List of keyboard shortcuts

Overview

A number of keyboard shortcuts are available in dashboards and other views, for basic design tasks such as cut/copy/paste, undo/redo, and more.

Cut, copy and paste

Shortcut keys	What it does	Undoable	Associated API / script function
Ctrl + X	Cut the selected controls or groups.	Yes	canvasService.cut()
Ctrl + C	Copy the selected controls or groups.	Yes	canvasService.copy()
Ctrl + V	Paste the selected controls or groups.	Yes	canvasService.paste()
Delete Key	Delete the selected controls or groups.	Yes	canvasService.removeCanvasObject()
Shift + Drag	Move a file to another folder (quick cut and paste) instead of copying.	No	fileSystemService.moveEntry()

Undo/redo

Shortcut keys	What it does	Undoable	Associated API / script function
Ctrl + Z	Undo the last action.	N/A	canvasService.undo()
Ctrl + Y	Redo the last undone action.	N/A	canvasService.redo()

Zooming

Shortcut keys	What it does	Undoable	Associated API / script function
Alt + Keypad (+)	Increase zoom (i.e., zoom in).	No	N/A
Alt + Keypad (-)	Decrease zoom (i.e., zoom out).	No	N/A
Shift + Mouse Wheel	Increase or decrease zoom.	No	N/A

Positioning controls

Shortcut keys	What it does	Undoable	Associated API / script function
Arrow Keys	Nudge the selected controls or groups by 1 px.	Yes	canvasService.nudge()
Ctrl + Arrow Keys	Nudge the selected controls or groups by 10 px.	Yes	canvasService.nudge()
Ctrl + Drag	Disable the snap grid while dragging.	Yes	N/A
Alt + Drag	Disable snapping to other controls on the canvas.	Yes	N/A
Shift + Drag	Ignore drop zones and template cells when dragging from the Explore window.	Yes	N/A
Shift + Resize	Resize both width and height proportionally, maintaining aspect ratio.	Yes	N/A

Multi-select controls and group them

Shortcut keys	What it does	Undoable	Associated API / script function
Shift + Click Ctrl + Click ⌘ + Click	Multi-select controls, groups, or template grid cells.	No	N/A
G	Group selected controls or groups.	Yes	canvasService.group()
Shift + G	Ungroup selected groups.	Yes	canvasService.ungroup()
Ctrl + A	Select all. If something is selected in a template cell, select all in that template cell.	No	canvasService.selectAll()

Open or close dockable windows

Shortcut keys	What it does	Undoable	Associated API / script function
Shift + E	Open Explore.	No	N/A
Shift + L	Open Layers.	No	N/A
Shift + P	Open Properties.	No	N/A
Shift + C	Open Script Editor.	No	N/A
Shift + R	Open Parameters.	No	N/A
Shift + D	Open Data Preview.	No	N/A
Shift + A	Open Labels.	No	N/A

Script Editor shortcuts

See Using the script editor.

Other shortcuts

Shortcut keys	What it does	Undoable	Associated API / script function
Ctrl + `	Toggle between View and Edit mode.	No	canvasService.isEditMode
Shift + Drag	Moves data assigned from one place to another instead of copying it in the Data Analysis Panel Visualization tab	No	N/A

Data visualization shortcuts

Shortcut keys	DV	What it does
Ctrl + C ⌘ + C	Table	Copy selected text in a table cell to the clipboard in View mode.
Shift + Click	Table	Select the range of rows or columns between the clicked one and the original selection (inclusive).
Ctrl + Click ⌘ + Click	Table	Select or de-select individual rows or columns while maintaining the rest of the current selection.
Ctrl + Shift + Click ⌘ + Shift + Click	Table	Select the range of rows or columns between the clicked one and the previous selection (inclusive) while maintaining the rest of the current selection.
Shift + Drag Ctrl + Drag ⌘ + Drag	Chart	Select the data points within the area between where you pressed and where you released the mouse button while maintaining the previous selection.

See also

• Design overview
• Using the status bar
• Layers and groups
• Using dockable windows
• Using the script editor