Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts in the Class Diagram
You can use the keyboard as well as the mouse to perform navigational actions in Class Designer.
Using the Mouse
The following mouse actions are supported in class diagrams:
Mouse Combination |
Context |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Double-click |
Shape elements |
Opens the code editor. |
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Shape edges |
Invokes Adjust Width command. |
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Lollipop |
Expand/collapse lollipop. |
|
Lollipop label |
Invokes Show Interface command. |
|
Compartment header |
Expand/collapse shape |
Mouse Wheel |
Class diagram |
Scroll vertically. |
SHIFT + Mouse Wheel |
Class diagram |
Scroll horizontally. |
CTRL + Mouse Wheel |
Class diagram |
Zoom. |
CTRL + Shift + click |
Class diagram |
Zoom. |
Using the Keyboard
The following keyboard actions are supported in class diagrams:
Key |
Context |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Arrow keys |
Inside type shapes |
Tree-style navigation on shape contents (wrapping around shape is supported). Left and right keys expand/collapse current item if it is expandable and navigate to parent if not (see tree-view navigation for detailed behavior). |
|
Top-level shapes |
Moving shapes on the diagram. |
SHIFT+arrow keys |
Inside type shapes |
Building continuous selection consisting of shape elements such as members, nested types, or compartments. These shortcuts do not support wrapping around. |
HOME |
Inside type shapes |
Navigate to the top-level shape title. |
|
Top-level shapes |
Navigate to first shape on the diagram. |
END |
Inside type shapes |
Navigate to last visible element inside the shape. |
|
Top-level shapes |
Navigate to the last shape on the diagram. |
SHIFT+HOME |
Inside type shape |
Selects elements within the shape starting with the current item and ending with the top-most item on the same shape. |
SHIFT+END |
Inside type shape |
Same as SHIFT+HOME but in top-down direction. |
ENTER |
All contexts |
Invokes default action on the shape which is also available via double-click. In most cases this is View Code but some elements define it differently (lollipops, compartment headers, lollipop labels). |
+/- |
All contexts |
If currently focused element is expandable, these keys expand/collapse the element. |
> |
All contexts |
On elements with children, this expands the element if it is collapsed and navigates to first child. |
< |
All contexts |
Navigates to the parent element. |
ALT+SHIFT+L |
Inside type shapes + on type shapes. |
Navigates to the lollipop of currently selected shape if it is present. |
ALT+SHIFT+B |
Inside type shapes + on type shapes. |
If base type list is shown on the type shape and has more than one item, this toggles expansion state of the list (collapse/expand). |
DELETE |
On type and comment shapes |
Invokes Remove from Diagram command. |
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On everything else. |
Invokes Delete from Code command (members, parameters, associations, inheritance, lollipop labels). |
CTRL+DELETE |
All contexts |
Invokes Delete from Code command on selection. |
TAB |
All contexts |
Navigates to next child within the same parent (supports wrapping). |
SHIFT+TAB |
All contexts |
Navigates to previous child within the same parent (supports wrapping). |
SPACE |
All contexts |
Toggles selection on the current element. |
See Also
Concepts
Keyboard Shortcuts for the Class Details Window