# Shortcut for adjusting property values **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature requests\ **Created:** [July 3, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/shortcut-for-adjusting-property-values/5938 "2024-07-03T15:18:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thisiSynthesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@thisiSynthesis](https://community.penpot.app/u/thisiSynthesis)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/shortcut-for-adjusting-property-values/5938/1 "2024-07-03T15:18:35Z")
Would it be possible to include a shortcut for adjusting an element’s width, height, opacity, or any other property with numerical value? For example in Figma this is possible either by hovering on the icon next to the property’s value or by pressing alt and hovering over the value itself, and then dragging the mouse. I find this makes adjustments much faster and easier as I don’t need to type them in, and makes it easier to adjust things by eye, which is helpful for things like opacity etc. ---
**Author:** ![RenanMayrinckDesign](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/renanmayrinckdesign/32/3104_2.png) [@RenanMayrinckDesign](https://community.penpot.app/u/RenanMayrinckDesign)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/shortcut-for-adjusting-property-values/5938/2 "2024-07-03T17:00:21Z")
Hi there @thisiSynthesis! You can do this by scrolling up/down while hovering the field with the mouse. Works on every field that has a value. ---
**Author:** ![thisiSynthesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@thisiSynthesis](https://community.penpot.app/u/thisiSynthesis)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 8:05am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/shortcut-for-adjusting-property-values/5938/3 "2024-07-04T08:05:04Z")
Oh wow, thank you, I didn’t realise! I just tried it. It feels a decent bit slower than the other ways I described, and it’s less smooth having to bash the scroll wheel on my mouse to get it where I want it to be. I can see it getting uncomfortable doing this often. But I’m glad it’s there in some form! Also on the web app it only works if you click the field first, not on hover. ---
**Author:** ![AhsanSarwar](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/ahsansarwar/32/5648_2.png) [@AhsanSarwar](https://community.penpot.app/u/AhsanSarwar)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/shortcut-for-adjusting-property-values/5938/4 "2024-07-20T18:23:09Z")
Hi, I have tried changing the value with scroll wheel but its not working. What might be going wrong? ---
**Author:** ![RenanMayrinckDesign](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/renanmayrinckdesign/32/3104_2.png) [@RenanMayrinckDesign](https://community.penpot.app/u/RenanMayrinckDesign)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/shortcut-for-adjusting-property-values/5938/5 "2024-07-24T16:28:07Z")
You must click on the field first, then it will work fine. ---
**Author:** ![taunhealy](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/taunhealy/32/6693_2.png) [@taunhealy](https://community.penpot.app/u/taunhealy)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 5:45am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/shortcut-for-adjusting-property-values/5938/6 "2024-12-12T05:45:20Z")
I think it might be a good idea to also make Alt-scroll wheel to change value, as that comes across as a dissapointment and weakness from a Figma user. Keeping as many valuable workflows from Figma to Penpot will make it easier to overocme the barrier of entry. I’m already thinking, “Ah, Figma rocks, and it’s faster, might as well use it.” Though I’m keen to give Penpot a shot. ---
**Author:** ![almu](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/almu/32/2194_2.png) [@almu](https://community.penpot.app/u/almu)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/shortcut-for-adjusting-property-values/5938/7 "2026-07-01T14:56:00Z")
Update: in Penpot 2.16, you can now drag on any numeric input in the workspace sidebar to adjust values without typing 🎉 → [✨ Drag on input to change numerical values · Issue #2466 · penpot/penpot · GitHub](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/2466)