Keyboard Shortcuts in WinForms End-User Report Designer

• Apr 09, 2025
• 3 minutes to read

Operations with XRControls

Copy/Paste XRControl

Key	Action
Ctrl + C	Copy the selected XRControl
Ctrl + V	Paste the copied XRControl

Cut XRControl

Key	Action
Ctrl + X	Cut the selected XRControl

Delete XRControl

Key	Action
Delete	Remove the selected XRControl

Undo / Redo an Action

Key	Action
Ctrl + Z	Undo the last operation
Ctrl + Y	Repeat the last undone operation

Slide XRControl to the End of the Area with a Minimum Indent

Key	Action
Up Arrow	Slide XRControl up
Down Arrow	Slide XRControl down
Left Arrow	Slide XRControl left
Right Arrow	Slide XRControl right

Shift XRControl Pixel by Pixel

Key	Action
Ctrl + Up Arrow	Shift XRControl one pixel upward
Ctrl + Down Arrow	Shift XRControl one pixel down
Ctrl + Left Arrow	Shift XRControl one pixel to the left
Ctrl + Right Arrow	Shift XRControl one pixel to the right

Resize XRControl to the Widest/Highest Possible Value

Key	Action
Shift + Up Arrow	Move the XRControl’s bottom border to the lowest possible value
Shift + Down Arrow	Move the XRControl’s bottom border to the highest possible value
Shift + Right Arrow	Move the XRControl’s right border to the widest possible value
Shift + Left Arrow	Move the XRControl’s right border to the narrowest possible value

Resize XRControl Pixel by Pixel

Key	Action
Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow	Move the XRControl’s bottom border upward by one pixel
Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow	Move the XRControl’s bottom border downward by one pixel
Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow	Move the XRControl’s right border to the left by one pixel
Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow	Move the XRControl’s right border to the right by one pixel

Resize XRControl Proportionally

Key	Action
Shift + Drag	Resize an XRControl and preserve its aspect ratio. Initiate the operation in a corner anchor.

Clone XRControl

Key	Action
Ctrl + Drag	Clone XRControl

Select Multiple XRControls

Key	Action
Ctrl + Click or Shift + Click	Select/unselect multiple XRControls

Rotate XRShape

Key	Action
Ctrl + Drag	Rotate XRShape

Operations with the Field List

Key	Action
Drag a table	Add XRTable with bindings to all data fields

Key	Action
Shift + Drag a table	Add XRTable with all data field names

Operations with the End-User Report Designer

Key	Action
F4	Switch to the Designer tab
F5	Switch to the Preview tab

Key	Action
Ctrl + L	Save all opened report layouts
Ctrl + S	Save the selected report layout
Ctrl + O	Open a .repx report
Ctrl + N	Create a new report
Ctrl + W	Create a new report with the Wizard
Ctrl + ScrollDown Arrow	Zoom in the selected report
Ctrl + ScrollUp Arrow	Zoom out the selected report
Ctrl + 0	Set zoom to 100%