Painter Shortcut Key Category

The following table lists the JADE default painter shortcut key bindings.

Default key bindings are indicated by the Window background color, which defaults to white. User‑created key bindings are indicated by the versioned background color, which defaults to light green.

Keystroke Action Description
Ctrl+Insert Add Control Adds a new control to your current form
Ctrl+B Align Bottom Aligns the bottom edges of the selected controls
Ctrl+L Align Left Aligns the left edges of the selected controls
Ctrl+R Align Right Aligns the right edges of the selected controls
Ctrl+T Align Top Aligns the top edges of the selected controls
Shift+Ctrl+T BringToTop Brings the selected control to the top of the control or controls that overlap it
Shift+Ctrl+H Centre Horizontally Centers a control or group of controls relative to the horizontal axis of your form
Shift+Ctrl+V Centre Vertically Centers a control or group of controls relative to the vertical axis of your form
Ctrl+E Edit Control Palette Edits the buttons on the Control palette
Ctrl+C Edit Copy Copies the selected controls and their children to the clipboard
Ctrl+X Edit Cut Cuts the selected controls and their children to the clipboard
F12 Edit Form Loads an existing form so that you can maintain it
Ctrl+F Find Control Locates a specified control on the form
Ctrl+G Grid Accesses the Grid Options dialog
Ctrl+M Menu Design Access the Menu Design dialog
F3 New Form Opens a new form
Ctrl+V Edit Paste Pastes the control or controls from the clipboard to the form
Shift+Ctrl+B Push to Bottom Pushes the selected control behind the control that it overlaps
Ctrl+H Same Height Makes all selected controls the same height
Shift+Ctrl+S Same Height and Width Makes all selected controls the same height and width
Ctrl+W Same Width Makes all selected controls the same width
F2 Save Form Saves your current form
Ctrl+A Select All Selects all of the controls on the form
Shift+Ctrl+C Select All Children Selects all controls on the form with the same parent as the selected form or control
Shift+Ctrl+L Select All Siblings Selects all controls on the form with the selected control's parent as their ancestor
Shift+Ctrl+P Select Parent Selects the parent, or superform
F5 Show Control Hierarchy Dialog Accesses the Control Hierarchy dialog
F4 Show Properties Dialog Accesses the Properties dialog
Ctrl+S Standard Size Resizes all selected controls to their default sizes
Shift+Ctrl+O Tab Ordering Changes the tab sequence that the user experiences at run time
F6 Translate Properties Accesses the Translatable Property Browser
Ctrl+Z Undo Last Layout Undoes the last layout command
Shift+Ctrl+W Wizard Accesses the Form Wizard

2018.0.01 and higher

For details about changing shortcut keys, see "Maintaining Shortcut Keys", earlier in this chapter. See also: