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Keyboard shortcuts for developers & makers in Canvas App
Below is the detailed list of keyboard shortcuts available in Canvas App.
| Sr Number | Keyboard Shortcut | Action in Canvas App |
| 1 | Enter | Allows you to execute the selected command present in the component |
| 2 | Tab | Allows you to move between commands on the selected tab and then to the next tab |
| 3 | Alt+I | Allows you to select the Insert tab |
| 4 | Ctrl+O (or Alt+F) | Allows you to open a file |
| 5 | Ctrl+Shift+S (or Alt+P) | Allows you to save the app with a different name |
| 6 | Ctrl+Shift+P | Allows you to save the app and activate the publish dialog |
| 7 | Ctrl+S | Allows you to save the app with the same name or for the first time |
| 8 | F12 | Allows you to download the app file (.msapp) |
| 9 | Alt+F | Allows you to open the File menu |
| 10 | Ctrl+A | Allows you to select all components available on screen |
| 11 | Ctrl+X | Allows you to cut components |
| 12 | Ctrl+C | Allows you to copy components |
| 13 | Ctrl+V | Allows you to paste components |
| 14 | Ctrl+Z | Allows you to undo an action |
| 15 | Ctrl+Y | Allows you to redo an action |
| 16 | Ctrl+M | Allows you to add a new screen |
| 17 | Ctrl+= or Ctrl+Shift+= | Allows you to zoom In |
| 18 | Ctrl+- or Ctrl+Shift+- | Allows you to zoom out |
| 19 | Ctrl+0 | Allows you to fit canvas to page |
| 20 | Shift+Enter | Allows you to break a line in a formula |
| 21 | F5 | Allows you to open an App in preview mode |
| 22 | Esc | Allows you to close Preview mode, a dialog box, or a flyout pane |
| 23 | Tab | Allows you to select the next control |
| 24 | Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click | Allows you to select multiple objects at once |
| 25 | Right arrow | Allows you to nudge the selected control to the right |
| 26 | Left arrow | Allows you to udge the selected control to the left |
| 27 | Up arrow | Allows you to nudge the selected control up |
| 28 | Down arrow | Allows you to nudge the selected control down |
| 29 | F2 | Allows you to rename a control |
| 30 | Esc | Allows you to cancel renaming a control of a tree view pane |
| 31 | Ctrl+G | Allows you to group/ungroup controls of a tree view pane |
| 32 | Ctrl+] | Allows you to bring a control forward |
| 33 | Ctrl+[ | Allows you to send a control backward |
| 34 | Shift+Left arrow | Allows you to decrease width |
| 35 | Ctrl+Shift+Left arrow | Allows you toecrease width slightly |
| 36 | Shift+Down arrow | Allows you to decrease height |
| 37 | Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow | Allows you to decrease height slightly |
| 38 | Shift+Right arrow | Allows you to increase width |
| 39 | Shift+Up arrow | Allows you to increase height |
| 40 | Ctrl+Shift+Up arrow | Allows you to increase height slightly |
| 41 | Ctrl+B | Allows you to cycle through levels of bold of a text |
| 42 | Ctrl+I | Allows you to turn a text’s italic on or off |
| 43 | Ctrl+U | Allows you to add or remove underline from a text |
| 44 | F1 | Allows you to open the documentation |
| 45 | Ctrl+F6 | Allows you to navigate to the next landmark |
| 46 | Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Allows you to navigate to the previous landmark |
| 47 | Shift+F10 | Allows you to open a shortcut menu (Such as Tree view) |
