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Overview of Shortcut Keys

Shortcut keys are often the quickest way of calling a function. Any shortcut keys that exist are shown in the menu item's tool tip as standard.

Command Shortcut Key
General
Open & Edit1Available for selected diagrams and tables. Ctrl+O or Enter
Open Read-Only1 Ctrl+Shift+O
Help F1
Info Shift+F1
Reload Contents 2To load profile modifications, the root node, a model or a system model must be selected. F5
Expand/collapse ribbon Ctrl+F1
Find Ctrl+F
Find>Find Specification Ctrl+F3
Go to>Location in Model Structure Ctrl+M
Go to>Location in Model Element List Ctrl+Shift+M
Go to> Occurrences in Diagrams... Ctrl+Enter
Go to>Linked Elements... Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Close Alt+F4
Editing Model Elements
Properties... Alt+Enter
Select All 3Available in result region and in diagrams. Ctrl+A
Copy Ctrl+C
Paste Ctrl+V
Paste as Model-External Reference Ctrl+R
Remove/Remove from List Del
Delete from Model (permanently!) Shift+Del
Rename F2
Type completion4Opens the editing field for completing the type for attributes (ER and UML), operations and pins. Ctrl+F2
Specification Text... F3
Editing Diagrams
Move diagram or selected element Mouse click+move or arrow keys
Remove from Diagram 5Only available in views in BPMN diagrams. Del
Display Relationships Ctrl+Shift+R
Go to>Default reference6Default references are shown in the context menu in the Go to submenu below the separator. Shift+Double-click
Optimize Size (Elements) F8
Standard Layout Ctrl+F8
Standard Layout of connections Ctrl+F8 or double-click
Right-angled display of connections with a maximum of one edge point Ctrl+Double-click
Right-angled display of connections while retaining edge points Shift+Double-click
Zoom In F9 or mouse wheel
Zoom Out Shift+F9 or mouse wheel
Original Size Ctrl+Shift+F9
Entire Diagram Ctrl+F9
Full Screen (Shift) F11
Screen magnifier7Available if zoom is less than 66%. Ctrl+F11
Temporarily zoom to 100 %7 Click on the mouse wheel
Align Left Ctrl+L
Align Center Ctrl+I
Align Right Ctrl+R
Align Top Ctrl+T
Horizontal Ctrl+H
Align Bottom Ctrl+B
Add section content Ctrl+plus (number or numeric pad) or Ctrl+Enter
Hardcopy>diagram graphic (as vector graphic) F12
Hardcopy>section of diagram graphic (as vector graphic) Ctrl+F12
Print... Ctrl+P
Editing Tables
Add row Ctrl+plus (number or numeric pad)
Jump to neighboring cell Ctrl+arrow keys
Jump to cell which can be modified Tab or Shift+tab
Change tables Ctrl+Page up/down
Selection in selection cell Up/down and Enter
Convert Boolean value Space bar
Throw input Esc
Adopt input, open selection dialog [...] Enter
Editing Text
Save Ctrl+S
Align Left Ctrl+L
Centered Ctrl+E
Align Right Ctrl+R
Justify Ctrl+B
Bold Ctrl+Shift+F
Italic Ctrl+Shift+K
Underlined Ctrl+Shift+U

Please note that commands are strictly context-dependent and a selection must often be made.

1 Available for selected diagrams and tables.

2 Root node, model or system model need to be selected to load profile modifications

3 Available in result region and diagrams

4 Opens the editing field for completing the type for attributes (ER and UML), operations and pins.

5 Only available in views in BPMN diagrams.

6 Default references are shown in the context menu in the Go to submenu below the separation line.

7 Available if zoom is smaller than 66%

 

 

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