Keyboard Shortcuts in the Visual Editor

Use keyboard shortcuts to access various functions quickly within the Visual editor.

This table lists commonly used keyboard shortcuts. For a complete list, choose Help > Key Assist (Ctrl+Shift+L).
Key Action
F2 Edit the selected shape name or element within a shape (context dependent)
F4 Toggle between CCL editor and Visual editor
F7 Compile
F11 Toggle between Authoring and Run-Test perspectives
Insert Insert new item to a compartment
Delete Delete selected elements from project
Ctrl +Delete Delete selected elements from diagram
Ctrl + A Select all
Ctrl + N Open a new project
Ctrl + Y Redo
Ctrl + Z Undo
Ctrl + F2 Open column expression editor
Ctrl + Space Show available columns and built-in functions for column expression
Ctrl + Mouse wheel Zoom in or zoom out
Ctrl + Shift + L List all keyboard shortcut assignments
Alt + U Move compartment item up in the Outline
Alt + D Move compartment item down in the Outline
Alt + T Toggle shape between iconic and verbose mode
Related tasks
Adding Shapes to a Diagram
Deleting an Element