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Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts

Summary

The Template Designer has many keyboard and mouse shortcuts to optimize authoring templates. The tables below list the combinations and their purpose.

Alt Key Description
Left arrowMove cell left
Right arrowMove cell right
Up arrowIncrease cell width
Down arrowDecrease cell width
GToggle vertical grid lines display in the cell area
Left-buttonClick a spot on the selected cell to shrink the cell to that right edge position
General Control Key Description
SSave the component.
Cell Control Key Description
ASelect all.
Left arrowSelect the cell to the left of the current one.
Right arrowSelect the cell to the right of the current one.
Up arrowSelect the cell above the current one.
Down arrowSelect the cell below the current one.
Clipboard Control Key Description
CCopy the selection.
XCut the selection.
VPaste, though browser behaviors may vary.
Formatting Control Key Description
BBold
IItalic
UUnderline
LLeft justify
RRight justify
DCurrency formatting
NNumeric formatting
GGeneral formatting
Other Control Key Description
EOpen extended editor.
ZUndo
YRedo
DeleteDelete selections without confirming.
Control Toolbar Buttons Description
Position LeftShift cells as much as possible to the left.
Position RightShift cells as much as possible to the right.
Width UpIncrease as possible.
Width valueFit based on formula text.
Width DownDecrease as possible.
RunRefresh any cached referenced components.
Alt Toolbar Buttons Description
Alt-RunTrace data and formula evaluation.