# Chapter 8. The Key Bindings

The following table lists all the key bindings that are defined in Qt Designer.

Table 8-1. The Key Bindings in Qt Designer

Key Binding | Function
--- | ---
Ctrl-A | Selects all GUI elements in the currently active form.
Ctrl-B | Breaks the currently selected layout so that you can add or delete GUI elements.
Ctrl-C | Copies the selected GUI elements from the currently active form into the clipboard.
Alt-E | Opens the Edit menu.
Alt-F | Opens the File menu.
Ctrl-G | Assigns a grid layout to the currently selected container, or creates a new container containing the currently selected GUI elements and assigns a grid layout to this container.
Ctrl-H | Assigns a horizontal box layout to the currently selected container, or creates a new container containing the currently selected GUI elements and assigns a horizontal box layout to this container.
Alt-H | Opens the Help menu.
Ctrl-J | Adjusts the size of the selected GUI element (or elements) so that it has the minimal size needed for displaying itself properly.
Ctrl-L | Assigns a vertical box layout to the currently selected container, or creates a new container containing the currently selected GUI elements and assigns a vertical box layout to this container.
Alt-L | Opens the Lay Out menu.
Ctrl-M | Opens an online version of this manual in the help browser.
Ctrl-N | Creates a new form.
Ctrl-O | Opens an existing form.
Alt-P | Opens the Preview menu.
Ctrl-R | Checks the accelerators in the currently active form for duplicates.
Ctrl-S | Saves the currently active form.
Ctrl-T | Previews the currently active form in the default GUI style of the platform.
Alt-T | Opens the Tools menu.
Ctrl-V | Pastes the GUI element (or elements) in the clipboard into the currently active form at the position it had in its original form plus a little offset. Does nothing if the clipboard does not contain a GUI element.
Alt-W | Opens the Window menu.
Ctrl-X | Cuts the selected GUI element (or elements) from the currently active form and puts it into the clipboard.
Ctrl-Y | Redoes the last undone action.
Ctrl-Z | Undoes the last action.
Del | Deletes the selected GUI elements from the currently active form.
F1 | Opens the introductory page of the Qt Designer help in the help browser.
Shift-F1 | Turns on What's This mode, which lets you click on a GUI element in Qt Designer to get a small description window for this element.
F2 | Turns on the pointer tool that lets you select GUI elements.
F3 | Turns on the connection tool that lets you edit the connections between signals and slots in a form.
F4 | Turns on the tab order tool that lets you change the tab order of the GUI elements on the currently active form.
Ctrl-F4 | Closes the currently active window.
Ctrl-F6 | Activates the next window in the order of window creation.
Ctrl-Shift-F6 | Activates the previous window in the order of window creation.

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