Keyboard Shortcuts

Using the Popular Keyboard Shortcuts

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Using Keyboard Shortcuts in the Designer

You can interact with screens and more by using some of the popular keyboard shortcuts in the Designer.

Action	Description	Keyboard Shortcut
Nudge	Moves selected component(s) in the direction of the arrow key by the default nudge distance.
Alt-Nudge	Same as Nudge, but uses the "alt-nudge" distance.
Resize Right	Moves the right edge of the component left or right. Add Alt to use the alt-nudge distance.
Resize Bottom	Moves the bottom edge of the component to top or bottom.
Resize Left	Moves the left edge of the component left or right.
Resize Top	Moves the top edge of the component to top or bottom.
Move Forward/Move Backward	Moves selected component(s) in the Z-order.
Move to Front/Move to Back	Moves selected component(s) to Front or Back.
Copy-Move	Copies the component when holding Ctrl while doing a mousemove.
Orthogonal-Move	Restricts to only moving straight up, down, left, or right when holding Shift while doing a mousemove.
Selection-Move	Drags the current selection when holding Alt while dragging.
Copy-Axis-Move	Combines copy move with axis move.
Proportional Resize	Resizes a component while maintaining its aspect ratio.
On-Center Resize	Resizes the selection using the center as the anchor point.
Select All	Selects all components that are siblings of the selected component.
Select Same Type	Selects all components that are siblings of the selected component and the same component type.
Select Same Type in Window	Selects all components in a window that are the same type as the selected component.
Layout	Opens Layout Constraints to let you specify layout for the component(s).
Size & Position	Opens Size & Position to let you specify exact size and position for selected component or window.
Customizer	Opens Custom Properties to let you configure complex component properties.
Customizer 2	Opens the second Customizer if available.
Jython	Opens Component Scripting to let you configure actions for component or window.
Security	Opens Security Settings to let you set security for Component(s) or window.
Script Modules	Opens Script Module Editor for reusable Jython functions.
Save	Saves the project.
Open	Opens the Open/Create Project to let you select a different project.
Undo	Undoes the last action.
Redo	Gets rid of the last undo action.
Copy	Copies selected component(s) or window.
Duplicate	Duplicates selected component(s) or window.
Cut	Cuts selected component(s) or window.
Paste	Pastes selected component(s) or window in clipboard. Pasted component(s) wait for position before pasting.
Immediately Paste	Places pasted component(s) at the same location where they were copied/cut.
Comment/Uncomment Lines of Code	Quickly comment or uncomment lines of a script or query in Designer.
Cancel	Cancels a pending paste operation, deselects the current row of a table, cancels dragging components onto window.
Find/Replace	Opens Find/Replace to let you Search and replace the project based on string, pattern, or regex.
Delete	Deletes the current selection.
Snap to Grid	Toggles whether or not moving and resizing components snaps to the grid.
Snap to Guides	Toggles whether or not moving and resizing components snaps to guides.
Console	Opens the Output Console.
Help	Launches the Ignition User Manual in a web browser.
Preview Mode	Toggles preview/design mode.
Rename	Renames the selected item (tag, window, transaction group, component, and so on).
Launch Staging Project	Launches the staging client from the Designer.
Launch Published Project	Launches published client from the Designer.
Update Project	Updates project to server. Receives concurrent edits from other Designers.
Zoom	Zooms in/out in the Designer.
Lasso Select	Draws a lasso and every component in the path will be selected.
Select Through	Click on a component that is beneath another component. You can do this multiple times if there are several layers of components.
Code Folding/Unfolding	Select a line of code, and this command will collapse the selection. Press again while the folded code is selected, and the code will unfold. The Script Console has a separate command for code folding.