Diagram Quick Keys

Operation

Quick Key

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When no element is currently selected, select the element nearest the top left corner of the diagram, or section of diagram in view.

Enter

, (comma)

. (period)

Select the next element on the diagram above, below, to the left or to the right of the current element; when moving left or right, the selection tends to be upwards rather than downwards.

Arrow keys

Keep an element selected as you move to another element (using the keyboard arrow keys), so that you can select multiple elements using the keyboard.

S

Operations on Multiple Elements

If no element property is selected, highlight the element name for in-place editing.

If you have selected an element property, enable it for in-place editing.

Q or F

Q or F2

In-place Editing Options

Select the first editable feature of the item in focus.

This is generally the element name but if you select a Tagged Value that has multiple system-defined values (such as the SearchName tag) you can cycle through the list of values to obtain the correct one.

F

Open and/or shift focus to the Notes window.

N

Notes

Open and/or shift focus to the Properties window.

P

Properties Window

Open and/or shift focus to the Relationships window.

R

The Relationships Window

When you have selected an operation, open the Features dialog at the Operations tab.

O

Define Properties of Operations

When you have selected an attribute, open the Features dialog at the Attributes tab.

A

Create and Manage Attributes

Display the Generate Code dialog for the selected element, to generate code from it.

G

Generate a Single Class

Synchronize the code generated from the selected element with the element content.

Y

Add a way-point to the current connector. (This does not act on every line style.)

W

Move focus to the parent element of the currently-selected child element, on the diagram

, (comma)

Move focus to the nearest child element closest to the top left of the selected parent element, on the diagram.

. (period)

Toggle snap-to-grid on and off on the diagram.

I

Diagram Menu

Display the New Element dialog to create a new element.

M

Add Elements Directly To Packages

Toggle between the current (source) element and its connector.

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