Using gestures and keyboard shortcuts in Application Composer
Use gestures and keyboard shortcuts in AWS Application Composer.
Gestures and keyboard shortcuts are supported in both the console and toolkit versions of Application Composer.
Gestures
Select a card to design with
To add a card to your application, select it from the resource palette and drag it onto the canvas.

Group cards together
While pressing Shift, select cards to group. Then, choose Group from the resource actions menu.

Connect cards together
Click on a port from one card and drag it onto a port on another card.

Arrange cards on your canvas
Select Arrange to visually arrange and organize the canvas.

Configure card properties
Do any of the following to configure card properties:
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Double-click on a card to bring up the resource properties panel.
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Click on a card and select Details to bring up the resource properties panel.
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For Application Composer from the AWS Management Console, select Template to show your application code. Configure directly from here.

Zoom in and out
Use the zoom controls to zoom in and out of your canvas. You can also use a multi-touch trackpad, with the general pinch-to-zoom gestures.

Keyboard shortcuts
For a list of keyboard shorcuts, select Keyboard shortcuts from the Application Composer menu.
