Microsoft Expression Blend 4 Keyboard Shortcuts
Below is a list of Microsoft Expression Blend 4 keyboard shortcuts. With KillerKeys, you can always have the shortcuts you want for practically any application right in front of you. Learn more
| Modifier Key | Key | Description of shortcut |
| Ctrl | Tab | Switch between open documents |
| Ctrl | S | Save the active document |
| Ctrl Shift | S | Save all documents |
| Ctrl | W | Close the active document |
| Ctrl Shift | W | Close all open documents |
| Ctrl | Z | Undo the last action |
| Ctrl | Y | Redo the last action that was undone |
| Ctrl Shift | T | Create a design-time annotation |
| Ctrl | X | Cut |
| Ctrl | C | Copy |
| Ctrl | V | Paste |
| Delete | Delete | |
| Ctrl | F | Find text (xaml view or javascript editor only) |
| F3 | Find the next occurrence of text (xaml view or javascript editor only) | |
| Ctrl | N | Create a new item |
| F2 | Edit the text in a control | |
| Ctrl | E | Edit a control (wpf) |
| Ctrl Shift | 1 | Make the selected objects the same width |
| Ctrl Shift | 2 | Make the selected objects the same height |
| Ctrl Shift | 9 | Make the selected objects the same size |
| Ctrl Shift | 3 | Flip the selected object horizontally |
| Ctrl Shift | 4 | Flip the selected object vertically |
| Ctrl | 9 | Fit the selection to the screen size |
| Ctrl Shift | D | Pin active container |
| Up Arrow | Nudge selected objects up | |
| Down Arrow | Nudge selected objects down | |
| Left Arrow | Nudge selected objects left | |
| Right Arrow | Nudge selected objects right | |
| Ctrl Shift | 5 | Auto size width |
| Ctrl Shift | 6 | Auto size height |
| Ctrl | G | Group objects into a layout panel |
| Ctrl Shift | G | Ungroup objects |
| Ctrl Shift | ] | Bring the selected object to the front |
| Ctrl | ] | Bring forward |
| Ctrl Shift | [ | Send the selected object to the back |
| Ctrl | [ | Send backward |
| F8 | Make a user control from the selected objects (wpf) | |
| Ctrl | 7 | Make a clipping path |
| Ctrl Shift | 7 | Release a clipping path |
| Ctrl | 8 | Make a compound path |
| Ctrl Shift | 8 | Release a compound path |
| Ctrl | L | Lock selection |
| Ctrl Shift | L | Unlock all objects |
| Ctrl | T | Show selection |
| Ctrl | 3 | Hide selection |
| Ctrl | A | Select all objects |
| Ctrl Shift | A | Clear selection of all objects |
| Ctrl Shift | N | Create a new project |
| Ctrl Shift | O | Open a project or solution (not a site) |
| Ctrl Shift | C | Close a solution |
These shortcuts are just a sample of the shortcuts available for this application. KillerKeys includes the complete list of shortcuts and is updated automatically with each new release of software.
