Keyboard Shortcuts

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Try using these shortcuts to perform functions you use repeatedly in iGrafx:

Navigate

Task	Shortcut
Enter menu navigation mode using only the keyboard	Press the Alt key
Move forward from one toolbar to another in menu navigation mode	Ctrl+Tab
Move backward from one toolbar to another in menu navigation mode	Ctrl+Shift, Tab
Go to the next diagram window	Tab, Page Down, N
Go to the previous diagram window	Shift+Tab, Page Up, P
Open the QuickZoom window to zoom and pan	Ctrl+Q

Open, Close, and Save Documents

Task	Shortcut
Open a document	Ctrl+O
Close the active document	Ctrl+W
Close all documents	Alt+F,L
Save the active document	Ctrl+S
Save the active document under a new name	Alt+F,A

Attach Connector Lines

Hold the Ctrl key when you are placing a line near an attachment point with Snap to Grid turned on to override automatic connection at an attachment point.

Edit in Tabular View

In Tabular View, Ctrl+Enter creates a new row for an activity.

Place Shapes

To place shapes with keyboard shortcuts, you must first select the shape you will be placing shapes next to. You may then use the commands in the table below.

Task	Shortcut
Place a shape to the right, left, above, or below the selected shape. Note: shapes may be placed on top of other shapes in some circumstances, though iGrafx will try to prevent placing a new shape on top of the shape you just placed.	Ctrl + <arrow key> (where <arrow key> is the right, left, up, or down arrow key.
Change which shape from the Toolbox toolbar will be placed.	Ctrl + Spacebar

Task

Shortcut

Place a shape to the right, left, above, or below the selected shape.

Note: shapes may be placed on top of other shapes in some circumstances, though iGrafx will try to prevent placing a new shape on top of the shape you just placed.

Ctrl + <arrow key> (where <arrow key> is the right, left, up, or down arrow key.

Change which shape from the Toolbox toolbar will be placed.

Ctrl + Spacebar

Edit Shapes and Text

Task	Shortcut
Edit text in a shape, swimlane name area, or anywhere in a diagram	Click to select and start typing
Set the font size, color, and orientation for diagram text	Ctrl+D
Format shape fill, line and border, and shadow/3D	Ctrl+Shift+D
Show a shape number on a selected shape	Ctrl+3
Edit shape properties	Alt+Enter
Show the context menu for a shape, after selecting it	Shift+F10

Select Diagram Objects

Task	Shortcut
Select multiple items	Click to select the first item, then Ctrl+click (or Shift+click) on each additional item.
Remove an item from multiple selected items	Ctrl+click or Shift+click

Modify Shape Size

Task	Shortcut
Make a shape straddle swimlanes	Hold the Ctrl key while you click and drag the edge of the shape to stretch it.
Proportionally grow or shrink a shape or graphic	Hold the Shift key while you drag the shape or graphic by its handle.

Add or Modify Properties in the Properties Dialog Box

Use any of these methods to open the Properties dialog box:

Select the object and use the Alt+Enter shortcut
Select the object and, on the Edit menu, choose Properties
Double-click the object
Right-click the object and choose Properties from the context menu

Note: If the Properties dialog box is already displayed, or displayed and docked, then simply clicking on (selecting) an object such as a shape, component in the Document Components window, or item in the repository will display its properties. You may use the forward and back buttons on the Properties dialog box to traverse objects you have previously displayed Properties for during your editing session.