Keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts dialog

[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2025.1]

Form Builder includes a dedicated Keyboard Shortcuts dialog that lists all available shortcuts, allowing you to discover them without leaving the app. You can display this dialog in two ways:

  • By pressing ⇧? (shift + ?).

  • In the Form Builder toolbox's Advanced tab, click the "Keyboard Shortcuts" button.

Form Builder Keyboard Shortcuts

List of shortcuts

Area
Key
Description
Since

Button Shortcuts

⌘S/⌃S

Save the form definition

⌘P/⌃P

Cut, Copy and Paste

⌘X/⌃X

Cut the current control

⌘C/⌃C

Copy the current control

⌘V/⌃V

Paste from the toolbox

Grid Navigation Shortcuts

/

Move to the previous or next grid cell, including empty cells.

⇧←/⇧→

Move to the previous or next grid cell, skipping empty cells.

/

Move to the previous or next grid cell vertically, including empty cells.

⌃⇧↑

Move the current grid line up.

⌃⇧↓

Move the current grid line down.

Undo and Redo

⌘Z/⌃Z

Undo the last operation

⌘⇧Z/⌃Y

Redo the last operation

All dialogs

⇧↵

⌘↵/⌃↵

Apply/OK dialog (clicks primary button)

⌘J/⌃J

T W

Test the web form

Control Settings dialog

⌃[

Go to previous control

⌃]

Go to next control

Tab Navigation

⌃}/⌃Tab

Move to next tab

⌃{/⌃⇧Tab

Move to previous tab

Inserting Form Structure

I F S

Inserting Form Controls

I C I

Insert Text Field

I C T

Insert Text Area

I C F

Insert Formatted Text Area

I U E

Insert Explanatory Text

I U C

Insert Calculated Value

I U H

Insert Hidden Field

I T N

Insert Number

I T E

Insert Email Field

I T D

Insert Date Field

I T T

Insert Time Field

I S D

Insert Dropdown

I S R

Insert Radio Buttons

I S C

Insert Checkboxes

I A F

Insert Attachment

I A I

Insert Image Attachment

I A V

Insert Video Attachment

Reloading the Toolbox

⌘⇧R/⌃⇧R

Discoverability

[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2023.1.3] Most keyboard shortcut hints now show when you hover over the Form Builder toolbox, the buttons bar, or icons. [SINCE Orbeon Forms 2023.1.6] If you want to disable hover hints because you find them distracting or for any other reason, set the following property to false. Its default value is true, meaning hints are shown by default for all forms.

See also

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