇧ Duplicat… V B N ⌘ New Scri… M ⌘ ⇧ Maximize… MORE SHORTCUTS Run File F5 Run Current S… ⌘ ↵ Run and Advan… ⌘ ⇧ ↵ Interrupt Exe… ⌘ . Comment ⌘ / Uncomment ⌘ ⌥ / Pause ⌘ F5 Quit Execution ⇧ F5 Set or Clear … F12 Step F10 Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Find and Repl… ⌘ ⌥ F Activate Edit… ⌘ ⇧ 0 Step In F11 Step Out ⇧ F11 Increase Inde… ⌘ ] Decrease Inde… ⌘ [ Search ⌘ ⇧ ␣ Cancel Action ⎋ Set or Clear … ⌘ F2 Next Bookmark F2 Previous Book… ⇧ F2 Collapse Fold ⌃ ⇧ . Move Between … ⌘ F6 Settings ⌘ , shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH MATLAB · MAC
MATLAB KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 42 ESSENTIAL 1 ⌘ Activate… 2 3 ⌘ Activate… 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ⌘ Activate… A Z ⌘ Undo E R T ⌘ ⇧ Reopen C… Y U ⌃ ⇧ Undock E… I ⌘ Smart In… O ⌘ Open File P Q S ⌘ Save File D ⌃ ⇧ Dock Edi… F ⌘ Find G ⌘ Find Next H J K L ⌘ Go to Li… M ⌘ ⇧ Maximize… W ⌘ Close Fi… X C ⌘ ⇧ Duplicat… V B N ⌘ New Scri… MORE SHORTCUTS Run File F5 Run Current S… ⌘ ↵ Run and Advan… ⌘ ⇧ ↵ Interrupt Exe… ⌘ . Comment ⌘ / Uncomment ⌘ ⌥ / Pause ⌘ F5 Quit Execution ⇧ F5 Set or Clear … F12 Step F10 Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Find and Repl… ⌘ ⌥ F Activate Edit… ⌘ ⇧ 0 Step In F11 Step Out ⇧ F11 Increase Inde… ⌘ ] Decrease Inde… ⌘ [ Search ⌘ ⇧ ␣ Cancel Action ⎋ Set or Clear … ⌘ F2 Next Bookmark F2 Previous Book… ⇧ F2 Collapse Fold ⌃ ⇧ . Move Between … ⌘ F6 Settings ⌘ , shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH MATLAB · MAC
⤢ FIND & REPLACE Find ⌘ F Find Next ⌘ G Find and Replace ⌘ ⌥ F FILE Save File ⌘ S New Script ⌘ N Open File ⌘ O Close File ⌘ W Reopen Closed File ⌘ ⇧ T DEBUGGING Set or Clear Breakpoint F12 Step F10 Step In F11 Step Out ⇧ F11 WINDOW Maximize Editor ⌘ ⇧ M Undock Editor ⌃ ⇧ U Dock Editor ⌃ ⇧ D EDITING Comment ⌘ / Uncomment ⌘ ⌥ / Smart Indent ⌘ I Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Increase Indent ⌘ ] Decrease Indent ⌘ [ Duplicate Line ⌘ ⇧ C DESKTOP NAVIGATION Activate Command Window ⌘ 0 Activate Editor ⌘ ⇧ 0 Activate Command History ⌘ 1 Activate Workspace ⌘ 3 Move Between Desktop Areas ⌘ F6 CODE FOLDING Collapse Fold ⌃ ⇧ . RUNNING CODE Run File F5 Run Current Section ⌘ ↵ Run and Advance ⌘ ⇧ ↵ Interrupt Execution ⌘ . Pause ⌘ F5 Quit Execution ⇧ F5 NAVIGATION Go to Line ⌘ L Set or Clear Bookmark ⌘ F2 Next Bookmark F2 Previous Bookmark ⇧ F2 Go to Next Variable ⌥ ↓ GENERAL Search ⌘ ⇧ ␣ Cancel Action ⎋ Settings ⌘ , MATLAB KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 43 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH MATLAB · MAC ⤢ FIND & REPLACE 03 Find ⌘ F Find Next ⌘ G Find and Replace ⌘ ⌥ F