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Working with Documents and Windows

Ctrl + N Cmd + N Create a new document
Ctrl + Alt + N Cmd + Opt + N Create a new document from a template
Ctrl + O Cmd + O Open a document/template/workspace file.
Ctrl + S Cmd + S Save the active document
Ctrl + Shift + S Cmd + Shift + S Save the active document under a new filename
Ctrl + Alt + S Cmd + Opt + S Save a Workspace file
     
Ctrl + P Cmd + P Print the active document
Ctrl + Alt + P Cmd + Opt + P Print Preview
Ctrl + Shift + P Cmd + Shift + P Page Setup
     
Ctrl + Shift + G Cmd + Shift + G Set Grid properties for the active document
Ctrl + Shift + U Cmd + Shift + U Set Snap&Glue options for the active document
     
Ctrl + F4 Cmd + W Close the active window
Ctrl + Tab,
Ctrl + F6
- Activate the next window
- Cmd + window number Activate the window with the specified number
F3 F3 Open Shape Parameter Table
- Cmd + Opt + H Hide ConceptDraw
Alt + F4, Ctrl + Q Cmd + Q Quit ConceptDraw
Document View
Ctrl + "+" Cmd + "+"
Zoom In
Ctrl + "-" Cmd + "-" Zoom Out
Ctrl + Shift + Z Cmd + Shift + Z Activate the Zoom Box mode
Click in Zoom Box mode Click in Zoom Box mode Zoom In
Click + Alt
in  Zoom Box mode
Click + Option
in Zoom Box mode
Zoom Out
Ctrl + Shift + 0 Cmd + 0 Set zoom to Whole Page
Click in Print Preview Click in Print Preview Change zoom level (in cycle)
PgUp PgUp Scroll one window space up
PgDn PgDn Scroll one window space down
Ctrl + Home Cmd + Home Go to the top-left corner of the page
Ctrl + End Cmd + End Go to the bottom-left corner of the page
Ctrl + PgUp Cmd + PgUp Go to the previous page
Ctrl + PgDn Cmd + PgDn Go to the next page
Selecting Shapes
Select with Shift Select with Shift Allows to select several shapes
Ctrl + A Cmd + A Select all the shapes on page
Tab Tab Select the next shape according to the order in which they were created
Shift + Tab Shift + Tab Select the previous shape according to the order in which they were created
Ctrl, Ctrl + Shift
for Connection Point or Edit Text tools
Cmd, Cmd + Shift
for Connection Point or Edit Text tools
Select objects without quitting the mode
Editing
Ctrl + Z
Cmd + Z Undo the last operation
Ctrl + Y Cmd + Y Redo what was reversed by Undo
Ctrl + X,
Shift + Del
Cmd + X Cut the selection to the Clipboard
Ctrl + C,
Ctrl + Ins
Cmd + C Copy the selection to the Clipboard
Ctrl + V,
Shift + Ins
Cmd + V Paste
Ctrl + Alt + V - Paste Special
Ctrl + Shift + V Cmd + Shift + V Paste in Place
Del Del / Delete Delete the selected shape(s)
Ctrl + D,
Ctrl for dragging
Cmd + D,
Option for dragging
Duplicate the selected shape(s)
Insert Vertex with Ctrl Insert Vertex with Cmd Cut the line in this place
Ctrl in drawing Cmd in drawing Add the new segment to the currently selected figure
Hyperlinks
Ctrl + Shift + E Cmd + Shift + E Create / Edit hyperlink
Ctrl + Shift + H Cmd + Shift + H Open hyperlink
Libraries
Ctrl + Shift + N Cmd + Shift + N Create a new library
Ctrl + Shift + O Cmd + Shift + O Open a library
F4 F4 Show/Hide Library Window
Ctrl + Shift + I Cmd + Shift + I Replace the selected shape in the library with the shape selected in the document, preserving the library shape's icon.
Operations on Shapes
Ctrl + B Cmd + B Send to Back
Ctrl + F Cmd + F Bring to Front
Ctrl + Shift + B Cmd +  Shift + B Send Backwards
Ctrl + Shift + F Cmd  + Shift + F Bring Forward
     
Ctrl + J Cmd + J Flip Vertical
Ctrl + H Cmd + H Flip Horizontal
     
Ctrl + L Cmd + L Rotate Left (90 degrees)
Ctrl + R Cmd + R Rotate Right (90 degrees)
Ctrl + Left/Right Cmd + Left/Right Rotate by 1 degree
Ctrl + Shift + Left/Right Arrow Cmd + Shift + Left/Right Arrow Rotate by 0.1 degree
Rotate with Ctrl Rotate with Cmd Rotate around common rotation center
     
Resize with Shift Resize with Shift Toggle between unproportional and proportional resizing
     
Arrows Arrows Move the selection one pixel at a keystroke
Shift + Arrows Shift + Arrows Move the selection a few pixels at a keystroke
     
Ctrl + G Cmd + G Group the selected shapes into one
Ctrl + E Cmd + E Edit Group
Ctrl + U Cmd + U Ungroup
Formatting Shapes
Ctrl + Shift + T Cmd + Shift + T Format Text
Switching between Modes
Ctrl + 1 Ctrl + 1 Activate Select tool
Ctrl + 2 Ctrl + 2 Activate Rotate tool
Ctrl + 3 Ctrl + 3 Activate Line tool
Ctrl + 4 Ctrl + 4 Activate Sector tool
Ctrl + 5 Ctrl + 5 Activate Arc tool
Ctrl + 6 Ctrl + 6 Activate Spline tool
Ctrl + 7 Ctrl + 7 Activate Rectangle tool
Ctrl + 8 Ctrl + 8 Activate Ellipse tool
Ctrl + 9 Ctrl + 9 Activate Connector tool
Ctrl + 0 Ctrl + 0 Activate Connection Point tool
F2 F2 Activate the Text Editing mode
Hold down Space Hold down Space Activate Scroll Hand tool
Shift in drawing Shift in drawing Constrained drawing mode (circle, square, etc.)
Click on the shape's alignment box Click on the shape's alignment box Switch between the Select and Rotate tools
Alt for drawing or moving objects Cmd for drawing or moving objects Invert (activate or disable) the Snap mode
Text Formatting
Ctrl + B Cmd(Ctrl) + B Bold
Ctrl + I Cmd(Ctrl) + I Italic
Ctrl + U Cmd(Ctrl) + U Underline
Ctrl + L Cmd(Ctrl) + L Align on the left
Ctrl + E Cmd(Ctrl) + E Align in the center
Ctrl + R Cmd(Ctrl) + R Align on the right
Ctrl + "." Cmd(Ctrl) + "." Increase font
Ctrl + "," Cmd(Ctrl) + "," Decrease font
Esc Esc Finish editing
Shape Parameter Table
F2 F2 Start editing the selected cell
While editing a cell:
single click on another cell
While editing a cell:
single click on another cell
Inserts the formula from the cell you clicked into the input field
While editing a cell:
Ctrl + click on another cell
While editing a cell:
Ctrl + click on another cell
Inserts the numeric value of the cell into the input field
While editing a cell:
Alt + click on another cell
While editing a cell:
Alt + click on another cell
Inserts the cell title into the input field
Application
F1 F1 Call Help System
Ctrl + ";" Cmd + ";" Preferences (Application Settings)