Using Keyboard Shortcuts in the Designer

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

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Use these Keyboard Shortcuts

Nudge
Moves selected component(s) in the direction of the arrow key by the default nudge distance.

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Alt-Nudge
Same as Nudge, but uses the “alt-nudge” distance.

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Resize Right
Moves the right edge of the component left or right. Add Alt to use the alt-nudge distance.

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Resize Bottom
Moves the bottom edge of the component to top or bottom.

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Resize Left
Moves the left edge of the component left or right.

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Resize Top
Moves the top edge of the component to top or bottom.

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Move Forward/Move Backward
Moves selected component(s) in the Z-order.

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Move to Front/Move to Back
Moves selected component(s) to Front or Back.

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Copy-Move
Copies the component when holding Ctrl while doing a mousemove.

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Orthogonal-Move
Restricts to only moving straight up, down, left, or right when holding Shift while doing a mousemove.

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Selection-Move
Drags the current selection when holding Alt while dragging.

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Copy-Axis-Move
Combines copy move with axis move.

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Proportional Resize
Resizes a component while maintaining its aspect ratio.

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On-Center Resize
Resizes the selection using the center as the anchor point.

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Select All
Selects all components that are siblings of the selected component.

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Select Same Type
Selects all components that are siblings of the selected component and the same component type.

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Select Same Type in Window
Selects all components in a window that are the same type as the selected component.

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Layout
Opens Layout Constraints to let you specify layout for the component(s).

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Size & Position
Opens Size & Position to let you specify exact size and position for selected component or window.

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Customizer
Opens Custom Properties to let you configure complex component properties.

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Customizer 2
Opens the second Customizer if available.

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Jython
Opens Component Scripting to let you configure actions for component or window.

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Security
Opens Security Settings to let you set security for Component(s) or window.

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Script Modules
Opens Script Module Editor for reusable Jython functions.

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Save
Saves the project.

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Open
Opens the Open/Create Project to let you select a different project.

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Undo
Undoes the last action.

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Redo
Gets rid of the last undo action.

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Copy
Copies selected component(s) or window.

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Duplicate
Duplicates selected component(s) or window.

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Cut
Cuts selected component(s) or window.

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Paste
Pastes selected component(s) or window in clipboard. Pasted component(s) wait for position before pasting.

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Immediately Paste
Places pasted component(s) at the same location where they were copied/cut.

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Comment/Uncomment Lines of Code
Quickly comment or uncomment lines of a script or query in Designer.

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Cancel
Cancels a pending paste operation, deselects the current row of a table, cancels dragging components onto window.

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Find/Replace
Opens Find/Replace to let you Search and replace the project based on string, pattern, or regex.

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Delete
Deletes the current selection.

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Snap to Grid
Toggles whether or not moving and resizing components snaps to the grid.

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Snap to Guides
Toggles whether or not moving and resizing components snaps to guides.

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Console
Opens the Output Console.

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Help
Launches the Ignition User Manual in a web browser.

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Preview Mode
Toggles preview/design mode.

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Rename
Renames the selected item (tag, window, transaction group, component, and so on).

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Launch Staging Project
Launches the staging client from the Designer.

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Launch Published Project
Launches published client from the Designer.

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Update Project
Updates project to server. Receives concurrent edits from other Designers.

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Zoom
Zooms in/out in the Designer.

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Lasso Select
Draws a lasso and every component in the path will be selected.

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