Keyboard Shortcuts in Power Apps most Developer Don't know

Keyboard Shortcuts In Power Platform

Keyboard shortcuts for canvas apps

1. File

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+O (or Alt+F)	Open a file
Ctrl+Shift+S (or Alt+P)	Save the app with a different name
Ctrl+S	Save the app with the same name or for the first time
Ctrl+Shift+P	Save the app and activate the publish dialog
F12	Download the app file (.msapp)
Alt+F	Open the File menu

File Shortcuts

2. Ribbon

NO.	Shortcut	Action
1	Alt+I	select the insert tab
2	Enter	Run the selected command
3	Tab	Move between commands on the selected tab and then to the next tab

3. Editing 

NO.	Shortcut	Action
1	Ctrl+A	Select all
2	Ctrl+X	Cut
3	Ctrl+C	Copy
4	Ctrl+V	Paste
5	Ctrl+Z	Undo command
6	Ctrl+Y	Redo command
7	Ctrl+M	Add a screen
8	Ctrl+= or Ctrl+Shift+=	Zoom in
9	Ctrl+- or Ctrl+Shift+-	Zoom out
10	Ctrl+0	Fit canvas to page
11	Shift+Enter	Break a line in a formula

4. Preview

NO.	Shortcut	Action
1	F5	Open Preview mode
2	Esc	Close Preview mode, a dialog box, or a flyout pane

5. Canvas 

NO.	Shortcut	Action
1	Tab	Select the next control
2	Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click	Select multiple objects at once
3	Right arrow	Nudge the selected control to the right
4	Left arrow	Nudge the selected control to the left
5	Up arrow	Nudge the selected control up
6	Down arrow	Nudge the selected control down

6. Tree View

NO.	Shortcut	Action
1	F2	Rename a control
2	Esc	Cancel renaming a control
3	Ctrl+G	Group/ungroup controls
4	Ctrl+]	Bring a control forward
5	Ctrl+[	Send a control backward
6	Ctrl+Shift+]	Bring to front
7	Ctrl+Shift+[	Send to back

7. Resize

NO.	Shortcut	Action
1	Shift+Left arrow	Decrease width
2	Ctrl+Shift+Left arrow	Decrease width slightly
3	Shift+Down arrow	Decrease height
4	Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow	Decrease height slightly
5	Shift+Right arrow	Increase width
6	Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow	Increase width slightly
7	Shift+Up arrow	Increase height
8	Ctrl+Shift+Up arrow	Increase height slightly

8. Text Format

NO.	Shortcut	Action
1	Ctrl+B	Cycle through levels of bold
2	Ctrl+I	Turn italic on or off
3	Ctrl+U	Add or remove underline

9. Alternet behavior

NO.
Shortcut
Action
1
Alt or Ctrl+Shift
1. 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.	Shortcut	Action
1	F1	Open documentation
2	Ctrl+F6	Navigate to the next landmark
3	Ctrl+Shift+F6	Navigate to the previous landmark
4	Shift+F10	Open a shortcut menu in, for example, Tree view

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