Quick Drop is a tool that allows you to quickly add nodes to your front panel or block diagram without having to navigate the LabVIEW palettes. It also provides a number of actions you can invoke via shortcuts, and you can add your own plugins. To display the Quick Drop dialog box, press the <Ctrl-Space> keys.

<LabVIEW>\resource\dialog\QuickDrop\plugins\

The following table lists keyboard shortcuts you can use only while the Quick Drop dialog box is active.

• http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361R-01/lvhowto/qd_keyboard_shortcuts

(courtesy of Casey May)

You can just delete/move your current LabVIEW.ini file (with LabVIEW closed), launch LabVIEW, open new VI and launch QD and it'll repopulate a new LabVIEW.ini file with the default shortcuts.

You also can create custom Quick Drop keyboard shortcuts using the Quick Drop Configuration dialog box. Click the Configure button on the Quick Drop dialog box to display the Quick Drop Configuration dialog box.

The following is a list of community-contributed Quick Drop Keyboard Shortcuts for LabVIEW 2009 and later. If the shortcut has a default key specified, it is shown in parentheses after the name:

https://forums.ni.com/t5/Quick-Drop-Enthusiasts/List-of-Community-Quick-Drop-Keyboard-Shortcuts/gpm-p/3527206

• Automatic alignment of front panel elements based on connector panel (Ctrl + A)