The following table outlines the most commonly used shortcut keys:
What do you want to do? | Shortcut keys | |
Windows | OS X | |
Open the Find dialog | Ctrl+Shift+F | Cmd+Shift+F |
Open the Quick Find dialog | Ctrl+Alt+F | Cmd+Alt+F |
Open the Find and Replace dialog | Ctrl+R | Cmd+R |
Remove both symbols from an active | Ctrl+D | Cmd+D |
Remove only a symbol from an active | Delete | Del |
Select all shapes on an active diagram | Ctrl+A | Cmd+A |
Select an element in the Containment tree Switch from List to Tree view in the Select Element dialog | Alt+B | Alt+B |
Add more symbols to selection | Shift+Left mouse button | Shift+Left mouse button |
Select elements of the same type | Alt+Left mouse button | Alt+Left mouse button |
Open a list of possible elements to | Ctrl+Spacebar | Ctrl+Spacebar |
Add a new line in the compartment of | Shift+Enter | Shift+Enter |
Open element's Specification window | Enter | Enter |
Open element's Symbol Properties dialog | Alt+Enter | Alt+Enter |
Open the Report Wizard | Ctrl+Shift+G | Cmd+Shift+G |
See the list of recently opened diagrams | F12 | – |
Cut a selected item | Ctrl+X | Cmd+X |
Copy a shape or text | Ctrl+C | Cmd+C |
Copy a shape | Drag the shape to the empty place | – |
Paste | Ctrl+V | Cmd+V |
Paste with New Element | Ctrl+E | Cmd+E |
Save | Ctrl+S | Cmd+S |
Commit changes to the server | Ctrl+K | Cmd+K |
Undo | Ctrl+Z | Cmd+Z |
Redo | Ctrl+Y | Cmd+Y |
Ctrl+P | Cmd+P | |
Assign a shortcut key to print a report | Alt+ number 1 to 9 | Alt+ number 1 to 9 |
| Turn on the Full Screen mode | F11 | – |
| Open a recently closed diagram | Ctrl+Shift+T | – |
| Paste a symbol style | Ctrl+Shift+V | Cmd+Shift+V |
| Reverse path direction | Draw the path while holding down Alt | Draw the path while holding down Alt |
| Reorder elements/properties in a list, tree, and Specification window | Ctrl+Up Ctrl+Down | Alt+Up Alt+Down |
| Select a previous or next result in a tree | Shift+F3 F3 | Shift+F3 F3 |