Keyboard shortcuts
Every shortcut comes from one command list, so the help panel in the app always matches the keys. On a Mac use Command where this page says Ctrl.
Find any command
Ctrl+K or Ctrl+/ (or Commands in the top bar) opens the command palette. Type part of a name in English or Arabic, in any order; Arabic vowel marks do not matter. The commands you ran most recently come first. Up/Down choose, Enter runs, Escape closes. A command that cannot run now stays in the list with the reason, such as "Select objects first." Help (?) lists every shortcut by group.
Tools
| Tool | Key |
|---|---|
| Select | V |
| Hand (pan); the middle mouse button also pans | H |
| Rectangle, ellipse, diamond | R, O, D |
| Line, arrow, pen | L, A, P |
| Text, eraser | T, E |
| Frame, sticky note | F, N |
| Keep the tool after drawing | Q |
| Insert a table | Shift+T |
| Laser pointer | K |
Editing
| Action | Key |
|---|---|
| Undo, redo | Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+Shift+Z |
| Copy, cut, paste | Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V |
| Duplicate | Ctrl+D |
| Group, ungroup | Ctrl+G, Ctrl+Shift+G |
| Select all | Ctrl+A |
| Delete the selection | Delete (Shift+Delete also deletes arrows attached to it) |
| Move the selection by one unit, by ten | Arrow keys, Shift+arrows |
| Lock, unlock | Ctrl+Shift+L |
| Find | Ctrl+F |
| Copy style, paste style | Ctrl+Alt+C, Ctrl+Alt+V |
| Flip horizontally, vertically | Shift+H, Shift+V |
| Align left, right, top, bottom | Ctrl+Shift+arrow keys |
| Cancel a gesture or close a panel | Escape |
Flowcharts, lines and connectors
| Action | Key |
|---|---|
| Add the next step in a direction, already connected | Ctrl+Arrow |
| Add a branch and keep the shape selected | Ctrl+Shift+Arrow (with one shape selected) |
| Select the connected object in a direction | Alt+Arrow |
| Change the route of the selected lines and connectors | Shift+R |
| Remove the bends you placed (Reset route) | Alt+Shift+R |
| Select all connectors | Ctrl+Shift+E |
| Add a point to a line you are drawing; finish it | Shift+Enter; Enter, Escape or a double-click |
View and presenting
| Action | Key |
|---|---|
| Pan | Scroll or trackpad swipe (or the hand tool, or the middle mouse button) |
| Pan horizontally | Shift+scroll |
| Zoom around the pointer | Ctrl/Cmd+scroll, or the zoom buttons in the bottom bar |
| Show or hide the grid | Ctrl+' |
| Place freely while dragging (ignore snapping) | Hold Alt |
| Keep a line end free of attachments | Hold Ctrl (Cmd) while drawing |
| Presenting: next, previous frame | Arrow keys, Page Up/Page Down, Space, Home, End |
| Presenting: black screen, white screen | B, W |
| Laser pointer on or off | K |
| Help and the shortcut list | ? |
Drawing with the keyboard
Press a tool shortcut to focus the canvas. Enter starts a shape; the arrow keys move its cursor by five CSS pixels, Shift by twenty; Enter finishes. This works for the rectangle, ellipse, diamond, line, arrow and pen. T then Enter opens text. Native fields and buttons keep their own editing keys. Tab reaches named controls and the Objects list, dialogs keep focus inside them, and Escape cancels and returns focus.
In a table, the arrow keys move between cells, Tab and Shift+Tab move on and back, and Enter or F2 edits the cell. To connect without a pointer, use Connectors › Connect with the keyboard.