Keyboard Shortcuts
Using Keyboard Shortcuts in the Designer
You can interact with screens and more by using some of the popular keyboard shortcuts in the Designer.
Action | Description | Keyboard Shortcut |
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Nudge | Moves selected component(s) in the direction of the arrow key by the default nudge distance. | |
Alt-Nudge | Same as Nudge, but uses the "alt-nudge" distance. | |
Resize Right | Moves the right edge of the component left or right. Add Alt to use the alt-nudge distance. | ![]() |
Resize Bottom | Moves the bottom edge of the component to top or bottom. | ![]() |
Resize Left | Moves the left edge of the component left or right. | ![]() |
Resize Top | Moves the top edge of the component to top or bottom. | ![]() |
Move Forward/Move Backward | Moves selected component(s) in the Z-order. | ![]() |
Move to Front/Move to Back | Moves selected component(s) to Front or Back. | ![]() |
Copy-Move | Copies the component when holding Ctrl while doing a mousemove. | |
Orthogonal-Move | Restricts to only moving straight up, down, left, or right when holding Shift while doing a mousemove. | |
Selection-Move | Drags the current selection when holding Alt while dragging. | ![]() |
Copy-Axis-Move | Combines copy move with axis move. | |
Proportional Resize | Resizes a component while maintaining its aspect ratio. | |
On-Center Resize | Resizes the selection using the center as the anchor point. | |
Select All | Selects all components that are siblings of the selected component. | ![]() |
Select Same Type | Selects all components that are siblings of the selected component and the same component type. | |
Select Same Type in Window | Selects all components in a window that are the same type as the selected component. | ![]() |
Layout | Opens Layout Constraints to let you specify layout for the component(s). | ![]() |
Size & Position | Opens Size & Position to let you specify exact size and position for selected component or window. | ![]() |
Customizer | Opens Custom Properties to let you configure complex component properties. | ![]() |
Customizer 2 | Opens the second Customizer if available. | ![]() |
Jython | Opens Component Scripting to let you configure actions for component or window. | ![]() |
Security | Opens Security Settings to let you set security for Component(s) or window. | ![]() |
Script Modules | Opens Script Module Editor for reusable Jython functions. | ![]() |
Save | Saves the project. | ![]() |
Open | Opens the Open/Create Project to let you select a different project. | ![]() |
Undo | Undoes the last action. | ![]() |
Redo | Gets rid of the last undo action. | ![]() |
Copy | Copies selected component(s) or window. | ![]() |
Duplicate | Duplicates selected component(s) or window. | ![]() |
Cut | Cuts selected component(s) or window. | ![]() |
Paste | Pastes selected component(s) or window in clipboard. Pasted component(s) wait for position before pasting. | ![]() |
Immediately Paste | Places pasted component(s) at the same location where they were copied/cut. | ![]() |
Comment/Uncomment Lines of Code | Quickly comment or uncomment lines of a script or query in Designer. | ![]() |
Cancel | Cancels a pending paste operation, deselects the current row of a table, cancels dragging components onto window. | |
Find/Replace | Opens Find/Replace to let you Search and replace the project based on string, pattern, or regex. | ![]() |
Delete | Deletes the current selection. | |
Snap to Grid | Toggles whether or not moving and resizing components snaps to the grid. | ![]() |
Snap to Guides | Toggles whether or not moving and resizing components snaps to guides. | ![]() |
Console | Opens the Output Console. | ![]() |
Help | Launches the Ignition User Manual in a web browser. | |
Preview Mode | Toggles preview/design mode. | |
Rename | Renames the selected item (tag, window, transaction group, component, and so on). | |
Launch Staging Project | Launches the staging client from the Designer. | |
Launch Published Project | Launches published client from the Designer. | |
Update Project | Updates project to server. Receives concurrent edits from other Designers. | ![]() |
Zoom | Zooms in/out in the Designer. | ![]() |
Lasso Select | Draws a lasso and every component in the path will be selected. | ![]() |
Select Through | Click on a component that is beneath another component. You can do this multiple times if there are several layers of components. | |
Code Folding/Unfolding | Select a line of code, and this command will collapse the selection. Press again while the folded code is selected, and the code will unfold. The Script Console has a separate command for code folding. | ![]() |