Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl + Shift + N - Creates a new Blank Task.

Ctrl + C - Copies an activity from the Designer panel into clipboard. Use Ctrl + V to paste it anywhere in the Designer panel.

Ctrl + L - Opens the folder where the Log files are stored.

Ctrl + S - Saves the currently opened project.

Ctrl + V - Pastes a previously copied activity from clipboard into the Designer panel.

Alt + Left or mouse backward button - Go to the previous element inside a project file or to the previous project file.

Alt + Right or mouse forward button - Go to the next element inside a project file or to the next project file.

Ctrl + Tab / Alt + F7 - Moves focus between workflow files / panels. When you hold the modifier key (Ctrl or Alt respectively), the following window appears, allowing you to switch between active files and panels.

F3 or Ctrl + Shift + P - Opens the Command Palette.

Ctrl + Shift + T - Opens the Common scenarios and activities search bar.

Ctrl + J - Opens the Jump to activity search bar.

Ctrl + Alt + A - Opens and focuses the Properties panel.

Ctrl + Alt + F - Sets the focus to the search box in the Activities panel.

Tab - Navigates to the next item in the panel or the next element in the activity.

Ctrl + D - Ignores the activity that is currently selected by placing it into a Comment Out container.

Ctrl + E - Removes the activity from the Comment Out container it was placed in.

Ctrl + Alt + E - Opens the Error List panel.

F2 - Adds delay during a recording activity.

F5 - Runs the current project.

F6 - Runs the current project in Picture in Picture mode.

F7 - Checks the file for validation errors and Workflow Analyzer violations.

Shift + F7 - Checks the whole project for validation errors and Workflow Analyzer violations.

F8 - Checks the file for validation errors.

Shift + F8 - Checks all project files for validation errors.

F12 - Stops the execution of the current workflow, in both normal and debug mode.

Ctrl + C - Copies the selected activity or activities to the clipboard.

Ctrl + V - Pastes the copied activity or activities inside the selected item.

Ctrl + Space - Opens the IntelliPrompt window in the Expression Editor.

Ctrl + 1 ... Ctrl + 6 - When the IntelliPrompt window is open, enables/disables displaying each item type in the code completion window, the same as using the buttons at the bottom of the window: Ctrl + 1 Methods, Ctrl + 2 Properties, Ctrl + 3 Classes, Ctrl + 4 Namespaces, Ctrl + 5 Constants, Ctrl + 6 Keywords.

F2 - Allows for renaming the selected activity.

Shift + F2 - Adds an annotation to a selected activity.

Shift + Tab - Navigates to the previous activity or node in the Activities panel.

Tab - Moves through the fields and buttons in the activity, including the menu displayed when you hover the mouse over an input field.

Alt + D - Access the Source Control, Orchestrator folders, and Orchestrator/Cloud Connection menus in the status bar, and then use Shift + Tab to cycle through the menus. Once a menu is selected, press Enter to open it.

F1 - Enables you to access a help topic associated with the currently selected element.

Ctrl + P - Opens the Manage Packages window.

Esc - Closes the Publish, Manage Packages, File Diff windows.

Ctrl + F1 - Pins or unpins the ribbon.

Ctrl + Alt + D - Switches focus to the Save button from the Design tab.

Alt + F4 - Closes the current window.

Alt + - - Opens the Options context menu in the title bar of the currently selected panel. Please note that this works with the hyphen key above the character keys, not with the minus key in the numpad.

Windows key + Up Arrow - Maximizes the current window.

Windows key + Down Arrow - Restores down the current window.

You can quickly get to most of the options in the Home tab (StudioX Backstage View) and the ribbons in the Design tabs by pressing and releasing the Alt key, and then pressing one or more keys.

When you press and release the Alt key, one or more letters or digits appear over the options in the current view. To use an option, press the corresponding key or keys. For some options, additional keys are available after you press the initial key combination.

For a list of shortcuts, see the following sections.

If you are in the Design tab, press Alt+D to access the shortcut keys for the Design tab ribbon.

If you are in the Design tab or Debug tab, press Alt+H to open the Home tab (Studio Backstage View) and access the shortcut keys for the Home tab. If you are already in the Home tab, all you need to do is press the Alt key.