Keyboard shortcuts in Bold Reports® Web Report Designer

Bold Reports® Web Report Designer lets you design a report using only the keyboard, without a mouse. Use the following shortcut keys to work with the web designer.

Which shortcut keys can I use?

Web Report Designer supports the following shortcut keys for opening, saving, editing, selecting, moving, resizing, and navigating report items.

Action Shortcut Key
Open Report Ctrl + O
Save Report Ctrl + S
Redo Ctrl + Y
Undo Ctrl + Z
Copy Ctrl+ C
Paste Ctrl+ V
Zoom in Ctrl+ -
Zoom out Ctrl+ +
Select all report item Ctrl+ A
Remove all report item selection Esc
Delete selected report item Del
To move selected report item Arrow keys
To increase selected report item width Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow
To decrease selected report item width Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow
To increase selected report item height Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow
To decrease selected report item height Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow
To resize selected report item Shift + Arrow keys
To Enable/Disable Header Alt + H
To Enable/Disable Footer Alt + F
To navigate report items Tab
To navigate report items Shift + Tab

Frequently asked questions

How do I show or hide the header with the keyboard?

Press Alt + H to enable or disable the header, and Alt + F to enable or disable the footer.

How do I resize a selected report item with the keyboard?

Press Shift + Arrow keys to resize the selected report item. Use Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key to increase or decrease its width or height.

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