Keyboard shortcuts
Every keyboard shortcut in the Process Designer, what it does, and how to change one to a combination you prefer.
The Process Designer has a small set of keyboard shortcuts. Some of them are configurable, so if one clashes with something your browser or your operating system already uses, you can change it.
Configurable (under Preferences โ HotKeys): Save process, Open variables selector, Beautify content in editor, and Enlarge / Close input box. Fixed: copy and paste, Ctrl+click to add to the selection, and Delete.
Verified on 4 November 2026. The combinations below are the defaults.
The shortcuts
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + S (Cmd + S on a Mac) | Save process. The same as clicking Save in the topbar. |
| Ctrl + I (Cmd + I on a Mac) | Open the variables selector inside a code editor or an input, to insert a process variable instead of typing its name. |
| Shift + Alt + F | Beautify the content in the editor โ reformats and re-indents what is in the code editor. |
| Esc (in an input) | Enlarge an input box, and close it again โ toggles the full-screen editor on the input you are in. |
| Esc (with a right-click menu open) | Close the right-click menu โ on an action, on an action inside a For Each, or on a canvas shape. |
| Ctrl + C / Ctrl + V (Cmd on a Mac) | Copy and paste actions on the canvas. See Platform Tricks. |
| Ctrl + click (Cmd + click on a Mac) | Add an action to the selection, to move several at once. |
| Delete | Delete what is selected on the canvas. |
Shift + Alt + F is the code editor's own formatting command, so it is the same combination on every platform โ it does not become Cmd on a Mac.
Change a shortcut
- Click your user profile icon in the topbar.
- Open Preferences, then HotKeys.
- In the PROCESIO Hotkeys panel, click the shortcut you want to change and press the new combination.
- Save.
Each shortcut is listed with the keys currently assigned to it, and most come with a short animation showing what it does โ the quickest way to tell them apart.
Shortcuts that need the canvas focused
Copy, paste and Delete act on the canvas, so the canvas has to have the keyboard focus โ click an empty part of it first. If you have just typed in a properties panel, in an input or in the toolbox search box, the focus is still there and these shortcuts do nothing. Nothing is lost; click the canvas and press them again.
Esc is the exception. It closes an open right-click menu wherever the keyboard focus happens to be, so you never have to click the canvas first to dismiss a menu.
Related
- Platform Tricks โ the mouse gestures that go with these.
- Process Designer basics โ the topbar, toolbar and sidebar.
Canvas shapes
Group and annotate a process with rectangles, ellipses and diamonds โ shapes that organise the canvas without taking part in the flow.
Working with Credentials
Create, test and use credentials in the Credential Manager, so your processes can connect to APIs, mail servers, file servers and databases without storing secrets in the process.