About Reserved Keys

The following table lists keys and key sequences that cannot be used in keyboard shortcuts for Revit tools.

They are reserved for various functions in Revit, and they do not display in the Assignments list of the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog.

To see a list of reserved keyboard shortcuts, in the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog, for Filter, select All Reserved. In the Assignments list, reserved keyboard shortcuts display in gray and in angle brackets.

Key Use
Ctrl+F4 Closes an open project.
Tab Advances through options or the selection of nearby or connected elements.
Shift+Tab Reverses through options or the selection of nearby or connected elements.
Shift+W Opens SteeringWheels.
Esc Cancels placement of an element. (Pressing Esc twice cancels an editor or tool.)
F1 Opens online Help.
F10 Displays keytips.
Enter Executes an action.
Spacebar Flips a selected element, changing its orientation.