Editing Diagrams

You can edit diagrams quickly with shortcuts.

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Windows

Mac

Undo

Ctrl + Z

Command ⌘ + Z

Redo

Ctrl + Y or 
Ctrl + Shift + Z

Command ⌘ + Y or
Command ⌘ + Shift + Z

Copy

Ctrl + C

Command ⌘ + C

Paste

Ctrl + V

Command ⌘ + V

Cut

Ctrl + X

Command ⌘ + X

Select All

Ctrl + A

Command ⌘ + A

Group

Ctrl + G

Command ⌘ + G

Ungroup

Ctrl + U

Command ⌘ + U

Duplicate

Ctrl + D

Command ⌘ + D

Duplicate & Move

Alt + Drag

Option ⌥ + Drag

Duplicate & Connect

Ctrl + Drag

Command ⌘ + Drag

Move (5px)

Shift + Arrow keys

Shift + Arrow keys

Resize (5px)

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow keys

Command ⌘ + Shift + Arrow keys

Resize (1px)

Ctrl + Arrow keys

Command ⌘ + Arrow keys

Resize shape in fixed ratio

Shift + drag to resize

Shift + drag to resize

Resize from center

Alt + drag to resize

Option ⌥ + drag to resize

Text

T

T

New line

L

L

Comment

C

C

Sticky Notes

N

N

Presentation

Ctrl + F5

Command ⌘ + Enter

Zoom In (sheet)

Ctrl (+) + or ;

Command ⌘ (+) + or ;

Zoom Out (sheet)

Ctrl (+) -

Command ⌘ (+) -

Zoom In and Out (sheet)

Ctrl + Scroll wheel up/down

Command ⌘ / Ctrl + Scroll wheel up/down

Reset zoom

Ctrl + 0

Command ⌘ + 0

Zoom to Fit

Shift + 1

Shift + 1

Bring to front

Alt + ]

Option ⌥ + ]

Send to back

Alt + [

Option ⌥ + [

Bring forward

]

]

Send backward

[

[

Next Sheet

Page down

Fn + Arrow key down

Previous Sheet

Page up

Fn + Arrow key up

Toggle sheets panel

Tab

Tab

Edit Text

F2

F2

Hand Tool

Hold down the Space key and drag the canvas

Hold down the Space key and drag the canvas

Increase font size

Ctrl + Shift + >

Command ⌘ + Shift + >

Decrease font size

Ctrl + Shift + <

Command ⌘ + Shift + <

 

Creating lines

You can create lines with useful shortcuts. 

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Windows

Mac

Bypassing snapping to a shape

Hold down the Ctrl key while moving the end point of a line

Hold down Command ⌘ key while moving the end point of a line

Adding/removing a point to a line

Double click on the line where you want to place the point

Double click on the line where you want to place the point

Drawing an angled straight line

(Adjusted line in 45-degree increments)

Hold down the Shift key while drawing your line at an angle

Hold down the Shift key while drawing your line at an angle
(hold down the Shift key while adjusting the line)

 

Viewing shortcut keys while editing a diagram

To view the list of shortcuts from the editor, click on the Support (?) button from the properties bar and select the Shortcuts from the menu.