IBM Rational Rhapsody supports the following types of keyboard interaction: accelerator keys, mnemonics, modifiers, and standard Windows shortcuts.
An accelerator key is a keyboard key (or combination of keys) designated to achieve a specific action. For example, the F6 keyboard key is an accelerator for Zoom to fit of a diagram, whereas Ctrl+A is an accelerator key for Select All. In most cases, the menu option that serves the same purpose as the accelerator lists the corresponding accelerator.
A modifier is a keyboard key applied to a command to slightly modify its behavior or meaning. For example, when using your mouse for resizing a shape in a Rational Rhapsody graphic editor, you can use the Alt key to change the operation behavior from "resize" to "resize without contained."
The accelerator keyboard keys are grouped into three types: application accelerators, accelerators and modifiers within diagrams, and accelerators in the code editor.
Application accelerators activate menu commands.
Accelerators and modifiers within diagrams assist with drawing activities.
When you use the IBM Rational Rhapsody code editor, you can use both predefined and extended sets of accelerator keys.
To view the list of commands that accelerator keys support, open the Properties window for the code editor and go to the Keyboard tab.