What do these shortcuts cover?

This page focuses on official App Designer keyboard shortcuts published by MathWorks, including file, selection, arrange, grid, alignment, and font commands used while building MATLAB apps.

Do these shortcuts apply the same way on every platform?

MathWorks documents these App Designer shortcuts primarily in Ctrl-based form. When the official page explicitly lists a platform-specific variation, follow that variation for your platform.

Where can I find broader MATLAB keyboard navigation shortcuts?

MathWorks also publishes a separate MATLAB desktop keyboard navigation page for moving focus across panels, tabs, and interface elements outside App Designer.

MATLAB Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts

Alignment(6)Arrange(11)Clipboard(5)Component Browser(3)Font(3)General(10)Grid(4)Selection(4)

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Alignment

Action	Hotkey
Distribute horizontally	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`←`
Align left	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`←`
Distribute vertically	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`↑`
Align top	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`↑`
Align bottom	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`↓`
Align right	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`→`

Arrange

Action	Hotkey
Cancel move or resize	`Esc`
Group selected components	`Ctrl`+`G`
Move selected component right by 1 pixel	`→`
Move selected component down by 1 pixel	`↓`
Ungroup selected components	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`G`
Move selected component right by 10 pixels	`Shift`+`→`
Move selected component down by 10 pixels	`Shift`+`↓`
Move selected component left by 1 pixel	`←`
Move selected component up by 10 pixels	`Shift`+`↑`
Move selected component up by 1 pixel	`↑`
Move selected component left by 10 pixels	`Shift`+`←`

Clipboard

Action	Hotkey
Delete selected components	`Backspace`or`Delete`
Duplicate selected components	`Ctrl`+`D`
Copy selected components	`Ctrl`+`C`
Cut selected components	`Ctrl`+`X`
Paste components	`Ctrl`+`V`

Component Browser

Action	Hotkey
Select previous component in browser	`↑`
Rename selected component in browser	`F2`
Select next component in browser	`↓`

Font

Action	Hotkey
Increase font size	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Period`
Reset font size	`Ctrl`+`0`
Decrease font size	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Comma`

General

Action	Hotkey
Save app	`Ctrl`+`S`
Open app	`Ctrl`+`O`
Redo	`Ctrl`+`Y`or`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z`
Show keyboard shortcuts	`Shift`+`F7`
Quit App Designer	`Ctrl`+`Q`
Undo	`Ctrl`+`Z`
New app	`Ctrl`+`N`
Run app	`F5`
Close file	`Ctrl`+`W`
Save app as	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`S`

Grid

Action	Hotkey
Increase grid size	`Ctrl`+`Plus`
Toggle snap to grid	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`G`
Hide or show grid	`Ctrl`+`'`
Decrease grid size	`Ctrl`+`Minus`

Selection

Action	Hotkey
Add label component	`Ctrl`+`L`
Select next component on canvas	`Shift`+`Tab`
Select all components in current canvas	`Ctrl`+`A`
Select previous component on canvas	`Tab`

Alignment

Arrange

Clipboard

Component Browser

Font

General

Grid

Selection

Alignment

Arrange

Clipboard

Component Browser

Font

General

Grid

Selection

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Alignment6

Arrange11

Clipboard5

Component Browser3

Font3

General10

Grid4

Selection4

Alignment6

Arrange11

Clipboard5

Component Browser3

Font3

General10

Grid4

Selection4

MATLAB Hotkeys

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these shortcuts cover?

Do these shortcuts apply the same way on every platform?

Where can I find broader MATLAB keyboard navigation shortcuts?

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Alignment

Arrange

Clipboard

Component Browser

Font

General

Grid

Selection

Alignment

Arrange

Clipboard

Component Browser

Font

General

Grid

Selection