| Keyboard shortcut |
Action |
| Enter |
Adds the selected shape in the Palette to the diagram |
| Arrow keys |
Selects a shape in the diagram |
| Shift+Arrow keys |
Selects multiple shapes in the diagram |
| Period (.) |
Moves through the move and resize handles in a clockwise direction
on the selected shape |
| Shift+Period |
Moves through the move and resize handles in a counter-clockwise
direction on the selected shape |
| Arrow keys |
Moves the selected shape or shapes |
| Esc |
Cancels the moving of shapes and return them back to their original
locations |
| Arrow keys |
Resizes the selected shape or shapes when the resize handles are
selected |
| Ctrl+Arrow keys |
Resizes the selected shape or shapes while maintaining the shapes'
aspect ratio |
| Shift+Arrow keys |
Resizes the selected shape or shapes while maintaining the shapes'
centers of view |
| Shift+Ctrl+Arrow keys |
Resizes the selected shape or shapes while maintaining the shapes'
aspect ratio and centers of view |
| Alt+Up Arrow, Alt+Down Arrow |
Navigates the compartments in the selected shape |
| Alt+Down Arrow |
Navigates the items in the selected compartment |
| Up Arrow, Down Arrow |
Changes the selected list item in a compartment |
| Insert |
Adds a list item to the selected compartment in an Information Engineering
(IE) notation diagram |