Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl + Shift + N - Creates a new Blank Process.

Ctrl + C - Copies a file from the Project panel into clipboard. Use Ctrl + V to paste it anywhere in the tree.

Ctrl + L - Opens the folder where the Log files are stored.

Ctrl + S - Saves the currently opened workflow.

Ctrl + Shift + S - Saves all the workflows that are currently open.

Ctrl + V - Pastes a file from clipboard into the Project panel.

Ctrl + Tab - Moves focus between workflows opened in the Designer panel.

Ctrl + W - Closes the workflow file that is in focus in the Designer panel.

Alt + F7 - Moves focus between Studio panels. When you use Ctrl + Tab or Alt + F7 and hold the modifier key (Ctrl or Alt respectively), the following window appears, allowing you to switch between active files and panels in Studio.

F3 or Ctrl + Shift + P - Opens the Command Palette.

Ctrl + Shift + T - Opens the Add an Activity search bar.

Ctrl + Shift + F - Opens the Go to file search bar.

Ctrl + F - Opens the Universal Search bar.

Ctrl + J - Opens the Jump to activity search bar.

Ctrl + 1 - Switches to the Current File tab in the Universal Search bar.

Ctrl + 2 - Switches to the All Files tab in the Universal Search bar.

Ctrl + 3 - Switches to the Activities tab in the Universal Search bar.

Ctrl + 4 - Switches to the Variables tab in the Universal Search bar.

Ctrl + 5 - Switches to the Arguments tab in the Universal Search bar.

Ctrl + 6 - Switches to the Imports tab in the Universal Search bar.

Ctrl + 7 - Switches to the Project Files tab in the Universal Search bar.

Ctrl + 8 - Switches to the Dependencies tab in the Universal Search bar.

Ctrl + 9 - Switches to the Snippets tab in the Universal Search bar.

Ctrl + Alt + A - Opens and focuses the Properties panel.

Ctrl + Alt + F - Sets the focus to the search box in the Activities panel.

Ctrl + Alt + O - Sets the focus to the search box in the UI Objects Browser panel.

Ctrl + Alt + P - Opens and focuses the search bar in the Project panel.

Ctrl + Alt + S - Opens and focuses the search bar in Snippets panel.

Tab - Navigates to the next item in the panel or the next element in the activity.

A list of useful keyboard shortcuts is displayed in the Designer panel, when all project files are closed, as illustrated in the image below:

Ctrl + D - Ignores the activity that is currently selected by placing it into a Comment Out container.

Ctrl + E - Removes the activity from the Comment Out container it was placed in.

F9 - Marks the selected activity with a breakpoint.

Ctrl + Shift + B - Opens the Breakpoints panel.

Ctrl + Alt + E - Opens the Error List panel.

F10 - When debugging, steps over the execution of a block of activities in the currently selected workflow.

F11 - When debugging, enables you to step into a block of activities and executes the first one.

Shift + F11 - When debugging, steps out of the current container after its last activity is executed.

Ctrl + Alt + B - Opens the Basic Recording toolbar.

Ctrl + Alt + C - Opens the Citrix Recording toolbar.

Ctrl + Alt + D - Opens the Desktop Recording toolbar.

Ctrl + Alt + W - Opens the Web Recording toolbar.

F2 - Adds delay during a recording activity.

F3 - Lets you specify a custom recording region.

F4 - Lets you choose the UI Framework to record, which can be Default, AA, and UIA.

Ctrl + F5 - Runs the current project.

F7 - Checks the file for validation errors and Workflow Analyzer violations.

Shift + F7 - Checks the whole project for validation errors and Workflow Analyzer violations.

F8 - Checks the currently opened workflow for validation errors.

Shift + F8 - Checks all project files for validation errors.

Pause - Pauses the execution of the current workflow, in both normal and debug mode.

F12 - Stops the execution of the current workflow, in both normal and debug mode.

Ctrl + T - Places the activity inside the Try section of a Try Catch activity.

Ctrl + N - Creates a new Sequence Diagram in the current project.

Ctrl + C - Copies the selected activity or activities to the clipboard.

Ctrl + V - Pastes the copied activity or activities inside the selected item.

