Application Composer gestures and keyboard shortcuts - AWS Application Composer
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Application Composer gestures and keyboard shortcuts

This section provides a reference of gestures and keyboard shortcuts for AWS Application Composer.

Gestures

Select a resource to design with

To add a resource to your application, select it from the resource palette and drag it onto the canvas.

Selecting a resource from the resource palette and dragging it onto the Application Composer canvas.

Group resources together

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

Selecting multiple Lambda functions and grouping them together.

Connect resources together

Click on a port from one resource card and drag it onto a port on another resource card.

Selecting a port from one resource card and connecting it to another resource card on the Application Composer canvas.

Arrange resources on your canvas

Select Arrange to visually arrange and organize the canvas.

Configure resource properties

Do any of the following to configure resource properties:

  • Double-click on a resource card to bring up the resource properties panel.

  • Click on a resource card and select Details to bring up the resource properties panel.

  • Click on Template to show your application code. Configure directly from here.

Selecting the Template View and modifying the infrastructure code from there.

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.

Zooming in and out of the Application Composer canvas using the zoom controls.

Keyboard shortcuts

For keyboard shortcuts, select Menu from the Application Composer main view area and choose Keyboard shortcuts.

Image of Application Composer's menu drop-down with Keyboard shortcuts selected.