Keyboard Shortcuts in Power Apps most Developer Don't know

Keyboard Shortcuts in Power Apps most Developer Don't know

Keyboard Shortcuts In Power Platform

Keyboard shortcuts for canvas apps

1. File

ShortcutAction
Ctrl+O (or Alt+F)Open a file
Ctrl+Shift+S (or Alt+P)Save the app with a different name
Ctrl+SSave the app with the same name or for the first time
Ctrl+Shift+PSave the app and activate the publish dialog
F12Download the app file (.msapp)
Alt+FOpen the File menu
File Shortcuts


2. Ribbon

NO.ShortcutAction
1Alt+Iselect the insert tab
2EnterRun the selected command
3TabMove between commands on the selected tab and then to the next tab


3. Editing 

NO.ShortcutAction
1Ctrl+ASelect all
2Ctrl+XCut
3Ctrl+CCopy
4Ctrl+VPaste
5Ctrl+ZUndo command
6Ctrl+YRedo command
7Ctrl+MAdd a screen
8Ctrl+= or Ctrl+Shift+=Zoom in
9Ctrl+- or Ctrl+Shift+-Zoom out
10Ctrl+0Fit canvas to page
11Shift+EnterBreak a line in a formula

4. Preview

NO.ShortcutAction
1F5Open Preview mode
2EscClose Preview mode, a dialog box, or a flyout pane

5. Canvas 

NO.ShortcutAction
1TabSelect the next control
2Ctrl+Click or Shift+ClickSelect multiple objects at once
3Right arrowNudge the selected control to the right
4Left arrowNudge the selected control to the left
5Up arrowNudge the selected control up
6Down arrowNudge the selected control down

6. Tree View

NO.ShortcutAction
1F2Rename a control
2EscCancel renaming a control
3Ctrl+GGroup/ungroup controls
4Ctrl+]Bring a control forward
5Ctrl+[Send a control backward
6Ctrl+Shift+]Bring to front
7Ctrl+Shift+[Send to back

7. Resize

NO.ShortcutAction
1Shift+Left arrowDecrease width
2Ctrl+Shift+Left arrowDecrease width slightly
3Shift+Down arrowDecrease height
4Ctrl+Shift+Down arrowDecrease height slightly
5Shift+Right arrowIncrease width
6Ctrl+Shift+Right arrowIncrease width slightly
7Shift+Up arrowIncrease height
8Ctrl+Shift+Up arrowIncrease height slightly

8. Text Format

NO.ShortcutAction
1Ctrl+BCycle through levels of bold
2Ctrl+ITurn italic on or off
3Ctrl+UAdd or remove underline

9. Alternet behavior

NO.ShortcutAction
1Alt or Ctrl+Shift1. Before selecting a control, hide design elements so that you can interact with the controls as the app's user would.
2. After initiating a resize or reposition of a control, holding down these keys overrides any snap points.

10. Other

NO.ShortcutAction
1F1Open documentation
2Ctrl+F6Navigate to the next landmark
3Ctrl+Shift+F6Navigate to the previous landmark
4Shift+F10Open a shortcut menu in, for example, Tree view

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