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draw.io keyboard shortcuts
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First published at 3/13/2018 on https://defkey.com/draw-io-shortcuts

draw.io is a online diagram software allowing users to create flowcharts,
process diagrams and more. It can integrate with services like Google
Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox or the diagram can be downloaded as an .xml file.

draw.io has 114 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below.



General
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Double click            (Double click on drawing area or shape) Insert text
Left click              (Click on the blue arrow) Connect and clone shape
Left click + Move the mouse (Click on symbol / hold, drag) Rotate shape or text


Document
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Ctrl + S                Save
Ctrl + Z                Undo
Ctrl + Y                Redo


Navigate & view
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Ctrl + Wheel up and wheel down Zoom in / out
Alt + Wheel up and wheel down Zoom in / out
Ctrl + +                Zoom in / out
Ctrl + -                Zoom in / out
Space                   Pan canvas
Right click + Move the mouse Pan canvas
Ctrl + H                Reset view
Ctrl + Shift + H        Fit window
Ctrl + J                Fit page
Ctrl + Shift + J        Fit two pages
Ctrl + 0                Custom zoom
Ctrl + Shift + Move the mouse Create / remove space
Ctrl + Shift            Click connection to disable connections
Home                    Home
End                     Refresh


Duplicate and delete
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Ctrl + C                Copy
Ctrl + X                Cut
Ctrl + V                Paste
Ctrl + D                Duplicate
Enter                   Duplicate
Backspace               Delete
Del                     Delete
Ctrl + Del              Delete including connections
Backspace               Delete including connections


Resize and move
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Shift                   Hold shift while resizing to maintain proportions
Shift + Ctrl            Hold to resize centered
Ctrl + Shift + Arrow keys Resize cell (grid size)
Shift                   While holding, ignore handles under mouse
Shift + Arrow keys      Move cell (grid size)


Selecting
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Tab                     Select next
Shift + Tab             Select previous
Shift + Move the mouse  Add to selection
Alt + Shift + Move the mouse Remove from selection
Ctrl + A                Select all
Ctrl + Shift + A        Select none
Alt + Left click        Select cell below


Selecting multiple objects
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Ctrl + A                Select all
Ctrl + Left click       Toggle selection state
Shift + Left click      Toggle selection state
Ctrl + Shift + I        Select vertices
Ctrl + Shift + E        Select edges


Labels
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Double click            Insert text or add an edge label
Shift + Enter           New line in formatted labels
Shift + Esc             Cancel editing
Enter                   New paragraph in formatted cells
F2                      Start editing label of selected cell
Enter                   Start editing label of selected cell
F2                      Stop editing and apply value
Tab                     Stop editing and apply value
Esc                     Stop editing and apply value
Ctrl + B                Toggle bold on selected text
Ctrl + I                Toggle italic on selected text
Ctrl + U                Toggle underline on selected text
Ctrl + .                Superscript on selected text
Ctrl + ,                Subscript on selected text


Tools
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Ctrl + Shift + L        Toggle layers window
Ctrl + Shift + O        Toggle outline window
Ctrl + M                Edit metadata
Ctrl + Shift + P        Toggle format panel
Ctrl + Shift + M        Edit vertex geometry
Right click             Context menu
Ctrl + Left click       Context menu
F1                      About


Canvas
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Ctrl + X                Cut
Ctrl + C                Copy
Ctrl + V                Paste
Ctrl + G                Group
Ctrl + Shift + U        Ungroup
Ctrl + L                Lock / unlock
Alt + Shift + L         Edit link
Ctrl + Enter            Duplicate
D Ctrl + Enter          Duplicate
Backspace               Delete selected cells
Del                     Delete selected cells
Ctrl + Del              Delete with connections
Ctrl + R                Turn / rotate 90° clockwise
Shift                   Hold to maintain proportions while resizing
Ctrl + Home             Collapse container
Ctrl + End              Expand container
Ctrl + Shift + Home     Exit group
Ctrl + Shift + B        Send to back
Ctrl + Shift + F        Bring to front
Alt + Shift + C         Clear waypoints
Alt + Shift + T         Edit tool tip
Ctrl + Shift + Y        Autosize
Ctrl + Move the mouse   Clone cell
Shift + Move the mouse  Disconnect edge
Alt                     (While connecting) Connect to a fixed point


Document
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Ctrl + S                Save
Ctrl + Shift + S        Save as
Ctrl + Z                Undo
Alt + Shift + A         Connection arrows
Alt + Shift + P         Connection points
Shift                   Ignore handles under the mouse
Ctrl + Shift + G        Toggle grid
Ctrl + P                Print
Ctrl + Y                Redo (Windows)
Ctrl + Shift + Z        Redo (Linux, Mac)
Ctrl + Shift + X        Insert text
Ctrl + K                Insert rectangle
Ctrl + Shift + K        Insert ellipse
Esc                     Cancel action
Alt + Move the mouse    Force rubberband


Styles
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Ctrl + Shift + R        Clear default style
Ctrl + E                Edit style
Ctrl + Shift + D        Set as default style
Ctrl + Shift + C        Copy style
Ctrl + Shift + V        Paste style

Source: Draw.io (1), (2)


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