Ctrl + K - Creates a variable of the same type as the required type of the activity when used in an input field or the Expression Editor. If an expression already exists in the field, before pressing CTRL + K, you can select that expression or a part of it to use the selected text as the name of the new variable.

Ctrl + M - Creates an In argument of the same type as the required type of the activity when used in an input field or the Expression Editor. If an expression already exists in the field, before pressing CTRL + M, you can select that expression or a part of it to use the selected text as the name of the new argument.

Ctrl + Shift + M - Creates an Out argument of the same type as the required type of the activity when used in an input field or the Expression Editor. If an expression already exists in the field, before pressing CTRL + Shift + M, you can select that expression or a part of it to use the selected text as the name of the new argument.

Ctrl + Shift + E - Opens the Expression Editor when used inside activity input fields.

Ctrl + Space - Opens the IntelliPrompt window.

F2 - Allows for renaming the selected activity.

Shift + F2 - Adds an annotation to a selected activity.

Enter - Saves the data added in the activity input field.

Shift + Enter - Adds a new line in the activity input field.

Tab - Moves through the fields and buttons in the activity, including the menu displayed when you hover the mouse over an input field.

Ctrl + Alt + T - Open Test Explorer panel. You can use this anywhere within the Designer panel.

Alt + T - Open Test Results sub-panel in Test Explorer. You can use this only in the Test Explorer panel.

Alt + A - Open Activity sub-panel in Test Explorer. You can use this only in the Test Explorer panel.

The following keyboard shortcuts are available in Arguments dialog boxes available in activities such as Invoke Workflow File and Inject .NET Code:

Tab - Moves through the items in the grid.

Delete - Deletes the item selected in the grid.

F2 - Highlights the current cell for editing, positioning the cursor at the end of the line.

Ctrl + Tab - Moves through the options available in the window for the selected item in the grid (Delete, Move up, Move Down).

Alt + D - Access the Source Control, Orchestrator folders, and Orchestrator/Cloud Connection menus in the status bar, and then use Shift + Tab to cycle through the menus. Once a menu is selected, press Enter to open it.

CTRL + Tab - Moves focus between tabs. This also applies to the sub-tabs inside the Tools and Settings tabs.

Tab - Moves focus between the content inside tabs.

F1 - Enables you to access a help topic associated with the currently selected element.

Alt + F4 - Closes the current window.

Alt + - - Opens the Options context menu in the title bar of the currently selected panel. Please note that this works with the hyphen key above the character keys, not with the minus key in the numpad.

Windows key + Up Arrow - Maximizes the current window.

Windows key + Down Arrow - Restores down the current window.

Ctrl + P - Opens the Manage Packages window.

Esc - Closes the Publish, Manage Packages, File Diff windows.

Ctrl + F1 - Minimizes or expands the ribbon.

Ctrl + Shift + R - Removes all unused project dependencies.

Shift + Tab - Navigates to the previous activity or node in the Activities panel.

Ctrl + Z - Undo the last action.

Ctrl + Y - Redo the last action you've undone.

Shift + F10 - Open the context menu for the selected item (right-click).

Ctrl + Tab - Moves the focus out of multiline text boxes where pressing the Tab key inserts a tab.

Ctrl + Shift + F10 - Dismisses the tooltip content for the selected item.

Ctrl + Shift + Q - Shows the tooltip with additional information when using the keyboard to navigate in the Text Editor.

You can quickly get to most of the options in the Home tab (Studio Backstage View) and the ribbons in the Design and Debug tabs by pressing and releasing the Alt key, and then pressing one or more keys.

When you press and release the Alt key, one or more letters or digits appear over the options in the current view. To use an option, press the corresponding key or keys. For some options, additional keys are available after you press the initial key combination.

For a list of shortcuts, see the following sections.

If you are in the Design tab or Debug tab, press Alt+D to access the shortcut keys for the Design tab ribbon.

If you are in the Design tab or Debug tab, press Alt+E to access the shortcut keys for the Debug tab ribbon.

To access keys for the buttons in the Studio title bar (top-right side of the window), press the Alt key.

If you are in the Design tab or Debug tab, press Alt+H to open the Home tab (Studio Backstage View) and access the shortcut keys for the Home tab. If you are already in the Home tab, all you need to do is press the Alt key.