FILE 05 Save File ⌘ S New Script ⌘ N Open File ⌘ O Close File ⌘ W Reopen Closed File ⌘ ⇧ T DEBUGGING 04 Set or Clear Breakpoint F12 Step F10 Step In F11 Step Out ⇧ F11 WINDOW 03 Maximize Editor ⌘ ⇧ M Undock Editor ⌃ ⇧ U Dock Editor ⌃ ⇧ D EDITING 08 Comment ⌘ / Uncomment ⌘ ⌥ / Smart Indent ⌘ I Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Increase Indent ⌘ ] Decrease Indent ⌘ [ Duplicate Line ⌘ ⇧ C DESKTOP NAVIGATION 05 Activate Command Window ⌘ 0 Activate Editor ⌘ ⇧ 0 Activate Command History ⌘ 1 Activate Workspace ⌘ 3 Move Between Desktop Areas ⌘ F6 CODE FOLDING 01 Collapse Fold ⌃ ⇧ . RUNNING CODE 06 Run File F5 Run Current Section ⌘ ↵ Run and Advance ⌘ ⇧ ↵ Interrupt Execution ⌘ . Pause ⌘ F5 Quit Execution ⇧ F5 NAVIGATION 05 Go to Line ⌘ L Set or Clear Bookmark ⌘ F2 Next Bookmark F2 Previous Bookmark ⇧ F2 Go to Next Variable ⌥ ↓ GENERAL 03 Search ⌘ ⇧ ␣ Cancel Action ⎋ Settings ⌘ , MATLAB KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 43 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH MATLAB · MAC
⤢ MATLAB · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 10 SETS · No.01 MATLAB TOTAL 43 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS RUNNING CODE 06 EDITING 08 FIND & REPLAC 03 FILE 05 NAVIGATION 05 DESKTOP NAVIG 05 DEBUGGING 04 GENERAL 03 CODE FOLDING 01 WINDOW 03 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Run File F5 Run Current Section ⌘ ↵ Run and Advance ⌘ ⇧ ↵ Interrupt Execution ⌘ . Pause ⌘ F5 Quit Execution ⇧ F5 Comment ⌘ / Uncomment ⌘ ⌥ / Smart Indent ⌘ I Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Increase Indent ⌘ ] Decrease Indent ⌘ [ Duplicate Line ⌘ ⇧ C Find ⌘ F Find Next ⌘ G Find and Replace ⌘ ⌥ F Save File ⌘ S New Script ⌘ N Open File ⌘ O Close File ⌘ W Reopen Closed File ⌘ ⇧ T Go to Line ⌘ L Set or Clear Bookmark ⌘ F2 Next Bookmark F2 Previous Bookmark ⇧ F2 Go to Next Variable ⌥ ↓ Activate Command Window ⌘ 0 Activate Editor ⌘ ⇧ 0 Activate Command History ⌘ 1 Activate Workspace ⌘ 3 Move Between Desktop Areas ⌘ F6 Set or Clear Breakpoint F12 Step F10 Step In F11 Step Out ⇧ F11 Search ⌘ ⇧ ␣ Cancel Action ⎋ Settings ⌘ , Collapse Fold ⌃ ⇧ . Maximize Editor ⌘ ⇧ M Undock Editor ⌃ ⇧ U Dock Editor ⌃ ⇧ D
MATLAB KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ⌘ Activate… Q W E R T Y U I ⌘ Smart In… O ⌘ Open File P A S ⌘ Save File D F ⌘ Find G H J K L ⌘ Go to Li… Z ⌘ Undo X C V B N ⌘ New Scri… M MORE SHORTCUTS Run File F5 Run Current Secti… ⌘ ↵ Run and Advance ⌘ ⇧ ↵ Interrupt Executi… ⌘ . Comment ⌘ / Uncomment ⌘ ⌥ / shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH MATLAB · MAC Keyboard map RUNNING CODE Run File F5 Run Current Section ⌘ ↵ Run and