Diagram Shortcuts

Enter, comma (,) or period (.)

When no element is currently selected, select the element nearest the top left corner of the diagram or of the section of diagram in view.

. (period)

When an element is selected, change selection to the nearest child element closest to the top left of the selected parent element, on the diagram.

, (comma)

When an element is selected, change selection to the parent element of the selected child element, on the diagram

Arrow keys

Select the next element on the diagram above, below, to the left or to the right of the current element; when moving left or right, the selection tends to be upwards rather than downwards.

S

Keep an element selected as you move to another element (using the keyboard arrow keys), so that you can select multiple elements using the keyboard.

Q, F (element name) or F2 (property)

If no element property is selected, highlight the element name for in-place editing.

If you have selected an element property, enable it for in-place editing.

F

Select the first editable feature of the item in focus.

This is generally the element name but if you select a Tagged Value that has multiple system-defined values (such as the SearchName tag) you can cycle through the list of values to obtain the correct one.

Shift+Space

Bookmark the current element with a red marker.

/

Toggle selection between the current (source) element and its connector.

Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert

Paste element(s) from the clipboard as links to the original element(s). The 'Paste <element name>' dialog displays; simply click on the OK button to paste the element.

Ctrl+Shift+V

Paste a diagram element as a duplicate copy of the original element. The 'Paste as New' dialog displays.

Insert or Spacebar

Displays the 'Toolbox Shortcut' menu, from which you can select to create and add an element of one of a wide range of types.

Ctrl+Shift+Insert

Paste an element into the diagram as a metafile image held on the clipboard.

F3

Create a new connector of the same type as the last.

W

Add a way-point to the current connector. (This does not act on every line style.)

Ctrl+Shift+I

Hide or show selected connectors.

Alt

Press or tap this key when moving a child element in its parent element on the diagram, to toggle between:

• Confining the child element to the parent and
• Allowing the child element to be dragged outside the borders of the parent element, thus breaking the child-parent relationship

Under Linux or Windows VM, do not hold the Alt key down, as this is linked to other behaviors.

Alt+Z

Automatically size selected elements.

Alt+-

Space elements evenly, horizontally.

Alt+=

Space elements evenly, vertically.

Shift+arrow keys

Move elements by small increments.

Ctrl+arrow keys

Resize a selected element by small increments.

Ctrl+Alt+Down

Align the bottom edges of selected elements.

Ctrl+Alt+Up

Align the top edges of selected elements.

Ctrl+Alt+Left

Align the left boundaries of selected elements.

Ctrl+Alt+Right

Align the right boundaries of selected elements.

Ctrl+Z

Undo a change.

Ctrl+Y

Redo an undone change.

Ctrl+S

Save changes to a diagram.

Ctrl+T

Save an image to file.

Ctrl+B

Save an image to the clipboard.

Delete key or Ctrl+D

Delete selected element(s) in a diagram, but not from the model.

Ctrl+Delete

Delete selected element(s) in the diagram from the diagram and from the model.

N

Open and/or shift focus to the Notes window.

P

Open and/or shift focus to the Properties window.

R

Open and/or shift focus to the Relationships window.

E

Display the Responsibility window

V

Display the Properties window

Z

If the Inline Specification Manager window is open, set focus to that window.

O

When you have selected an operation, open the Features window at the 'Operations' tab.

A

When you have selected an attribute, open the Features window at the 'Attributes' tab.

G

Display the 'Generate Code' dialog for the selected element, to generate code from it.

Y

Synchronize the code generated from the selected element with the element content.

M

Display the 'New Element' dialog to create a new element.

Ctrl+Shift+N

View the Pan and Zoom window.

1

Display the Recent Places portal

2

Display the Workspaces portal

3

Display the Perspectives portal

4

Display the Windows portal

5

Display the Extend portal

6

Display the Execute portal

7

Display the Guidebook portal

8

Display the Learning portal

Ctrl+P

Print the active diagram.