Using the Keyboard in Model Trees
Navigating and executing commands in the model trees with the keyboard.
Arrow Keys
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[Crsr Up]/[Crsr Down]:
Moves the mouse pointer position and the selection of the node last selected to the next higher/lower node which is visible.
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[Crsr Up]/[Crsr Down] with [Ctrl] key pressed:
Moves the mouse pointer position from the node last selected to the next higher/lower node which is visible without changing selection.
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[Crsr Up]/[Crsr Down] with [Shift] key pressed:
Extends/reduces the selection.
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[Crsr Up]/[Crsr Down] with [Ctrl]+[Shift] keys pressed:
Moves the mouse pointer position within the selection without changing the selection. More or less is selected outside of the selected block.
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[Crsr Right]:
If the node last selected has a collapsed subtree, this is opened. If an expanded subtree exists, the mouse pointer position and selection move to the sub level's first node. Otherwise, nothing happens.
The [Ctrl] and [Shift] keys are ignored.
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[Crsr Left]:
If the node last selected has an expanded subtree, this is collapsed. The mouse points to this node and it is selected. Otherwise, the mouse pointer position and selection move to the next highest (expandable) father node.
The [Ctrl] and [Shift] keys are ignored.
Other Keys
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[Ctrl]+[space bar]:
Inverts the selection state to the node last selected.
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[Enter] (Return, Enter):
All diagrams and tables included in the selection are opened in the respective editor.
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[Shift]+[Enter] jumps to the default reference; if there are multiple default references, a selection dialog appears.
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[Ctrl]+[Enter] jumps to the instance in a diagram; if multiple instances exist, a selection dialog appears.
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[Ctrl]+[C]:
Sets the selected elements in the copy buffer.
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[Ctrl]+[V]:
Pastes the copied elements as new child nodes of the selected node (does not work for multiple selection).
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[Shift]+[Del]:
Deletes the selected elements or removes the selected references.
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[F2]:
Opens the editing field for Rename.
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[Ctrl]+[F2]:
Opens the Edit Declaration dialog with IntelliSense support for completing the type for attributes (ER and UML), operations and pins.
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[F3]:
Opens the Specification of the selected elements.