Keyboard Shortcuts

Adept developers can leverage several keyboard shortcuts to build interfaces more fluidly. There are general keyboard shortcuts that can be used for overall interface design, as well as keyboard shortcuts that enhance functionality specific to either design mode or expression mode.

General shortcuts

The following keyboard shortcuts can be used in both design mode and expression mode:

Toggle between design mode and expression mode (Ctrl+M for Windows and Mac)
Add new rule input (Ctrl+I for Windows, Cmd+I for Mac)
Test interface (Ctrl+Enter for Windows, Cmd+Enter for Mac)
Undo (Ctrl+Z for Windows, Cmd+Z for Mac)
Redo (Ctrl+Shift+Z for Windows, Cmd+Shift+Z for Mac)

Note: Undo/Redo in design mode will undo/redo changes to last interface state; in expression mode, this action will only undo/redo changes to text within the interface definition. Therefore, Undo/Redo can only be used to undo/redo changes within the same mode. For example, you cannot undo an action taken in expression mode by using the Undo function in design mode.

The following keyboard shortcuts are for component-level actions in design mode:

Duplicate the selected component (Ctrl+D for Windows, Cmd+D for Mac)
Delete the selected component (Ctrl+Del for Windows, Cmd+Del for Mac)

The following keyboard shortcuts are available when interacting with the expression editor in an interface:

Action	Windows	Mac
Close find/replace dialog	ESC	ESC
Collapse/Expand code block	ALT+L	COMMAND+OPTION+L
Comment code block	CTRL+/	COMMAND+/
Copy	CTRL+C	COMMAND+C
Create constant	CTRL+Click on new constant name	COMMAND+Click on new constant name
Create constant dialog	ALT+O	COMMAND+OPTION+O
Cut	CTRL+X	COMMAND+X
Delete group before cursor	CTRL+Backspace	OPTION+Backspace
Decrease indent	CTRL+[	COMMAND+[
Delete line	CTRL+D	COMMAND+D
Format expression	CTRL+SHIFT+F	CTRL+SHIFT+F
Highlight all occurrences	Double-click word	Double-click word
Highlight all text inside	Double-click parenthesis	Double-click parenthesis
Increase indent	CTRL+]	COMMAND+]
Launch the Query Editor	ALT+V	COMMAND+OPTION+V
Move cursor before group	CTRL+Left	OPTION+Left
Move cursor after group	CTRL+Right	OPTION+Right
Move cursor to line start	Home	COMMAND+Left
Move cursor to line end	End	COMMAND+Right
Open find dialog	CTRL+F	COMMAND+F
Open find and replace dialog	CTRL+H	COMMAND+H
Open object definition	CTRL+Click on object name	COMMAND+Click on object name
Paste	CTRL+V	COMMAND+V
Redo	CTRL+Y	COMMAND+Y, COMMAND+SHIFT+Z
Select all	CTRL+A	COMMAND+A
Save Selected Expression As…	ALT+SHIFT+E	COMMAND+SHIFT+E
Select group before cursor	CTRL+SHIFT+Left	OPTION+SHIFT+Left
Select group after cursor	CTRL+SHIFT+Right	OPTION+SHIFT+Right
Select previous occurrence	SHIFT+ALT+Left	CTRL+OPTION+Left
Select next occurrence	SHIFT+ALT+Right	CTRL+OPTION+Right
Show/Hide indent guide	CTRL+G	COMMAND+G
Undo	CTRL+Z	COMMAND+Z
View domains	SHIFT+ALT+D	COMMAND+SHIFT+D
View functions	SHIFT+ALT+F	COMMAND+SHIFT+F

Tip: For a quick reference of these shortcuts as you are working, hover over the ? icon in the top right of the expression editor.

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