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While working in the Designer Studio, you can use these keyboard shortcuts as alternatives to mouse actions: PROJ-340 5.3 GAGNP

NoteThese tables show the default shortcut settings. You can change these settings, or disable all keyboard shortcuts, from the Preferences menu item in the Profile menu.

NoteKeyboard shortcuts are not available while working in the WorkUser, Worker, Manager, or WorkManager portals. REALLY?

NoteCase is not significant when an alphabet letter appears in a shortcut. Type either the uppercase or lowercase letter.

NoteIf your workstation uses Internet Explorer 7, the default Designer Studio shortcut assignments CTRL+N and CTRL+T override two built-in IE7 functions (open a new window and open a new tab). This is by design, opening a new window or new tab (with an identical Process Commander URL as the address) is not supported.

Toolbar shortcuts

Shortcut

Command

Result

CTRL+N New Begin to create a new rule or data object. Equivalent to the New toolbar button (New).
CTRL + S Save Save the current form. Equivalent to the Save toolbar button (Save).
CTRL+ALT+A Save As Start the Save As function to copy the current form with a different key. Equivalent to the Save As toolbar button (Save As..).
CTRL + D Delete Delete the current form. Equivalent to the Delete toolbar button (Delete).
CTRL+ALT+Z RuleData Start the RuleData function, to display the current form in XML source format. Equivalent to the RuleData toolbar button (RuleData).
CTRL + R Run Start the Run function, to test the current rule. Equivalent to the Run toolbar button (Play).
CTRL + L Launch Start the Launch function, to open an additional window. Equivalent to the Launch toolbar button (Launch).
CTRL + H Help Open the help system for the current form. Equivalent to the Help toolbar button (Help).
CTRL + U Refresh Refresh the Internet Explorer window. Equivalent to the Refresh button (Refresh) on the Tab bar.
CTRL + E Close Close the current form. Equivalent to the Close toolbar button (Close).
CTRL+ALT+P Preview Preview the presentation defined by the current form. Equivalent to the Preview toolbar button (Preview).
CTRL+ALT+C Check In Check Out Check in (or check out) the current rule. Equivalent to the Check In (Check In) or Check Out (Check Out) toolbar button, whichever is enabled.

Other shortcuts

Shortcut

Command

Result

CTRL + 0
(zero)
Log off Log off
CTRL + O Operator Open your own operator profile. Equivalent to the View > My Profile menu item.
CTRL + T Tracer Start the Tracer tool. About the Tracer tool.
CTRL + B Clipboard Start the Clipboard tool. About the Clipboard tool.
CTRL + Q Performance Start the Performance tool (PAL). About the Performance tool.
CTRL+ALT+X Rules Inspector Enable the Rules Inspector tool for properties. About the Rules Inspector.
CTRL+ALT+V Rules Inspector Enable the Rules Inspector tool for declarative rules. About the Rules Inspector.
CTRL+ALT+Y Rules Inspector Enable the Rules Inspector tool for HTML-based rules (harness, section, flow action...). About the Rules Inspector.
CTRL+ALT+W Rules Inspector Enable the Rules Inspector tool for field value rules. About the Rules Inspector. PROJ-787
CTRL+ALT+F Find Move the input focus to the Find input box.
CTRL+ALT+M System Management Starts the System Management application. About the System Management application.
CTRL+ALT+X Rule Inspector Property Enables or disables the display of property links (red P) by the Rules Inspector. About the Rules Inspector.
CTRL+ALT+V Rule Inspector Declarative Enables or disables the display of Declare Expression rule links (red D) by the Rules Inspector. About the Rules Inspector.
CTRL+ALT+Y Rule Inspector HTML Enables or disables the display of harness, section, and HTML rule links (H) by the Rules Inspector. About the Rules Inspector.
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