Working with Keyboard Shortcuts

For convenience and efficiency, you can use these keyboard shortcuts in Application Designer for selected tasks. The action (or menu equivalent) depends on the currently selected definition.

Keyboard Shortcut	Action (Menu Equivalent)
Ctrl+N	File, and then New...
Ctrl+O	File, and then Open...
Ctrl+S	File, and then Save
Alt+Enter	File, and then Definition Properties
Ctrl+P	File, and then Print
Ctrl+Z	Edit, and then Undo
Ctrl+Y	Edit, and then Redo
Ctrl+X	Edit, and then Cut
Ctrl+C	Edit, and then Copy
Ctrl+V	Edit, and then Paste
Ctrl+Delete	Edit, and then Delete
Ctrl+R	Edit, and then Find Definition References Edit, and then Find Definition References...
Ctrl+Shift+F	Edit, and then Find In...
Ctrl+Enter	Edit, and then Page Field Properties Edit, and then Record Field Properties
Ctrl+D	View, and then View Definition
Ctrl+E	View, and then View PeopleCode View, and then View Page PeopleCode
Shift+E	View, and then View Record PeopleCode
Alt+O	View, and then Project Workspace
Alt+1	View, and then Output Window
Alt+2	View, and then Property Window
F7	Insert, and then Current Definition into Project
Ctrl+F7	Insert, and then Definitions into Project...
Ctrl+Shift+R	Find Definition References - Field...
Ctrl+Alt+R	Find Definition References - Record Field

When you are working with results in the output window, such as after a Find Definition References or Find In request, you can use your keyboard to navigate the results.

Output Window Keyboard Shortcuts	Description
Up/Down Arrow	Navigate up and down output window results.
Enter	Opens the definition associated with that output window result.

When you are working with page definitions, you can use the tab key to move from control to control, and when within a grid, use the left and right arrow keys to navigate between columns in the grid.

When working with projects, you can use the up and down arrows to navigate the list of definitions in the project workspace, and you can use Ctrl+D to open the currently selected definition. You can select multiple definitions using the Ctrl key and open them simultaneously.