{"id":13625,"date":"2022-12-09T12:53:52","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T17:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/simulink\/?p=13625"},"modified":"2022-12-09T12:53:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T17:53:52","slug":"finding-what-you-need-in-the-simulink-toolstrip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/simulink\/2022\/12\/09\/finding-what-you-need-in-the-simulink-toolstrip\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding what you need in the Simulink Toolstrip"},"content":{"rendered":"
Throughout the years, there have been features introduced in Simulink that initially looked like minor \"nice to have\", but turned out to be major game changers. In the last few releases of Simulink, there is one such usability feature that I end up using more and more every day: <\/span>\"<\/span>Ctrl+.<\/span>\"<\/span>. <\/span><\/div>
In case it's not clear what I mean by \"Ctrl+.\", here is an image that will hopefully clarity it:<\/span><\/div>
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Let's see how this shortcut improves my life.<\/span><\/div>

Sooooo many things in Simulink!<\/span><\/h2>
Let's start by stating the obvious: There is a lot of <\/span>stuff<\/span> in Simulink! So much that it sometimes happens to me that I know which app I need, or which action I want to accomplish, but I cannot remember how to get to it in the toolstrip.<\/span><\/div>
For example, am I the only one who cannot remember what is in the Prepare gallery of the Simulation tab versus what is in the Design gallery of the Modeling tab?<\/span><\/div>
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And that's without counting the Apps Gallery:<\/span><\/div>
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Finding what you're looking for using \"Ctrl+.\"<\/span><\/h2>
I wrote about <\/span>Quick Insert before on this blog<\/span><\/a> to describe how it makes it easy to add blocks to a model. The feature I am talking about today is very closely related.<\/span><\/div>
In case you have not noticed, when you double-click in the canvas to insert blocks, there is now a second menu in which you can search for actions:<\/span><\/div>
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If you click the <\/span>Action<\/span> tab or hit \"Ctrl+.\", you will see a few default actions, and you can then start typing what you are looking for.<\/span><\/div>
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Here is a short animation where I tried searching for different actions. A few things to notice:<\/span><\/div>