Keyboard shortcuts
Last updated
Last updated
[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2020.1]
The first keyboard shortcuts have been added with Orbeon Forms 2020.1. New shortcuts have been added since. See below for details.
When you start being comfortable with the Form Builder user interface, you might want to use keyboard shortcuts to speed up your work. Orbeon Forms is progressively introducing keyboard shortcuts to help you with this.
Most keyboard shortcut hints now show when you hover over the Form Builder toolbox, the buttons bar, or icons.
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.
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts:
Apple operating systems:
⌘S (Command-S): save the form definition (like the "Save" button)
Other operating systems:
⌃S (Ctrl-S): save the form definition (like the "Save" button)
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts:
Apple operating systems:
⌘X: cut the current control
⌘C: copy the current control
⌘V: paste from the toolbox
Other operating systems:
⌃X: cut the current control
⌃C: copy the current control
⌃V: paste from the toolbox
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts:
Apple operating systems:
⌘Z: undo the last operation
⌘⇧Z: redo the last operation
Other operating systems:
⌃Z: undo the last operation
⌃Y: redo the last operation
⌘J/⌃J
[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2021.1]
Opening settings dialogs:
Opening test dialogs:
T W: test the web form
The grid navigation shortcuts use the keyboard cursor (arrow) keys.
←/→
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.
The mnemonics for these shortcuts are:
I: insert
F: form structure (for a while, this was S)
Available shortcuts
You can quickly insert form controls into a form at or after the current cell position. The mnemonics for these shortcuts are:
I: insert
category of control
C: control
U: utility controls
T: typed controls
S: selection controls
A: attachment controls
Available shortcuts:
I C I: Text Field
I C T: Text Area
I C F: Formatted Text Area
I U E: Explanatory Text
I U C: Calculated Value
I U H: Hidden Field
I T N: Number
I T E: Email Field
I T D: Date Field
I T T: Time Field
I S D: Dropdown
I S R: Radio Buttons
I S C: Checkboxes
I A F: Attachment
I A I: Image Attachment
I A V: Video Attachment
⌘P: open the
⌃P: open the
See also .
See also .
⇧↵ (Shift-Enter or Shift-Return): open the
Opens the
O F:
O P:
O E:
O M:
O S:
T P:
T O:
T F:
I F S:
I F G:
I F R:
⌘⇧R/⌃⇧R:
Blog post:
Blog post: