Shortcuts Drawio
Shortcuts Drawio
io Keyboard Shortcuts Cmd instead of Ctrl, Option instead of Alt for macOS
Double-click Insert text or add an edge label (Shift+)Tab Select next / previous Ctrl+Shift+L Toggle Layers Cursor Scroll / Move cell (pt)
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(Shift+)Enter New line in formatted labels Alt+Shift+P / Alt+Tab Select parent Ctrl+Shift+O Toggle Outline Shift+Cursor Move cell (grid) or page
Enter / Tab Line break / Tab / Indent in labels Alt+Shift+X / C / S Select (all) children / siblings Ctrl+Shift+P Toggle Format Ctrl+Cursor Resize cell (pt) or select page
Enter / F2 Start editing label of selected cell Alt+Drag Start selection / Select intersection Ctrl+Shift+K Toggle Shapes Ctrl+Shift+Cursor Resize cell (grid size)
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Ctrl+Enter / Shift+Tab / F2 / Esc Stop editing Ctrl+(Shift+)A Select all / none Ctrl+K Toggle Tags Alt+Shift+Cursor Clone and connect
Ctrl+B / I Toggle bold / italic on selected text Ctrl+Shift+I / E Select vertices / edges Ctrl+Shift+M Edit vertex geometry Alt+Cursor Scroll page
Ctrl+U Toggle underline on selected text Ctrl / Shift+Select / Drag Toggle selection state Ctrl+M Edit metadata Ctrl+Shift+Pg Up Previous page
Ctrl+. / , Superscript / Subscript on selected text Alt+Click Select cell below Ctrl+F Find/Replace Ctrl+Shift+Pg Down Next page
Ctrl+X / C / Ctrl+Alt+X Cut / Copy / Copy as Image Alt+Wheel Canvas zoom in / out Alt+(Shift+)Drag shape from library Disable replace and connect on drop targets (Shift ignores current style)
Ctrl+V / Ctrl+Shift+V Paste / Paste unformatted text Ctrl+Shift+Wheel Canvas zoom in / out Alt+(Shift / Ctrl)+Click on a library shape Insert and connect the selected item (Shift ignores current style)
Ctrl+G Group Wheel Canvas vertical scroll Shift+Click on a library shape Replace the selected item with the clicked item
Ctrl+Shift+U Ungroup Shift+Wheel Canvas horizontal scroll Click on a library shape Connect to unconnected side of selected edge
Ctrl+L / Alt+Shift+L Lock / Unlock / Edit link Space / Right-click+Drag Pan canvas Alt / Shift+Connect Ignore shape / Connect to a fixed point
Backspace or Delete Delete selected cells Alt+Resize / Move Ignore grid DOCUMENT STYLES
Ctrl / Shift+Delete ...with connections / labels Shift+Home Home Ctrl+(Shift+)S Save (as) Ctrl+Shift+R Clear default style
Ctrl+R Turn / Rotate 90° clockwise End Refresh Ctrl+Z Undo Ctrl+E Edit style
Shift+Resize Maintain proportions Enter / Home Reset view Alt+Shift+A Connection arrows Ctrl+Shift+D Set as default style
Ctrl+Resize Centered resize Ctrl+Shift+H Fit window Alt+Shift+O Connection points Alt+C Copy style
Ctrl+Home Collapse container Ctrl+J Fit page Hold Alt Ignore handles under the mouse Alt+V Paste style
Ctrl+End Expand container Ctrl+Shift+J Fit two pages Ctrl+Shift+G Toggle grid
Ctrl+Shift+End/Home Enter / Exit group Ctrl+0 Custom zoom Ctrl+P Print Drag Move cell / Pan canvas
Alt+Ctrl+Shift+F / B Bring forward / Send backward Ctrl + (Numpad) Zoom in Ctrl+Y Redo (Windows) Tap and hold Toggle selection / Rubberband
Ctrl+Shift+F / B Bring to front / Send to back Ctrl - (Numpad) Zoom out Ctrl+Shift+Z Redo (Linux/macOS) Pinch Zoom
Alt+Shift+F / V / B / E Copy / paste size / data Click to connect and clone (Ctrl+Click to clone, A/S/D/F/C Add Text/Note/Rectangle/Ellipse/Line Tap selected cell Context menu
Shift+Click to connect), Drag to connect
Alt+Shift+R / T Clear waypoints / Edit tooltip (Ctrl+Drag to clone) X Toggle Freehand Mode
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Click to rotate 90° clockwise, Drag to rotate Ctrl / Shift+Enter: New Line / Apply in Safari
Ctrl+Shift+Y Autosize Ctrl / Right click Context Menu
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Ctrl: Ask Alt: Origin Shift: As Image
Ctrl / Shift+Drag Clone / Swap / Constrain (Ctrl / Shift)+Esc Cancel editing / action