Advance ⌘ ⇧ ↵ Interrupt Execution ⌘ . FILE Save File ⌘ S New Script ⌘ N Open File ⌘ O DESKTOP NAVIGATION Activate Command Window ⌘ 0 EDITING Comment ⌘ / Uncomment ⌘ ⌥ / Smart Indent ⌘ I Undo ⌘ Z FIND & REPLACE Find ⌘ F NAVIGATION Go to Line ⌘ L MATLAB KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH MATLAB · MAC Isometric RUNNING CODE 04 Run File F5 Run Current Section ⌘ ↵ Run and Advance ⌘ ⇧ ↵ Interrupt Execution ⌘ . FILE 03 Save File ⌘ S New Script ⌘ N Open File ⌘ O DESKTOP NAVIGATION 01 Activate Command Window ⌘ 0 EDITING 04 Comment ⌘ / Uncomment ⌘ ⌥ / Smart Indent ⌘ I Undo ⌘ Z FIND & REPLACE 01 Find ⌘ F NAVIGATION 01 Go to Line ⌘ L MATLAB KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH MATLAB · MAC Typewriter MATLAB · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 6 SETS · No.01 MATLAB TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS RUNNING CODE 04 EDITING 04 FIND & REPLAC 01 FILE 03 NAVIGATION 01 DESKTOP NAVIG 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Run File F5 Run Current Section ⌘ ↵ Run and Advance ⌘ ⇧ ↵ Interrupt Execution ⌘ . Comment ⌘ / Uncomment ⌘ ⌥ / Smart Indent ⌘ I Undo ⌘ Z Find ⌘ F Save File ⌘ S New Script ⌘ N Open File ⌘ O Go to Line ⌘ L Activate Command Window ⌘ 0 Editorial MATLAB is a numerical computing environment and programming language used widely in engineering, science, and data analysis for matrix math, modeling, and visualization. Keyboard shortcuts in its editor and command window accelerate running code, navigating scripts, and managing the workspace.
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8 Action Shortcut Comment ⌘ / Uncomment ⌘ ⌥ / Smart Indent ⌘ I Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z Increase Indent ⌘ ] Decrease Indent ⌘ [ Duplicate Line ⌘ ⇧ C
6 Action Shortcut Run File F5 Run Current Section ⌘ ↵ Run and Advance ⌘ ⇧ ↵ Interrupt Execution ⌘ . Pause ⌘ F5 Quit Execution ⇧ F5
5 Action Shortcut Go to Line ⌘ L Set or Clear Bookmark ⌘ F2 Next Bookmark F2 Previous Bookmark ⇧ F2 Go to Next Variable ⌥ ↓
5 Action Shortcut Save File ⌘ S New Script ⌘ N Open File ⌘ O Close File ⌘ W Reopen Closed File ⌘ ⇧ T
5 Action Shortcut Activate Command Window ⌘ 0 Activate Editor ⌘ ⇧ 0 Activate Command History ⌘ 1 Activate Workspace ⌘ 3 Move Between Desktop Areas ⌘ F6
4 Action Shortcut Set or Clear Breakpoint F12 Step F10 Step In F11 Step Out ⇧ F11
3 Action Shortcut Find ⌘ F Find Next ⌘ G Find and Replace ⌘ ⌥ F
3 Action Shortcut Search ⌘ ⇧ ␣ Cancel Action ⎋ Settings ⌘ ,
3 Action Shortcut Maximize Editor ⌘ ⇧ M Undock Editor ⌃ ⇧ U Dock Editor ⌃ ⇧ D
1 Action Shortcut Collapse Fold ⌃ ⇧ .
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