Keyboard Shortcuts

Less clicking. More doing.

YouDesign Blueprints supports keyboard shortcuts for search, save, canvas navigation, zoom, and tutorial control. Most work without setup.

Shortcuts work inside the YouDesign Blueprints app, scoped to ServiceNow under x_inpi_ydbp. The single-character zoom shortcuts (+, -, 0) are off by default and need Single-Character Shortcuts to be enabled in Settings and Accessibility before they take effect.

Global shortcuts

Shortcut	What it does
Ctrl+F / Cmd+F	Focuses the search field on the current screen.
Esc	Closes the current dialog, tooltip, tutorial, or editor side panel.

Search behavior by screen

Ctrl+F / Cmd+F focuses different fields depending on the screen:

• Home: the header search field

• Template Editor: the Search ServiceNow tables field in Add Table

• Blueprint Editor: the Search tables and elements field in Data Hub

Editor shortcuts

These shortcuts apply in Template Editor and Blueprint Editor.

Shortcut	What it does
Ctrl+S / Cmd+S	Saves the current template or blueprint (equivalent to clicking Save or Update).
Esc	Closes the right Data panel first, then the Data Hub on the left. Only works when no dialog is open and your cursor is not in an editable text field.

Canvas shortcuts

These work when the canvas is focused.

Shortcut	What it does
Ctrl+Z / Cmd+Z	Undo the last change
Ctrl+Shift+Z / Cmd+Shift+Z	Redo the last undone change
Arrow Left	Pan left
Arrow Right	Pan right
Arrow Up	Pan up
Arrow Down	Pan down

Zoom shortcuts

These shortcuts depend on Single-Character Shortcuts being enabled in Settings.

Shortcut	What it does
+ or =	Zoom in
- or _	Zoom out
0	Fit or reset the canvas view

Mouse wheel and trackpad gestures also work for zooming.

Add Table panel navigation

When focus is inside the hierarchical Add Table list in Template Editor:

Shortcut	What it does
Arrow Up / Arrow Down	Move between rows
Arrow Right	Expand a scope or related-list section
Arrow Left	Collapse a scope or related-list section
Enter / Space	Activate the focused row or control

Tutorial overlay navigation

When a tutorial is open:

Shortcut	What it does
Arrow Right or Enter	Next tutorial step
Arrow Left	Previous tutorial step
Esc	Close the tutorial

Practical tips

• If Ctrl+F seems to do nothing, check whether the relevant panel is closed. The app often opens the correct panel first and then focuses the search field.

• If +, -, or 0 do not work, enable Single-Character Shortcuts in Settings and Accessibility.

• If undo or redo does not work, click the canvas first to make sure keyboard focus is on it.