Keyboard Shortcuts in Power Apps

Published at Oct 17, 2023

#PowerApps #PowerFx #KeyboardShortcuts 

Updated on 9th February, 2025

It’s time to speed up development and level up your Power Apps prowess. Keyboard shortcuts have existed in Power Apps for a long time, but are very rarely discussed, despite having ability to save us precious time. Below is a list of all of shortcuts I’m aware of. If you know of any others, please contact me.

General Power Apps shortcuts

WindowsmacOSDescription
Ctrl + SCmd + SSave
Ctrl + Shift + SCmd + Shift + SSave a copy
Ctrl + Shift + PCmd + Shift + PPublish
Ctrl + OCmd + OOpen an app
Ctrl + F4Cmd + F4Close the app
Ctrl + ACmd + ASelect all
Ctrl + XCmd + XCut
Ctrl + CCmd + CCopy
Ctrl + VCmd + VPaste
Ctrl + ZCmd + ZUndo
Ctrl + YCmd + YRe-do
Ctrl + MCmd + MNew blank screen
Ctrl + FCmd + FFind text in app
Ctrl + HCmd + HReplace text in app
Ctrl + -Cmd + -Zoom out
Ctrl + +Cmd + +Zoom in
Ctrl + 0Cmd + 0ZFit to window
F1F1Open Microsoft Learn
F5F5Preview app toggle
F11Fn + FBrowser full screen toggle
F12F12Download app

In the Power Fx formula bar

WindowsmacOSDescription
HomeCmd + Go to start of line
EndCmd + Go to end of line
Page UpCmd + Go to start of formula bar
Page DownCmd + Go to end of formula bar
Ctrl + Shift + ECmd + Shift + EToggle expand/collapse bar
Ctrl + Option + Go to next item to left
Ctrl + Option + Go to next item to right
Ctrl + Shift + Option + Shift + Select item to left
Ctrl + Shift + Option + Shift + Select item to right
Shift + HomeCmd + Shift + Select everything to left
Shift + EndCmd + Shift + Select everything to right
Ctrl + DCmd + DSelect next occurrence
Ctrl + Shift + LCmd + Shift + LAdd all occurrences
Alt + Option + Move line up
Alt + Option + Move line down
Shift + Alt + Option + Shift + Copy line up
Shift + Alt + Option + Shift + Copy line down
Ctrl + Shift + KCmd + Shift + KDelete the current line
Alt + COption + CMatch case
Alt + WOption + WMatch whole word
Alt + ROption + RUser regular expression

When a control is selected

WindowsmacOSDescription
F2F2Rename control
Ctrl + [Cmd + [Move control down one
Ctrl + ]Cmd + ]Move control up one
Ctrl + Shift + [-Move control to bottom
Ctrl + Shift + ]-Move control to top