The following keyboard shortcuts may save you same time when editing your configuration.

Screen

Key Board Short Cut

 Description

vsmStudio Panel Editor

ESCAPE

To go back to normal mode in tool box

vsmStudio Panel Editor

Ctrl + Page up and page down

To change button numbers

vsmStudio Panel Editor

Ctrl + Shift page up and page down

To go to first and last number

vsmStudio Panel Editor

Shift to copy button

Move copy button (Note: You cannot copy a button to another page)

vsmStudio Panel Editor

Hold Control

To add an item to the secondary section of a button

vsmStudio Panel Editor

Control + X

To delete sub groups on panel

vsmStudio Panel EditorHold SpaceBarTo keep the tool selection active after a use

vsmStudio Panel Editor

Ctrl + Z

Undo previous configuration step

vsmStudio Panel Editor

Ctrl + Y

Redo previous configuration step

vsmStudio Pseudo Device

Hold Control

To add a new Pseudo Device

vsmStudio Pseudo Device

Hold Control+Shift

To add multiple Psuedo Device Triggers

vsmStudio Pseudo DeviceAlt + Holding the mouse left buttonTo drag and drop the selected list of signals one by one

vsmStudio Meta Gadgets

Shift+Delete

to remove Meta Gadgets

vsmStudio Primary Virtual MatrixHold Shift + Mouse ScrollTo scroll through the Target (left.right)
vsmStudio Primary Virtual MatrixHold ShiftTo insert as a new row/column while dropping/adding a signal
vsmStudio Primary Virtual MatrixAlt + Holding the mouse left buttonTo drag and drop the selected list of signals one by one

In addition to the VSM keys above, the link below and information copied from the source page is useful for navigating trees in the gadget view or in ember plus viewer.  These keyboard shortcuts apply to any "tree view" in windows:

http://www.screenio.com/gui_screenio/gs_htmlhelp_subweb/controls/keyboard-treeview.htm

KeystrokeAction
* (Numpad)Display all sub-items under the selected item.
+ (Numpad)Display sub-items directly under the selected item.
- (Numpad)Collapse the items directly under the selected item group.
RIGHT ARROWDisplay sub-items directly under the selected item (same as +).
LEFT ARROWCollapse the selected item group and move focus to the group leaf root.
CTRL+UP ARROWScroll the view without change of the selection.
CTRL+DOWN ARROWScroll the view without change of the selection.
Any printable key or keysMoves the selection to the item matching prefix letters in the beginning of title.