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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: Keyboard shortcuts for canvas apps | Microsoft Docs |
| 3 | +description: Keyboard shortcuts for canvas apps |
| 4 | +author: AFTOwen |
| 5 | +manager: kvivek |
| 6 | +ms.service: powerapps |
| 7 | +ms.topic: conceptual |
| 8 | +ms.custom: canvas |
| 9 | +ms.reviewer: |
| 10 | +ms.date: 04/23/2019 |
| 11 | +ms.author: anneta |
| 12 | +search.audienceType: |
| 13 | + - maker |
| 14 | +search.app: |
| 15 | + - PowerApps |
| 16 | +--- |
| 17 | +# Keyboard shortcuts for canvas apps |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +## File |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +| Shortcut | Action | |
| 22 | +|--|--| |
| 23 | +| Ctrl+O (or Alt+F) | Open a file. | |
| 24 | +| Ctrl+Shift+S (or Alt+P) | Save the app with a different name. | |
| 25 | +| Ctrl+S | Save the app with the same name or for the first time. | |
| 26 | +| F12 | Download the app file (.msapp). | |
| 27 | +| Alt+F | Open the **File** menu. | |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +## Ribbon |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +| Shortcut | Action | |
| 32 | +|--|--| |
| 33 | +| Enter | Run the selected command. | |
| 34 | +| Tab | Move between commands on the selected tab and then to the next tab. | |
| 35 | +| Ctrl+F6 | Navigate to the next landmark. | |
| 36 | +| Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Navigate to the previous landmark. | |
| 37 | +| Alt+I | Select the **Insert** tab. | |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +## Editing |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +| Shortcut | Action | |
| 42 | +|--|--| |
| 43 | +| Ctrl+A | Select all. | |
| 44 | +| Ctrl+X | Cut. | |
| 45 | +| Ctrl+C | Copy. | |
| 46 | +| Ctrl+V | Paste. | |
| 47 | +| Ctrl+Z | Undo command. | |
| 48 | +| Ctrl+Y | Redo command. | |
| 49 | +| Ctrl+M | Add a screen. | |
| 50 | +| Ctrl+= or Ctrl+Shift+= | Zoom in. | |
| 51 | +| Ctrl+- or Ctrl+Shift+- | Zoom out. | |
| 52 | +| Ctrl+0 | Fit canvas to page. | |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +## Preview |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +| Shortcut | Action | |
| 57 | +|--|--| |
| 58 | +| F5 | Open Preview mode. | |
| 59 | +| Esc | Close Preview mode, a dialog box, or a flyout pane.| |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +## Canvas |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +| Shortcut | Action | |
| 64 | +|--|--| |
| 65 | +| Tab | Select the next control. | |
| 66 | +| Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click | Select multiple objects at once. | |
| 67 | +| Right arrow | Nudge the selected control to the right. | |
| 68 | +| Left arrow | Nudge the selected control to the left. | |
| 69 | +| Up arrow | Nudge the selected control up. | |
| 70 | +| Down arrow | Nudge the selected control down. | |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +## Tree view |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +> [!NOTE] |
| 75 | +> These shortcuts require the **Tree view** pane to have focus. |
| 76 | +
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| 77 | +| Shortcut | Action | |
| 78 | +|--|--| |
| 79 | +| F2 | Rename a control. | |
| 80 | +| Esc | Cancel renaming a control. | |
| 81 | +| Ctrl+G | Group/ungroup controls. | |
| 82 | +| Ctrl+] | Bring a control forward. | |
| 83 | +| Ctrl+[ | Send a control backward. | |
| 84 | +| Ctrl+Shift+] | Bring to front. | |
| 85 | +| Ctrl+Shift+[ | Send to back. | |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +## Resize |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +| Shortcut | Action | |
| 90 | +|--|--| |
| 91 | +| Shift+Left arrow | Decrease width. | |
| 92 | +| Ctrl+Shift+Left arrow | Decrease width slightly. | |
| 93 | +| Shift+Down arrow | Decrease height. | |
| 94 | +| Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow | Decrease height slightly. | |
| 95 | +| Shift+Right arrow | Increase width. | |
| 96 | +| Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow | Increase width slightly. | |
| 97 | +| Shift+Up arrow | Increase height. | |
| 98 | +| Ctrl+Shift+Up arrow | Increase height slightly. | |
| 99 | + |
| 100 | +## Text format |
| 101 | + |
| 102 | +| Shortcut | Action | |
| 103 | +|--|--| |
| 104 | +| Ctrl+B | Cycle through levels of bold. | |
| 105 | +| Ctrl+I | Turn italic on or off. | |
| 106 | +| Ctrl+U | Add or remove underline. | |
| 107 | + |
| 108 | +## Other |
| 109 | + |
| 110 | +| Shortcut | Action | |
| 111 | +|--|--| |
| 112 | +| F1 | Open documentation. | |
| 113 | +| Shift+F10 | Open a shortcut menu in, for example, **Tree view**. | |
| 114 | +| Alt or Ctrl+Shift | Hide design elements so that you can interact with controls as if the app were running. | |
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