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Summary of Mouse and Keyboard Actions

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The following table lists keyboard shortcuts for viewing models.

Task	Microsoft Windows Operating System	UNIX System
Zoom in	r	r
Zoom out	v	v
Zoom to normal (100%)	1	1
Pan left	d or Ctrl+Left Arrow	d or Ctrl+Left Arrow
Pan right	g or Ctrl+Right Arrow	g or Ctrl+Right Arrow
Pan up	e or Ctrl+Up Arrow	e or Ctrl+Up Arrow
Pan down	c or Ctrl+Down Arrow	c or Ctrl+Down Arrow
Fit selection to screen	f	f
Fit diagram to screen	Space	Space
Pan with mouse	Hold down p or q and drag mouse	Hold down p or q and drag mouse
Go back in pan/zoom history	b or Shift+Left Arrow	b or Shift+Left Arrow
Go forward in pan/zoom history	t or Shift+Right Arrow	t or Shift+Right Arrow
Delete selection	Delete or Back Space	Delete or Back Space
Move selection	Use arrow keys	Use arrow keys

The following table lists mouse and keyboard actions that apply to blocks.

Task	Microsoft Windows Operating System	UNIX System
Select one block	LMB	LMB
Select multiple blocks	Shift + LMB	Shift + LMB; or CMB alone
Copy block from another window	Drag block	Drag block
Move block	Drag block	Drag block
Duplicate block	Ctrl + LMB and drag; or RMB and drag	Ctrl + LMB and drag; or RMB and drag
Connect blocks	LMB	LMB
Disconnect block	Shift + drag block	Shift + drag block; or CMB and drag
Open selected subsystem	Enter	Return
Go to parent of selected subsystem	Esc	Esc

The following table lists mouse and keyboard actions that apply to lines.

Task	Microsoft Windows Operating System	UNIX System
Select one line	LMB	LMB
Select multiple lines	Shift + LMB	Shift + LMB; or CMB alone
Draw branch line	Ctrl + drag line; or RMB and drag line	Ctrl + drag line; or RMB + drag line
Route lines around blocks	Shift + draw line segments	Shift + draw line segments; or CMB and draw segments
Move line segment	Drag segment	Drag segment
Move vertex	Drag vertex	Drag vertex
Create line segments	Shift + drag line	Shift + drag line; or CMB + drag line

The next table lists mouse and keyboard actions that apply to signal labels.

Action	Microsoft Windows Operating System	UNIX System
Create signal label	Double-click line, then enter label	Double-click line, then enter label
Copy signal label	Ctrl + drag label	Ctrl + drag label
Move signal label	Drag label	Drag label
Edit signal label	Click in label, then edit	Click in label, then edit
Delete signal label	Shift + click label, then press Delete	Shift + click label, then press Delete

The next table lists mouse and keyboard actions that apply to annotations.

Action	Microsoft Windows Operating System	UNIX System
Create annotation	Double-click in diagram, then enter text	Double-click in diagram, then enter text
Copy annotation	Ctrl + drag label	Ctrl + drag label
Move annotation	Drag label	Drag label
Edit annotation	Click in text, then edit	Click in text, then edit
Delete annotation	Shift + select annotation, then press Delete	Shift + select annotation, then press Delete

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