Which Keyboard Shortcuts can I use when using DATAFLOW Designer?

by Marco Wuelser

 

Keyboard Shortcuts

For quick access to often-used functions, the DATAFLOW Designer provides the following keyboard shortcuts:

 

 

Key

Modifier

Context

 

Action

CTRL

SHIFT

ALT

A

CTRL

 

 

 

Selects all elements in the current window.

CTRL

SHIFT

 

 

Clears the entire selection.

B

CTRL

 

 

Text has Focus

Formats text to Bold.

CTRL

SHIFT

 

 

Builds solution (Generates).

CTRL

 

ALT

 

Sets element Z-Index backward on the step.

 

SHIFT

ALT

 

Sets element Z-Index to background.

 

 

ALT

 

Changes to Bezier channel routing.

C

CTRL

 

 

 

Copies selected element(s) to clipboard.

CTRL

SHIFT

 

 

Compiles solution.

 

 

ALT

 

Changes to custom channel routing.

D

 

 

ALT

 

Changes to direct channel routing.

E

CTRL

 

 

 

Edits element.

 

 

ALT

 

Toggles Snap to elements globally.

CTRL

 

ALT

 

Opens Explorer Window.

F

CTRL

 

 

 

Finds Local.

CTRL

SHIFT

 

 

Finds in solution.

CTRL

 

ALT

 

Sets element Z-Index forward one step.

 

SHIFT

ALT

 

Sets element Z-Index to foreground.

G

CTRL

 

 

 

Toggles Diagram Grid globally.

 

 

ALT

 

Toggles Snap to Grid globally.

H

CTRL

 

 

 

Replaces Local.

CTRL

SHIFT

 

 

Replaces In Solution.

 

 

ALT

 

Spaces elements horizontally.

I

CTRL

 

 

Text has Focus

Formats text Italic.

J

CTRL

 

 

 

Opens Application Options (J).

K

CTRL

 

 

 

Opens Project Settings (K).

CTRL

 

ALT

 

Opens Solution Settings (K).

L

CTRL

 

 

 

Toggles Label Visibility.

 

 

ALT

 

Resets Label Position.

M

CTRL

 

ALT

 

Opens Message Window.

N

CTRL

 

 

 

Creates New Solution.

O

CTRL

 

 

 

Opens Solution.

 

 

ALT

 

Changes to orthogonal channel routing.

CTRL

 

ALT

 

Opens Output Window.

P

CTRL

 

 

 

Prints Diagram.

CTRL

 

ALT

 

Opens Property Window.

Q

CTRL

 

 

 

Closes the current solution (Q).

R

CTRL

 

 

 

Opens parent element.

S

CTRL

 

 

 

Saves Solution.

CTRL

SHIFT

 

 

Saves Solution to new location.

 

 

ALT

 

Changes to spline channel routing.

T

CTRL

 

 

 

Formats text Strikethrough.

CTRL

 

ALT

 

Opens Toolbox window.

U

CTRL

 

 

 

Formats text Underlined.

V

CTRL

 

 

 

Pastes element(s) from clipboard (V).

V

 

 

ALT

 

Spaces elements vertically.

W

CTRL

 

 

 

Closes window.

X

CTRL

 

 

 

Cuts selected element(s) to clipboard (X).

X

CTRL

SHIFT

 

 

Exports Solution to Documents.

Y

CTRL

 

 

 

Redoes operation (Y).

Z

CTRL

 

 

 

Undoes operation (Z).

 

 

ALT

 

Resets Zoom to 100%.

Space

CTRL

 

 

 

Fits current diagram to window.

Arrow
Key

 

 

 

Diagram Element

Positions element by 10 px.

 

 

 

Container Element

Changes element order.

CTRL

 

 

 

Aligns elements.

 

SHIFT

 

Container Element

Moves element to start/end.

 

 

ALT

Diagram Element

Positions element by 2 px.

DELETE

 

 

 

 

Deletes selected element(s).

PLUS +

CTRL

 

 

 

Increases Zoom by 10%.

MINUS -

CTRL

 

 

 

Decreases Zoom by 10%.

F1

 

 

 

 

Shows Help.

F2

 

 

 

 

Renames element.

F3

 

 

 

 

Selects next local search result.

 

SHIFT

 

 

Selects previous local search result.

F4

 

 

 

 

Selects next solution search result.

 

SHIFT

 

 

Selects previous solution search result.

 

 

ALT

 

Exits Application.

F5

 

 

 

 

Runs Solution.

 

SHIFT

 

 

Terminates Running Solution.

 

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