Navigation: Index > Root Level Bindings
These bindings work directly without requiring a prefix key.
| Operation | Binding | Description |
|---|
| Undo | «Ctrl+z» or «u» | Undo last operation |
| Redo | «Ctrl+y» or «Ctrl+r» | Redo previously undone operation |
| Delete selected elements | «Delete» or «d» | Remove currently selected elements |
| Operation | Binding | Description |
|---|
| Zoom in | «+» or «Ctrl+j» or «Ctrl+scroll-up» | Increase canvas zoom level |
| Zoom out | «-» or «Ctrl+h» or «Ctrl+scroll-down» | Decrease canvas zoom level |
| Operation | Binding | Description |
|---|
| Select all elements | «Ctrl+a» or «Shift+V» | Select every element in the canvas |
| Deselect all elements | «Escape» | Clear current selection |
| Select connected elements | «v» | Select all elements connected to current selection |
| Select elements by word | «Ctrl+f» | Select all elements containing specific text |
| Select elements by word no group | «Ctrl+Shift+f» | Select by text without grouping |
| Operation | Binding | Description |
|---|
| Select next element | «Tab» | Cycle forward through all elements |
| Select previous element | «Shift+Tab» | Cycle backward through all elements |
| Select next non-arrow | «n» | Cycle forward through non-arrow elements |
| Select previous non-arrow | «Shift+N» | Cycle backward through non-arrow elements |
| Select next arrow | «m» | Cycle forward through arrow elements |
| Select previous arrow | «Shift+M» | Cycle backward through arrow elements |
| Operation | Binding |
|---|
| Enter interactive selection mode | «s» |
| Operation | Binding | Description |
|---|
| Edit selected element | «Double-click-1» or «Return» | Open editor for selected element |
| Edit selected element inline | «Ctrl+Double-click-1» or «Alt+Return» | Edit element text directly on canvas |
| Operation | Binding | Description |
|---|
| Move selected left | «Left» or «h» | Move selection one character left |
| Move selected right | «Right» or «l» | Move selection one character right |
| Move selected up | «Up» or «k» | Move selection one character up |
| Move selected down | «Down» or «j» | Move selection one character down |
| Move selected left (fast) | «Alt+Left» | Move selection 10 characters left |
| Move selected right (fast) | «Alt+Right» | Move selection 10 characters right |
| Move selected up (fast) | «Alt+Up» | Move selection 10 characters up |
| Move selected down (fast) | «Alt+Down» | Move selection 10 characters down |
| Operation | Binding | Description |
|---|
| Make element narrower | «1» | Decrease width by one character |
| Make element taller | «2» | Increase height by one character |
| Make element shorter | «3» | Decrease height by one character |
| Make element wider | «4» | Increase width by one character |
See Mouse Operations Reference for complete details.
| Operation | Binding | Description |
|---|
| Mouse left-click | «Left-click» | Select element or set insertion point |
| Mouse right-click | «Right-click» | Open context menu |
| Mouse left-release | «Left-release» | Complete drag operation |
| Mouse selection flip | «Shift+Left-click» | Toggle element in selection |
| Operation | Binding | Description |
|---|
| Quick link | «Alt+Left-click» or «.» | Create arrow to clicked location |
| Quick link orthogonal | «Alt+Shift+Left-click» | Create orthogonal arrow |
| Quick box | «Ctrl+Shift+Left-click» | Create box at location |
| Duplicate elements | «,» | Duplicate selected elements |
| Operation | Binding | Description |
|---|
| Start drag and drop | «Ctrl+Left-click» | Begin dragging elements |
| Operation | Binding | Description |
|---|
| Arrow to mouse | «Ctrl+Alt+motion» | Extend arrow to follow mouse |
| Arrow change direction | «Ctrl+Alt+d» | Toggle arrow direction interactively |
| Arrow mouse change direction | «Ctrl+Alt+Double-click» | Change arrow direction at click point |
| Wirl arrow add section | «Ctrl+Alt+Left-click» | Add section to multi-segment arrow |
| Wirl arrow insert flex point | «Ctrl+Alt+Middle-click» | Insert flexible point in arrow |
| Operation | Binding | Description |
|---|
| Mouse motion | «motion» | Track mouse position |
| Mouse motion (extended) | «Alt+Shift+motion» | Track with alternate behavior |
| Operation | Binding | Description |
|---|
| Toggle mouse emulation | «'» | Enable/disable keyboard mouse control |
| Operation | Binding | Description |
|---|
| Emulation left-click | «ö» | Simulate left mouse click |
| Emulation expand selection | «Shift+Ö» | Expand selection at cursor |
| Emulation selection flip | «Ctrl+ö» | Toggle selection at cursor |
| Emulation right-click | «ä» | Simulate right mouse click |
| Emulation move left | «Ctrl+Left» | Move mouse cursor left |
| Emulation move right | «Ctrl+Right» | Move mouse cursor right |
| Emulation move up | «Ctrl+Up» | Move mouse cursor up |
| Emulation move down | «Ctrl+Down» | Move mouse cursor down |
| Emulation drag left | «Shift+Left» | Drag while moving left |
| Emulation drag right | «Shift+Right» | Drag while moving right |
| Emulation drag up | «Shift+Up» | Drag while moving up |
| Emulation drag down | «Shift+Down» | Drag while moving down |
| Operation | Binding | Description |
|---|
| Copy to clipboard | «Ctrl+c» or «Ctrl+Insert» | Copy selection to system clipboard |
| Paste from clipboard | «Ctrl+v» or «Shift+Insert» | Insert from system clipboard |