| 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 menu. |
| Alt-F |
Opens the 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 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 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 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 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 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. |
