Appendix A:

Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Actions

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Working with Documents and Windows

Ctrl + N Cmd + N Create New Document
Ctrl + Alt + N Cmd + Opt + N Create a new document from a Template
Ctrl + O Cmd + O Open Document/Template/Workspace
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 Workspace
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 given number
F3 F3 Show Table for the selected object
Alt + F4, Ctrl + Q Cmd + Q Quit ConceptDraw
Document View
Ctrl + "+" Cmd + "+",
Cmd + "["
Zoom In
Ctrl + "-" Cmd + "-",
Cmd + "]"
Zoom Out
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
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 Objects
Select with Shift Select with Shift Allows to select several objects
Ctrl + A Cmd + A Select all the objects on page
Tab Tab Select the next object according to the order in which they were created
Shift + Tab Shift + Tab Select the previous object 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 leaving the mode
Editing
Ctrl + Z,
Alt + Backspace
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
- Cmd + Opt + V Paste from the Clipboard
Ctrl + Alt + V - Paste Special
Ctrl + Shift + V Cmd + Shift + V Paste in Place
Del Del / Delete Delete the selected object(s)
Ctrl + D,
Ctrl for dragging
Cmd + D,
Option for dragging
Duplicate the selected object(s)
Shift + Arrows Shift + Arrows Move the selection by pixels
Esc when rotating, resizing or dragging an object Esc when rotating, resizing or dragging an object Cancel the operation
InsertVertex with Ctrl InsertVertex with Cmd Cut the line in this place
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 New Library
Ctrl + Shift + O Cmd + Shift + O Open Library
F4 F4 Show/Hide Library Window
Ctrl + Shift + Click Cmd + Shift + Click Swap objects in the library. One of the objects must be selected.
Ctrl + Shift + I Cmd + Shift + I Replace the selected object in the library with the object selected in the document, maintaining the library object's icon.
Operations on Objects
Ctrl + B Cmd + B Send to Back
Ctrl + F Cmd + F Bring to Front
Ctrl + Shift + B Cmd +  Shift + B Send to Step Back
Ctrl + Shift + F Cmd  + Shift + F Bring to Step Front
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 Ctrl Rotate around common rotation centre
Resize with Shift Resize with Shift Toggle between unproportional and proportional resizing
Stamp with Shift Stamp with Shift for 2D objects - proportional resize;
for 1D objects - invert the connector's direction
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 objects into one
Ctrl + E Cmd + E Edit Group
Ctrl + U Cmd + U Ungroup
Formatting objects
Ctrl + K Cmd + K Format Line Properties
Ctrl + M Cmd + M Format Fill&Shadow
Ctrl + Shift + T Cmd + Shift + T Format Text
Ctrl + Shift + R Cmd + Shift + R Set Protection for the selected object(s)
Ctrl + Shift + K Cmd + Shift + K Set Behavior for the selected object(s)
Ctrl + Shift + M Cmd + Shift + M Object Information
Switching between Modes
Ctrl + 1 Enter, 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
Space Space Activate Scroll Hand tool
Shift in drawing Shift in drawing Constrained drawing mode (circle, square, etc.)
Click on the object's alignment box Click on the object's alignment box Switch between the Select and Rotate tools
Alt for drawing Option for drawing 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 + O Outline
- Ctrl + S Shadow
- Ctrl + C Condense
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
Ctrl + F - Select font
Ctrl + S - Select font size
Esc Enter, Esc Finish editing
Object Parameters 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)

 


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