Design-time editor actions: fixed layout

During design time when you are editing a layout, the Layout Editor provides shortcut menus, a Pane Options button, and shortcut keys to modify the structure of a layout and the properties of panes.

Shortcut Menu

When a layout is opened in the Layout Editor, you can show a shortcut menu by right clicking on the selected pane of a layout.

In Edit Layout mode the shortcut menu includes the following actions:

• Add Pane

  A sub-menu provides options to add the new pane to the Left, Right, Above, Below the selected pane.

• Rename Pane

  A blue background appears behind the pane name to indicate the pane can be renamed. The new name you enter must follow System Platform naming conventions.

• Set As Default Pane

  This action appear only if the pane you select is not the default pane of the layout. The word default placed within parentheses appears next to the pane name after it has been selected as the default pane.

• Delete Pane

  Selecting Delete Pane immediately removes the pane from the layout and the space within the layout window is reassigned to the remaining panes.

In Edit Content mode the shortcut menu provides a single action to clear the content from the selected pane.

Pane Menu Button

The Pane Options button appears at the top right corner of a pane when a pane is selected within a layout,. When a pane is not selected, placing the mouse over it shows its Pane Options button. Clicking or tapping the button shows a list of the same actions as a shortcut menu.

In Edit Content mode, the Pane Options button includes additional commands to remove content from the pane and edit the pane's properties.

Keyboard Shortcuts

The following keyboard shortcuts are available when a pane is selected in Layout Edit mode:

• Delete key: Remove the selected pane and all of its content.

• F2 key: Rename the selected pane

• Alt + Up, Down, Left, or Right: Split the pane in that direction if applicable.