Screen Designer: Default Keyboard Shortcuts

Remember that some commands can be assigned keystrokes at both the Main level and the Screen Designer level. This means that some common commands, such as Cut and Paste, are shown as undefined in the list that follows, even though a keyboard shortcut has been assigned to them at the Main level.

Command	Shortcut Key	Description
ActiveXProperty	undefined	Display the ActiveX control's properties
AdjacentHorizontal	undefined	Align controls to be adjacent horizontally
AdjacentVertical	undefined	Align controls to be adjacent vertically
AlignToGrid	undefined	Align control(s) to grid
CenterHorizontal	undefined	Center the controls horizontally within the screen form
CenterVertical	undefined	Center the controls vertically within the screen form
ChangePrefix	undefined	Change the prefix applied to variables generated by the screen
Copy	undefined	Copy the selected screen element to the clipboard
ControlHeightDecrease	`Shift+Up Arrow`	Decrease the height of the selected control by one pixel
ControlHeightDecreaseGrid	`Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow`	Decrease the height of the selected control by one grid cell
ControlHeightIncrease	`Shift+Down Arrow`	Increase the height of the selected control by one pixel
ControlHeightIncreaseGrid	`Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow`	Increase the height of the selected control by one grid cell
ControlMoveDown	`Down Arrow`	Move the selected control(s) down one pixel
ControlMoveDownGrid	`Ctrl+Down Arrow`	Move the selected control(s) down one grid cell
ControlMoveLeft	`Left Arrow`	Move the selected control(s) left one pixel
ControlMoveLeftGrid	`Ctrl+Left Arrow`	Move the selected control(s) left one grid cell
ControlMoveRight	`Right Arrow`	Move the selected control(s) right one pixel
ControlMoveRightGrid	`Ctrl+Right Arrow`	Move the selected control(s) right one grid cell
ControlMoveUp	`Up Arrow`	Move the selected control(s) up one pixel
ControlMoveUpGrid	`Ctrl+Up Arrow`	Move the selected control(s) up one grid cell
ControlWidthDecrease	`Shift+Left Arrow`	Decrease the width of the selected control(s) by one pixel
ControlWidthDecreaseGrid	`Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow`	Decrease the width of the selected control(s) by one grid cell
ControlWidthIncrease	`Shift+Right Arrow`	Increase the width of the selected control(s) by one pixel
ControlWidthIncreaseGrid	`Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow`	Increase the width of the selected control(s) by one grid cell
CustomColor	undefined	Customize the basic set of colors
Cut	undefined	Cut the selected screen element and move it to the clipboard
Delete	undefined	Delete the selected screen element
FilePrint	undefined	Print the active screen
FilePrintPreview	undefined	Display full screens in print preview.
GenerateSTFDocument	undefined	Save the screen as an .stf file
InsertBefore	`Insert`	Insert an item before the selected item in the Menu or Tree View designer
InsertSeparaterBefore	undefined
InsertSubitem	`Ctrl+Insert`	Insert a child item below the selected item in the Menu or Tree View Designer
InsertTabCtrlPage	undefined	Insert a new page in the tab control
LayoutAlignBottom	`Alt+Down`	Align the bottom edges of the selected controls relative to the dominant control
LayoutAlignLeft	`Alt+Left`	Align the left edges of the selected controls relative to the dominant control
LayoutAlignRight	`Alt+Right`	Align the right edges of the selected controls relative to the dominant control.
LayoutAlignTop	`Alt+Up`	Align the top edges of the selected controls relative to the dominant control
LayoutOrderSendToFront	undefined	If multiple controls overlap, bring the selected control to the foreground
LayoutOrderSentToBack	undefined	If multiple controls overlap, send the selected control to the back
LayoutSizeToContent	`Shift+F7`	Resize the selected control(s) to fit the title text
LayoutSpaceEvenlyAcross	undefined	Evenly space the selected controls horizontally
LayoutSpaceEvenlyDown	undefined	Evenly the space selected controls vertically
LayoutTabOrder	`Ctrl+D`	Set the order in which your controls appear in the Screen Section
LockControls	`Ctrl+L`	Lock/unlock the position of a control on a screen
MakeSameHeight	undefined	Resize the selected controls to the same height
MakeSameSize	undefined	Resize the selected controls to the same size
MakeSameWidth	undefined	Resize the selected controls to the same width
NextControl	`Tab`	Select the next control in the tab order on the screen
NextTabCtrlPage	undefined	Select the next page in the tab control
Paste	undefined	Paste the selected screen element from the clipboard to the active screen
PreviousControl	`Shift+Tab`	Select the previous control on the screen form
PreviousTabCtrlPage	undefined	Select the previous page in the tab control
Redo	undefined	Reverse the most recent undo operation
SelectAll	undefined	Select all the elements in the active screen
ToggleGrid	`Ctrl+G`	Toggle the display of the grid in a Screen Designer window
ToggleGuide	undefined	Toggle the display of the Screen Designer's control positioning guides
Undo	undefined	Reverse previous operations