The quick actions area
Check out this article to read more details about each of the options provided by the i4designer quick actions toolbar.
The quick actions area is positioned at the top of the Designer page allowing the user to perform a set of commands oriented towards the controls available in the currently opened project.
The quick actions area
This toolbar provides the user with the following commands:
Action | Icon | Description |
|---|---|---|
Undo |  | Erases the last changes done to the project. |
Redo |  | As opposite to the undo action, it reverses the undo or advances the project buffer to a more recent state. |
Bring to Front |  | Determines the placement of an i4designer component, so that it appears in front of another control. |
Send to Back |  | Determines the placement of an i4designer component so that it appears behind another control. |
Bring Forward |  | Brings a component one step toward the front. |
Send Backward |  | Sends a component one step towards the back. |
Copy |  | Copies a component and allows the user to reuse it on an alternate location. The user can copy an i4designer control with different purposes:
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Cut |  | Cuts a control and allows the user to move it to an alternate location. |
Paste |  | Inserts a previously copied or cut control to an alternate position in the Designer project page. |
Show Errors |  | Allows the user to check the project control settings for errors. By enabling the toolbar button a visual indication about erroneous settings is displayed.  Example of highlighted error |
Toggle grid view |  | Allows the user to enable or disable the grid view of the Designer surface.  Grid view enabled |
Toggle ruler view |  | Allows the user to enable or disable the ruler view of the Designer surface.  Ruler view enabled |
Toggle guide lines |  | Allows the user to enable or disable the control location on the Designer page surface.  Guide lines enabled |
Enable snap to grid |  | Allows the user to enable or disable the snap to grid function. When the snap to grid function is enabled the component will be automatically fitted on the drawing surface, to the closest cell.  Snap to grid enabled |
Toggle cursor guide lines |  | Allows the user to enable or disable the mouse location pointer on the Designer page surface.  Cursor guide lines enabled |
Some of the quick actions area commands can also be used by means of keyboard shortcuts:
Designer command | Windows keyboard shortcut | Mac keyboard shortcut |
|---|---|---|
Undo | Ctrl+Z | Command+Z |
Redo | Ctrl+Y | Command+Y |
Copy | Ctrl+C | Command+C |
Cut | Ctrl+X | Command+X |
Paste | Ctrl+V | Command+V |
Duplicate | Ctrl+D | Command+D |
Delete | Delete | Command+Delete |