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Diagram Navigation Hotkeys
Whilst you are working on a diagram, a number of facilities are also available to you through the keyboard keys. Some of these facilities are exclusively provided by keyboard keys - the diagram navigation hotkeys - which you can use to quickly move or operate on elements within a diagram.
Keys
Key Combination |
Facility |
|---|---|
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Shift+Arrow |
Move the selected element(s) by increments (in the direction of the arrow) |
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Arrow key |
Scroll the diagram (in the direction of the arrow) |
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Esc |
Clear the current selection |
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Tab key |
(If no element is selected) Select the element with the lowest Z-Order number - the furthest back in the diagram (If an element is selected) Move focus to the element with the next-lowest Z Order number (coming forward out of the diagram) |
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Shift+Tab |
(If no element is selected) Select the element with the highest Z-Order number - the furthest forward in the diagram (If an element is selected) Move focus to the element with the next-highest Z Order number (moving back into the diagram) |
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Shift+click or Ctrl+click
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Add the clicked element to the current selection |
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Ctrl+Shift +drag |
Pan the diagram |
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Alt+G |
Locate the item in the Project Browser and highlight it |
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