# \[FEATURE\] Keyboard shortcut to cycle Pipe and Selection tools

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-keyboard-shortcut-to-cycle-pipe-and-selection-tools/113083>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective, ignition83\
**Created:** [January 5, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-keyboard-shortcut-to-cycle-pipe-and-selection-tools/113083 "2026-01-05T23:55:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![andrew.budaiev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/andrew.budaiev/32/72921_2.png) [@andrew.budaiev](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrew.budaiev)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-keyboard-shortcut-to-cycle-pipe-and-selection-tools/113083/1 "2026-01-05T23:55:25Z")

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It would be great to be able to cycle through pipe and selection modes. It can be tedious to move the mouse back and forth to the toolbar, and it would be nice to have a shortcut for faster development.

I created an idea on the portal.

> **[Keyboard shortcut to cycle Pipe and Selection tools | Ignition Features and...](https://ideas.inductiveautomation.com/ignition-features-and-ideas/p/keyboard-shortcut-to-cycle-pipe-and-selection-tools)**
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> It would be great to be able to cycle through pipe and selection modes. It can be tedious to move the mouse back and forth to the toolbar, and it would be nice