PowerDesigner provides many shortcut keys to accelerate your workflow.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Double-click Pointer tool / Ctrl+A | Select all symbols in diagram. |
| Double-click Delete tool | Delete all selected symbols (with confirmation). |
| Double-click Grabber tool | Zoom to whole diagram. |
| Double-click any object tool | Select all symbols of this type. |
| Shift+Double-click any object tool | Retain current selection and add all symbols of this type. |
| Right-click | Release tool and select pointer. |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| * (number pad) | Expand all nodes. |
| + (number pad) | Expand subnodes. |
| - (number pad) | Collapse subnodes. |
| F2 | Rename selected item. |
| Ctrl+Shift+F | Find selected item in Diagram. |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| DEL and Shift+DEL | Delete object (with and without confirmation). |
| Alt+ENTER | Open object property sheet. |
| Ctrl+K | Paste as shortcut. |
| Ctrl+H | [on selected link] Force link to horizontal. |
| Ctrl+L | [on selected link] Force link to vertical. |
| Ctrl+Page Up and Ctrl+Page Down | Bring symbol to front and send symbol to back. |
| Ctrl+Home and Ctrl+End | Align selection on vertical and horizontal axis. |
| Ctrl+T | Open Symbol Format dialog. |
| Ctrl+J | Auto-resize the symbol to display all the text it contains up to the value specified for word wrapping in the diagram. |
| Ctrl+Resize | Resize object while keeping same center point. |
| Ctrl+Shift+Resize | Resize object while keeping same center point and proportions. |
| F2 or Ctrl+Right-click on Name | Rename object. |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Shift+Drag and drop | Move object. |
| Ctrl+Drag and drop | Copy object. |
| Shift+Ctrl+Drag and drop | Create shortcut of object. |
| Alt+Drag and drop | Create replica of object. |
| Right-click+Drag and drop | Open menu to choose an action. |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| F4 | Check model. |
| F5 | Zoom to actual size. |
| F6 | Zoom in. |
| F7 | Zoom out. |
| F8 | Zoom to whole diagram. |
| F9 | Previous view. |
| F10 | Display used pages. |
| Shift+F5 | Redisplay. |
| Shift+F9 | Next view. |
| Shift+Click item | Select consecutive items. |
| Alt+0 | Show/hide Browser. |
| Alt+1 | Show/hide Output view. |
| Alt+2 | Show/hide Result List view. |
| Alt+3 | Show/hide Welcome page. |
| Alt+F6 | Cycle between active windows. |
| Ctrl+Double-click / Ctrl++ (plus) | [on package or other composite symbol] Open subdiagram. |
| Ctrl+Tab | Cycle through property sheet tabs. |
| Ctrl+Page Up / Ctrl+Page Down | Cycle through property sheet tab subtabs. |
| Ctrl+B | Find selected object in Browser. |
| Ctrl+D | Select diagram. |
| Ctrl+E | Open list of reports. |
| Ctrl+F | Find objects. |
| Ctrl+F4 | Close diagram. |
| Ctrl+Alt+F4 | Close model. |
| Ctrl+F6 / Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Cycle between property sheets. |
| Ctrl+U | Go to parent diagram. |
| Shift+F2 | Open workspace. |
| Shift+F3 | Save workspace. |
| Shift+F4 | Close workspace. |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| F2 | Select text for edit. |
| F4 | Select cell to add text. |
| Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar | Select line. |
| Ctrl+A | Select all. |
| Ctrl+Shift+A | Deselect all. |
| Ctrl+N | Add entry. |
| Ctrl+I | Insert entry. |
| Ctrl+D | Delete entry. |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| F2 | Next bookmark. |
| F3 | Find next. |
| Shift+F11 | Menu. |
| Ctrl+F2 | Insert/Remove bookmark. |
| Ctrl+I | Insert file. |