PowerDesigner provides many shortcut keys to accelerate your workflow.
Shortcut | Action |
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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 |
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* (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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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F2 | Next bookmark. |
F3 | Find next. |
Shift+F11 | Menu. |
Ctrl+F2 | Insert/Remove bookmark. |
Ctrl+I | Insert file. |