Workflow Designer Keyboard Shortcuts v2

The designer shortcuts use Ctrl on Windows and Linux and Command on macOS unless a row says otherwise. A focused text editor normally keeps standard text-editing behavior instead of invoking a Canvas action.

Workflow actions

Shortcut Action
Ctrl/Command + S Open Revision Management and focus Save.
Ctrl/Command + Enter Run the current design, or Stop while it is starting or running.

Canvas actions

Shortcut Action
Ctrl/Command + F Open Canvas Step and Property search.
Ctrl/Command + Shift + P Toggle Canvas Preview mode.
Alt + Shift + E Expand all or collapse all Steps.
Home Center the selected Step, or return to the default Canvas position.
Ctrl/Command + C Copy selected Steps.
Ctrl/Command + X Cut selected Steps.
Ctrl/Command + V Paste at the add zone nearest the pointer.
Ctrl/Command + Z Undo the last Property-edit operation or Workflow change.
Ctrl/Command + Shift + Z Redo the last Workflow change.
Ctrl + Y Redo the last Workflow change.
Escape Cancel the active drag or connection gesture, leave Select mode, clear selection, or step back from Property edit mode according to the active context.
Delete or Backspace Delete a Property or Step while that item is being dragged; during connection reconnection, remove the original connection.

Copy, cut, and paste require browser clipboard access. They do nothing to Steps when a text input is focused.

Selection and connection gestures

  • Shift + click adds or removes a Step subtree from the current selection.
  • Hold Ctrl or Command while starting or completing a connection gesture to keep the original connection and add another compatible target where the current gesture permits it.
  • Releasing Ctrl or Command, pressing Escape, or leaving the browser window ends a sticky connection gesture.

Use the visible connection highlight and target compatibility state as the authority. A matching socket does not guarantee that an arbitrary runtime value or Connection key will resolve.

Editing fields and dialogs

Enter commonly applies a name or adds a valid Property in the active editor. Escape closes a dropdown, cancels a draft, or first removes focus before leaving a structure-edit session.

Undo is intentionally inactive while inference review is open. Full-screen Property editors retain their own text undo behavior and do not expose the Workflow history underneath them.

Browser, operating-system, clipboard, and focused-editor shortcuts can take precedence. Use the corresponding button when a shortcut is unavailable.

Add step search

While focus is in Add step search, Up/Down highlight selectable results. Tab first highlights a result and then selects the highlighted result on the next press. Enter selects only after a row is highlighted. Shift+Tab keeps normal reverse focus navigation. See Add Step Pane.

See also

See Workflow Designer View Controls and Property Edit Mode.