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Even the most seasoned PeopleSoft developer can use a little helping hand now and then. Here are a number of PeopleSoft App Designer keyboard shortcuts that Senior GT Consultant Jay Jorgensen uses on a daily basis. Commit them to muscle memory and eliminate those time-consuming trips from keyboard to mouse! Scroll down or click here to download the PDF.

General App Designer Actions

ActionShortcut/Mouseless Menu NavigationNotes
About PeopleToolsAlt + h + bEspecially useful for determining what environment you’re logged into
Show/Hide Output WindowAlt + 1
Show/Hide Project WorkspaceAlt + 0
Close All WindowsAlt + w + l
Cascade All WindowsAlt + w + c
Navigate between windowsAlt + w + #‘#’ refers to the window number that App Designer has assigned to that particular object. After typing Alt + w, the window numbers are visible in the menu dropdown that appears.

 

General Project Actions

ActionShortcut/Mouseless Menu NavigationNotes
Save ProjectAlt + f + v
Save As ProjectAlt + f + e
Merge ProjectAlt + f + m

 

General Object Actions

ActionShortcut/Mouseless Menu NavigationNotes
Open ObjectCtrl + o
Save ObjectCtrl + s
Save As ObjectAlt + f + a
View Object PropertiesAlt + Enter
Find InCtrl + Shift + f
Find Definition ReferencesCtrl + rThis works with most object types, but for some (namely PPC objects) this is not a valid shortcut.
View Object’s PPCCtrl + e
Insert Current Object into ProjectF7
Insert Any Object into ProjectCtrl + F7

 

Record/View Actions

ActionShortcut/Mouseless Menu NavigationNotes
Build Current DefinitionAlt + b + c
Build ProjectAlt + b + p
Insert FieldAlt + i + f

 

PeopleCode Actions

ActionShortcut/Mouseless Menu NavigationNotes
Find StringCtrl + f
Go-to Line/Statement NumberCtrl + g
Find and ReplaceCtrl + h

 

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