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Use the following shortcut key combinations in the Dialog editor.
Command |
Shortcut keys |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Edit.CheckMnemonics |
CTRL + M |
Checks for duplicate mnemonics in the dialog box. |
Edit.MoveControlDown |
DOWN ARROW |
Moves the selected control down in increments of 1 on the design surface. |
Edit.MoveControlLeft |
LEFT ARROW |
Moves the selected control to the left in increments of 1 on the design surface. |
Edit.MoveControlRight |
RIGHT ARROW |
Moves the selected control to the right in increments of 1 on the design surface. |
Edit.MoveControlUp |
UP ARROW |
Moves the selected control up in increments of 1 on the design surface. |
Edit.ScrollColumnLeft |
CTRL + LEFT ARROW |
Scrolls to the left in Dialog Editor. |
Edit.ScrollColumnRight |
CTRL + RIGHT ARROW |
Scrolls to the right in Dialog Editor. |
Edit.ScrollLineDown |
CTRL + DOWN ARROW |
Scrolls towards the bottom of the Dialog Editor |
Edit.ScrollLineUp |
CTRL + UP ARROW |
Scrolls towards the top of the Dialog Editor. |
Edit.SizeControlDown |
SHIFT + DOWN ARROW |
Increases the height of the selected control in increments of 1 on the design surface. |
Edit.SizeControlLeft |
SHIFT + LEFT ARROW |
Reduces the width of the selected control in increments of 1 on the design surface. |
Edit.SizeControlRight |
SHIFT + RIGHT ARROW |
Increases the width of the selected control in increments of 1 on the design surface. |
Edit.SizeControlUp |
SHIFT + UP ARROW |
Decreases the height of the selected control in increments of 1 on the design surface. |
Format.AlignBottoms |
CTRL + SHIFT + DOWN ARROW |
Aligns the selected controls horizontally with the bottom-most control selected on the dialog box. |
Format.AlignCenters |
SHIFT + F9 |
Aligns the selected controls so that they are centered vertically on the dialog box. |
Format.AlignLefts |
CTRL + SHIFT + LEFT ARROW |
Aligns the selected controls vertically with the left-most control selected on the dialog box. |
Format.AlignMiddles |
F9 |
Aligns the selected controls so that they are centered horizontally on the dialog box. |
Format.AlignRights |
CTRL + SHIFT + RIGHT ARROW |
Aligns the selected controls vertically with the right-most control selected on the dialog box. |
Format.AlignTops |
CTRL + SHIFT + UP ARROW |
Aligns the selected controls horizontally with the top most control selected on the dialog box. |
Format.ButtonBottom |
CTRL + B |
Aligns selected controls along the bottom edge of the dialog box. |
Format.ButtonRight |
CTRL + R |
Aligns the selected controls along the right edge of the dialog box. |
Format.CenterHorizontal |
CTRL + SHIFT + F9 |
Centers the selected control with the horizontal center of the dialog box. |
Format.CenterVertical |
CTRL + F9 |
Centers the selected control with the vertical center of the dialog box. |
Format.CheckMnemonics |
CTRL + M |
Checks for duplicate mnemonics in the dialog box. |
Format.SizetoContent |
SHIFT + F7 |
Reduces or increases the size of the selected control to match the content of the control. |
Format.SpaceAcross |
ALT + RIGHT ARROW ALT + LEFT ARROW |
Aligns the selected controls so that the controls are spaced evenly apart horizontally. |
Format.SpaceDown |
ALT + UP ARROW —or— ALT + DOWN ARROW |
Aligns the selected controls so that the controls are spaced evenly apart vertically. |
Format.TabOrder |
CTRL + D |
Displays a number beside each control, indicating the order in which the controls are selected when you tab. |
Format.TestDialog |
CTRL + T |
Displays a testable version of the current dialog box. |
Format.ToggleGuides |
CTRL + G |
Cycles between no grid, guidelines, and grid for dialog editing. |