Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcuts work on the editor canvas. While you are typing in a name field or a text box, keys go to that box instead.

Editing

Shortcut	What it does
Ctrl+Z	Undo the last change, including an Auto layout.
Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z	Redo.
Ctrl+C	Copy the selection.
Ctrl+V	Paste.
Ctrl+D	Duplicate the selection in one step.
Delete or Backspace	Delete the selection.

Selecting and Moving

Shortcut	What it does
Ctrl + drag on empty canvas	Rubber-band select everything inside the box.
Ctrl+Shift + drag	Rubber-band select, adding to the current selection.
Arrow keys	Nudge the selection by one grid step.
Shift + arrow keys	Nudge by a larger step.
Arrow keys with nothing selected	Pan the canvas.
Drag on empty canvas	Pan the canvas.

Element Actions

Shortcut	What it does
Double-click a shape	Rename it in place.
Enter while renaming	Commit the name.
Escape while renaming	Discard the change.
R with one shape selected	Open Change type to... and convert the element in place (see below).
Escape with a palette tool armed	Disarm the tool without placing anything.

Changing an Element's Type

Selecting one shape and pressing R opens the type picker. Start typing to filter it, then choose the new type - the element keeps its name and its connections.

Connections

Shortcut	What it does
Alt+L	Clean up the routing of every connection in the model.
Alt+R	Clean up the routing of the selected connections only.

Menus and Pickers

Shortcut	What it does
Arrow keys	Move through the entries.
Enter	Choose the highlighted entry.
Escape	Close without choosing.
Right arrow on a palette group	Open its flyout of variants.

Typing in the append picker filters the element types as you go.